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Consumer Reports Reviews 17 ADAS Systems - Buying A New Car? You Gotta Read This

Consumer Reports Reviews 17 ADAS Systems - Buying A New Car? You Gotta Read This

What? Consumer Reports wrote that you might have heard of Tesla’s active driving assistance suite, known as Autopilot, that can control the car’s steering and speed to assist the driver. What you might not know, however, is that most mainstream automakers now offer similar systems on their cars, and it’s quite li ... Continue reading

2020 Volvo XC90 Review by Mark Fulmer

2020 Volvo XC90 Review by Mark Fulmer

Lots to love about this 3 row seater This is the Alpha leader of Volvo SUVs, big, strong, smart, and silent. Big. ... Continue reading

Are EV's The New Edsel? Study Shows Marketplace Not As Enthused As Car Makers And Wall Street Promoters

Are EV's The New Edsel? Study Shows Marketplace Not As Enthused As Car Makers And Wall Street Promoters

The Mobility Confidence Index for battery-electric vehicles remains neutral, decreasing among American drivers to 54 from 55 (on a 100-point scale) while increasing among Canadian drivers to 58 from 57. For self-driving vehicles, the index is still low, slipping to 34 from 35 in the United States, while holding steady ... Continue reading

EV Charging Wherever You Go (Without A LONG LONG Extension Cord) - Its Spiffy

EV Charging Wherever You Go (Without A LONG LONG Extension Cord) - Its Spiffy

Get Spiffy, Inc. (SpiffyⓇ), an on-demand car care, technology, and services company, today announced a partnership with SparkCharge to deliver on-demand electric vehicle charging. ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars starts production of fully electric XC40 Recharge

Volvo Cars starts production of fully electric XC40 Recharge

The XC40 Recharge is the first of several fully electric Volvos to come and today’s production start represents a significant step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition to reduce its CO2 footprint per car by 40 per cent by 2025. That same year, it expects 50 per cent of its global sales to consist of fully electric cars, wi ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars reports 4.8 per cent global sales growth in September 2020

Volvo Cars reports 4.8 per cent global sales growth in September 2020

Volvo Cars global sales continued to grow in September, with volumes up 4.8 per cent compared with the same period last year, driven by double digit sales increases in China and the US. The company sold 67,636 cars during the month and the volume growth was driven by a continued strong demand for Volvo Cars’ award-wi ... Continue reading

Watchout Carvana, Vroom, Cars.com, CarGuru, Etc; CarMax America's Largest Used Car Retailer Enters Online Used Car Home Delivery Fray

Watchout Carvana, Vroom, Cars.com, CarGuru, Etc; CarMax America's Largest Used Car Retailer Enters Online Used Car Home Delivery Fray

CarMax customers have the option to buy a car online and receive delivery through contactless curbside pickup, available nationwide, or home delivery, available to most customers. ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks Looking at LNG as Fuel...Again +VIDEO

Volvo Trucks Looking at LNG as Fuel...Again +VIDEO

Editor's Note: Volvo appears to be re-visiting liquid natural gas as an alternative to diesel fuel. I wondered what frightened them off previously. ... Continue reading

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

Analog Devices Introduces Automotive Industry’s First Wireless Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

This is the first wireless battery management system available for production electric vehicles, and it will debut on General Motors’ production vehicles powered by Ultium batteries. ... Continue reading

Business Insider Compares Luxury Electric SUV's

Business Insider Compares Luxury Electric SUV's

Business Insider compared every luxury electric SUV currently on the market in the US and forthcoming, and Tesla's Model X was the clear winner. There are five fully electric SUVs currently available in the US or coming soon to the US luxury vehicle market. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Wrap-up August 16-23, 2020

Nutson's Automotive News Wrap-up August 16-23, 2020

Here's What Happened In The Automotive Universe Last Week: Car Companies Cave-in To California; Best Cars For Teens; 2021 Ram 1500 TRX Emerges; Lyft and Uber Alive While Appealing; Cadillac CT6 Techno Giant Goin' Buh-bye; Drivers 2nd Thought About ADAS; Don't Park In Front Of Hydrants, Jerk; Rebelle Rally Race; DC Auto ... Continue reading

Some New Vehicle Technologies Risk Failing While Others Become “Must Have,” J.D. Power Finds

Some New Vehicle Technologies Risk Failing While Others Become “Must Have,” J.D. Power Finds

Volvo Ranks Highest Overall for Tech Innovation; Hyundai Ranks Highest among Mass Market Brands 19 August 2020 New-vehicle buyers are being offered an increasing number of advanced technology features, some of which are hits while others are currently missing the mark. The J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TX ... Continue reading

H1 2020 US New Vehicle Sales 6.3 Million (100%), EV Sales 87,000 (1.8%), Tesla Sales 71,000 (81.66% Of EV's Sold)

H1 2020 US New Vehicle Sales 6.3 Million (100%), EV Sales 87,000 (1.8%), Tesla Sales 71,000 (81.66% Of EV's Sold)

EVs Are The Only Vehicles Built On Wall Street The United States remains one of the leading markets for electric vehicles across the globe. Different players are making attempts to establish a strong market presence but Tesla appears to be winning the race. ... Continue reading

Two Volvo SUVs earn 2020 IIHS safety awards

Two Volvo SUVs earn 2020 IIHS safety awards

The 2020 Volvo XC90 and XC60, both midsize luxury SUVs, qualify for 2020 safety awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety after earning an advanced rating in the Institute's pedestrian crash avoidance test. The XC90 earns the highest award, TOP SAFETY PICK+, while the XC60 earns the TOP SAFETY PICK award. ... Continue reading

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