Richard Truett

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Richard Truett

In 1966, General Motors built the Electrovair II, an electric version of the Chevrolet Corvair packed with the latest technology from the aerospace and electronics industries. The car’s acceleration nearly matched the 110-hp gasoline-fueled Corvair, but without the noise and vibration of a combustion engine. Still, the Electrovair II lacked the driving range and rapid fill of its gasoline sibling.

3 weeks ago | autonews.com | Richard Truett

3 weeks ago | autonews.com | Richard Truett

Virginia dealer Gary Duncan imports thousands of classic cars from Japan and Europe. He is waiting to find out whether they are also going to be tariffed at 25 percent.

1 month ago | autonews.com | Richard Truett

1 month ago | crainsdetroit.com | Richard Truett

Another electric vehicle startup, Bollinger Motors based in Oak Park, appears to be in financial distress. Robert Bollinger, the founder and former CEO of the Class 4 truck maker who left in June, filed a $10 million lawsuit against Bollinger Motors on Friday and is seeking to have a receiver appointed to manage and possibly wind down the business by liquidating assets until he is paid in full. The dispute centers around a $10 million loan Bollinger made to the company in October.