Hyundai Motor to replace battery systems in $900 million electric car recall

REUTERS

Hyundai Motor Co will replace battery systems in some 82,000 electric vehicles globally due to fire risks – a costly $900 million recall that lays bare the thorny issue of how car and battery makers split the bill when problems arise. read more »

Bill would let counties 'opt out' of emission testing if air quality improves

IDAHO PRESS

A freshman state representative from Nampa wants county commissioners to be able to “opt out” of requiring vehicle emission testing if air quality improves, and Rep. Ben Adams got his bill through the House Transportation Committee on a party-line vote on Monday. read more »

Global Chip Shortage Challenges Biden’s Hope for Manufacturing Revival

NEW YORK TIMES

President Biden came into office with plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic and spur a domestic manufacturing revival for goods such as automobiles and semiconductors. read more »

Porsche Working on Synthetic Fuel to Make ICE Cars as Clean as EVs

CAR & DRIVER

In the race for greener mobility, nearly every automaker is now focused on electric vehicles. But buying an EV doesn’t change the fact that the vast majority of cars being sold today are powered by gasoline, and they're going to remain on the road for a long time. As a way to make driving existing vehicles more sustainable, Porsche has been working on synthetic fuels it calls eFuels that the company says can make an internal-combustion engine as clean as an EV. read more »