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News Opinion

Opinion on auto industry news. Opinion on cars and new vehicles.

By John Goreham on June 14, 2021 - 8:35AM
Lexus has just launched an updated NX crossover. The big news is that the NX now comes as a plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle. You will also want to know about the infotainment system setup and tires.
By Frank DiMuccio on June 13, 2021 - 11:14PM
25 lucky folks have gotten their Tesla Model S Plaids. I can’t imagine the thrill. I’d have to guess It would be similar to what Ford’s CEO Jim Farley felt behind the wheel of the Mustang Mach E 1400. When Porsche says the Taycan will sprint you to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds, but you get there in 2.4, it’s probably pretty fantastic, too.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 12, 2021 - 3:48PM
We have some stunning areal footage from up above Giga Shanghai, from YouTube user Jason Yang. It's impressive the sheer amount of infrastructure required for this Giga factory.
By Frank DiMuccio on June 12, 2021 - 9:57AM
With Tesla’s spectacular Model S Plaid event and Ford’s Maverick reveal, it can be hard to remember that we’ve been suffering a shortage of both new and used vehicles. Today, we got sightings of both a Spy-shot Clad Rivian R1S, and a show-room floor Ford Mustang Mach E in the wild. I’d like to think that at least some of the waiting for deliveries on ordered vehicles may finally be coming to an end.
By John Goreham on June 11, 2021 - 2:11PM
Mazda is using one of man's oldest materials in its newest vehicle. Here's why cork was the company's choice as a trim material in its new electric vehicle.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 11, 2021 - 9:41AM
Tesla recently had its Model S Plaid event last night. The car is one of the safest, fastest, most entertaining, most robust, and most "alien" of any production car ever made. The Tesla Model S Plaid - "It's Alien Technology" - Elon Musk.
By John Goreham on June 11, 2021 - 8:58AM
Lost in the discussion about public EV charging is simple math. Here’s why the slowest possible EV charging method may be the best option for many situations.
By Frank DiMuccio on June 11, 2021 - 12:08AM
As Tesla moves forward in their quest to bring full self-driving onto the road, companies like GM and Volkswagen are following suit. The HUMMER EV and any Cadillac EV will likely have Super Cruise installed. Tesla has recently started offering paid trials for FSD, and Volkswagen has recently bandied about the concept of offering vehicle autonomy as a premium hourly service.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 10, 2021 - 12:37PM
Tesla is having a Model S Plaid event tonight at its Fremont, CA, factory at 7PM PST. There hasn't been a lot of updates on what is going to be shown here besides the Model S Plaid and I believe Tesla has a chance to surprise on the upside.
By Tinsae Aregay on June 10, 2021 - 12:53AM
Tesla has raised Plaid Model S price by $10,000 hours ahead of the delivery event. This makes earlier rumors suggesting 350KW V4 supercharging and 4680 cells being announced at the delivery event more likely.
By Frank DiMuccio on June 9, 2021 - 10:40PM
A few months ago, Jeep provided us with the Magneto concept vehicle, a fully electric, 2-door Wrangler. Today, Jeep brought the Magneto back in a witty response to the trending #Magneto on Twitter. Lets take a look at this spectacular off-roader and what could be coming to a trail near you!
By John Goreham on June 9, 2021 - 4:27PM
Tesla, Ford, and Volkswagen all cribbed their most popular EVs from Jaguar's innovative EV crossover design. This year, Jaguar will make meaningful changes to the I-PACE to keep it moving forward.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 9, 2021 - 9:16AM
Recently, Lordstown Motors warned it may not be able to stay in business for another year. This is called a going concern issue, meaning, the company may not be able to meet its financial obligations for the next 12 months. Are they going to go out of business? Are other electric vehicle companies going to face the same issue? Let's find out.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 8, 2021 - 11:15AM
Tesla reported over 33,000 vehicles sold in China and exported for May, 2021. This is higher than what most people expected and also debunks some negative news that was spread recently. Let’s dive into the specifics!
By Tinsae Aregay on June 8, 2021 - 5:42AM
Tesla's application to add a battery plant to Giga Berlin gets scheduled for a final public review. The plans will be available for the public to comment on from June 13 up to July 14.
