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Al Castro

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Al Castro reports Electric Vehicle news at Torque News and has a passion for the history of the automobile, but his expertise is in electric and autonomous cars. Al is also a corporate security expert, and a former law enforcement officer. He lives in Southern California. He recently graduated with honors from the California State University Los Angeles, earning a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. In his spare time Al maintains a blog about police and transportation matters and collects diecast replica cars, some rare, mostly Rolls Royce and Bentley, mostly post war to current model years. Please follow All on Twitter at @SgtAlCastro, Facebook and Linkedin and send him tips for new stories.

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Firearms Onboard a Tesla Should be Holstered or in a Locked Case, Not Discharged through a Battery Pack 4
December 17 News and Topics 6
By Offering BEV Conversions to Older Aston and Other Classic Cars, Aston Martin Ensures its Legacy Forever 4
Will There Ever Be a True Electric Bentley? 6
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Twenty Years of Cadillac Escalade: A Vision of the Future, with Lessons, a Nod Toward the Past 2
The Mass Incursion of BEV’s Begins! Hyundai Imports “Production Hell” onto the Pacific, While VW Gets Ready for Theirs onto the Atlantic 0
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Why Don’t the Big Car Companies Just Stomp On and Kill Tesla by Making Electric Cars Now? 7
What Should Cadillac Do To Make a Comeback 37
Operation Polaris and VW’s Plan to Make $21,000 BEV VW Neo the Car to Beat Tesla Before Tesla Corners the BEV Market 2
The VW and Ford “Collaboration:” In Light of DaimlerChrysler, VW Group ain’t no Mercedes, and Ford ain’t no K-Car, Okay? 4
The 2019 eCOPO BEV Camaro Race Car Concept: the Pony All Electric Both GM and Ford Should’ve Been Making by Now 4
November 5 News and Topics 4
The 2020 UK Built Swedish Uniti One Electric Mini “Smart Phone Car” Debuts Now to Ramp Up Production Late 2019 to Early 2020 2
With Company History Making Record Productivity and Profits and Four New Vehicles Coming, Tesla Must Turn the Page and Forge Ahead 4
Attention Electric Car Owners: Here’s an Update on Choices for EV Public Charging Options 3