Big news from across the pond, Chevrolet has facelifted the Bolt EV hatchback. Plus, in perhaps even bigger news from across the pond, Chevrolet has introduced an all-electric small SUV based on the aforementioned Bolt EV. Fancy a guess at what they’re calling it? Correct – it’s the Bolt EUV. How very inventive. Let’s kick off …
Women are much more likely than men to suffer a serious injury when they are involved in a crash, but much of the heightened risk is related to the types of vehicles women drive and the circumstances of their crashes, rather than physical differences, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. “Our …
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Today Toyota announced that will be unveiling two EVs for the U.S. market as 2022 models. One of the vehicles will be a crossover, while the details of the other are still unknown. Toyota did say that the vehicles are part of a plan to introduce 10 new EVs worldwide in the “early 2020s.” In …
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With the production of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe officially underway, now would be a dandy time for America’s classic off-road brand to dip its toe a bit deeper into the electrified waters (not literally, that’d be dangerous). And it seems exactly that is about to happen. Jeep’s new Road Ahead website, which was promoted as part of its Super …
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Ford announced that Mustang Mach-E, its first global pioneering SUV built on an all-new, all-electric platform, will be manufactured in China by Changan Ford for local customers. Mustang Mach-E will become available in China later this year. Mustang Mach-E will offer Chinese customers a smart cockpit equipped with Ford’s latest driver-assist technologies and infotainment system with advanced …
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WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles with touchscreen displays that could fail after U.S. auto safety regulators sought the recall last month, according to a recall posted on a government website Tuesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the unusual recall request …
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There are some things to remember when searching for a car floor jack. Even though your friend recommends Jack, he’s been using it for a long time on his Ford Raptor. That unique model may be worthless for your own Benz. Here are a few of the key selling factors you need to pay attention: …
I know I’ve been harping on the idea that the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems Tesla currently offers or plans to soon offer in their cars are not, despite how they’re marketed, anything close to being fully autonomous. In fact, they’re just Level 2 driver-assist systems, and even if Elon Musk says Tesla is “very close” to …
Will it come to America? Jeep detailed the First Edition variant of the plug-in hybrid Wrangler 4xe that it will launch in Europe in early 2021. While the package hasn’t been announced for America yet, we could see something like it here in the near future. As is typically the case, the First Edition builds …
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked Tesla in a letter on Wednesday to recall 158,716 of its Model S and Model X vehicles manufactured before 2019, after owners complained of touchscreen glitches that led to the loss of several safety-related features. The affected cars, made at Tesla’s Fremont, California, auto plant, include Tesla …