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What is a Soulbound Token?

What is a Soulbound Token?

Wouldn't it be great to know which people on the internet are people?

Chinese Auto Sales Begin To Rebound

Chinese Auto Sales Begin To Rebound

This is another sign of health returning to the big ol’ interconnected global automotive industry and we are HERE FOR IT!

US Setting Standards For Charging Project

US Setting Standards For Charging Project

The US is really trying to get companies excited about EV charging, but the ones that are excitable are already working on EV charging, and the ones who aren’t…aren’t.

Consumers Find Aftermarket Service Easier

Consumers Find Aftermarket Service Easier

Service visits sometimes feel like a disruption people wish they could avoid… or so we hear.

Sonic The Hedgehog Can’t Catch A Break

Sonic The Hedgehog Can’t Catch A Break

It's like they took all the dragons, towns, and swords out of Skyrim and dropped Sonic in there and called it a game.

EU Steps Towards Banning ICE Sales

EU Steps Towards Banning ICE Sales

Quick Fact — A change this big would require more than 5 automotive plants to be completely retooled or constructed.

Volvo's Connected Car Could Diminish Dealer Role

Volvo's Connected Car Could Diminish Dealer Role

What do you think — Is it US-style dealership protections or customer experience options that have Volvo aiming for 50% and not 100%?

Road Rules

Road Rules

Staying aware of where OEMs, Dealers, Vendors, and Lawmakers agree with or challenge each other can often be a preview of things to come.

Wholesale Used Prices Continue To Climb

Wholesale Used Prices Continue To Climb

Did 0.7% of consumers also enter the “wait it out” camp from April to May?

Explore "Strange World" With Disney

Explore "Strange World" With Disney

Maybe the monsters are a metaphor for the challenges a modern family faces? Or maybe they are just monsters, we aren’t psychologists.

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference

Apple's developer conference has started and will go until June 10. Already the tech giant has announced some exciting things for Mac fans to look forward to.

Polestar 3 Coming To US Dealers

Polestar 3 Coming To US Dealers

Using the robust dealership network to sell EVs? An idea so crazy it just may work! 😉

No Jumper Cables Required

No Jumper Cables Required

Jab or not, isn’t this sort of back and forth charging going to be required in an “all EV” future? If not, everybody's 2nd car will need to be a wrecker, just in case.

"Touch A Truck" At Byers Automotive

"Touch A Truck" At Byers Automotive

👏 — Hats off to Jimmy and the Byers team! If you have stories from your corner of the automotive community please write in and we will share them. The world will never have too much genuine positivity.

May for Fort Be With You

May for Fort Be With You

No good at Fortnite? — That’s ok, hold a controller and rewatch “The Empire Strikes Back.” Enjoy!

Empathy And Perspective

Empathy And Perspective

Good troublemaker content celebrates the good and invites the better. Simon Sinek makes good troublemaker content.

Chip Shortage Easing Ahead Of Schedule

Chip Shortage Easing Ahead Of Schedule

Q — How many chips does it take to fix inventory issues? A — yes, please.

OEM Diagnostics

OEM Diagnostics

Looking good. Just keep up with the water and vitamins. Can't be too careful.

All Things Used Cars: Trade-in Values

All Things Used Cars: Trade-in Values

It's less like following a recipe and more like caring for a house plant.

Playstations State of Play

Playstations State of Play

This particular “What the kids are into” section is brought to you by “What Chris is into”...

Retail Inventory Surplus?

Retail Inventory Surplus?

Next, we’re gonna find out Costco has a bunch of extra EVs in the back room.

World's first solar auto company has 22,000 pre-orders.

World's first solar auto company has 22,000 pre-orders.

Luckily it looks light enough that if you ever run out of juice you can just pick it up and walk to a sunny spot.

Photo-Sharing App Challenges Instagram

Photo-Sharing App Challenges Instagram

Wait, if it is only my friends in real-time, how will Amazon tell me what is new on Prime video every.single.time I look at my phone?

So Many Ideas, So Little Time

So Many Ideas, So Little Time

Who knows, by 2030 we may be driving dirt-powered tractors around.

German Tesla Workers Say “No Thanks.”

German Tesla Workers Say “No Thanks.”

Germany — “Which bills you pay to be making rules in my house?”