The Truth About Cars

JULY 2, 2023

I remember reporting on the news that NASCAR was coming to Chicago. It was less than a year ago when the news broke. Anyway, I wanted to rewind back to last summer's news post and see how what I speculated compares to the reality of what I've experienced so far this weekend. And the Taste of Chicago, and.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

A bunch of Tesla vehicles were unable to charge at Supercharger stations across Chicago amid an extreme cold wave. Chicago is seeing an extreme cold wave at the moment. The post Dead Tesla cars pile up at Chicago Superchargers in extreme cold appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Cars have problems in extreme cold.

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Electrek

MARCH 23, 2023

Leading global airline company United Airlines is set to launch the first electric air taxi route in Chicago in collaboration with Archer Aviation using Archer’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Hyundai Motor America in partnership with Hyundai Capital America today announced its new Evolve+ electric vehicle subscription service at the 2023 Chicago Auto Show.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 3, 2023

It was the first time Chicago has hosted a street race for a major racing series in the modern era – and while we’re on the topic of firsts, what’s billed as the first-ever American auto race took place on the streets of the city and nearby Evanston in 1895. But NASCAR was new this year. There’s always a first for everything.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2020

And Chicago is requiring more EV charge points. Chicago has made a move that requires more charge points to be installed in large-scale residential and commercial development. What started with the Prius has now hit 15 million. Hyundai hybrids tackle battery downsizing with a novel approach. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Meanwhile, Ford has asked 330 employees not to come into its Chicago Stamping Plant and Lima Engine Plant. These layoffs are a consequence of the strike at Chicago Assembly Plant, because these three facilities must reduce production of parts that would normally be shipped to Chicago Assembly Plant."

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Two themes emerged from the 2022 Chicago Auto Show: special edition vehicles and those powered by some sort of electricity. The 2022 Chicago Auto Show runs through February 21 at McCormick Place. While not onsite in their display at the Chicago Auto Show, Ford did tease what this off-road beast will look like in action.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

metro areas including New York, Chicago, and Detroit. Follow Green Car Reports on Facebook and Twitter Green Car Reports Newsletter Sign up to get the latest green car and environmental news, delivered to your inbox daily! A significant number of U.S. curbside EV chargers appears to soon be on the way. Privacy Policy.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2024

Normally, when a large, well-known company moves its headquarters, it's pretty big news. It's not like Boeing bouncing from Seattle to Chicago to Virginia, or even United Airlines decamping Chicago for its suburbs (or McDonald's, which moved from Chicago's suburbs to the city proper). The General is moving just a mile.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Most of that narrative comes from an automotive press that goes to the media-preview days and then writes about the ills of auto shows if there's not much news being made. Even with the recent big Stellantis news. Image: Chicago Auto Show] Become a TTAC insider. I do, however, wonder what will happen with media days. tellanti

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Electrek

MARCH 1, 2024

A lot of fuss was made this winter when some Tesla owners in Chicago experienced difficulty charging – but that wasn’t the experience for the majority of EV owners. In Colorado’s West Grand School District, electric school buses didn’t perform as well as their diesel counterparts. They performed better.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 19, 2024

As much as I love driving, this is part of why I pay way too much to live in the city of Chicago proper as opposed to the suburbs, even though I grew up in the 'burbs. The flip side of this is that I often deal with Chicago's horrendous traffic. As bad as Chicago traffic is, I've dealt with LA's notoriously terrible traffic jams.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander A New, Larger SUV If the Toyota Highlander isn’t large enough for your family, then the all-new 2024 Grand Highlander may be what you are looking for. Like the Highlander, the Grand Highlander has three rows but the third row now is more accommodating. Photos by Toyota. [

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 26, 2024

At least one other contributor is in Manhattan, and the rest of the crew is following the news from their respective homes. We'll be all over the 2024 New York International Auto Show. News is already coming out, from Genesis and Kia and Infiniti. Image: New York Auto Show] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2024

Spring in Chicago is non-linear, and this year is no exception. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. I am told spring is here, though the weather has been, shall we say, inconsistent? If your car is rear-wheel drive?

