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2025 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid - Wins Third Consecutive Green Car Journal Family Green Car of the Year Award

2025 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid - Wins Third Consecutive Green Car Journal Family Green Car of the Year Award

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) proudly announces that the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) has been named Green Car Journal''s 2025 Family Green Car of the Year, marking the third consecutive year that the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid has claimed the prestigious award. ... Continue reading

RWD Awful In The Snow Then, Worse Now, Yet Returning For An EV Encore (Must Be Cheaper To Build)

RWD Awful In The Snow Then, Worse Now, Yet Returning For An EV Encore (Must Be Cheaper To Build)

I was a RWD Volvo (544, 164, 240, 940) Guy and BMW 3 Series owner with RWD which was even as inept as the Volvo's in the snow. In a coating of snow or slush every one of the listed vehicles provided me with no traction, skidding here and there, every red light and stop sign was an adventure, so much so that my RWD fami ... Continue reading

Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) Welcomes Cruise to The MADD Network with a Shared Mission to End Impaired Driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) Welcomes Cruise to The MADD Network with a Shared Mission to End Impaired Driving

Cruise Joins MADD Network to Raise Awareness About the Dangers of Impaired Driving IRVING, Texas, Sept. 25, 2024 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) welcomes Cruise, the all-electric self-driving technology company, to The MADD Network. ... Continue reading

The Automotive Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle Market is projected to grow by USD 82.3 Billion from 2024-2028, with AI impacting trends and electrification of components boosting growth - Technavio

The Automotive Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle Market is projected to grow by USD 82.3 Billion from 2024-2028, with AI impacting trends and electrification of components boosting growth - Technavio

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2024 -- Report on how AI is redefining market landscape - The Global Automotive Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle Market size is estimated to grow by USD 82.3 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. ... Continue reading

2024 Ford F150 Supercrew 3.5L Powerboost (Hybrid) King Ranch Series - Review by David Colman

2024 Ford F150 Supercrew 3.5L Powerboost (Hybrid) King Ranch Series - Review by David Colman

If you have the cash you'll end up with a buckaroo of a pickup you will never forget. ... Continue reading

KIA AMERICA TO OFFER NORTH AMERICAN CHARGING STANDARD (NACS) ADAPTERS IN EARLY 2025

KIA AMERICA TO OFFER NORTH AMERICAN CHARGING STANDARD (NACS) ADAPTERS IN EARLY 2025

Adapters will vastly expand charger availability to Kia EV customers Current and recent EV6 and EV9 customers will receive free NACS adapter in coming months Kia EV6 and EV9 customers will have access to more than 16,5001 NACS DC fast chargers across the United States in January 2025 IRVINE, CA, Sept. 24, 2024 – Kia ... Continue reading

US House votes to repeal Biden administration tailpipe emissions rules

US House votes to repeal Biden administration tailpipe emissions rules

Washington DC September 20, 2024; David Shepardson writing for Reuters reported that The U.S. House of Representatives voted narrowly on Friday to repeal clean-vehicle rules adopted in March to cut tailpipe emissions by 50% from 2026 levels by 2032. House Republicans said the Environmental Protection Agency's final reg ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up September 15-21, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up September 15-21, 2024

Larry's top story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news ... Continue reading

ChargePoint Receives Tax Payer Funding to Proliferate EV Charging on California Highways

ChargePoint Receives Tax Payer Funding to Proliferate EV Charging on California Highways

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ChargePoint, through its partners, has received NEVI awards of more than $19 million to deploy 248 DC fast charging ports at 45 sites along California highways. (Photo: Business Wire) ChargePoint, through its partners, has received NEVI awards of more than $19 million to deploy 2 ... Continue reading

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2024 Buick Envista Avenir By Mark Maynard

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2024 Buick Envista Avenir By Mark Maynard

BY MARK MAYNARD, Text and Photo Special To The Auto Channel From Maynard's Garage The Buick Envista tooling past me on the highway was a glint of whoa-what-is- that? Its fastback shape looked European. It looked aspirational. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Cracker Barrel Celebrates 55th Birthday with Special Promotions

ROAD TRIP: Cracker Barrel Celebrates 55th Birthday with Special Promotions

Today, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® announced specials for guests to celebrate its 55th birthday including free slices of its famous Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake accompanied by free beverages from its original 1969 menu for new and existing Cracker Barrel Rewards™ Members with a minimum dine-in purchas ... Continue reading

American Motorists Should Determine Their Power Choice, Not Transient Bureaucrats Or Foreign Governments

American Motorists Should Determine Their Power Choice, Not Transient Bureaucrats Or Foreign Governments

Over the past 27 years millions of vehicle shoppers have used The Auto Channel ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Market to Reach $6,916.43 Billion by 2031, Driven by Supportive Government Policies & Regulations and Increasing Investments in EV Development by Leading Automotive OEMs - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

Electric Vehicle Market to Reach $6,916.43 Billion by 2031, Driven by Supportive Government Policies & Regulations and Increasing Investments in EV Development by Leading Automotive OEMs - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

According to a new market research report titled, 'Electric Vehicle Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Vehicle Type (Passenger Vehicles, LCVs, HCVs, Two-wheelers, e-Scooters & Bikes), Propulsion Type, End Use, Power Output, Charging Standard, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2031. ... Continue reading

IIHS Report: Drivers quickly learn to skirt limits set by partial automation systems

IIHS Report: Drivers quickly learn to skirt limits set by partial automation systems

Drivers are more likely to multitask when using partial automation, and some manage to do so even while playing by the rules of the systems’ attention requirements, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. “These results are a good reminder of the way people learn,” said IIHS President ... Continue reading

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