The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Again, here are the rules: The vehicle has to be a car/truck/SUV/crossover at least one of us drove during the calendar year, even if only for a few minutes. Honorable mentions: Toyota Supra manual, Toyota Prius, BMW 330i, Cadillac CT4 Blackwing, Kia EV6 GT, Chevrolet Trax Activ. Now, predictably, it's time for our picks for the best.

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Cars Prius Toyota Mazda 104

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The only upgrade is the Plaid version that features even faster acceleration from three motors, producing sub-two second 0-60 runs. General Motors has done something remarkable, enough so that we were tempted to jump them up to the top of this chart until they stumbled recently. BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine?

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Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 104

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Luxury automakers like BMW, Mercedes, and Audi all saw EV sales share pick up in 2023. BMW claims last year was the “tipping point,” with EVs expected to carry the bulk of growth in the future. Tesla continues to dominate the market, with 55% of the EVs sold in the US last year. That’s up from 234 two years ago.

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Miles Range Kia Hummer 98

EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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Electric Cars PHEV Australia Cars 98

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2024

BMW: AI, AR, Digitalized Mobility and Remote Controlled Valet Parking BMW sees in-car gaming as a coming trend BMW was all about the digital customer experience at this year’s CES. The Digital Premium package through the BMW Operating System 9 will include access to its ConnectedDrive store with third-party apps.

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Google Honda Las Vegas Cars 52

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. Ferrari As Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid, the SF90 integrates a trio of electric motors. A third axial-flux motor is sandwiched between the mid-mounted engine and the dual-clutch transmission. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 93

Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

It is true that there are some EVs that will soon appear in the competitive price range of ICE vehicles like the low-end GM EV Equinox SUV presently priced around $30,000 with a 280-mile range. That makes the Model Y cost-competitive with Hyundai’s $45,500 IONIQ 5 e-SUV with 304 miles of range. on March 10, 2021.

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Buy GM Range Purchase 86

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It’s a truck, specifically the Escalade SUV, the gussied-up, very successful ultra-luxury version of the Chevy Suburban. Yet Cadillac is leading the high end of General Motors’ ambitious move into EVs for all its brands. The first was a massive, square, Escalade-like three-row SUV (unnamed), about which we’ve heard nothing more since.

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All-Electric Cadillac North America GM 52

EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

The Mini EV (no relation to the MINI brand owned by BMW) comes in two- and four-seater versions. It’s built by SGMW, a three-way joint venture of Shanghai Automotive, GM and Wuling Motors. Clair, Michigan, that will build complex battery enclosures for the all-new 2022 GMC Hummer EV. auto industry is headed,” Buttigieg said.

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Kia Jeep Lexus Re-Charge 52

EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

To date, two manufacturers — Tesla and General Motors — saw the tax credit phaseout completely. The credit is not available for Tesla vehicles acquired after December 31, 2019 and General Motors EV purchased after March 31, 2020. Notes: SUVs are not defined, but presumably this category includes crossovers.

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Tax Credit Tax F-150 PHEV 116