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History Becomes Reality: The 5 Most Important Vehicles in the Civil Rights Movement

Police faced off with multiple shooters in Dallas after a peaceful protest turned violent, resulting in the death of five officers and the wounding of multiple more Photo: Twitter Early Tuesday…

DRIVETHEARC Charging Corridor Breaks Ground in Northern California

Every time it seems as if the electric vehicle, or EV, is gaining ground with American consumers, there are always the loud voices clamoring about the lack of charging stations…

2019 Chevrolet Volt Will Cost $300 to $550 More Than Last Year

We’ve already seen the list of changes in store for the 2019 Chevrolet Volt. Now, we’ve got details on the plug-in hybrid’s new price tag as well. When the 2019…

Shanghai Disney Resort and Shanghai GM Ink Long-Term Deal

Shanghai Disney Resort and Shanghai GM Ink Long-Term Deal ©GM Today, Shanghai General Motors announced that it had formed a long-term deal with Shanghai Disney Resort as a strategic alliance…

Hertz Corvette Stingray Rental Now Available

The 2014 Corvette Stingray Renting a car is never much of an exciting affair. You pay too much for a car that isn’t anything special—or at least not more special…

GM Investing $65 Million in New Michigan Parts Processing Plant

An artist’s rendering of GM’s soon-to-be-constructed parts processing plant in Burton, Michigan General Motors is moving forward with plans to build a new $65 million processing center for ACDelco and…

'Where's the White House?' – Man Transporting Three Guns, Propane Tank

A man from the Smoky Mountains was arrested earlier this week when he drove up to a Washington DC police officer at 2:30am with a truck stocked with weapons and…

How to Tell Which Side of the Car the Gas Cap Is On

The left side? The right side? How do you know? Photo: Jerald Jackson How many times have you pulled into the gas station – in a rental, a friend or…

Here's Why You Don't Mess With Your Airbags

Image: Scott E A car’s airbag is an extremely important piece of safety equipment. It is standard in every mainstream car produced today, and has been for decades. That is…

Here's How You Can Mitigate Getting Hit By a Car

We reported last year about how pedestrian-car collisions have been sharply rising—the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that fatal pedestrian crashes in 2016 had jumped 9% over the previous…

White House to Hold Electric Vehicle Datathon

Tomorrow, in the waning days of the Obama Administration, the White House will be hosting one more push to promote electric vehicles with the Electric Vehicle Datathon, in collaboration with…

Dyson is Officially Making its Own Electric Car

Image: 陳 好酸 Back in March of last year, a government document from the UK was accidentally leaked to the public that pointed to Dyson—the same company that makes the…

EPA Posts 2019 Cruze Efficiency Ratings, Including New CVT Model

We have known for some time that the Chevy Cruze was giving up its manual transmission and adding a new continuously variable transmission. However, there were a number of things…

Study: University Students More Likely to Drive Drunk, Distracted

According to the results of a new survey commissioned by the Ford Motor Company, students in Europe are considerably more likely to exhibit risky behaviors behind the wheel than drivers…

Navigating the US: Getting Around in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is an historic American city, called “The Queen City” after Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III. Charlotte offers southern charm and captivating history wrapped into a modern…