Automotive Training Centre

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If you’re in automotive school, the 2025 Ford Maverick is a compact truck you’ll want to look out for. This should be exciting news if you’re undergoing hybrid and electrical vehicle mechanic training. To go with the enlarged screen, Ford has also upgraded the car’s native infotainment system to the SYNC® 4.

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Auto Remarketing

JANUARY 8, 2025

Its not a surprise to find full-sized pickup trucks at the top of a list of Americas 100 best-selling used vehicles. It was, however, a bit unexpected to find an electric vehicle in the top 30, and two EVs among the top 75. As has become expected, Fords F-150 pickup was the top-selling used vehicle in the U.S.

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Auto Service World

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Production costs of batteries for electric vehicles is expected to drop in the coming years, an automaker leader recently predicted. Lithium iron phosphate batteries, known for their long service life and low costs but modest range, are widely used for both trucks and cars. And range is expected to significantly grow.

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Automotive Training Centre

AUGUST 2, 2024

The electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing unprecedented growth, significantly impacting automotive training. With advancements in battery technology, expanded charging infrastructure, and a growing range of models, many are considering switching from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles.

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autoevolution

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The 2025 Lucid Air Grand Touring (GT) is a very promising all-electric vehicle. The specs alone are enough to convince a well-off new car shopper to stop looking at what other brands are selling. The only two downsides are that it is (very) expensive and it is a sedan.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 8, 2024

The angular electric vehicle has been causing a ruckus in Maine , has been bricked by car washes and has failed at basic truck stuff. Now, one budding car modder has uncovered a neat way to make the truck… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 26, 2024

If money was no object, what would be the first car you bought? Would you opt for a slick new Aston Martin DB12 , or perhaps a lovely electric vehicle from a company like Lucid ? What about sacking off all those niceties and driving around in a jet-powered kei truck instead ? Read more.

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Automotive Training Centre

DECEMBER 13, 2024

At the heart of these advanced vehicles lies one of the most important innovations in automotive technology : alternating current (AC) motors. Known for their efficiency and flexibility, AC motors are central in powering hybrid and fully electric vehicles. PMSMs stand out for their superior performance and efficiency.

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autoevolution

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A year ago, electric vehicles looked ready to take over the market. Carmakers left and right were preparing to launch dozens of new models while the prices finally started to drop, making EVs more affordable than ever. Still, the optimism has vanished in the last months of the year, and the perspectives for 2024 look less encouraging.

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Tomorrow's Technician

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It introduces high-voltage vehicle operation, explains electric vehicle components, operation, diagnosis, and service, reviews electronic principles, and provides unique training in electric battery vehicle system operation and testing.

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Auto Remarketing

APRIL 29, 2024

The CARFAX Used Car Index made its debut a year ago, and in an analysis recapping the latest installment , the company pinpointed three retail used-car pricing trends that have stood out. Tom Kontos, the chief economist at ADESA, has noticed a similar flattening in wholesale used-car prices. Luxury cars were down 6.1%

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Tomorrow's Technician

OCTOBER 12, 2023

“Through construction of the second battery plant of StarPlus Energy, Samsung SDI will be establishing its largest production base for electric vehicle batteries in North America,” said Yoon-ho Choi, president and CEO of Samsung SDI. “We transition to an era of electric vehicles.”

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Brake & Front End

OCTOBER 12, 2023

“Through construction of the second battery plant of StarPlus Energy, Samsung SDI will be establishing its largest production base for electric vehicle batteries in North America,” said Yoon-ho Choi, president and CEO of Samsung SDI. “We transition to an era of electric vehicles.”

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Brake & Front End

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The company will be exhibiting a vast portfolio with coverage is available for the latest and mainstream models around the world including Passenger Cars, SUVs, Pickups, Light Trucks, Commercial and Heavy-duty Vehicles.

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Tomorrow's Technician

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With long legs and a higher center of gravity, a struck moose often clears the hood and winds up in the windshield or on the roof of the car that hits it. Even without the benefit of a shell, raccoons, woodchucks and other small mammals can wreak havoc on the underside of low-slung vehicles. This article appears courtesy of Counterman.

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Brake & Front End

OCTOBER 3, 2023

CC: With drivers’ increasing interest in hybrid and electric vehicles, you might think standard lead batteries are yesterday’s technology. There are many components that can be recycled, reducing the environmental impact of today’s cars and trucks. You couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 27, 2024

So far this year, the Tesla Cybertruck has been bricked by car washes , gotten stuck on the sandy bank of a lake and been utterly destroyed by a YouTuber’s stress test. However, anyone lumped with the gargantuan electric pickup truck has faced some pretty strict penalties if they try to sell off their Tesla truck,… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JULY 3, 2024

For as long as there have been electric vehicles, their critics have disingenuously argued that it’s impossible for EVs to ever take hold in the U.S. Despite that not having been a prerequisite for the proliferation of pricey trucks and SUVs, it’s been a pervasive… Read more. until the working class can afford to drive them.

