Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal
Nevada’s Legislature resolved some issues, but disagreed on others as it convened Wednesday to decide whether to endorse a $1.25 billion deal to bring Tesla Motors’ battery “Gigafactory” to a site outside Reno.As a result, lawmakers broke for the evening without having voted on bills related to Tesla’s $4-billion to $5-billion factory, which would create up to 6,500 jobs.
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that H&S Performance LLC has agreed to a stipulated settlement totaling $1 million to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the sale of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California.
BMW said sales of its core brand increased 6 percent in August to 126,152, boosted by strong demand in China and the United States.
Honda will revive the HR-V name for its new subcompact SUV when it goes on sale in Europe in the middle of next year.
Like the original HR-V SUV sold in the region until 2006, the new car will target a younger audience than those buying the brand’s CR-V compact SUV. “It is an opportunity for Honda to seek out new conquest customers across Europe,” a Honda spokesperson told Automotive News Europe.
Every driver using DAB radio experiences sharp breaks in reception, especially in hilly country areas with relatively weak transmissions. And, of course attempting to retune to catch vital pieces of commentary is extremely dangerous.
