Personal: Skip Scooters–a First Ride
Micromobility, as represented by scooters and electrically assisted bikes, is with us now. It makes a lot of sense in dense urban areas, where driving a car is a pain and environmentally irresponsible.
Opinion: EVs Are Coming: How Will the Car Service Change?
Another ongoing concern in the electric cars vs. gas cars discussion is the fate of thousands of people who work in gas stations were we to fully transition to electric vehicles.
Road Test: 2019 Kia Niro EV
The 2019 Kia Niro EV is a very attractive package for style, comfort, efficiency and affordability. Kia is now seen as a quality and value leader, and by stepping strongly into the EV market, is keeping an eye on the future.
News: Kia + Amazon Link for Home Charging
Kia and Amazon are partnering on a program where, when you drive out of a Kia dealership in your Soul EV, Niro EV or PHEV or Optima PHEV, you can easily order a home charger and installation through Amazon.
News: Tesla Model Y Unveiled by Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tonight presented his company’s next car—the compact crossover Tesla Model Y. As expected, since it shares three-fourths of its hardware with the Model 3, it’s more a slight departure in style than a shift of substance.
Geneva Motor Show: Volkswagen Revisits Past With I.D. Buggy Concept
Called the Volkswagen I.D. Buggy, it’s a design study that looks to show the flexibility of the VW Group’s Modular Electric Drive (MEB) platform that will underpin a wide range of future electric models.
Road Test: 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV
As the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt stands, it is a reasonable BEV, whose number one advantage when it was new three years ago, was its range of 255 miles city or 217-highway miles with what was a respectable class-leading EPA rating of 238-miles range.
Feature: Toyota Aims for 2050 Environmental Goals
At a recent Toyota event, we had the chance to take the discussion to a higher level and talk about corporate environmental impacts. but it does come back to the cars.
Geneva Motor Show: BMW Advances Electric Portfolio
BMW has to take some of the credit/blame since it went way beyond introducing an electric vehicle; the Munich-based automaker introduced new electrified models, updates on current ones and essentially illustrated that its commitment to electrify its lineup was happening right now.
Geneva Motor Show: Imagine by Kia Debuts
Forget some fancy futuristic name for Kia’s latest all-electric concept car. Debuted at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show this week, the Korean company went with “Imagine by Kia.