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 17, 2023

This Chicago-based 2004 Volkswagen Beetle convertible is a bit different from our usual pickings. Check out this Chicago-based car here. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 29, 2013

The Detroit News reports that Chevy will unveil the diesel Cruze at the Chicago Auto Show on February. What you'll want is a diesel, then--and as Chevrolet is set to unveil the 2014 Cruze Diesel, due this year, your options have just increased.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 13, 2024

I was parked on a Chicago street near where I lived -- it was then, and is now, considered a low-crime/safe area -- and I left the faceplate on. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Thus discouraging theft.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 26, 2024

It's time for episode three of our new and improved podcast. You may have heard about some Tesla owners getting frozen out of charging stations in Chicago 10 days ago or so. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter. Welcome back!

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 30, 2023

I will be leaving in a few minutes to head to downtown Chicago to work on our coverage of NASCAR's Grant Park 220 race. I am wondering if NASCAR should continue to do more street races, regardless of how well Chicago things in Chicago go. So, with that in mind, I have a question for you. That's the question. So, what say you?

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

News broke earlier this week that Stellantis would pull out of auto shows, including the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, for the foreseeable future. We reached out to the Chicago Auto Show folks about that, and have not yet heard back. There’s a new Ram truck, but we’re hearing the first drive won’t be in time for Chicago.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

“With a focus on preserving business fundamentals to mitigate the impact of a challenging automotive market in North America, Stellantis is working to optimize its marketing strategy as it relates to auto shows,” the automaker explained to Automotive News Canada on Wednesday. “At Image: Stellantis] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 25, 2024

Here in Chicago, early-April snows are not uncommon. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Do you base it off of a date like Easter? We'd like to know what you do. Sound off below.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 12, 2024

It's not just NorCal -- I sometimes spot some pretty cool iron in my neighborhood, and while the part of Chicago I live in is nice enough, it's not exactly a moneyed part of the downtown or anything. Some people in my 'hood make bank, sure, but others are half-broke 20-somethings working their first post-college job. What say you?

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Today's UCOTD is a mostly clean-looking 2006 Acura RSX Type S that's based here in the Chicago area -- snap it up before I do. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. The mileage is over 154K and the ask is $8,500.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

The ask for this Porsche , which is in the northern suburbs of Chicago (respect for the Bears license plate), is $37,900. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

Winslow Dumaine was heading to a store on Chicago’s North Side when he saw it: a hole in the sidewalk on Roscoe Street with an uncanny resemblance to a rodent. Had to make a pilgrimage to the Chicago Rat Hole,” he wrote in a social media post this month, including a close-up photo of the concrete cutout.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Not literally, of course -- this 1988 Jeep Wrangler YJ is for sale in Chicago's near north suburbs. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Today's UCOTD comes from your author's backyard. The ask is a very low $2,000.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 6, 2023

Yet the Grant Park 220 that took place here in Chicago last weekend is still very much on my mind. I hope the event remains part of Chicago’s social calendar for years to come. And if the street course goes away, I hope Chicago remains on the tour – and as a separate stop from Wisconsin-based tracks like Road America*.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2024

In July, an emergency slide from a United Airlines-operated plane crashed into a home near O’Hare Airport in Chicago. The post Delta Air Lines Flight Loses Emergency Slide After Takeoff, Officials Say appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The 176 passengers disembarked and traveled to Los Angeles on a different plane.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 4, 2024

You can pick up this car in the suburbs of Chicago for $3,200. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In my city, Chicago, it's a mixed bag. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Two days ago we wrote about a study that tried to ascertain which cities had the best -- and worst -- drivers. Go ahead and sound off below.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 28, 2023

This car is for sale in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Only about 30 minutes, maybe less at the right time of day, from where I sit right now. The car has the Track package.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Today, we're at the Chicago auto show media day—meaning today—and we've got news about updated hybrid and plug-in hybrid Hyundai Sonatas, a new diesel Ford, some Lexus pricing, and a look ahead to an all-new electric car in Geneva next month. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 15, 2024

The Toronto City News reported that home invasions and break-and-enters related to auto theft rose 400 percent in 2023. Chicago saw vehicle theft increase by 26 percent in 2023. Despite the staggering amount of security features equipped to modern vehicles, Chicago car thefts are happening at the highest rate seen in decades.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hundreds of the vehicles rolled out this summer in more than a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Amazon is ready for its first-ever holiday season with its fleet of custom electric delivery vehicles designed by Rivian.

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