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Spread of omicron variant isn’t slowing down automakers who have pedal to metal in electric pickup market
Read full article: Spread of omicron variant isn’t slowing down automakers who have pedal to metal in electric pickup marketGeneral Motors wants to make some big news out at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday (Jan. 5) in Las Vegas, with the announcement of the electric Silverado.
GM to upgrade Indiana foundry to support electric pickup
Read full article: GM to upgrade Indiana foundry to support electric pickupGeneral Motors is planning a $51 million upgrade at its aluminum die casting foundry in southern Indiana to support manufacturing of the upcoming electric Chevrolet Silverado pickup.
California fire danger remains high even as winds ease
Read full article: California fire danger remains high even as winds easeChiu)LOS ANGELES – Fire danger remained high Friday amid unpredictable wind gusts and dry conditions in Southern California, as crews made progress against blazes that burned several homes and injured two firefighters. After the weather calms in the southern part of the state, winds are expected to increase in Northern California starting Sunday, forecasters said. The couple told KNBC-TV that they had started up a generator after the power was shut off by Southern California Edison as a precaution against high winds knocking down power lines and sparking a fire. Some residents said they didn't receive evacuation alerts because Southern California Edison had shut off power as a precaution before the fire erupted, leaving them without cellphone service. Virtually all of Northern California is in severe or extreme drought while nearly all of Southern California is abnormally dry or worse.
Wind fans wildfire in California canyons, residents flee
Read full article: Wind fans wildfire in California canyons, residents fleeThe fire grew to more than 11 square miles (29 square kilometers) and blanketed a wide area with smoke and ash. Scientists have said climate change has made California much drier, meaning trees and other plants are more flammable. A few miles to the north, a blaze near Corona Municipal Airport shut down State Route 71 and had residents getting ready to flee. More than 6,500 square miles (16,835 square kilometers) have been scorched, a total larger than the combined area of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Virtually all of Northern California is in severe or extreme drought while nearly all of Southern California is abnormally dry or worse.
Monroe County Sheriffs Office investigating fatal crash on I-75
Read full article: Monroe County Sheriffs Office investigating fatal crash on I-75MONROE COUNTY, Mich. Officials said fatal traffic crash occurred on South I-75, north of Mortar Creek Road in Monroe County at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chevrolet struck a blue 2018 Freightliner tractor trailer in the rear. The tractor trailer was traveling at a low speed and being driven by a 29-year-old Brampton, Ontario man. The tractor trailer driver was not injured. The crash is still under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriffs Office.