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Michael Coates is the Editor & Publisher of Clean Fleet Report and an internationally recognized expert in the field of automotive environmental issues. He has been an automotive editor and writer for more than three decades. His media experience includes Petersen Publishing (now part of the The Enthusiast Network), the Green Car Journal, trade magazines, newspaper and television news reporting. He currently serves on the board of Western Automotive Journalists and has been an organizer of that group’s Future Cars, Future Technology and Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel programs. He also serves as Automotive Editor at Innovation & Tech Today magazine.

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News: General Motors Makes Big Electric Vehicle Moves

Speculation about a spin-off of the electric vehicle-battery portion of General Motors into a separate company was muted by three actions this week that not only boosted the EV side of GM’s business, but bolstered the company’s overall standing.

Lucid Air

News: Lucid Announces 500+-Mile Range

We’ll know more September 9, such as production specifications and pricing, but this preview indicates Lucid will be fielding a long-range, tech-heavy competitive electric sedan when it hits the market in 2021.

2021 Audi Q4 Sportback Coupe

News: Audi Adds Q4 E-tron Sportback Concept to Portfolio

This week Audi did a virtual unveiling of the Audi Q4 E-tron Coupé concept, a barely veiled version of a model that will hit the market next year.