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How to road trip this summer in your EV without getting stuck or stressed
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (370+ words) The night before you leave is when a smooth EV road trip starts. Pull up A Better Routeplanner, known to EV drivers as ABPR or your vehicle's built-in navigation, enter your destination, and let it map your charging stops based…...
Meet the 84-year-old who became the first person to drive a Tesla to the Arctic Ocean
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (941+ words) Georg Teepe did not plan a quiet 84th birthday. Instead, he set out from Southern California in a Tesla Model S with a goal no one had completed before: driving an electric vehicle all the way to the Arctic Ocean. Two…...
I own a Tesla Model Y. The Rivian R2 impressed me in ways I didn't expect
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1133+ words) Now that the smaller, less expensive Rivian R2 has hit the market, people shopping for a mid-sized SUV have some more serious choices to make. The Performance model of the R2 starts at $57, 990 right now, but lower-priced configurations will be available, bringing…...
Reddit is full of drivers changing oil grades, but as a car expert, I say it's not that simple
1+ week, 4+ day ago (342+ words) A recent post on Reddit tapped directly into that current when a user asked a genuine, curious question: for those of you running a different oil grade than the one your owner's manual recommends, why did you make the switch?...
Forget buying'these 5 car lease deals are the real bargains right now
1+ week, 6+ day ago (611+ words) Men Lifestyle Hub and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. If you've been holding off on getting a new car because of high prices and stubborn interest rates, leasing might be the move you've been waiting for,…...
Mexico just developed an $8, 600 electric car after decades of being the world's auto assembly hub
2+ week, 2+ day ago (279+ words) Most countries that assemble cars for the world never develop one of their own. The engineering capability, institutional knowledge, and regulatory complexity tend to remain with the foreign brands doing the contracting. What Mexico has done here breaks that pattern....
He asked Reddit if an EV makes sense when you can't charge at home'here's the reality
2+ week, 2+ day ago (240+ words) The thread drew hundreds of responses, and the advice ranged from genuinely useful to completely missing the point. Because here's the thing a surprising number of commenters seemed to forget: an apartment often means no Level 1, no Level 2, no outlet…...
This Man Drove a Tesla From California to the Arctic Ocean for his 84th Birthday " And Made History
2+ week, 4+ day ago (881+ words) Georg Teepe didn't plan a quiet 84th birthday. Instead, he set out to become the first person to drive an electric vehicle to the Arctic Ocean " a 3, 800-mile journey from Southern California to the remote town of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada's Northwest…...
The hidden safety risks behind the massive dashboard touchscreens car manufacturers are forcing on drivers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (349+ words) Walk into any car showroom today, and the first thing you notice is the screen. A vast, glossy panel stretching across the dashboard, controlling everything from the climate to the navigation to the seat heating. It looks futuristic, and that…...
The hidden diagnostic that tells you exactly how much life is left in a used Tesla battery
3+ week, 3+ day ago (459+ words) When buying a used gasoline car, the odometer is the primary indicator of remaining life. With a pre-owned Tesla, mileage is a secondary metric that can easily mask severe component wear. Two identical vehicles with 50, 000 miles on the clock can…...