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The Electric-Car Community Wants to Invite You to a Party: Its National Drive Electric Week

The Electric-Car Community Wants to Invite You to a Party: Its National Drive Electric Week

drive electric week electric vehicles and their advantages for the environment are much talked about, and sales are growing, but evs are still only the choice of a tiny fraction of u.s. car buyers.that's why booster groups started the annual national drive electric wee [...]

Tesla’s a Game Changer When It Comes to Windshield Wipers

Tesla’s a Game Changer When It Comes to Windshield Wipers

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Tesla has applied for a patent for a new electromagnetic windshield-wiper system that has a single wiper blade.The new system is designed for better wiping efficiency—and killer good looks, according to the patent application.Not for n [...]

Restored 1930 Ford Model A Is Not Junk, Nebraska Man Insists, but the State Disagrees

Restored 1930 Ford Model A Is Not Junk, Nebraska Man Insists, but the State Disagrees

vin ganapathycar and driver lane nelson, owner of lane's auto service in wahoo, nebraska, has restored his great-grandfather’s 1930 ford model a, which still has its original engine. so far, so good. unfortunately, he finds himself fighting the state to get the m [...]

Owning a New Car Will Cost You $9000 a Year, Says AAA Study

Owning a New Car Will Cost You $9000 a Year, Says AAA Study

getty imagescar and driver aaa has conducted a cost study on new-car ownership every year since 1950 and has just issued results for 2019—and a worksheet so you can figure your own costs.new cars on average cost $9282 per year over a five-year/75,000-mile period, a 5 [...]

2020 Toyota Prius Gets Apple CarPlay and a Slight Price Hike

2020 Toyota Prius Gets Apple CarPlay and a Slight Price Hike

chris doane automotivecar and driver the toyota prius hybrid hatchback is adding a few new standard features for 2020.a 7.0-inch touchscreen, up from last year's 6.1-inch screen, is newly standard and includes apple carplay capability (no android auto, though [...]

Owners Accuse Nissan Rogue of Braking for No Reason; NHTSA Investigating

Owners Accuse Nissan Rogue of Braking for No Reason; NHTSA Investigating

michael simari, the manufacturer the 2017–2018 rogue and rogue sport have potentially faulty emergency braking systems that can apply the brakes for no reason, according to nhtsa.these false positives, in which the system intervenes to prevent a collision that isn [...]

Jeeps Hot-Selling Gladiator under Stop-Sale Order for Driveshaft Problem

Jeeps Hot-Selling Gladiator under Stop-Sale Order for Driveshaft Problem

michael simaricar and driver fiat chrysler is temporarily stopping sales of the popular jeep gladiator pickup truck because of a manufacturing defect.certain models built between december and june may have a driveshaft joint that was built without the proper grease, nhtsa r [...]

Tesla Model S Spotted Lapping the Legendary Nurburgring

Tesla Model S Spotted Lapping the Legendary Nurburgring

chris doane automotive a modified tesla model s was spotted testing on the nürburgring nordschleife, the german racetrack where automakers regularly attempt to set unofficial lap times.the sighting comes only a few days after tesla ceo elon musk tweeted that he would s [...]

2020 Cadillac CT4 Sedan Lineup Comes into Focus

2020 Cadillac CT4 Sedan Lineup Comes into Focus

cadillac cadillac showed the new ct4 sedan in ct4-v form earlier this year, and now it's sharing details for the entire ct4 lineup.a 237-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder will power ct4 models below the ct4-v.the new ct4 models will be available to orde [...]