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Ford is increasing production at manufacturing plants across North America to meet strong customer demand for vehicles including Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, Bronco Sport, and Maverick. The company is also preparing to launch all-new versions of four significant vehicles in 2023: Super Duty, Ranger, Mustang, and…
Read More Ford Increasing Production Of Popular Vehicles In Response To Customer Demand
Concerns about self-driving cars are significantly higher than last year, according to an annual automated vehicle survey just released by AAA. The survey reveals 68% of drivers fear riding in a self-driving vehicle. That’s up from 55% in 2022, the largest annual increase since 2020.…
Read More Report: Fear Of Self-Driving Cars On the Rise
The BMW Group is presenting the first vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. After four years of development work, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicle and development project is entering its critical next phase. The fleet of under 100 vehicles…
Read More BMW Group Brings Hydrogen Cars To The Road: BMW iX5 Hydrogen Pilot Fleet Launches
Electric vehicle drivers found that the nearest public charger was unusable in more than one in five charging attempts, according to an updated survey by J.D. Power, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) reported Tuesday. J.D. Power had reported in August that 20% of more than 11,500 surveyed drivers…
Read More Study: America’s Electric Vehicle Dream Plagued With Broken Charging Stations
Ford will pause production of its signature electric pickup truck for several weeks, after a battery issue led to a fire in one truck during a pre-delivery quality check, according To Ford Motor Company, The fire occured on Feb. 4 and spread to a nearby…
Read More Ford To Pause Production Of Its Signature Electric Pickup Truck After Battery Fire
American electric vehicle company Tesla has issued a recall of nearly 363,000 vehicles over concerns that its self-driving software is unsafe, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Thursday. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software might allow a vehicle to perform a variety…
Read More Tesla Recalls 300,000 Vehicles Over ‘Self-Driving’ Software Safety
The 2023 Honda Civic and Ridgeline have been named Consumer Guide Best Buys for their exceptional performance, features, accommodations, fuel efficiency, resale value, and price. The Consumer Guide® Automotive editorial team has awarded Honda passenger cars and SUVs an incredible 36 Best Buy awards since 2014.…
Read More Honda Civic and Ridgeline Named Consumer Guide 2023 Best Buys
Redwood Materials, a U.S-based battery materials company founded by Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, has received conditional approval for a $2 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for domestic battery cell production. The DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program, which helped Tesla develop…
Read More Biden Admin Eyes $2 Billion Green Energy Loan For Tesla Co-Founder’s New Firm
AAA-The Auto Club Group continues its “Move Over for Me” campaign, by sharing a new study that examines the risk of being on the roadside and the effectiveness of various tools designed to alert approaching drivers. AAA’s Research The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted…
Read More AAA Study Finds Vehicle-Mounted Safety Signs Are Effective At Reducing Roadside Collisions
Exactly 70 years after the Corvette debuted at Motorama in New York City, Chevrolet has returned to introduce the first-ever electrified Corvette with all-wheel-drive and a powerful 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8, the 2024 E-Ray. “In 1953, the enthusiastic reaction to the Chevrolet Corvette concept…
Read More On Its 70th Birthday, Chevrolet Intros Electric AWD Corvette, 0-60 MPH In 2.5 Seconds