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Tesla trifecta dominates Consumer Reports’ list of most satisfying cars on the market

Teslarati

Purchasing a car is one thing, but buying the same vehicle a second time is something that very few people do, at least unless they are completely satisfied with their purchase. The idea behind the magazine’s survey was simple: would car owners buy their current vehicles again if given the chance?

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

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Brands respond to Plug-in Car Grant changes with price reductions and new models

Drive EV

Previously the only route to the longer range e-Niro SUV was to purchase the model in mid-range “3” trim level. driveEV is the UK's only online magazine dedicated to electric cars. The price of the range topping e-C4 has been reduced to bring the whole compact car range below the £35,000 threshold.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

In Europe, it was smaller Jeeps—the subcompact Renegade and compact Compass family SUV—that got their plugs first. One’s the best of the dwindling segment of 7- and 8-seat vehicles that aren’t hulking SUVs. The other is the SUV that started it all, an iconic vehicle known the world over for ruggedness and go-anywhere capability.

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Optimistic EVs – the cure for range anxiety | Opinion

EV Central

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE 300 SUV. And it has also struck me that, in my other job, where I review cars for something called a “printed magazine” ( The Weekend Australian Magazine , if you’d like to go and buy one), so far this year every car I have lined up to review is a new EV. Hyundai Kona Electric.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. Our customers purchase their vehicles on spreadsheets, Waters explained. We Right Now can be seen here. Yep, a truck.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) found that Volvo XC60 midsize SUVs outfitted with a standard collision-avoidance feature called City Safety are far less likely to be involved in low-speed crashes than comparable vehicles without the system. Volvo’s City Safety.

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