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Automotive Training Centre

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Mechanic Mechanics specialize in maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing vehicles, including cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Their work goes beyond mere tinkering; they ensure that vehicles operate safely and efficiently, using mechanical knowledge and technical skills.

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Brake & Front End

JUNE 30, 2023

Managed by the new Stellantis Charging and Energy Business Unit, Free2move Charge addresses electric vehicle customer needs at home, in their business and on-the-go. “As

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Automotive Training Centre

MAY 29, 2024

The future of automotive technology training and transportation is hurtling toward us, and self-driving cars are a significant part of the equation. While Tesla often dominates headlines in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space, the race to develop a commercially viable robotaxi is a multiplayer game.

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Jalopnik

APRIL 23, 2024

I was jumping a pickup truck, after all — if I could do that, then by god, I could do anything. With all of its off-road capabilities, the new Taco hybrid is exactly the kind of vehicle… Read more. There was a moment where, with all four wheels of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid hovering through the air, I felt firmly invincible.

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Auto Remarketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Moreover, the latest CARFAX Used Car Price Index shows that those declines continued “across the board” in November. But the price drops for used electric vehicles (and to a lesser extent, hybrids) have been far more extensive, approaching 34%, the iSeeCars data shows. Again, overall used-car prices fell just 5.1%

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 21, 2025

Certain sections of the internet like to call out the younger generations interest in electric vehicles and concerns over the state of the planet as a sign that car culture is on its way out. Thats probably not the case and instead young people just arent interested in your V8 muscle car anymore, Gramps.

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Jalopnik

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For the most part, as long as you have regular access to charging, even just a basic cable plugged into a wall outlet , you can daily an electric vehicle around town without running into many problems. Sure, you can find an old Nissan Leaf with only 50 miles of range left to cover your weekend errands, but even a… Read more.

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Auto Remarketing

MARCH 27, 2024

Electric vehicles have been the hottest topic in the automotive industry for years now. Those large gaps show up in three areas consumers say are critical EV purchase considerations: price, brand trust, vehicle body type and driving range. of new vehicle market share in 2023, up from 5.2%

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Jalopnik

JULY 3, 2024

Cars are fun and all, but they’re not more important than people’s lives. And unfortunately for everyone who does anything outside of a car, tall hoods on large trucks and SUVs make them especially deadly in… Read more. It definitely upsets some readers, but here at Jalopnik, we’re fully on Team Don’t Drive A Childcrusher 9000.

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Tire Review Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

has begun applying its proprietary E+ mark on its tires for trucks and buses. The E+ mark, which indicates the tire has special qualities suitable for EVs, was first applied to Yokohama passenger car tires in the latter half of 2023. The Yokohama Rubber Co.

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Auto Remarketing

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The degree to which a vehicle’s price changes month-over-month might be more telling, in some cases, than the year-over-year change. With that in mind, CARFAX has added month-over-month insights to its Used Car Index reports, the first major change in these recaps since their April 2023 debut. Luxury car prices were down 2.1%

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Automakers have gone to great lengths to make their electric vehicles feel a bit less alien. There are some that have created synthetic engine notes to pipe out their non-existent exhausts, while others have even simulated manual gearboxes to replicate the shudder of a sharp gear change. Now, Stellantis is looking… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 4, 2024

When you’re shopping for a new car , price and practicality are important, but so is fuel economy. The Environmental Protection Agency provides fuel economy ratings for almost every vehicle currently on sale, but how does that translate to real life? Our friends over at Consumer Reports independently test new cars to… Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 5, 2024

New cars are so much safer than they used to be, and they’re generally more reliable, but that doesn’t mean that some cars aren’t more reliable than others. Figuring out which cars to avoid, however, can be difficult if you don’t want to spend hours reading various forums and trying to piece together reliability… Read more.

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Jalopnik

APRIL 30, 2024

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made a bold move on Monday to notify automakers that within five years they will all be mandated to include technology in cars that is already widespread, if not 100 percent adopted. Starting in 2029, all new cars and trucks sold in the U.S.

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Thanks to TechForce partner Hertz, Grand Prize Winners will also receive a week-long rental of a cutting-edge Electric Vehicle (EV) and experience the thrill of eco-friendly, high-performance driving in style! The Grand Prize Winners will also receive a NAPA Carlyle toolbox stocked with Carlyle tools valued at $8K each.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 25, 2023

are mostly oversized SUVs and trucks , the best-selling EV in Japan is the small, light, cheap, too-cute-for-life Nissan Sakura kei-car. While EV options in the U.S. Read more.

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autoevolution

JANUARY 31, 2024

Electric vehicles are less complex than internal combustion-engined vehicles. But when it comes to software, pretty much every vehicle on sale today is tremendously more complex than new cars, trucks, and crossovers from merely a decade ago.

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Jalopnik

APRIL 30, 2024

The switch to our self-driving future has been far from smooth so far. In San Francisco, restless natives have come out in force against the rollout of autonomous taxis, Tesla has given self-driving capabilities a bad name with the hundreds of crashes linked to its autopilot systems and governments around the world… Read more.

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