Kia soon will be issuing EV9 recall notices to about 12,400 U.S. owners of its 2024 EV9 SUV to fix a potential issue with the automated remote parking system. The EV9 recall affects GT-Line and Land trims built between Sept.…
Prius Sets Efficiency Record This probably more properly should say that a skilled hypermiler – Wayne Gerdes – set a hybrid vehicle efficiency record in a Prius. But as Toyota sponsored the record-setting drive, the automaker gets to put its…
The new Fiat 500e could be the perfect commuter car for urban dwellers or the ideal second (or third) vehicle in many suburban garages. It has enough range – up to 162 miles if driven sedately – for most daily…
Electric VW Bus Starts at $61,545 Range Is Good for LA to ‘Vegas; NY to Cape Cod The resurrection of the famed VW bus, now called the ID.Buzz and re-imagined for a new century with an all-electric powertain, is coming…
Audi has stepped in and stepped up its game with the Q4 e-tron SUV midway through the 2024 model year –dropping the base Q4 40 and turning the Q4 50 trim level into the new 55 trim, with a hefty…
A number of cities across the country are experimenting with electric vehicles, but one has just gone all in with an all EV PD. California’s South Pasadena PD debuted its fleet of 20 police Teslas on July 29. Half are…
Honda has released pricing info for the lease-only hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid SUV, the 2025 CR-V e:FCEV. As we reported earlier, the compact 5-seat SUV will be available only through a select network of California dealers – six in Southern California,…
Toyota’s 2025 Crown Signia, a midsize five-seat hybrid, is neither the largest nor the fanciest set of wheels in the automaker’s gas-electric stable. But it just might fit the bill for those who find the full-size Sequoia or midsize Grand…
EVs have typically cost a lot more than their conventional internal combustion counterparts and until now that’s kept them out of a lot of economically disadvantaged communities. The rise in the past two years of a viable used EV market…
Partnering with Subaru and Mazda on Engines, Mitsubishi on Clean Fuels Toyota, Subaru and Mazda have joined forces to develop alternative energy internal combustion engines as a “carbon neutral” companion – possibly an alternative in some markets – to fully…