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Category: 
Print > Regular Department > Heartland

Title of entry: 
Shift Mobility Report

Issue or Publication date:
Nov. 18, 2024, Nov. 25, 2024 and Dec. 2, 2024

Publication name: 
Automotive News

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For 100 years, Automotive News has provided critical news and information to automakers, suppliers, auto dealers, regulators, and financial and policy analysts. Our audience has a keen interest in technology as the car is gradually transforming from a machine into a device. Automotive News covers technology throughout the publication but has reserved its weekly Shift Mobility Report department as a special place readers know they can learn more. These three consecutive editions demonstrate the breadth of Automotive News coverage and explain how so many different technologies are reshaping an industry that is more than a century old.

In the Nov. 18 edition staff writer Molly Boigon writes about the Tesla Semi, and electric Class 8 truck. Announced with great hype and fanfare, it will take nearly a decade to reach the market, and will come after legacy producers such as Freightliner and Volvo are already selling electric trucks. Deputy technology editor Hannah Lutz explains how solid state and similar battery chemistries could add to the range of EVs and reduce fire danger. Staff writer Pete Bigelow writes about Waymo’s robotaxi expansion.

In the November 25 edition staff writer John Irwin looks at President-Elect Donald Trump’s plans to put tariffs on the chips that are a critical component of all motor vehicles. Staff writer Lois Hoyal details calls to create an international alliance to counter China’s dominance in EV battery production.

In the Dec. 2 edition staff writer David Kennedy looks at the potential of recycling rare earth magnetic materials needed for EV motors, and intern Georgia Hall details a report on which EVs charge the fastest. Staff writer Richard Truett examines the potential of using synthetic diamonds to replace other forms of chip material used in vehicles.