The UK Will Not Receive a Vauxhall Ampera-e “In the Current Generation”
Opel is set to debut its all-electric Ampera-e this October at the Mondial de l’Automobile, but according to Auto Express, customers in the United Kingdom shouldn’t expect to see it make the transition to the Vauxhall brand any time soon. According to a statement from Vauxhall chairman Rory Harvey on Tuesday, the brand is “committed […]
Chevy #DiscoverTheUnexpected Students Interview Civil Rights Figures in Chicago and Atlanta
In March, Chevrolet announced that it had teamed with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) to help sponsor a new fellowship program at Howard University’s School of Communications, called “Discover the Unexpected” (DTU). As part of the fellowship, eight Howard students were selected to gain valuable experience working at NNPA-member papers based in Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington DC. […]
Toyota “Stand Together” Ad Voted Best of 2016 Rio Olympics
If you watched the 2016 Rio Olympics on NBC this month, you may have found, as I did, that the coverage was extremely disappointing. In fact, I disliked it so much that I went as far as to say that an uplifting Toyota ad shown during the airing of the opening ceremony may have been […]
GM and US Army Create Chevy Colorado-Based Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Today General Motors announced that it has teamed up with the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to create a Chevy Colorado-based fuel cell electric vehicle. The collaborative EV will be revealed this October at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington, DC. The vehicle […]
Nissan Celebrates Female Olympians
The Rio Olympics are over, and everyone has gone home with their medals. Nissan was the chief vehicle sponsor of this Olympiad, and it enjoyed being part of the action (and cheering on its favorite runner, Usain Bolt). Leading up to the Rio Games, the automaker asked the world “Who Goes Beyond?”, and it believes it found the […]
A New Mitsubishi Compact Electric SUV Could Arrive by 2020
Mitsubishi has been heading down the “electric vehicle” road for quite a while now. With the production of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV hitting high notes around the world—though it has yet to make it into the American market—it comes as no surprise that the Japanese carmaker is focusing on decreasing its carbon foot print. Now, […]
Hybrid-Semi Automaker Startup Nikola Promises Working Prototype Reveal in December
Remember back in May when we introduced you to the second electric car manufacturer to be named after now-legendary Serbian-American inventor, Nikola? At the time, the small aspiring automaker was promising one main vehicle, appropriately called the Nikola One, which the company boldly claimed would use a combination of a 320kWh battery, a range-extending turbine […]
Opel Ampera-e to Debut at Paris Motor Show
The Chevy Bolt’s European cousin is taking a trip to France. Today Opel announced that the Opel Ampera-e will have its world premiere at the “Mondial de l’Automobile” in Paris, which runs from October 1st through the 16th. The German automaker is touting the new electric car as both emission-free and fun-to-drive, with its winning […]
Great Idea Turned to Reality: What If a Dealer Sold Electric Cars from Multiple Brands?
One problem that electric cars have once they make it onto dealership lots is that, often, salespeople aren’t very good at selling them, and sometimes don’t really know the first thing about them—the Sierra Club ran a secret study using volunteer “shoppers” that showed major issues with how dealerships dealt with their electric stock. So, […]
Report: Ford Model E to Be Offered as Crossover; Available as EV, PHEV, and Hybrid
Ford is rumored to be building its Tesla-fighting Model E at its small car assembly plant in San Luis Potosi by 2019 or so, which leads many to believe that Ford’s dedicated EV will be a sedan comparable to the Model 3. One of Ford’s Most Popular SUVs: The 2017 Ford Edge combines style and […]
[VIDEO] Does Braking Make Your Car Vibrate? Here’s How You Fix It
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Here is a question for the automotive-inclined out there: what is wrong with your car if stepping on the brakes causes a strange thudding sensation, almost as if your brakes are catching in certain places more than others, while your car vibrates? If you guessed, “warped brake rotor,” then congratulations, you could have been […]
Nissan Does Not Regret Olympic Sponsorship
Way back in 2012, Nissan signed on to be the automotive sponsor of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. At the time, Brazil was one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and the auto brand had just opened a new manufacturing facility in the South American country. Four years later, the Games are […]
Study: Seriously, Everybody, Relax About Electric Vehicle Range
Electric vehicles have always had one problem in the eyes of drivers—what many news outlets have dubbed “range anxiety.” Many people, when confronted with the somewhat limited range of the current electric vehicle selection (minus the expensive Model S and Model X, as well as upcoming models) become concerned that the car, while driving far […]
Could Your Car’s Hubcap Fall Off While You’re Driving?
Have you ever hit a pot hole really hard and felt your car jolt so much that it seemed like the wheel would pop off due to the impact? Luckily, wheels are anchored down securely (as long as the bolts are properly tightened), but could that type of jarring impact on a tire be enough to send a […]
Uplifting Toyota Ad May Be the Only Redeeming Quality of NBC’s Terrible Olympic Games Coverage
NBC has received a lot of attention in the last week and a half because of the 2016 Rio Olympics; not only because the network is the only one in the United States covering the games, but also because the coverage is pre-packaged, delayed, and simply awful. If you want to know how an athlete […]
Chevrolet Sells 100,000th Volt, Helps Pave Way for Mainstream EVs
Anyone who has read my articles (hi, mom!) can probably tell at least one thing about me: I like electric cars. In addition, you would also probably glean that I was especially impressed with the Chevy Volt, the first PHEV to offer 53 miles of range on electricity before switching back to gas and going […]
GM Orion Plant Honored as 8th Biggest Green Power User
There are a variety of ways that the General Motors Orion Assembly facility tries to reduce its environment footprint, but none of them are quite as effective as the nearby landfill that is used to power more than half of the plant using methane captured from decomposing trash, which helped it earn the honor of […]
Skip The Face Paint Mess With This Nissan App
In case you haven’t heard, the Rio Olympics are just around the corner. Even the most misanthropic of Americans are gathering everything red, white, and blue that they own to cheer for Team USA to bring home a truckload of medals. Nissan is ready to help spectators celebrate and show social media their wild side […]