Young Americans Want Chinese EVs
Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 23, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
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Electric Vehicles Are Three Times More Likely To Hit Pedestrians Than Gas Cars
An analysis of British road traffic accidents in a recent study concluded that battery electric vehicles and hybrids are significantly more likely to strike pedestrians than gas or diesel vehicles. …
This Bike Escalator Proves Norway Is Living In The Future
How often are you out on a bike ride when you’re faced with a hill that you just can’t quite cycle up? Maybe you don’t have any juice left in …
China Isn’t Scared Of Biden’s Big Bad EV Tariffs
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, May 15, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
This 82-Year-Old Woman Wants People To Start Hitchhiking Again
When you’re looking to travel across America, do you book yourself a flight or would you prefer to spend hours on a train as the countryside flashes by? If you …
Cops Use Cruiser To Block ATV Rider From Speeding Down Foot Bath With Predictable Results
New video released by police in New Haven, Connecticut shows a speeding ATV rider crash into a cop car that purposely blocked its path, severely injuring the rider and damaging …
Los Angeles Is Spending $11 Million On 100 Unproven AI Cameras To Issue Parking Tickets
Artificial intelligence is an intimidating technology that’s held an increasingly influential and still unproven role in our lives, and now Los Angeles is spending $11 million to install 100 AI …
Low Income Californians Face Hurdles And Red Tape When Applying For EV Incentives
California’s EV sales continue to rise. In 2023 the state had a 17 percent increase in EV market share; that was up nearly 30 percent from 2022. But when you …
EVs Are Still Too Expensive For Buyers, Despite Huge Discounts
Electric vehicles are seeing huge discounts right now, but those new lower prices are still not enough to get folks to, y’know, buy them. Now, an ever-more-bloated EV inventory is …
Tesla Is Getting Rid Of Tons Of Sales Staff
Happy Tuesday! It’s April 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the …