Tim McKenzie
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Manual Transmissions in EVs May Become More Commonplace Thanks to the Ingear
23 Jan 2023, 05:42 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / With the emergence and growing popularity of electric vehicles, gas-powered cars have taken a backseat in the minds of consumers looking for a more efficient and less-polluting means of getting from point A to point B. One aspect of electric veh...
Electric Vehicles Are Not the Answer to Saving the Environment, May Be Quite the Opposite
23 Jan 2023, 05:22 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Once a government decides it is going to mandate the manufacturing of consumer goods or a percentage thereof, within its borders, it sends a shudder throughout the industry. Added confusion surfaces when previous policies established by the same ...
Earle Motors Founder Goes Down the Baja on HD Pan America 1250 Special
17 Jan 2023, 05:32 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The brain trust behind Earle Motors, Alex Earle jumped atop a Harley-Davidson Pan America with a signature spun Earle Motors polished aluminum tank on a two-wheeled adventure touring trip down the highways and byways of Baja California in Mexico. ...
Wyoming Fires Back at California With Bill to Ban Electric Vehicles From 2035 (Sort Of)
16 Jan 2023, 06:06 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The transformation of the worldwide automotive industry from manufacturing fossil fuel-burning vehicles to electrified modes of transportation is in high gear. But as with any large-scale movement, there those that jump right on board and those tha...
Where Is Thacker Pass and Why Is It Important to the U.S. Electric Vehicle Industry?
14 Jan 2023, 09:29 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / To describe the state of Nevada as a destination of 'must-see' attractions would be a gross overstatement. Outside of Las Vegas and Reno, the state is pretty much a vast wasteland covering 110,560 square miles of U.S. soil. While it is th...
Despite $700 Million Loan, Rare Plant Hinders Progress of Lithium Facility in Nevada
14 Jan 2023, 11:00 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / While a federal judge in Reno moves toward a decision that will impact the development of the Thacker Pass lithium mining project in Northern Nevada, another mining project in the resource-rich state known as the Silver State has been given a sizab...
Ford Pro's Transit Custom Is Dominating Europe Just As F-150 Leads U.S. Sales
14 Jan 2023, 05:17 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Ford Motor Company has rung in the new year by celebrating the end of a 2022 that was not quite as bad as many in the industry expected. After all, the automotive manufacturing industry endured and continues to struggle with parts shortages and sup...
Porsche Registers Best Ever Sales Year in the U.S. Thanks to Macan and Cayenne Q4 Push
13 Jan 2023, 06:18 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Back in 1983, Tom Cruise appeared on the silver screen in the movie 'Risky Business' and delivered an unforgettable quote after a car chase outrunning thugs in a 1979 Porsche 928. He pulled the car to the curb, looked at his passenger, an...
Porsche in Talks to Integrate Google Software in Its Vehicles
13 Jan 2023, 04:22 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Porsche is said to be in discussions to include Google software in its vehicles. The news is in line with Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke's comments in a conference call last October. At the time, Meschke said the company was in t...
Lucid Has Another Lawsuit Go Its Way, Clearing the Path for Better Results in 2023
12 Jan 2023, 06:04 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Turbulent is an appropriate adjective to describe the automotive manufacturing industry over the last several years. From supply chain and parts shortage issues and inflation to knee-jerk monetary policy decisions in response to the you-know-what, ...
Run Amok-Do Drivers Really Need Advanced Driver Assist Systems to Safely Drive?
12 Jan 2023, 03:25 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / We live in a very trendy world these days, where the establishment of a first-to-market product does not guarantee exclusivity for very long. Other companies are always on the lookout for new ideas and have no qualms about jumping on the proverbial...
Tesla Model Y With 4680 Battery for Sale on Company Site but There Is a Catch
12 Jan 2023, 02:53 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Readers might remember some news reported on just after Christmas regarding the progress Tesla's Fremont facility was making in scaling 4680 battery cell production. A company tweet on December 27 indicated the facility produced a staggering 8...
U.S. Government to Up the Pressure on Automakers With Tougher Fuel Standards
11 Jan 2023, 16:01 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / With the surge in popularity of electric vehicles partly driven by government incentives, the reputation of gas-powered vehicles in the eyes of many government folks at the state and federal levels has taken a beating in the last couple of years. ...
Mazda Releases Pricing and Packaging Details for the 2023 MX-30 Crossover
11 Jan 2023, 06:36 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Details of the 2023 Mazda MX-30 have been circulated by Mazda North American Operations based in Irvine, California, and despite the distinctive and stylish Mazda exterior profile and cork interior accents, the range of the MX-30 leaves a great dea...
VinFast IPO May Be Happening Sooner Than Expected as First VF8 Deliveries Are Imminent
11 Jan 2023, 03:40 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / An Initial Public Offering (IPO) for Vietnamese automaker VinFast could happen as soon as the second quarter as talks with banking giants JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. progress toward a listing. The move would be a significant step...
Suzuki's EV Plans Gain Traction Thanks to Two-Speed Tranny JV Alongside Inmotive
10 Jan 2023, 12:27 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Suzuki has become somewhat of an enigma in automotive manufacturing these days. While mass-market automakers like Ford, Chevrolet, Honda, Hyundai, and practically every other one, have jumped head-long into the electric vehicle market, Suzuki has y...
Bentley Sells Over 15,000 Units in 2022, the Bentayga SUV Leads the Charge
10 Jan 2023, 05:00 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / For the first time in the 100-plus year history of the company that established humble beginnings in Cricklewood, North London, back in 1919, Bentley has recorded yearly sales of over 15,000 of its ultra-luxury automobiles. In total, the subsidi...
Atlanta Porsche Experience Center Adds New Track to Race Around N.A. Company Headquarters
10 Jan 2023, 03:50 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Last August, we reported here on autoevolution about the progress the Porsche Experience Center(PEC) in Atlanta, Georgia, was making in reducing its carbon footprint. The facility had entered an agreement with Cherry Street Energy to install a sola...
Porsche Crest Idea Born Over a NYC Dinner Table in 1951
9 Jan 2023, 13:12 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / In this increasingly relentless visual world, we are inundated with logos, emblems, symbols, monograms, insignias, whatever you want to call them, of companies everywhere we look. They appear online, offline, on TV and billboards, and on our cell p...
Fun Tweet Reminds Us That Harley-Davidson Once Made Snow Hogs
8 Jan 2023, 18:14 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The 70s were somewhat of a dark decade in the U.S. with the ongoing war in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal, runaway inflation, and the deterioration of America's aura throughout the world. Sure, the United States was powerful and wealthy, bu...