by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 2, 2021
Given the power failures in the huge Texas market and the cold, snowy weather in the Northeast sales of new vehicles held up well in February, according to the handful of carmakers reporting sales figures for the month, albeit they were down compared with year-ago...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2021
Volvo is plugging into the battery-car market in a big way, and it takes its next step in the process of eliminating all forms of gas and diesel power with the launch of its second EV, the C40 Recharge. The coupe-crossover styling of the C40 is “lower and sleeker”...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2021
Volvo introduced its second all-electric model, the C40 Recharge, on Tuesday, the next step in a plan to go 100% electric by 2030. The Swedish-based manufacturer has been migrating to battery power in recent years and, by 2025, plans to offer only battery-electric...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2021
ChargePoint today became the world’s first publicly traded EV charging company, CEO Pasquale Romano marking the occasion by ringing the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange. The 13-year-old ChargePoint was the latest to take advantage of a so-called reverse...
by Jim Stickford | Mar 1, 2021
With spring right around the corner and people ready to get out and about, Jeep released the pricing of the all-new 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L line-up. “For 80 years, the Jeep brand has consistently introduced exceptional vehicles that set the benchmark for capability...
by Larry Printz | Mar 1, 2021
Volkswagen plans call for the introduction of autonomous vehicles by 2025. The company is currently developing self-driving systems produced by Argo AI for a version of the future ID.Buzz for ride-hailing and carpooling. The automaker expects to reveal the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2021
The Toyota Yaris hybrid was named Car of the Year during a virtual presentation of the Geneva International Motor Show on Monday. But the victory was a narrow one, the 59 members of the CoTY jury also giving strong support to the new, all-electric Fiat 500 and two...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2021
There’s no question that Tesla overwhelmingly dominates the U.S. market for battery-electric vehicles. That said, Chevrolet has positioned itself as second in line with the Bolt EV launched four years ago. The little hatchback gets a modest facelift this year that...
by Jim Stickford | Feb 26, 2021
When it comes to gas prices at the pump, what goes down will eventually come up. Motorists are paying some of the highest gas prices seen in over a year, according to AAA and GasBuddy.com. With the forced shutdown of Gulf Coast and some Midwest refineries due to...
by Larry Printz | Feb 26, 2021
There are many forgotten automakers, companies that existed for a few years before fizzling out. Truthfully, there were thousands, yet only one, owned and run by Blacks: C.R. Patterson & Sons, which launched its first model, the Patterson-Greenfield, in 1914. It’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 26, 2021
(This is an update of an earlier story.) Tesla CEO Elon Musk advised workers that the company’s Fremont, California plant will be ramping back up to normal after shutting down early this week due to a shortage of critical microchips. Tesla became the latest in a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 26, 2021
Starting next summer, Land Rover is bringing on new versions of the Defender V8 for the 2022 model year as part of an enhanced Defender 90 and 110 line-up. Earlier this month, Jaguar Land Rover Chief Executive Thierry Bollore said the company’s new “Reimagine”...
