Tesla has quite the following — and quite the sense of humor.… Panasonic this week announced plans to invest an amount exceeding $256 million… Despite many of its own fans wishing Tesla Motors didn’t use a badge on… Well, we have a winner. Tesla is now the sole owner of… Anyone lusting after what was to be…
Early German Car Phone Photo: Ben Franske It’s hard to think of life before cell phones. The communication options they provide, as well as entertainment and navigation, are key to our modern lives. Before phones could live in our pockets, however, inventors developed car phones to ride along with us in vehicles. According to the…
Toyota says it will aggressively use Virtual Power Purchase Agreements with renewable energy providers to cut down emissions from its North American operations by up to 40 percent over the next three years. The move is part of Toyota’s Environmental Challenge 2050 goal of completely eliminating its global emissions from plant operations. Under the VPPAs,…
We’ve all heard of terms like smog, exhaust, and emissions, but what’s… According to a memorandum acquired by Bloomberg, a working group of the… As I was writing once more about how the Trump Administration, the… Back in October, Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency under President… Probably one of the vehicles that spend…
Everywhere you looked at the Chicago Auto Show, there were rows of beautiful news cars of every shape and size. Every automaker brought their A-game to the Windy City, showing off their lineups of latest cars, trucks, and SUVs. As an automaker who rarely disappoints, Hyundai had its booth at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show…
Times have certainly changed for Cadillac. The brand was once the home… Fully autonomous vehicles aren’t ready for today’s roads, but driver assist technologies… What could be more luxurious than going on a road trip in… What better way to celebrate retirement than by purchasing a GM model?… With sleek styling, responsive power, and available…
Photo: Hyundai The newly revealed 2021 Hyundai Elantra represents a dramatic departure from the model’s previous generations, boasting an eye-catching exterior makeover, improved driving dynamics, a new hybrid model, and cutting-edge technologies like wireless smartphone integration and Digital Key. Here’s a look at six of the 2021 Elantra’s most notable highlights: The Current Model: Get…
The 2018 Toyota C-HR is an all-new vehicle in the Toyota lineup designed to meet growing demand for subcompact SUVs. Overall, it makes a good first impression, with excellent handling, numerous standard convenience and safety technologies, and an interior far roomier than you would expect. Curiously, it left some features off the table, like all-wheel…
GM alleges that Ford infringes on its trademark with the BlueCruise name Photo: Ford Back in April, Ford renamed its new hands-free driving technology BlueCruise. Fast forward to today, and that new name will face a challenge in court from General Motors. The Game Has Changed: Ford’s all-electric F-150 Lightning coming in spring 2022 Just…
The super-bold Toyota Box… sorry, Vellfire Minivans are never the most attractive vehicles on the road, at least when compared with fearsome machines from the likes of Ferrari and Porsche. But minivans have a wide appeal, particularly to larger families and those who frequently transport a crap load of people. While in the US, automakers…
The 2021 Ford F-150 Limited is available with a PowerBoost V6 hybrid Photo: Ford It might be controversial to suggest, but it seems likely that the all-new 2021 Ford F-150 is going to be a sales hit. While one of the biggest adds to the lineup is the 3.5-liter PowerBoost V6 hybrid, Ford Motor Company…
The all-new 2021 Ford F-150 has been a hit for Ford in Canada Photo: Ford Even with ongoing inventory challenges, Ford Motor Company of Canada secured a winning quarter of sales over the past three months. In Q2 2021, Ford of Canada sold 65,958 vehicles overall, up 30.5 percent from the pace set through the…
The pure-electric 2019 Chevy Bolt and the plug-in hybrid 2019 Chevy Volt are both popular choices in the green-car segment. Here’s a brief comparison of these models to help you decide which one would suit you best. Go Green: Discover the unique qualities of the Chevy Volt Cost The starting MSRP of the 2019 Bolt…
GM already uses a 2.2 megawatt solar array at its plant in Lordstown, Ohio Here on The News Wheel, we have kept an eye on the state of energy generation in our country, for the simple reason that, as the manner in which we generate electricity gets greener, so do vehicles that rely on electricity…
Akio Toyoda says that “people are waking up to reality”… Ford expects it will lose a total of $4.5 billion on EV business this year, up from $3 billion in losses from the previous year… Toyota’s stance is that while carbon neutrality is important, EVs are not the only solution for automakers to reach it……
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