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Road Test: 2024 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring

Clean Fleet Report

Aerodynamically Efficient Exterior First launched in 1972 and now in its 11th generation, the 2024 Civic went through a complete exterior re-imagination in 2022. The Bluetooth with voice recognition worked very well, as did the steering wheel mounted audio controls and the Qi wireless phone charging.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

Green Car Congress

Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. It shows that we have four core innovations: smart sustainability, automated driving, intuitive interaction and personalized connectivity.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. million annually in 2016 to $36.6

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. built Atlas 3-row SUV, a vehicle large enough that North America will be its single largest market. On one hand, it’s a retro re-creation of a beloved vehicular icon from a Boomer past. So the U.S.

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Meeting the Founder of PMV Electric - India's Electric Micro Car

Plug In India

While BIG ICE car manufacturers are focussing on large, expensive electric SUV's for the corporate types and the rich industrialist's, this startup is working towards a solution for all. Was unhappy about the pseudo SUV boxy stance - would end up increasing coefficient of drag. A 7 kW charging option is being explored.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

EV Central

As a motoring writer, this is the question we’re most asked after what’s the best you’ve driven. The Seres 3 SUV. It’s a Hyundai Kona-sized small SUV with a 120kW/300Nm single electric motor up front, 52kWh (useable) battery, 18kWh/100km energy use and a claimed 329km range (WLTP).

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Volkswagen MY2016: high-end driver assistance moves throughout the lineup; next-gen MIB II infotainment system

Green Car Congress

For the 2016 model year, Volkswagen is offering a number of advanced driver assistance (ADAS) features that were only previously available on the premium Touareg SUV, and is also adding some new ones that democratize driver assistance for the compact sedan and compact hatchback classes. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

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