-
Recent Posts
- Park Outside – 2025 Volvo EX30 Battery Fires
- Rolls-Royce – 2025 Trends, Innovations, and Achievements
- Porsche Laments the Death of Hans Herrmann
- BMW Group Sales Barely Increase in 2025
- Mercedes AMG 2026 Experience Goes Off-Road
- Manufacturer Websites Lack Product Details?
- Chinese RoboVan Maker Neolix Debuts Next Gen Products
- Cox Fleet Commences for Trucking and other Industries
- UK New Car Registrations at 2M during 2025
- Ford Motor 2025 U.S. Sales Posted at 2.2 Million
- GM at Top of U.S. Auto Sales in 2025
- Audi Recalls Seat Belts for Child Seat Retention Failures
- Porsche Recalls More Than 173,000 Vehicles for Rear Visibility
- Ford Recalls Previous Expedition Roll-Away Recall Repair
- BMW Group Adds Alpina Brand
Recent Comments
- Ken Zino on Ford Fuel Injector Leak Recall Now at ~694,000
- Laverne Oliver on Ford Fuel Injector Leak Recall Now at ~694,000
- Magna on its Share Repurchase Plan in reference to on Magna Posts Solid Q3 2025 Earnings Gain
- Daniel Ricciardo Global Ford Racing Ambassador on Ford Performance Rebranded as Ford Racing
- Gen 3 2026 Nissan Leaf Less than $30,000? | AutoInformed on Milestones – Nissan Begins Assembly of 2013 LEAF EV in Tennessee
Archives
Meta
Category Archives: transportation
Biden-Harris Administration Begins National Spectrum Strategy
“Spectrum is a limited resource that enables the everyday and the extraordinary – from checking the weather on our phone to traveling into space. As demand for this resource increases, the US will continue to lead the world in spectrum innovation, and President Biden’s bold vision for spectrum policy will provide the foundation for that leadership,” said US. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, a Biden appointee. Continue reading
Posted in mobility company, news analysis, shows and events, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, broadband Internet access, Ken Zino, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, NTIA, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
Leave a comment
US Airline Employment Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
US scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 533,238 workers in September 2023 or 66% of the industry-wide total. Passenger airlines added 2938 employees in September 2023 for a twenty-ninth consecutive month of job growth dating back to May 2021 as the Biden Administration economic recovery continues. Southwest led scheduled passenger carriers, adding 882 employees. United Air Lines added 736, and Delta Airlines added 708. Continue reading
Bosch Shows 6 kW Motorcycle EV Drive Motor with Inverter
“With production starting in 2025, the new Bosch 6 kW motor will enable manufacturers to electrify two-wheeler segments that have so far tended to feature combustion-engine technology. In this way, we’re meeting not only demands for everyday mobility needs in cities, but also the desire for riding enjoyment outside urban centers,” said Liersch. Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuels, electric vehicles, environment, global warming, mobility company, motorcycles, news analysis, shows and events
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Bosch Two-Wheeler & Powersports, EICMA 2023 motorcycle show, EV integrated motor management, Ken Zino, Milan. Geoff Liersch
Leave a comment
Voters Blame Oil and Gas Companies for High Energy Prices
New polling from Data for Progress, Climate Power, and Fossil Free Media finds that voters strongly blame high energy prices on large oil companies and their CEOs.* They think, and believe these companies have too much power in government. Yet, voters remain optimistic about a transition away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy. This shall we say “awakened attitude” should be a warning to the fossil fuel dependent Republican party since it is bipartisan. Continue reading
Mixed Signals in October US Transportation Employment
The unemployment rate* in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.8% (not seasonally adjusted) in October 2023 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In October 2023, the transportation sector unemployment rate rose 1.1 percentage points from 3.7% in October 2022 and was above the pre-pandemic October 2019 level of 2.7% but still below the October 2020 and October 2021 rates. Unemployment in the transportation sector reached its highest level during the COVID-19 pandemic (15.7%) in May 2020 and July 2020. Continue reading
Unifor Stellantis Agreement Good for All Workers in Transition
“After a short strike throughout the night Unifor has reached now a tentative agreement with Stellantis. The deal came about around 7:00 AM this morning, after bargaining throughout the night. And yes, as you can tell all of those here are tired, but also very, very proud of the work that we’ve done for Canadian auto workers. ” said Unifor National President Lana Payne said late this afternoon at a hotel in Toronto. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, AutoInformed Editorial, customer satisfaction, economy, environment, labor issues, manufacturing, milestones, mobility company, news analysis, people, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, economy, James Stewart, Ken Zino, labor issues, Lana Payne, manufacturing, milestones, Mobility Company, news analysis, Unifor Stellantis 2023 contract agreement.
