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The Volkswagen e-Golf charging at the 2014 NAIAS Photo: The News Wheel Buying a used car has become a great way to save money on your next ride. The pre-owned market is full of quality-condition used vehicles priced well below their original full price — and shoppers have learned how to spot good deals vs….

Photo: byronv2 It should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed car news over the past year that electric vehicles are on the rise, with more and more iterations hitting the market along with expanding charging infrastructure and attention paid to what was once a pitifully small niche market segment. So, just how…

It’s no secret that gas prices are falling. With Iranian oil gushing into the market, gas is expected to get cheaper and cheaper, eventually dropping below two dollars a gallon. This has been very bad for hybrids and other alternative-fuel vehicle sales. Although Toyota’s sales were up by 1% over last July, Prius sales were…

New Nissan LEAF e+ More electric power is possible with Nissan’s reveal of the Nissan LEAF e+. “The New Nissan LEAF e+ offers all the style, convenience and electric vehicle benefits that have helped make LEAF the best-selling electric vehicle in the world, plus even more driving excitement, range, power, and choice,” said Denis Le…

2018 Nissan LEAF With 2018 halfway over, Nissan is dominating the European market in electric vehicle sales thanks to its popular, well-equipped, and technologically-advanced LEAF. Learn More: Nissan ProPILOT Technology The Nissan LEAF went on sale in October 2017, and since then, approximately 37,000 drivers in Europe have chosen the LEAF, and just between the…

Ford took another significant step toward an all-electric future this month with the grand opening of the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center. The production facility in Germany will be the primary production hub for Ford EVs in Europe, operating at a maximum capacity of more than 250,000 vehicles per year at full strength. Ford’s EVs are…

Today, March 27, marks the first day of official sales for Hyundai’s NEXO fuel cell electric vehicle. But don’t get too excited just yet. If you’re in the United States, driving this vehicle around is a bit of a ways off yet. Sales began today in Korea, following a week-long pre-order period from March 19-26. Pre-orders were…

With environmental concerns rising across the globe, the demand for electric and… Automobiles are constantly being reinvented for the future, not only in their… A newcomer to the Hyundai lineup, the Ioniq is a monumental step… Welcome back once again to In the Rearview, where I bring you…

Electric vehicles like the Buick Enspire concept could soon be coming to China The electrification of the automotive industry is currently in full swing. Each year, automakers introduce new EVs and hybrids to the American automotive market. Still, there is one market where electrification has caught on more than anywhere else in the world: China….

With environmental concerns rising across the globe, the demand for electric and hybrid vehicles is becoming increasingly popular. More and more automakers are bringing electric vehicles to the forefront of their lineups, including Hyundai. Hyundai currently offers six different electric and hybrid vehicle options, including sedans and an all-new electric SUV. Why Buy: Top reasons…

The self-driving Chevrolet-FNR concept that debuted at Auto Shanghai 2015 Back in 2015, we reported the debut of the Chevrolet-FNR concept at Auto Shanghai. The futuristic vehicle was developed by GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center with the intent of appealing to “tomorrow’s younger consumers by utilizing innovative car networking technology.” With its capsule body,…

All across Europe, electric vehicles are becoming more popular It’s admittedly taken a quite a bit of time, but electric vehicles are finally catching on across the planet. Last year, EVs passed a landmark in China with a total of 1 million units sold. Now, electric models have reached the same 1-million vehicle figure in…

Photo: Vaughan Leiberum In Europe, the leader of the electric-car revolution has long definitively been Norway, which offers strong incentives for electrics and has done so for a long while. If there were one country in Europe that I would guess is the opposite of that, though, I would probably have to say Italy. Not…

Subaru introduced the world to its first all-electric vehicle, the Solterra, in… Millennials are pushing electric and hybrid vehicles to the forefront of automotive,… Gas prices remain low in the United States, yet automakers are pouring…

2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV Considering that Earth Day is just a few days away, the 2018 Chevy Bolt model’s latest award comes at the perfect time. U.S. News & World Report just revealed their “Best Hybrid and Electric Cars of 2018” list—and the Chevy Bolt ranked #1 for the electric vehicle category. The publication praised the…

Honda does not currently sell any EVs in the United States, but… Ford is not alone in raising prices on its newest EVs. General Motors, Lucid, Rivian, and Tesla have all done the same in recent months… It will have four production lines, each of which will be able to produce enough lithium-ion batteries for…

Nissan and EVgo plan to expand their nationwide network of fast-charging stations.… Considering the current trend towards electrification, it’s only natural that INFINITI unveiled… Many EV customers are looking to go green — and thanks to… For the first time ever, electric vehicles have outsold their fossil fuel-burning… More electric power is possible with Nissan’s…

