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KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID NAMED 2023 EDMUNDS TOP RATED SUV

KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID NAMED 2023 EDMUNDS TOP RATED SUV

First Win for Sportage Hybrid in Competitive Selection Process IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2023 -- Today, the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid SUV was recognized as the 2023 Edmunds Top Rated SUV. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Electric Vehicle Index: Measuring Roadblocks to EV Adoption, Parity to Gas-Powered Vehicles

J.D. Power Electric Vehicle Index: Measuring Roadblocks to EV Adoption, Parity to Gas-Powered Vehicles

TROY, Mich.--J.D. Power, a global leader in data analytics and consumer intelligence, today announced the introduction of the J.D. Power EV Indexâ„ , an analytics tool to track the growing EV market in the United States. Each month, the index will arrive at one number (on a 100-point scale) to make it easy to understan ... Continue reading

Electrified AWD Chevrolet Corvette (2.5sec 0-60) Introduced For Vette's 70th Birthday

Electrified AWD Chevrolet Corvette (2.5sec 0-60) Introduced For Vette's 70th Birthday

NEW YORK – Exactly 70 years after the Corvette debuted at Motorama in New York City, Chevrolet has returned to introduce the first-ever electrified Corvette with all-wheel-drive and a powerful 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8, the 2024 E-Ray. “In 1953, the enthusiastic reaction to the Chevrolet Corvette concept kicked off ... Continue reading

ALL-NEW INLINE SIX TURBO TO BE AVAILABLE IN 2024 MAZDA CX-90

ALL-NEW INLINE SIX TURBO TO BE AVAILABLE IN 2024 MAZDA CX-90

Most powerful gasoline engine developed by Mazda IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 -- On January 31, Mazda North American Operations will reveal the first-ever 2024 Mazda CX-90. ... Continue reading

Chinese Car Company Geely Brands Announce 2022 Sales Rise 4.7% To 2.3 Million Units

Chinese Car Company Geely Brands Announce 2022 Sales Rise 4.7% To 2.3 Million Units

Group sales of electrified and clean alternative fuel vehicles doubled to more than 675,000 units, representing 29% of aggregate sales. Growth across brand portfolio driven by demand for new energy vehicles. ... Continue reading

EV Motoring: A Taste Of EV's (Includes Ford f150 Lightening, VW ID4, Volvo XC40EV, Mazda MX30, Kia EV6, Subaru Solara, Genesis GV60) - MAMA and the EV R-evolution - by Thom Cannell

EV Motoring: A Taste Of EV's (Includes Ford f150 Lightening, VW ID4, Volvo XC40EV, Mazda MX30, Kia EV6, Subaru Solara, Genesis GV60) - MAMA and the EV R-evolution - by Thom Cannell

The Midwest Automotive Media Association resumed its oft-annual Rally at Road America and I drove my first new-generation Electric Vehicles. They could not have been more different. ... Continue reading

Going Free Footed in a Chevrolet Bolt - Review and Electric Observations From Martha Hindes +VIDEO

Going Free Footed in a Chevrolet Bolt - Review and Electric Observations From Martha Hindes +VIDEO

Is someone a three pedal or a one pedal driver? Three, of course, refers to the road warrior who wouldn’t be caught behind the wheel of a vehicle with less than three pedals on the floor – one for acceleration, one for braking and the requisite third for the standard transmission clutch. ... Continue reading

Ethanol Advocates Stop Meaningful Advocating - Pacified By Petrodollars and Chinese Yuan? - What Else Could Have Happened?

Ethanol Advocates Stop Meaningful Advocating - Pacified By Petrodollars and Chinese Yuan? - What Else Could Have Happened?

As we say here in our Commonwealth of Kentucky we have no dog in the alt fuel fight, our only position is that whatever happens, it better be good for our country. As a father and grandfather I believe that unless we get the bull under control, 100 years from now the gasoline monopoly status quo will still be damaging ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up January 8-14, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up January 8-14, 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></p>. ... Continue reading

Electrified Vehicles Tutorial Smart People Want To Know - Total Range, MPG and Fuel Cost By Each Fuel +VIDEO

Electrified Vehicles Tutorial Smart People Want To Know - Total Range, MPG and Fuel Cost By Each Fuel +VIDEO

Electric vehicles (EVs) have a battery instead of a gasoline tank, and an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are a combination of gasoline and electric vehicles, so they have a battery, an electric motor, a gasoline tank, and an internal combustion engine. ... Continue reading

Predicta’s AI Compares Sentiment of Professional EV Reviewers vs. EV Owners

Predicta’s AI Compares Sentiment of Professional EV Reviewers vs. EV Owners

DALLAS--In a comparison of professional EV reviews to EV owner reviews Predicta’s AI (www.predicta.com/blog) peers into the difference between EV coverage and the real-life reality of owning one. A previous release covered top-of-mind topics for both professional EV reviewers and EV owners. ... Continue reading

UC Berkeley Climate Alarmists Preach That By 2035 USA Must All Plug-In To Save Society And Our Economy And Bring Clean Air and Transportation Equity To Under-served Inner City Citizens

UC Berkeley Climate Alarmists Preach That By 2035 USA Must All Plug-In To Save Society And Our Economy And Bring Clean Air and Transportation Equity To Under-served Inner City Citizens

Research finds all new car and truck sales can be electric by 2035, saving households trillions. New national report is first to use latest battery and infrastructure costs, shows with the right policy the U.S. can electrify on-road transportation, which would save households $1,000 every year over the next 30 years, s ... Continue reading

NACTOY Reveals 2023 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Award Winners January 11, 2023 / By NACTOY

NACTOY Reveals 2023 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Award Winners January 11, 2023 / By NACTOY

NACTOY awards began with 47 eligible vehicles, which jurors later narrowed in three rounds of independently verified voting to 26 semifinalists, 9 outstanding finalists and the 2023 winners. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Expands EV Portfolio with Acquisition of ZappyRide

J.D. Power Expands EV Portfolio with Acquisition of ZappyRide

TROY, Mich.--J.D. Power, a global leader in data analytics and consumer intelligence, today announced the completion of its purchase of ZappyRide, an electric vehicle (EV) data company that builds white-label software and tools for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electric utilities, and other greent ... Continue reading

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