Leave a comment
Infrastructure – More DOT Roadway Safety Planning Grants
Whether it’s a dangerous intersection or highway, or a need for better bus and bike lanes, no one can better pinpoint a community’s safety needs than the people who actually live and work there,” said US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “In the past five years, the communities we are awarding these grants to experienced nearly 14,000 roadway deaths. To help change that unacceptable reality, we are proud to deliver this needed funding to help them address their unique safety needs and save lives.” Continue reading
Stellantis and Orano Explore EV Battery Recycling Deal
Key to the deal appears to be Orano’s low-carbon technology, which differs from existing processes, allowing the recovery of all materials from lithium-ion batteries, and the manufacturing of new cathode materials. The joint venture will produce materials also known as “black mass” or “active mass.” This can be refined in Orano’s hydro-metallurgical plant to be built in Dunkirk, France, so that the materials could be re-used in batteries. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, environment, manufacturing, mobility company, transportation
Tagged Alison Jones, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Guillaume Dureau, Ken Zino, lithium ion batteries, NYSE: STLA, Orano group, reclaimed cobalt and nickel and lithium
Leave a comment
EPA Approves California Regulation of Ocean-Going Vessels
“California’s At-Berth regulation is an important step in continuing to modernize the state’s ports with the technology that will advance a clean air future,” said Dr. Steven Cliff, CARB’s Executive Officer. “The emissions reductions and public health benefits that will come from cleaner operations are also a relief for communities alongside the state’s ports that deal with the burden of pollution from multiple sources, including vessels.” Continue reading
Posted in environment, global warming, milestones, public health, transportation
Tagged At-Berth Regulation, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, carb, clean air act, Dr. Steven Cliff, Ken Zino, PM 2.5, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Richmond
Leave a comment
EPA – Lead Emissions from Aircraft Cause Air Pollution
“The science is clear: exposure to lead can cause irreversible and life-long health effects in children,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Aircraft that use leaded fuel are the dominant source of lead emissions in our air. With today’s action, the Biden-Harris Administration can move forward in the process to propose new standards to protect all communities from the serious threat of lead pollution from aircraft.” Continue reading
Posted in aviation, fuel economy or emissions, milestones, public health
Tagged 100 octane low lead fuel, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, general aviation, Ken Zino, leaded aircraft fuel. Clean air act, Michael S. Regan, ul94
Leave a comment
Honda Autonomous Vehicle Test at Toronto Pearson Airport
“Our Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle has been verified to help improve worksite efficiencies and safety through previous field tests, so we’re ready to move to the next stage of exploring real world applications with airfield operators,” said Jason VanBuren, systems engineering manager at American Honda Motor Company. Continue reading
Posted in autonomous vehicles, aviation, connected vehicles, electric vehicles, mobility company, shows and events
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Cisco Canada, Eagle Aerospace, Genwave Technologies, Honda AWV, Honda Prototype Autonomous Work Vehicle, Illuminex AI, Jason VanBuren, Ken Zino, Toronto Pearson Airport
Leave a comment
Census Bureau Releases Data on US Fleet after 18 Year Gap
The US Census Bureau today released data on the nation’s inventory and use of selected vehicles. The Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) is a collaboration with the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, the Department of Energy; and the Census. For automakers it contains a wealth of data about miles driven, fuel economy and actual use patterns, which are key to product development, marketing, corporate forecasting, among other things. Continue reading
Posted in economy, environment, fuel economy or emissions, news analysis, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, data for transportation and air quality models, economic Role of motor vehicles, Emissions studies, Energy efficiency of vehicle fleets, Freight movement, Highway cost allocations, Ken Zino, operational characteristics of vehicles, tracking the deployment of driver-assistance technology, Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, Vehicle size and weight, VIUS
Leave a comment
Strange Green Bedfellows – Stellantis and Aramco
Low carbon eFuel is a drop-in synthetic fuel made by reacting CO2, captured either directly from the atmosphere or from an industrial facility, with renewable hydrogen. The use of low carbon eFuel has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing internal combustion vehicles by at least 70% on a lifecycle basis, compared to conventional fuels its advocates claim. Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuels, energy, environment, fuel economy or emissions, global warming, public health, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, co2 emissions, ENOWA, Ken Zino, Low-carbon eFuel, Neom Energy and Water, NYSE: STLA, Repsol, Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Stellantis
Leave a comment
New Circus Ringmaster at Cruise Autonomous Vehicles
Well, it seems that the discovery that Cruise altered released accident footage to eliminate one of its accident vehicles dragging a pedestrian with it as it continued to run (drive away?) has moved the normally buttoned-down GM safety culture and it people to the verge of, well, annoyance. So send in the lawyers to monitor the California clowns starting with Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt. Continue reading →