By John Goreham on June 7, 2021 - 5:38PM
Mazda's newest sales report held some interesting milestones. Mazda is not just a premium automaker, it is also becoming pretty big.
By John Goreham on June 7, 2021 - 4:39PM
If you are shopping for a new electric vehicle you may have noticed that inventory is not equally distributed in the US. Here’s why that is.
By John Goreham on June 7, 2021 - 3:05PM
If you are shopping for tires, Car Talk says to use caution when considering these brands and models.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 7, 2021 - 10:49AM
There was a recent Tweet from the Twitter user, @GordonJohnson19 concerning Ford batteries -vs- Tesla batteries. He said it looks like Ford has an advantage in battery technology. This was after seeing that the Electric Ford F150 Lightning had a larger kWh battery than the Tesla Model 3. Is this true? What's going on here? Let's see!
By Frank DiMuccio on June 6, 2021 - 1:00PM
The Mustang Mach E, Ford’s first commercially available Battery Electric Vehicle, has been a smashing success and a great kick-off for the company’s future of electrification. It’s expected that the Cadillac Lyriq will be out later this year to amaze us with the luxury brand’s first BEV. It’s not just the American manufacturers rolling out EV SUVs either. On June 2nd, Toyota announced the BZ4x, and before that, Subaru promised us the Solterra.
By Tinsae Aregay on June 5, 2021 - 9:08AM
Tesla started selling the Model Y back in April with initial 9 deliveries. And now after 2 months, the company has delivered over 3000 vehicles for the month of May making it the most imported vehicle in the country.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 4, 2021 - 5:43PM
Recently, there has been a lot of bad press against Tesla concerning China. First there was a customer complaining of bad brakes, then a TikTokUser saying their brakes failed. Then there are reports of China sales dropping dramatically. What's true and what's not? We have a lot to cover here!
By Jeremy Johnson on June 4, 2021 - 3:14PM
One of the most obvious and easy to correct problems with cars today is how the seats are made and formed for the human back and spine. The problem is, the seats are not designed well for proper spinal alignment. With a billion cars on the road, this is a huge problem. I know - I have had 2 back surgeries and have issues with my neck. Let's talk about it.
By Frank DiMuccio on June 3, 2021 - 10:54PM
The Rimac Nevera is a dream car. It’s a limited run battery-powered hyper-car from Croatia. It ran against a Ferrari SF90 Stradale and left the Italian vehicle in the dust. Seriously, this new vehicle is an absolutely amazing machine to watch. The Tesla Model S Plaid is stunning as well, with 7 seats and similar stats to the Croatian hyper-car, but the Nevera is just jaw-dropping.
By Jeremy Johnson on June 3, 2021 - 6:58PM
I had the honor to talk to a friend who bought a Tesla Model Y Long Range and wrapped it in Iridescent. The effect is nothing short of spectacular. I asked her a few questions about it and have a few things to say, so let's see what's in store!
By Jeremy Johnson on June 2, 2021 - 6:12PM
We have breaking news from Twitter User Leon Spears (@leonspears) who purchased 7 Tesla PowerWalls 2+ and 16 Solar Panels for the roof of his condo in the Baltimore, MD area. Leon shares his experience and the numerous advantages there are to having a Tesla PowerWall 2+. Let’s go over it!
By Tinsae Aregay on June 2, 2021 - 3:22PM
Elon Musk shows his frustration in response to a Chinese TikToker who had to make a public apology after stagging a fake Tesla brake failure video.
By John Goreham on June 2, 2021 - 2:35PM
We polled owners of the Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle to see how many use it mostly as an electric vehicle and how many use it mostly as a hybrid. The answer was pretty clear.
By John Goreham on June 2, 2021 - 1:25PM
Owners of electric vehicles want to know three things from other owners. Here’s why the question may be good, but the answer meaningless.
By John Goreham on June 2, 2021 - 12:42PM
The 2021 Mazda CX-5 and Subaru Forester crossovers both passed the 20K units per month mark in May. Here is a look at how successful the CX-5 model has become for Mazda.