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All-Star Hyundai VP Michael O’Brien Moving On

Hyundai announced today that Michael J. O'Brien, Vice-President of Product, Corporate and Digital Planning, will be leaving the brand in early February. The automaker explained in their statement on the departure that the executive elected to leave "to pursue other interests." O'Brien was recently named a 2019 Automotive News All-Star in product development and is well-regarded by members of the automotive industry. In 2017, RPM News Weekly spoke with O'Brien following a product presentation at the New England Motor Press Association headquarters in Middleboro for the debut of the then-all-new Hyundai Ioniq. Here's a look back at our 2017 Interview…

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Production-Ready Lucid Air EV Headed For NYC Auto Show

Commentary: Our friends at the New York International Auto Show have announced that EV startup Lucid Motors will debut the production-ready Lucid Air mid-size electric sedan in New York City this spring. We had an opportunity to check out two Lucid Air concepts at the 2017 NYIAS, one dressed in normal street trim, the other a track-focused, rolling-test bed dubbed the Lucid Air Alpha that was used to shakedown the upcoming vehicle's powertrain in cold-weather and performance tests. Lucid Air Debut 2017 NYIAS with CEO Peter Rawlinson Lucid Air Alpha Photos: Lucid Motors While undergoing high-speed testing at the Transportation…

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Formula E Santiago Delivers A High Voltage Finish

Midway through a spirited race for the top seat on the ABB FIA Formula E Santiago podium, pole leader Mitch Evans, driving Panasonic-Jaguar's all-electric E-Prix racer, succumbed to the ATTACK MODE* powered BMW i Andretti Motorsport vehicle driven by Max Guenther, giving up the lead that the Julius Baer-Pole Position had provided from the start of the 45 minute contest. But that was just the beginning of a three way jostle for the finish that saw Evans eventually losing ground to DS Techeetah driver Antonio Felix da Costa who traded places with BMW's Guenther back and forth into the final…

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RPM News Podcast: Charged Up By 2020 Boston Auto Show

The New England International Auto Show creates the foundation for this episode of the RPM News Weekly Podcast, where a conversation builds that allows the next-gen Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and the all-new Ford Mustang Mach-E all electric crossover utility vehicle to take center stage. Viewed through the eyes of RPM Podcasters Peter Ciani and Rich Taber, the auto show taking place in Boston through Monday, January 20, 2020 seems to have crossed a bridge, giving the next wave of alternative vehicles a clear channel to the New England automobile market. RPM News Weekly Podcast 1/17/20

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2020 Jaguar I-PACE HSE

1-08-20 Featured Vehicle Though Stormy Winds May Blow,The I-PACE Is Raring To Go RPM Instagram Photo Feed

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Tech Talk On RPM: Kia Soul Shows Grace & Gravitas

1-07-20 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ It’s not everyday that one tosses the word gravitas into the description of a compact utility vehicle, but that’s just what Tech Talk commentator Rick DeMeis saw fit to do for the Kia Soul X-Line. With good reason as he explains. Have a listen. That’s not all he covers this week, though. There’s mention of autonomous driving LiDAR from Robosense, also an interesting survey of the most popular vehicles around the country and a bunch more. Tech Talk is a weekly feature on KOWS 92.5 FM radio Newtopian Dream…

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