by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2018
After a series of fan dance teases, Lexus has finally pulled the wraps off its seventh-generation in a dual presentation at the Beijing Motor Show and near its old U.S. corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. One of the first models ever introduced by the Japanese...
by Michael Strong | Apr 20, 2018
The City of Los Angeles has approved Elon Musk to be more boring, er, to do more boring of tunnels that is. Actually, Los Angeles City Council’s public works committee approved an environmental review exemption for a tunnel that Musk, through his Boring Co., wants to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2018
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer could soon operate one of the nation’s larger vehicle charging networks. The Arkansas-based company is partnering up with Electrify America to set up 100 fast-charger stations at stores in 34 states by mid-2019. That’s part of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 16, 2018
Battery-cars are great – as long as you don’t worry about running out of power without a place to charge back up. But a consortium set up by the Swedish Transport Administration may have come up with a solution for range anxiety it has dubbed eRoadArlanda. The pilot...
by Michael Strong | Apr 11, 2018
Despite repeatedly denying any wrongdoing, Fiat Chrysler is in talks with the U.S. Justice Department and California Air Resources Board to reach a settlement about accusations it used illegal used software to beat diesel emissions tests. The discussions, which...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 11, 2018
Gasoline is getting more expensive and with the summer driving season just ahead prices are already closing in on last year’s high, according to AAA. “Gas prices are only a penny away from topping the $2.67 high of 2017,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA...
by Michael Strong | Apr 9, 2018
Drivers in every city in the country can find something that makes commuting around their town or metropolis the worst or best, but GPS app Waze has compiled a list of the best and worst cities to drive in the U.S. for 2017. Called Waze’s annual Driver...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 6, 2018
Cadillac is covering both ends of the spectrum at this month’s New York International Auto Show, offering up both the new entry-luxury XT4 sport-utility vehicle, as well as a high-performance version of its flagship sedan, the new CT6 V-Sport. The two mark the start...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 5, 2018
Daimler AG management insists the diesel engine has bright future, but the company’s shareholders are growing more skeptical and are raising questions about whether they should remain part of the company’s product portfolio in the face of stringent, new emission...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2018
In a widely expected move, Trump EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has confirmed the agency will roll back the current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, though by how much is not yet clear. The news was largely hailed by the auto industry, which had challenged...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2018
When the first hybrids came to market nearly two decades ago, the emphasis was on mileage, the original Honda Insight delivering as much as 70 miles per gallon, albeit at the expense of what might be described as the fun-to-drive factor. That approach carried over as...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 2, 2018
The clash now looming between the federal government and the State of California about fuel-economy standards for new vehicles is raising the possibility automakers one day might have to build two different sets of the same vehicles for various parts of the nation....
