Author: Lawrence Hodge

The Trump administration’s attack on EVs began almost immediately. Billions are being cut from state EV programs. And things may worsen if a handful of Republican senators get their way. Ed Begley Jr. On The Past And Present Of Electric VehiclesA pair of bills have been introduced within the senate by 14 Republican senators, Electrek reports. The primary bill, led by Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) targets the EV Tax Credit. If passed, it will eliminate the $7,500 tax credit for brand spanking new vehicles and the $4,000 used EV credit. Language from Barrasso’s site seems to suggests that he believes…

The GMC Sierra EV Denali just claimed the highest spot on Edmunds’ EV range testing leaderboard by traveling 507 miles on a single charge, beating the previous record holder, the Lucid Air Dream Edition by one mile. Edmunds says it was capable of achieve this range using real world parameters for its test. Moderately than simply get on the highway and cruise at 70-plus mph to measure a spread, Edmunds does a 60/40 mixture of city and highway driving while staying inside 5 mph of posted speed limits. Does the GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate Justify Its $101,000 Price Tag?The result was…

Image: RamLast month Stellantis announced that Ram can be pushing back the launch of the fully electric Ram 1500 REV in favor of releasing the range-extender Ramcharger first, citing changing market conditions (and a possible anticipation of Trump’s day-one EV rollbacks). Now, sources acquainted with Ram’s plans told Mopar Insiders that the planned long-range version of the Ram REV is canceled altogether.The 2025 Ram 1500 REV Electric Truck Guarantees 500 Miles of RangeThe sources shared an email Ram sent to out to its suppliers, notifying them of the variant’s cancellation. Emphasis Stellantis:Dear Supplier Partners,As Stellantis continues to deal with the…

Now that GM’s Cruise is gone, plainly Alphabet’s Waymo is beginning to have increasingly issues of its own. The most recent issue with its driverless cars affected a person in Los Angeles who almost missed his flight because his Waymo wouldn’t stop circling a car parking zone.What’s The Best Navigational App? | JalopinionsNearly a month ago LA tech entrepreneur Mike Johns posted a video to his Linkedin showing him attempting to get involved with Waymo’s customer support while at the back of one in all the corporate’s driverless taxis. Within the video, he briefly explains what’s occurring: the Waymo is…

Anyone who has ever asked a stranger in a coffee shop to observe their laptop knows unattended tech makes an enticing goal for thieves. Waymo got one more reminder of this fact this week after a person in downtown LA attempted to take over one among its driverless cars. What’s The Best Navigational App? | JalopinionsThe incident happened within the early morning hours of January 2. Police arrived on scene to seek out a person sitting in the driving force’s seat of on of Waymo’s Jaguar I-Pace SUVs, CBS Los Angeles reports:A person, who authorities say was possibly under the…

2000 Honda InsightImage: HondaThe turn of the century was a crucial time for Honda. The Japanese automaker brought its first hybrid to market, the fuel sipping and uniquely aerodynamic Insight coupe that also was the primary hybrid to be sold in america. The primary-generation Insight remans probably the most fuel-efficient vehicle ever delivered to market with its 70-mpg highway rating. Now, 25 years later, Honda is celebrating its hybrid legacy and one other essential milestone. The 2024 Honda Prologue Is Honda’s First Electric SUVHonda announced that hybrids now make up 25 percent of its overall sales. It’s not surprising that…

Everyone knows HOAs suck, but as with all things that suck, Florida HOAs are on one other level. An HOA in Florida contracted with a tow company to tow vehicles with expired registration out of individuals’s driveways and, predictably, that is pissing people off. The Honda Passport Is A Reliable Family Crossover | WCSYB?This mess belongs to the Lone Star Ranch HOA positioned right outside of Tampa in Shady Hills, Florida, ABC’s Tampa Bay affiliate WFTS reports. The HOA contracted with local tow company A-1 Recovery to implement parking laws that just aren’t the business of an HOA: towing peoples…

Gif: @ashpianatasha4 Tik TokAn try to stage an auto accident in Queens, Recent York, was thwarted all due to a straightforward dash cam.Honda And Kia Were The Automotive Highlights of CES 2024The video was posted to TikTok by Ashpia Natasha aka @ashpianatasha4. In the outline she explained that she was driving east on the Belt Parkway in the center lane when an eighth-gen Honda Civic coupe suddenly cut her off. The automotive slammed on its brakes, likely hoping that Ashpia would rear end them. Her braking was too good for the scammers nevertheless, as she comes close but doesn’t make…

Image: Retro Video Archive YouTubeWhile the technology we now have in vehicles now could be helpful, a whole lot of it’s distracting. Along with ever increasing screen sizes, cellular phone use while driving continues to be an issue. Cellphone usage while driving spiked in the course of the pandemic and has only gotten worse unfortunately. While bluetooth technology for hands free usage hasn’t at all times been around, some automakers were eager about hands free cellular phone use a long time before it became mainstream. The Chrysler 300C Ends ProductionIn-vehicle cell phones were big within the early Nineties, especially on…

Image: MitsubishiThe small, low-cost latest automotive market has just been dealt a large blow. The Mitsubishi Mirage, one in every of the most cost effective latest cars available on the market, will likely be discontinued. My First Automobile: Danielle Moné Truitt’s ‘Blue Magic’ Mitsubishi MirageA Mitsubishi spokesperson confirmed the news to Automobile & Driver. They confirmed that each the Mirage G4 sedan and Mirage hatchback are done after 2024.The news of the Mirage’s demise was confirmed today to Automobile and Driver by Jeremy Barnes, Mitsubishi’s North American spokesman. “Mirage is being discontinued within the U.S. market, and there is not…