The 2019 Nissan LEAF earned the award for Best Electric Vehicle from Kelley Blue Book’s 2019 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. The award was presented at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show to Scott Shirley, vice president, CMM & Marketing Operations, Nissan North America Inc Photo: Nissan The 2019 Nissan LEAF has used its electric power,…

So, anyone who knows my writing (hi, mom!) knows that I just love electric cars – in fact, I even wrote a while back about my first time getting to drive the Chevy Volt, and how it was pretty great. Well, now I have been driving it around some more for a while, and it…

Photo: Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company has announced that it will expand its production of battery electric vehicles to Flat Rock Assembly Plant as part of a $900 million investment expected to create 900 incremental direct new jobs by 2023. Ford will build vehicles on its next-gen battery electric flexible architecture at Flat Rock…

The efficiency and performance capabilities of the 2019 Chevy Bolt were put to the test this month in the 2019 Electric Vehicle Road Trip. This year’s EVRT kicked off on Jan. 17 in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi and wrapped up Jan. 24 in Dubai. Stops along the way included Sheikh Zayed Abu Dhabi Grand…

General Motors announced yesterday that it intends to be carbon neutral by… General Motors has launched the new “Everybody In” marketing campaign. This campaign… General Motors has announced that it will offer the industry’s first wireless… General Motors CEO Mary Barra this week told investors that the company…

The “Everybody In” campaign Photo: General Motors General Motors has launched the new “Everybody In” marketing campaign. This campaign aims to expedite drivers’ adoption of electric vehicles and show the automaker’s support for a more eco-friendly and safe future. Learn About GM’s Current EV: The Chevrolet Bolt EV Malcolm Gladwell in the campaign Photo: General…

For 2024, the Hyundai lineup includes a pair of advanced electric vehicles… General Motors has announced plans to end production on the Chevrolet Bolt… Michigan’s government is putting together plans for an EV-friendly driving route along… Typically, when you lose power in your home due to a storm… Kia recently introduced its new “Opposites United”…

The Chevy Impala will mark its final day of production on Feb.… Chevrolet’s fleet of electric vehicles is really catching on throughout the country.… Chevrolet made headlines in Detroit at this year’s NAIAS with the reveal…

The “Norsk elbilforening,” which translates to the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, recently put together a winter driving test for five electric cars: the Nissan Leaf, the Volkswagen e-Golf, the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the BMW i3, and the Hyundai Ioniq Electric. In the bitter cold, they put these vehicles to the test. Well, multiple tests. The goal of…

Sales for BMW’s electric lineup, once slow and steady, are starting to gain speed Most automotive analysts speak of the “electric revolution” as something that is still far off in the future. However, for BMW, the electric revolution has already begun. For the first time in the company’s history, BMW sold more than 10,000 electric…

A traditional lithium-ion car a battery According to reports in The Wall Street Journal and Japan’s Chunichi Shimbun, Toyota is close to a technological breakthrough in electric car batteries. The automaker is purportedly in the “production engineering” stage of building a new solid-state battery that would be used in an all-new 2022 model. Some of…

Ford took another significant step toward an all-electric future this month with the grand opening of the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center. The production facility in Germany will be the primary production hub for Ford EVs in Europe, operating at a maximum capacity of more than 250,000 vehicles per year at full strength. Ford’s EVs are…

If Edison knew the chargers used AC, he might blow a fuse Photo: Binksternet In recent months, BMW has diligently worked to increase the spread and influence of electric vehicles, both within its lineup and beyond it. BMW chose to launch its latest project at a location that makes sense on the surface, but becomes quite…

Top Toyota executive Chris Reynolds met with congressional leaders behind closed doors… It should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed car… News of battery breakthroughs have been coming at a pretty rapid clip…

In this week’s episode of “Stating the Obvious,” executives from two different car manufacturers made statements that revealed the astounding fact that one of the problems with electric vehicles is that there aren’t enough charging stations. The first was Carlos Ghosn of Renault-Nissan, who spoke at the New York Auto Show, saying, “The main problem…

General Motors will soon be coming out with the first affordable long-range electric vehicle to hit the US market. However, there is still the biggest problem with electric vehicles’ acceptance: infrastructure. However, that is where Volkswagen comes in. This might seem a little surprising, given that the last we heard, Volkswagen was still wrapped up…

The 2019 Hyundai Kona The 2019 Hyundai Kona and Hyundai Kona Electric crossovers have been piling up the awards lately — the most recent of which is the 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year honor. It’s the first time a Hyundai vehicle has won the award. “We couldn’t be more proud of our…