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Volvo Cars opens public EV fast charging network at U.S. Starbucks stores

Volvo Cars opens public EV fast charging network at U.S. Starbucks stores

50 chargers at 15 locations between Denver and Seattle make EV charging as easy as getting coffee DC fast chargers provide up to 110 miles in as little as 15 minutes on Volvo models Helps improve public charging infrastructure reliability MAHWAH, NJ (December 11, 2023) – Volvo Car USA and Starbucks have followed thro ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Recall Summary December 11, 2023

Official NHTSA Recall Summary December 11, 2023

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

2024 KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID PRICING

2024 KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID PRICING

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The 2024 Sportage arrives with mindful updates, including interior and exterior additions. ... Continue reading

No Fast Fast Charging

No Fast Fast Charging

No Fast Fast Charging: US DoE factoid of the week: EV charging at paid DC Fast Charging stations averaged 42 minutes per session. An analysis of data collected from a study of electric vehicle (EV) owners shows fast charging statistics over a three-year period from June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2023, and includes a total ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports: Nearly Half of EVs in Our Highway-Only Range Test Fell Short of Their EPA Estimates

Consumer Reports: Nearly Half of EVs in Our Highway-Only Range Test Fell Short of Their EPA Estimates

COLCHESTER, CT — Range anxiety—the fear that an electric vehicle (EV) couldn’t go enough miles on a charge—is a key factor that’s deterring Americans from going all-electric, according to 54 percent of adults in a 2022 national-representative survey by Consumer Reports (CR), the nonprofit research, testing, a ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up December 3-9, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up December 3-9, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets.</i> for Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up Decenber 1-9, 2023. ... Continue reading

Silent Car Bulb Killers - Know Them Before It Is Too Late

Silent Car Bulb Killers - Know Them Before It Is Too Late

There are so many factors that kill auto lamps, so how can you ensure that your car's bulbs last as long as possible? Here we will talk about several most common causes of faulty car lighting and how important it is to check out your bulbs regularly. Fixing and replacing faulty car bulbs is always more costly than taki ... Continue reading

2024 Lexus TX With Three-Row Luxury

2024 Lexus TX With Three-Row Luxury

First Lexus vehicle to be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana Lexus Safety System+ 3.0 and Lexus Interface Multimedia System with standard 14-inch touchscreen New Lexus Unified Spindle design prioritizes aerodynamic handling and vehicle stability a new three-row vehicle, making every seat the best seat. ... Continue reading

How to Sell a Number Plate Of a Car?

How to Sell a Number Plate Of a Car?

There are many reasons why you may want to sell your number plate; maybe you’ve bought a new car, or you’re having financial troubles and don’t have the funds to keep it, or maybe you just want to make some money on the side. Whatever your reason, there are some important things you need to know before selling yo ... Continue reading

What's Good For Las Vegas, Scranton and Chicago Is Good For America - President Biden Announces $Billions of Tax Dollars For World-Class High-Speed Rail and to Launch New Passenger Rail Corridors Across His No I Mean Our Country

What's Good For Las Vegas, Scranton and Chicago Is Good For America - President Biden Announces $Billions of Tax Dollars For World-Class High-Speed Rail and to Launch New Passenger Rail Corridors Across His No I Mean Our Country

$8.2 Billion from the President’s Investing in America Agenda to Deliver Transformative Passenger Rail in America President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – is delivering world class-infrastructure across the country, expanding access to economic opportunity, and creating good- ... Continue reading

Fisker Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker Makes Statement

Fisker Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker Makes Statement

LOS ANGELES--Fisker Inc. (“Fisker”), driven by a mission to create the world’s most emotional and sustainable electric vehicles, today announced that Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker made the following statement: “I believe the negative reports about the company have been overblown. We have made considerable prog ... Continue reading

GREAT DRIVES: ENGLAND OFF THE MOTORWAYS

GREAT DRIVES: ENGLAND OFF THE MOTORWAYS

London to Midhurst the long way (105 miles). Why do the English drive on the wrong side of the road--the trait that so unnerved my pilot friend? ... Continue reading

Buick Does It Again

Buick Does It Again

DETROIT – For the second consecutive year, Buick celebrates its top ranking in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study among mass market brands. Buick topped the sales satisfaction rankings with a score of 824 out of a possible 1,000 points. ... Continue reading

Japanese New-Vehicle Shoppers Just 4% Consider BEVs Only,

Japanese New-Vehicle Shoppers Just 4% Consider BEVs Only,

TOKYO: 7 Dec. 2023 — A new study conducted by J.D. Power surveyed shoppers who are considering buying a new vehicle in the next year about battery electric vehicles (referred to as EVs in the study) and examines their considerations and perceptions about those vehicles. ... Continue reading