Safety: Best-Selling EV Wins Top Safety Marks
The 2020 Tesla Model 3 continued findings of the earlier tests, receiving Good marks on all IIHS tests and 5 Stars in all NHTSA tests.
Electric Cars
News: Lexus UX 300e EV Announced
The Lexus UX 300e is a tidily sized crossover in a configuration that pre-COVID-19 was booming, so it should do well in the U.S. if priced right.
Opinion: A Gift of Clean Air
With that in mind, I have decided, after 28 years of automotive testing and writing, that I will now test and review only pure all-electric vehicles.
News: New Car Buyers Want Fuel Economy
Consumer Reports, a national non-profit consumer organization, conducted a survey of adults in the U.S. April 2-13 this year and found fuel economy was the most desired attribute in the next vehicle purchased.
Interview: From Ferraris to Solar Cars
Lowie Vermeersch is a famous Belgian car designer. In this two-part interview, we walk through his career, starting at the TU Delft in Holland all the way to running his own design studio–Granstudio–in Turin, the heart of the Italian car design Industry.
Analysis: 7 Ways Electric Cars Can Save Our Planet
Let’s check out the top seven reasons how electric vehicles are way better for Mother Nature than fossil fuel-powered cars.
News: Spreading Good Karma with Ready-To-Go EV Platforms
The Karma E-Flex Platform will help vehicle manufacturers to engineer, test, certify and build their EVs more quickly and efficiently–and that’s a good thing.
Tips: The Things You Need To Know Before You Buy a New EV
One of the hardest things about buying a new car, whether it’s electric or gas-powered, is knowing where to begin.
News: Ford Marks Earth Day with Tire-Smoking EV
A mixed message is the logical outcome of the auto industry’s schizophrenia about electric cars, hence Ford’s all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet 1400.
Personal: Today Is Earth Day
If we truly take action, then maybe on the 60th Anniversary of Earth Day, if we’ve dropped our CO2 emissions by 50 percent, updated our electrical grid and electric vehicle charging network, taken natural gas out of many of our homes and buildings (especially all new ones), and done lots of other things to clean up our act, then we can raise a glass and toast the event.