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Ford: boomers leading trend to compact utility vehicles

Green Car Congress

Baby boomers who purchase homes from Del Webb, which caters to the 55-plus market, prefer more efficient, one-story homes; premium options these buyers specify add about 20% to the price of the home. The second-largest demographic are those between 45 and 54. The 2014 Ford Escape compact utility vehicle features 98.1 cubic feet.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

The once spontaneous and slightly unpredictable one-day event of price slashing, has become a heavily organised, calculated and extended event, leaving shoppers questioning whether the endless bargains, really are all that. We can’t buy these moments online or staring down aisles awash with cardboard and plastic.

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Riding the tide

Electric Auto Association

Charlotte chapter meets new challenges from the increase in EV demand. Since the recent rise in interest in electric vehicles (EVs), Charlotte Electric Vehicle Association (CEVA) President Jess Montgomery has become the go-to EV expert in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. CEVA President Jess Montgomery.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Even without a son soon to be entering college, the premium prices of EVs were a turnoff. And if they make an EV purchase, they often regret it.