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Mecum Auctions J. Geils Collection of Italian Cars

This week RPM News Weekly pays tribute to legendary rock guitarist John J. Geils whose band amassed a string of popular hits in the 1970s and 80s including the #1 chart topper Centerfold. It may seem strange to our automotive audience that RPM News Weekly would take the program in this direction, but there are couple of important connections here. First, J. Geils, who passed away in April, was a good friend of Jim Barisano, CEO of WheelsTV with whom RPM News Weekly is closely affiliated. And secondly, he was a passionate collector of classic Italian motor vehicles. This week,…

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Formula E from NYC to Montreal

Formula E wraps up its 2017 race season this weekend in Montreal, Canada with the Renault e.dams team holding a dominating 65-point lead in the competition. Ten teams, twenty drivers have been battling it out across the globe in the sport’s 12-race third season that commenced last October in Hong Kong.RPM News Weekly was on hand, last week, for all the excitement and energy these all-electric super cars brought to the streets of Red Hook in Brooklyn, New York with the city’s first-ever Formula-e races. Having transformed several blocks of a gritty, industrial neighborhood on Brooklyn’s waterfront that faces the…

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Tesla Powerpack in Australia, Volvo Expands Electrification

  This week, Tesla announced that it’s been selected to provide grid-scale energy storage for the South Australian Government via a Tesla manufactured Powerpack system with 100 megawatts of capacity. It was a busy week for Tesla that also saw the automotive innovator start production of its long awaited Model 3. The South Australian project pairs Tesla with global energy provider Neoen’s Hornsdale Wind Farm near Jamestown, South Australia and calls for charging the Powerpack system using the wind farm’s renewable energy. The electricity can then be delivered as needed to the South Australia electrical infrastructure. (more…)

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Inside the All-New 2018 Jeep Compass SUV

This week RPM News Weekly travels to New England Motor Press Association headquarters in Middleboro Massachusetts where representatives from Jeep were on hand with the all-new 2017 Jeep Compass compact crossover. It was a Hawaiian themed night where between the floral print shirts and the barbeque burgers, NEMPA members had an opportunity to test drive three versions of the fully redesigned sport utility vehicle, the Base Latitude, the Limited and the extremely off-road capable Trailhawk. (more…)

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IONIQ Hybrid, EV & PHEV w/ Hyundai VP Mike O’Brien

  Whether it's the Ioniq hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid Electric or all-electric EV, New England Motor Press Association members learned more about this new compact vehicle from Hyundai than you'll ever find in a brochure. Just remember to pronounce it 'IONIQ' – rhymes with ironic! (more…)

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2017 NYIAS: Challenger Demon, FT-4X Concept, Ascent, Trackhawk, Lucid Air

This week RPM News Weekly reports from the 2017 New York International Auto Show opening with highlights from the pre-show reveal of the monstrously potent Dodge Challenger Demon. Then it’s on to the Javits Convention Center show floor with Toyota’s new FT-4X Concept. Meanwhile, Subaru had some big news to announce, too, with the debut of the all-new three-row Ascent SUV, and Jeep was not to be outdone by the Dodge Brotherhood of Muscle, showcasing the new Jeep Grand Cherokee TrackHawk, describing it as the culmination of efforts to design the most powerful, quickest SUV ever. We’ll follow that up…

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