It’s impossible to maintain that “new car smell” forever. Eventually, spilled food, mud smears, pet stank, and body odors will turn the clean upholstery into nauseating reservoirs of filth. You can try to reduce the noxious smells by hanging an air freshener from the rearview mirror, but how well does that truly work? Moso Natural…
You’ve spent months looking for a used car that’s within your budget and meets all your expectations. As you exchange the money for the title and drive away in your new car, don’t forget one very important fact: This car was previously driven by someone else. Studies show that car interiors are crawling with bacteria,…
Summer is a distant memory but the threat of heat still exists even with outside temperatures cooling down. “CR testing showed that even when it was 61 degrees Fahrenheit outside, the temperature inside a closed car reached more than 105 degrees Fahrenheit in just one hour, an extremely dangerous and potentially fatal level for a…
Photo: Thue via Wikimedia/CC While the idea isn’t always politically correct, numerous studies have been performed that illustrate the differences between men and women—the ways they think, the ways they communicate, the ways they form relationships—you name it. While there are always exceptions to the rules, there definitely seem to be trends within each of…
An 1896 photo of the Fetherstonhaugh electric car Photo: Wikimedia Commons Electric vehicles might be the future of transportation, but they’ve also been around for a very long time. In fact, Canada’s first electric car was built all the way back in 1893. The final few decades of the 19th century brought rapid automobile advancements,…
Even as automotive safety technology advances, riding in a car is still a risky business. You might be (or think you are) the world’s most perfect driver, but you can’t guarantee that the guy down the street isn’t texting his wife while trying to turn right on red, potentially T-boning you in the middle of your…
You might think that there’s nothing much to celebrate on the second day of May but you’d be wrong. May 2 is known as Baby Day! Whether you have a tiny human of your own or have a few in your acquaintance, it’s definitely a fun holiday to give a head-nod to. We’d also like…
2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition Photo: FCA Driving in winter can be stressful and challenging. Even if the ground isn’t covered in ice, snow, rain, or sleet, the colder temps and lack of daylight make driving difficult. If you’re looking to upgrade to a vehicle that’s designed to handle the challenges of winter, consider…
Photo: geralt While manufacturers are still perfecting automated vehicle technology, it’s likely that the gradual increase of self-driving cars on the roads will result in a boost in certain stocks. Like with any new invention, the rise in automated vehicles will catalyze a demand for new products and services. Colin Langan with UBS led a…
Despite popular beliefs, women are an important part of the automotive industry. A recent study has found that women play a leading role in 85% of car-buying purchases, and The News Wheel has talked many times about what it means to be a woman in the world of cars, whether it’s as a race car driver or…
Photo: Holly Chaffin As a parent, you send your child off to school each morning on the big yellow bus that stops in front of your house. Have you ever considered the fact that this behemoth with which you entrust your child’s safety doesn’t have seat belts on it? Why is it that school buses,…
The front seat of the 2017 Chevy Bolt English singer, songwriter, and activist Morrissey is best known for his influential indie rock music, and for his hardcore pro-animal rights stances. The latter sometimes overshadows the former, like when he caused controversy by calling Chinese people a “sub-species” for their treatment of animals, or when he…
Should My Dog Wear A Seat Harness? If you’re asking yourself, “should my dog wear a seat harness?”, the short answer is absolutely. If you care about the safety of your dog in an accident, you’ll buckle them up every time you hit the road. Just like humans, dogs can suffer fatal injuries, become projectiles,…
The AeroMobil flying car is weird-looking, but no one will care because it is a car that can fly Photo: AeroMobil Back in October of last year, Slovakian company AeroMobil launched its signature invention—an actual, real-life flying car—at Austria’s Pioneers Festival. Since then, we haven’t heard much from AeroMobil, but now the company has introduced…
While recently building a case for Mitsubishi to bring its Triton pickup truck to the US, I realized that I really didn’t know much about a pretty big part of the opposition to a foreign automaker bringing a small pickup to our shores: the Chicken Tax. So, since we haven’t discussed it specifically, I figured…
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