Sales of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles increased at a high rate. Toyota Motor North America (Toyota and Lexus brands) reported that first quarter 2024 US vehicle sales rose 20% year over year to 565,098 units. The Japanese manufacturer is also very rapidly increasing sales of electrified vehicles of all types — xEV (HEV, PHEV, …
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Image caption, Drivers in terraced houses find it difficult to charge electric cars Article information author, Sally Bowman role BBC News, Nottingham 3 hours ago If we want to ditch our polluting vehicles and replace them with cleaner, greener electric cars, we have a problem: the sheer number of homes without off-street parking. Town streets …
Stephen explains the benefits of going incognito when driving around France. I admit it, I’m Parisian. You might think that sounds out of character. Why confess instead of bragging? Aren’t we Parisians all aware of our inherent superiority? Well, yes, most of us sincerely believe that we are the most sophisticated inhabitants of planet Earth …
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After 25 years on the market, most people know what a hybrid car is – even if the only one they can name is the Toyota Prius. And battery electric vehicles are simple: plug them in to charge the battery, and it will power the car for several hundred miles. But what happens if the …
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has made several vehicle recalls in the past few weeks, including multiple recalls for Chrysler and Hyundai vehicles in the same week. The recalls include about 612,000 vehicles from Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia and Mercedes-Benz. If you want to see if your vehicle has been recalled recently, check the list …
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April is National Car Care Month, promoted by the nonprofit Car Care Council. In this column, I asked two experts, Mark Schilddrop, Senior Spokesman/Public Relations for AAA Northeast, and Doug Hakkinen, General Manager of Haddad Hyundai in Pittsfield, for their tips on car maintenance. Cars and trucks close around a pickup truck as it tries …
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shaunl/Getty Images Any car can get you from point A to point B, but if you’re looking for speed and power, sports cars are the way to go. These cars are more than a status symbol. Many get decent gas mileage and are reasonably priced – although you can definitely find higher end cars too. …
shaunl/Getty Images Any car can get you from point A to point B, but if you’re looking for speed and power, sports cars are the way to go. These cars are more than a status symbol. Many get decent gas mileage and are reasonably priced – although you can definitely find higher end cars too. …
Reuters reported that Tesla has canceled its long-promised low-cost car, which was expected to start at around $25,000. Musk called the report a lie. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla has scrapped a long-promised low-cost car that investors had counted on to fuel its growth as a mass-market automaker, Reuters reported today. The US electric vehicle (EV) …
