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Cars: World’s first flying car gets FAA approval

Alef Aeronautics' 'Model A' has a driving range of 200 miles and a flight range of 110 miles. The company plans to start delivering cars by late 2025.

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Alef Aeronautics revealed in late June 2023 its flying car "Model A" is now available for preorder and will soon hit the road − and sky.

Alef Aeronautics' 'Model A' has a driving range of 200 miles and a flight range of 110 miles. The company plans to start delivering cars by late 2025.

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Ford partnered with W.S. Darley Co., of Illinois to create a high-tech Bronco firefighting command rig to assist with wildfire communications among first responders. The automaker donated the vehicle to the National Park Service for use in  Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, New Mexico on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
 
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This Ford Bronco comes with a drone and it's going on wildfire duty.

The highly customized Bronco SUV to help emergency wildfire crews, is going to Bandalier National Monument.

Stellantis says a new business unit focused on electric vehicle charging will benefit customers like those who drive the company's popular Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
 

Jeep-parent Stellantis launches business unit to ease charging anxiety

The unit will manage a service called Free2move Charge to deal in everything from home charging wall boxes to public charging network aggregation.

Evan Burroughs, who touts the virtues of an Oregon pilot program that charges motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it uses, displays a tracking device the program uses, in Salem, Ore., on Wednesday June 21, 2023. U.S. states are experimenting with road usage charging programs aimed at one day replacing motor fuel taxes, which are generating less each year, in part due to fuel efficiency and the rise of electric cars. (AP   Photo/Andrew Selsky)
 

States rethink fuel tax as revenue plummets thanks in part to EVs

Without action, the gap between states' gas tax proceeds and their transportation budgets could reach $67 billion by 2050, according to one estimate.

This Oct. 24, 2021 file photo shows a Ford company logo on a sign at a Ford dealership in southeast Denver. F
 

Ford alerts salaried employees, layoffs coming over next two days

With new job cuts, Ford Motor Company says the industry is so dynamic now that it needs to constantly hire and let go employees as technology evolves.

Flags from various countries wave in the wind outside the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.
 

Ford layoffs hit contract workers, salaried job cuts to follow

Contract workers were notified late Friday that it was their last day of work. Ford also plans to lay off salaried employees as soon as Monday.

This Feb. 14, 2019 file photo shows a Honda logo at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh. Honda is recalling more than 380 Civic, Accord, Acura RDX and Integra vehicles for a potential brake issue.
 

Car recall check: Honda Odyssey, Pilot, Passport among 1.2M vehicles recalled

Nearly 1.2 million Honda vehicles are being recalled for a rear-view camera issue. Volkswagen, Tesla, Toyota and Mazda also issued recalls last week

FILE - The Ford logo is seen on signage at a Ford dealership, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a Ford Motor Co. recall of more than a quarter-million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. after receiving complaints about repairs intended to prevent the vehicles from unexpectedly rolling away even while placed in
 

Ford Explorer recall under investigation by feds

Ford's recall of almost 300,000 Explorer SUV's is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Ford Motor hourly employees who are represented by the UAW have until Feb. 28 to decide if they want to take special buyout package. In this Oct. 20, 2019, file photo, the company logo stands at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
 

Ford set to cut 'several hundred' salaried employees: What we know

A source with knowledge of the plan identified how many cuts will be made, whose jobs will be targeted and when.

The Honda Passport was named as TrueCar subsidiary ALG's 2020 Residual Value Award winner in the midsize utility second row seating category. This picture shows the 2019 version.
 

Honda recalls nearly 1.2M vehicles due to camera visibility issue

In documents posted by U.S. safety regulator, Honda said the rear view camera image may not appear on the dashboard screen in certain models.

 

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