Opinion: Tesla’s Full-Self Driving Beta Is a Bad Joke

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Honda Makes it Official, Lifts Cover on the 11th-Generation Civic Sedan

The 2022 Honda Civic sedan is the 11th generation of the company’s compact sedan in the U.S. In typical fashion, Honda spent the past several months teasing the arrival of an all-new Civic sedan. Now, we’re getting the first close-up … Continue reading

Fiat Joins Electric Van Fray with New E-Ducato

Fiat is getting into the electric van market with the new E-Ducato, and partnering with global logistics giant DHL. It’s not just the light duty arena seeing a substantive increase in battery-electric offerings as the crowded commercial van market just … Continue reading

BMW Launching New i4 EV Three Months Ahead of Schedule

  BMW Chairman Oliver Zipse revealed the new i4 alongside the iX — three months early. BMW is clearly anxious to regain momentum in the small but growing battery-car market, the Bavarian automaker revealing plans Wednesday to bring the new … Continue reading

GM Inks New Deal with Innovative EV Battery Maker

GM’s next-gen lithium metal batteries, the expected energy density increase may mean higher range in a similarly sized pack or comparable range in a smaller pack. General Motors continued its charge to develop better batteries, announcing its partnership with lithium … Continue reading

Hyundai Building Fuel-Cell Plant in China

Euisun Chung, Hyundai chairman, said the new fuel-cell plant in China is an important part of the company’s long-term strategy. Hyundai Motor Group broke ground in Guangdong Province in China for the company’s first fuel-cell system plant beyond the borders … Continue reading

With Help From Amazon, Mitsubishi Reveals the 2022 Outlander

  The 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander’s design clearly borrows from last year’s Outlander Prototype as well as the Engelberg Tourer shown at Geneva in 2019. What better way to gain some attention than to tie up with internet retail giant Amazon, … Continue reading

A Week With: 2021 Ford F-150 Limited SuperCrew

The 2021 Ford F-150 Limited SuperCrew is the best iteration of the truck thus far. Gawwwwddd I miss my truck. Actually, I’ve had two in my lifetime a 1992 Ford Ranger “powered” by an anemic 4-cylinder engine that I bought … Continue reading

Auto Sales Gain Traction as Americans Avoid Mass Transit

Fewer and fewer people are relying on taxis to get them around town due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taxi business in New York City has dropped by 90% since the start of the pandemic, even as mass transit ridership has … Continue reading

Tesla Cleared of Sudden Unintended Acceleration by NHTSA

  This 2016 Model X crashed into an exterior wall, allegedly due to sudden unintended acceleration. (Photo credit: Puzant/Tesla Owner Forum) Having initiated an investigation into complaints of sudden acceleration in Teslas a year ago, the National Highway Traffic Safety … Continue reading