If you’re looking for a vehicle for your teen driver, now is the chance to consider an eco-friendly vehicle. Today’s eco-friendly cars offer a bevy of safety systems, advanced connectivity tech, and eco-friendly powertrains that will save your teen money and time at the gas station in addition to a big-impact opportunity to go green….
A preview sketch of the Mustang-inspired electric crossover Photo: Ford Motor Company It’s already a well-established fact that Ford is putting out a Mustang-inspired electric performance crossover. We know that it’s going to get somewhere north of 300 miles of range on a single charge, and we know that, according to Bill Ford, it will “go like…
With the industry’s push toward electric vehicles, it’s no surprise Mitsubishi is diving into the brand new Outlander PHEV with full force. Released for the first time in 2018, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV offers a combination of gasoline and electric power to ease range anxiety and help shift to environmentally friendly vehicles. For 2019, Mitsubishi…
Photo: New Atlas Often, electric vehicles have great efficiency, but not particularly strong motors. This generally makes sense as they are getting going, as engineering problems force carmakers to make a trade-off between range and strength. That is a bummer, though, if you like electric cars and trailer camping at the same time. One German…
Photo: Breakfast221 The Harry Potter franchise has been a phenomenon since the start of the millennium and it doesn’t look like the momentum will stop any time soon. With the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme parks in two states, constant television marathons of the original movies, and a new film about the magical universe…
© General Motors As the auto industry continues to shift toward electric vehicles, the oil industry is taking small steps to adapt to this trend. Chevron and BP are just some of the companies offering more charging stations to cater to EV owners. Now, Shell is joining the electrification bandwagon. New Wheels for a New…
After two years of operation in a real-world environment, the Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 vehicle sharing pilot program launched by General Motors China and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) has recently come to its conclusion. The fleet of 16 EN-V 2.0 electric concept vehicles together accumulated nearly 90,000 kilometers of shared journeys at SJTU’s Minhang campus…
Chevrolet Volt charging Photo: The News Wheel Petrol-powered cars require a trip to the gas station to refuel, and that costs money to fill your vehicle’s gas tank. But if you drive a plug-in electric vehicle, you don’t need to pump it with gasoline; all you need is a compatible socket and plug. Does it…
“I left my heart in San Francisco, but Hyundai blew my mind in Port Hueneme.” That’s because the all-new Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell CUV has arrived in Port Hueneme, California, to begin retail sales in the coming weeks in the southern portion of the Golden State. Sales of the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle mark…
Photo: Ford For extremely unfortunate reasons, the Ford Bronco missed its scheduled world premiere last week and may be several more weeks away from breaking cover. According to an analysis of Google Trends, there are more Americans waiting with bated breath for the Bronco to bow than for any other vehicle on the horizon. A…
Ford Transit Smart Energy Concept Photo: Ford Motor Company Hot off the heels of revealing its Tourneo Custom Plug-In Hybrid ahead of a full-scale European launch this year, Ford has unveiled its new Transit Smart Energy Concept. The Ford Transit Smart Energy Concept is a 10-seater minibus that boasts 93 miles of driving range on…
Ford filed a patent in October of last year for a unique frunk storage system for its electric F-150 Photo: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E demonstrates that one of the advantages of going the route of EVs is the bonus storage space of a frunk. A somewhat crass-sounding portmanteau for…
Komatsu 960E Photo: Mega Channel Swiss companies are joining forces to create an electric dump truck that would revolutionize the industry. It’s called the “e-dumper.” It’s derived from a Komatsu dump truck model with human-sized tires and 45 tons of weight. This monster would have the capacity to haul a maximum payload of 65 tons…
It’s time to say farewell to the Volkswagen Passat Photo: Volkswagen Since 1973, the Passat has been a successful part of Volkswagen’s lineup. But the goals and aspirations of automakers change over time. VW has been committed to an all-electric future for some time now, and it recently announced that it would end production of…
Electric vehicles have an interesting quirk in their history. When cars were first beginning to gain in popularity, EVs were a tough competitor due to their association with women. The Great-Grandfather of the Prius Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden They were first invented in the early 1830s, and by the turn of the century, it was…
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