We bring you upto date on how things turned out between Foxconn and Lordstown Motors.  Will their Endurance EV pickup truck ever be built?

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Porsche has introduced "Privacy Mode" on its new Taycan - allowing motorists to completely opt out of sharing data from the vehicle with ANYONE - including the automaker.   Why does this have to be an OPTION? 

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Recent side-impact testing results released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show how a number of popular midsize SUVs faired poorly.  The recently revised side-impact crash test was designed to better represent real world crashes in weight, shape and speed. 

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The sixth-generation Ford Bronco SUV is much, much more than merely another rugged looking entry in the SUV marketplace.  This one has real skills that require more than this modest review to explain. 

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Monarch Tractor, an EV tractor company based in Livermore, California,  plans to bring AI and a robust platform for "smart" farm implements to small farms with its MK-V tractor.  Using off-the-shelf parts, the tractors cost a fraction of the large special purpose machines currently manufactured by the nation's major farm equipment companies. 

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According to the 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment issued by the North American Reliability Corporation, a non-profit organization created by the electric utility industry to promote the reliability and adequacy of bulk power transmission in North America, several parts of North America are at elevated or high risk of energy shortfalls this summer due to predicted above normal temperatures and drought conditions over the western half of the United States and Canada. 

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Abandoning its strategy to offer German luxury to the masses at a lower price point, Mercedes-Benz is going exclusively where the profits are - in the upper reaches of the luxury vehicle market.  To the automaker, electric vehicles mean high luxury and high profits.  Niche brands like AMG performance and uber luxury Mercedes-Maybach will receive renewed attention in the years to come - while its A-Class, B-Class and CLA models will most likely be phased out. 

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Beginning with the 2026 model year, the State of California will require that 35 percent of all new privately owned passenger vehicles to be powered by electric batteries of hydrogen fuel cells.   This requirement will have far reaching consequences outside of California. 

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From the parts bin -  Nascent EV manufacturer Bollinger turns toward commercial medium duty EV truck platforms, while Lordstown Motors runs out of time. 

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You would think in this atmosphere of supply chain challenges, it would be all hands on deck when it came to recruiting qualified, capable drivers - regardless of background or gender.  While female industry veterans say it has improved, there is still a need to combat this problem. 

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