dankeelan | Global Auto Mobility

Trump Tariffs, Implemented Or Not, Have Already Hurt U.S. Auto Industry

Mar 6, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Tariffs, US Economy

U.S. carmakers and auto-parts suppliers, including many smaller operations that might have no financial cushion to withstand a prolonged standoff, are staring down a tariff abyss that may or may not come to pass, but whose cracks are already starting to show. The...

Why Automakers Including Honda And Toyota Are Pouring Millions Into Rockets And Satellites

Mar 4, 2025 | Auto Industry, Auto Tech, Space

In January, Toyota said its mobility software subsidiary “Woven by Toyota” was investing $44 million into Japanese rocket maker Interstellar Technologies. Rival Honda has been developing a proprietary reusable rocket since 2019 to...

Smart Mobility Today: 3 March 2025

Mar 3, 2025 | Smart Mobility Today

If you want a “pick me up,” take some time to listen to this week’s Smart Mobility Today podcast. You can not help but feel the enthusiasm of the young engineers from Michigan State University who are part of the Formula One Team. They spoke to us...

First In Space History: Three Private Lunar Landers Headed To Moon

Feb 28, 2025 | Space

With the launch of Intuitive Machines’ Athena spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last night (Feb. 27), three lunar landers are currently on their way to the moon. Such a surge of exploration has never happened before — and all three vehicles are operated...

New Jersey: Budget Includes Millions For Clean Climate Transit

Feb 27, 2025 | Climate, Transit

If the budget is approved by the state Legislature, another $350 million would be invested from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for “clean energy and decarbonization projects” in the state. The initiative, called RGGI, is a multi-state cap-and-trade agreement...