Our selected Tweets (from ‘X’) this week:
US president Joe Biden joined striking autoworkers in Michigan on Tuesday - a first for a sitting US president.
You've heard me say it many times:
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 26, 2023
Wall Street didn't build this country, the middle class did, and unions built the middle class.
UAW workers deserve what they've earned, and they've earned a hell of a lot more than what they're getting paid now. pic.twitter.com/iMtAVKDKCW
Biden (and his bodyguards) then joined the picket line.
BREAKING!
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) September 26, 2023
Joe Biden has joined the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) picket line in Wayne County, Michigan.
Do you support this move by the president?
The US autoworkers have done a tremendous job helping save US manufacturing of cars in the United States. They deserve so much… pic.twitter.com/vE9DNd5NvH
Biden’s visit was followed by likely Republican 2024 presidential election challenger Donald Trump, who spoke to autoworkers at a non-union business, Drake Enterprises. Nathan Stemple, president of Drake Enterprises, discussed Trump’s speech.
On Thursday's "National Report," Nathan Stemple, President of Drake Enterprises, discusses Donald Trump's speech and why Joe Biden is bad for the automotive industry.@ShaunKraisman @EmmaRechenberg pic.twitter.com/GTUblS1t0l
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) September 28, 2023
Here’s a collaboration of note: BMW x Hans Zimmer.
Electric vehicles deserve their own soundtrack. How about sound composed by Hans Zimmer? pic.twitter.com/VdpxtWMIqV
— BMW USA (@BMWUSA) September 27, 2023
Italian racing driver Andrea Caldarelli took the new Lamborghini V12 hybrid plug-in for a spin.
Andrea Caldarelli conducts a track test of this first-of-its-kind V12 hybrid plug-in from @Lamborghini >> https://t.co/BKCpEcGLO6#ElectricVehicle #ElectricVehicles #Automotive #AutomotiveIndustry #Lamborghini pic.twitter.com/mD99V4xmmj
— The EV Report (@The_EV_Report) September 28, 2023
Citroen’s iconic 2CV celebrated its 75th birthday. The model was produced in 5,114,969 units between 1949 and 1990.
75th birthday of @Citroen’s iconic and long-lasting model: the 2 CV. To celebrate this anniversary, a gathering of seventy-five 2 CVs open to the public will take place on October 7, at the Citroën Conservatoire. Discover more: https://t.co/6TlCSuhXGp #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/0BQLY12kWr
— Stellantis (@Stellantis) September 28, 2023
UK ministers confirmed tough annual targets for car manufacturers following the delay of the petrol ban to 2035. The ZEV mandate scheme’s function is unchanged. The CO2 emissions scheme’s function is unchanged. Derogations and exemptions are unchanged. Does this undermine the delay?
Ministers confirm tough annual targets requiring most new cars to be electric within 5 years
— Chris Smyth (@Smyth_Chris) September 28, 2023
Overriding protests from some car-makers that this was "too challenging"
Some Tory MPs already angry, saying this undermines delay to 2035 of petrol engine banhttps://t.co/FKBPR8BZZb
Lucid Motors officially opened Saudi Arabia’s first EV manufacturing plant. In 2018, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) invested in Lucid, headed by former Tesla executive Peter Rawlinson, with the condition Lucid established a local factory.
The first EV manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia has officially opened. The award-winning #LucidAir is now being assembled at AMP-2, Lucid Motor's Advanced Manufacturing Plant. pic.twitter.com/kD0r0DrWtx
— Lucid Motors (@LucidMotors) September 28, 2023
AI and robotics. A dream combo that won't keep us awake at night, surely?
#Toyota upends #robot learning: New #AI masters complex tasks in hours https://t.co/jD52S5mnKm
— Andrey Golub (@aVg) September 28, 2023
Who needs car designers? A little AI frivolity.
We asked #ArtificialIntelligence to blend us two cars together and it came up with this 😳
— What Car? (@whatcar) September 29, 2023
What do you think of our creation? And can you guess which two cars we blended together? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/NIFxbK9l1u
Finally, a Friday laugh (HT to Richard Porter). We have all been there...
Oh my saints, this is brilliant. https://t.co/JOUMK1mVdi
— Richard Porter (@sniffpetrol) September 24, 2023
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