Reporter's Notebook: Lessons From A Few Electric Vehicles
#VOTY2022 will be the first to feature a number of battery-electric vehicles to be considered for our annual best-of award.
Category: Alternative Fuels and Propulsion
Ideas To Deliver Mobility At Your Doorstep
Even with amended service, one wondered whether ridership would return to pre-pandemic levels on a regular basis.
The Electric Vehicle…Not The Badge
From the badge seen in various parts of this vehicle, one might think it belongs to another cult. One that is truly an American classic for the ages.
Plugged In On The First Try
Over the years, I always argued that electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle ownership would serve a homeowner better than a renter.
Commentary: A One-Sided Bar Fight Over Electric (and Electrified) Vehicles
It does not matter whom you had the argument with. Whether it's your date or someone who you would like to date, divergent opinions usually do not end well. When there’s alcohol involved – all bets are off!
Commentary: (Not So) Silent Lucidity
Their one-and-a-half hour long video introducing the Lucid Air luxury electric sedan, along with the teasing of their SUV, certainly looked like a play to one-up on Tesla and Musk. Even if they did not acknowledge the elephant in Palo Alto and Fremont.
A Volvo, Plugged
#VOTY16 marked a series of firsts. The XC90 was the first SUV/Crossover to win the award. It was also the first European automotive brand to win the #VOTY. Not only was it the first Volvo to win, but it was the first two #VOTY awards in a row for the Swedish automaker.
Commentary: Electrification or Just Electric Vehicles?
This month alone witnessed the unveiling of two upcoming production full-battery electric SUV/Crossovers and a glimpse at another such future vehicle in the same class. These developments are happening, as another European premium/luxury brand is about to deliver on their full-battery electric crossover.
#MAMA18SR – The Experience of It All
TweetIn 2013, I arrived at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin confident, but nervous as I attended my first Midwest Automotive Media Association Spring Rally. Each year yielded its own experience – both good and otherwise. Now, I attended my fifth MAMA Spring Rally at Road America. Let's see what this time around would …
Plugged In
We live in a world where everyone is squeezed between putting gasoline in their automobiles and the messaging that we would have to drive automobiles without fossil fuels. We would plug into the electric current that runs through our homes, our workplaces and the public infrastructure. Electric cars are the future…Tesla is leading the way…