2018 Ford Explorer Sport Ford this week announced the various and sundry updates that make up the mid-cycle refresh of the Ford Explorer. Among other new features, the 2018 Explorer will be offered with a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot, SYNC Connect, new exterior color options, and a retouched face and rear. Also (Kind of) New from…
How reliable are General Motors’ electric-vehicle batteries? Extremely reliable, if GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra is correct. Last week, as Barra was speaking at the Automotive News World Congress event, she did some serious bragging about the longevity of GM’s batteries. GM has sold 200,000 electric cars, and according to Barra, not one of…
Photo: © Toyota Toyota made history recently by launching its first fuel cell vehicle, the hydrogen-powered Mirai. The Mirai is a $70,000 sedan exclusively sold in California—so what was next for Toyota? A small, cheap hatchback? A sports car a la Tesla Roadster, perhaps? Nope—try a fuel cell bus. Starting in 2017, you’ll be able…
Featuring three models whose names begin with “En-,” Buick’s lineup of SUVs… While Buick is introducing electric and hybrid models in the Chinese market,… Buick showed off their entire 2018 lineup at the 2018 Chicago Auto… Buick, a luxury vehicle brand from General Motors, has a diverse lineup for… The IIHS has just released a comprehensive…
2020 Buick Envision Essence Photo: GM Over the last decade, there’s been a shift from people buying smaller, more efficient cars to people buying SUVs and crossovers. With climate change posing a real problem to the future of the planet, it’s hard to see the reason for the jump in popularity of larger vehicles like…
Toyota’s stance is that while carbon neutrality is important, EVs are not the only solution for automakers to reach it… There’s demand for EVs that EV manufacturers cannot meet, but is that demand high enough to replace half the market by 2030?… This announcement is part of a growing trend in the industry as automakers…
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Adding to its long list of honors, the Chrysler Pacifica takes home a notable distinction from the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. The 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is now the title-holder of Best EV in Canada. As part of the AJAC’s annual Canadian Car and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year…
Photo: Eviatar Bach via CC If you recently embarked on the gauntlet that is shopping for a new vehicle, you’ve probably experienced the massive variety of names out there. What’s interesting is that different automakers seem to take drastically different approaches to what monikers they assign to their vehicles. Some are fairly literal, while others…
What’s in the box? Photo: Toyota Toyota has developed a new fuel cell module that it will sell to other manufacturers seeking to lower their carbon footprint. The module will be compatible with a variety of vehicles including buses, trucks, trains, and even ships and stationary generators. As most automakers turn to battery-electric technology, Toyota…
Double-teardrop roundabouts in Carmel, Indiana, have not only helped the city earn… As novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to sweep the country, finding and… Just a few months ago, the idea of gas costing less than… One of the many ways that General Motors is working toward the… Later this evening, when you would usually…
SUVs may be all the rage these days, but that doesn’t mean the sedan segment is lacking in success stories. Indeed, throughout 2017, the Ford Focus remained one of Ford’s best-selling vehicle models. Perhaps that is due to the diverse range of trim levels and body styles available for the Focus. As we look toward the year ahead,…
One of the many ways that General Motors is working toward the… Designing and creating electric and hybrid vehicles is only the beginning of… Texas is known for a couple of things: finger-licking barbecue, opulent high-school… General Motors has announced that it will use wind energy to power… Ford announced today that it will be…
Electrified vehicles are becoming the norm faster than ever before. As the brand behind the first mass-produced hybrid car and the face of hybrid vehicles around the world, Toyota is always one to keep your eyes on. So, what’s the latest from the Japanese automaker’s hybrid department? Oh. It’s a boat. Called the PONAM-28V, the…
Porsche says it is “on course for success when it comes to… Porsche is asking its British customers to sign a contract that commits… Porsche has announced that it set a new United States sales record… The iRacing simulator has announced a new partnership with Porsche, which will… Back in 2008, the BMW Z4 came…
Photo: Pexels Coffee powers a lot of us through our early mornings, and the afternoon slump, and through most of the day, really. But what if it could provide energy for more than just our drowsy mornings? Well, as it turns out, coffee grounds can be used as an alternative fuel for your car. Coffee…
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