Anxiety over tariffs is putting Toyota and Honda in the same boat. Toyota is building a major battery factory in North Carolina that is expected to have 14 production lines. Four will support batteries for hybrids, and ten will support batteries for EVs. However, Toyota won’t even need all these batteries right away, so who will buy them?
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New Jersey Makes it Illegal to Roll Coal
“Rolling Coal” is a term used for the added emissions that can be emitted from a diesel powered vehicle. This process is achieved through retrofitting the vehicle, which typically costs between a few hundred and several thousand dollars. The practice of “rolling coal” makes it possible for drivers to emit this black smoke on command, leaving drivers and pedestrians covered in a cloud of soot that is completely unnecessary. For whatever reason these drivers get pleasure out of leaving others awash in their emissions, New Jersey has had enough and made it illegal.