Critters such as rats are nuisances that can destroy your car. Their sharp teeth can cut through just about anything, and they have no boundaries when it comes to setting up a home base. Plus, just the sight of them is enough to ruin your day. Enjoy the Season: Transform your Chevrolet truck bed this…
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Honda introduced a very sci-fi looking mini-vehicle dubbed the NeuV (pronounced “new-v”), or “New Electric Urban Vehicle.” The autonomous concept car is based on the fact that most people’s cars sit idle 96% of the time. The NeuV would eliminate that inefficiency and provide customers with…
Photo: Honda To the surprise of just about no one, the 2019 Honda Clarity Series has been voted as the best eco-friendly vehicle in MotorWeek’s annual Drivers’ Choice Awards, whose winners are chosen based on buyer perspective and characteristics like fuel efficiency, practicality, performance, and price. According to MotorWeek, these are the vehicles that they…
The Honda Clarity series, which includes the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, 2017 Clarity Electric, and 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell, received the coveted 2018 Car of the Year award by Green Car Journal at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of the Green Car Journal, said that choosing the Clarity…
“Hertz” like hell for your wallet Photo:Hertz Usually when you rent a car from a company like Hertz, you end up with a pretty plain passenger sedan. You’re much more likely to receive a Chevy Cruze than a Corvette. Now, Hertz is pulling out all the stops for its 100th anniversary, allowing a select group…
2020 Jeep Renegade Photo: FCA The 2020 Jeep Renegade has added advanced technology along with other features throughout the vehicle. For the latest model year, the Jeep is working to make its drives safer and more enjoyable. A Recent Release: 2020 Jeep Gladiator New features for 2020 Each new model of the 2020 Jeep Renegade…
Photo: Chevrolet General Motors announced this week that it intends to be fully carbon neutral by 2040. We already explored yesterday how the American company plans to do this, but now it’s time to look at the potential implications for some of GM’s most popular models. In addition to the 2040 pledge, GM Chairman and…
The GMC Hummer EV SUV and Hummer EV Photo: GMC GM recently announced that it will be making an investment of $35 billion in autonomous vehicles and EVs between 2020 and 2025. This is 75 percent higher than the $20 billion GM initially said it would invest back in March 2020. What to Expect for…
Any way the wind blows, that’s where GM will be drawing its power from Recently, General Motors has been launching quite a few initiatives to make its business more sustainable and eco-friendly. Many of those initiatives involve utilizing various renewable energy sources. In fact, GM recently announced that its assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, is…
Is this the future that GM has in mind? During the FT Future of the Car Summit in Detroit, Mike Abelson, vice president of global strategy for General Motors, had a lot to say about GM’s future endeavors. Abelson confirmed the automaker’s commitment to introducing 20 new EVs by 2023, while also debunking rumors of…
Earlier this summer, GM announced Black Girls Code as one of the four new nonprofits it would partner with. The brand has made good on its alliance by donating $255,000 to this organization to help launch its Detroit area chapter. To kickoff this initiative, the nonprofit has provided several workshops in the local community. The…
Jeremy Sinek says y’all need to get over it. This is happening Photo: Ford You have to admire The Globe and Mail’s Jeremy Sinek for his frankness. He opens his review of the all-new 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, in the midst of its North American rollout this month, by addressing the 346-horsepower elephant in the…
Photo: General Motors General Motors announced a new vehicle today, but it won’t be one you can find on dealership lots. The latest offering, a partnership with Lockheed Martin and NASA, is destined for greater things: the moon. The team at GM created the Lunar Terrain Vehicle, or LTV, after NASA put out a call…
Ford is expanding its trial of the Transit Connect Plug-In Hybrid to a third city in the spring of 2019. Ford announced this week that the City of Cologne will join London and Valencia in testing out the fleet capabilities of the Transit Connect PHEV when a fleet of 10 vans are provided to public…
The Ford EcoSport is dead in Canada as well Photo: Ford Earlier this month, Ford announced some big operational changes in India that will among other things kill off the EcoSport SUV. A spokesperson from Ford of Canada confirmed that, yes, the EcoSport is as dead in Canada as it is in the United States….
2021 BMW 5 Series Photo: BMW The BMW 5 Series sedan is an iconic vehicle dating back to 1972. It first debuted as a successor to the BMW New Class sedans, which were produced from 1961 until the 5 Series was introduced. Now in its seventh generation, the all-new 2021 BMW 5 Series has arrived…
Photo: Ford Motor Company With the introduction of the all-new 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E comes a new set of challenges for Ford service technicians. To facilitate the process of serving and maintaining the all-electric SUV, Ford is teaming up with Bosch to offer a virtual reality training tool. According to Director of Ford Service Engineering…
The 2021 Trailblazer Photo: Chevrolet Each year, WardsAuto releases a list of the 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems, recognizing some of the most powerful and efficient powertrains on the market. For 2021, the ECOTEC 1.3-liter Turbo three-cylinder engine of the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer earned a spot on the list. Learn More About Its Capabilities:…
Photo: Seth Youngblood via CC Nestled along the Tennessee-North Carolina border and stretching over 187,000 acres, you will find one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world — The Great Smoky Mountains. Go Electric: The upcoming electric Chevy Silverado is capable and eco-friendly Whether you’re a hiker looking for a challenge on the…
As General Motors gears up to release a myriad of electric cars ranging from Hummers to Cadillacs, it only seems natural that the American automaker would consider electrifying some of its high-performance classics. One of the automaker’s recent tweets even seems to hint that an electric Camaro may be on the horizon. Around 3 seconds…
The 2019 Chevrolet Volt is the older sibling to the Chevy Bolt EV, with more room inside and a plug-in hybrid powertrain. This gives the Volt more usability in areas where charging is less available, letting you road trip without worrying about your remaining range. Through personal experience, we know that the Volt is a…
Since the genesis of automotive transportation, revolutionary new features have been engineered and released every couple years that change the driving experience forever–the seatbelt, automatic transmission, in-car radio, and so much more. However, while some of these features were been progressive in their time, not all of them have aged well. Although you may have…
Decorating your car’s trunk is a great way to celebrate Halloween while social distancing Halloween is a fun holiday, full of candy and cool costumes. But with so many strangers coming to your house, it can also be a prime time for car thieves to steal your car right from your driveway. According to the…
Early reservations for the 2022 Ford F-150 have impressed Canadian dealers over two months Photo: Ford Ford is charging ahead (pun intended) with its electrification plans at full force, and the upcoming 2022 F-150 Lightning will be essential in helping thousands make the switch. If early reactions from Canadian customers and dealers are any indication,…
Photo: Toyota Toyota and Amazon have teamed up to develop a cloud-based platform that will manage and monetize the data Toyota gathers from its global vehicle fleet. Amazon, you may be surprised to hear, is good at doing a lot of things besides delivering far too many packages to your doorstep. One of its…
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