Articles & Commentaries

Discussions on topics of interest to drivers concerning things they may not understand about their vehicles as well as articles on the future of the auto industry.

A Wordpress fault avoidance post

Wordpress fault avoidance. DashboardSymbols.com is built on Wordpress platform and I wanted to share a serious incident that occurred a…

5 days ago

China recalls EVs over electronic door handles, ignoring non-EVs

Electronic door handles. On an issue we've harped on since 2015, China recently announced a recall of millions of electric…

2 weeks ago

New Volvo owners video added to our YouTube channel

Volvo owners video. We've just uploaded a video to our YouTube channel that demonstrates opening a starting Volvo XC40, C40,…

2 weeks ago

Add Walmart to EV charging price downward pressures

EV charging. Just before Memorial Day, we noted that a new player in the Level 3 electric vehicle (EV) charging…

3 weeks ago

Fuel prices dip in July

Fuel prices. While they remain high big time year over year, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported that motor…

4 weeks ago

Jaguar models update leaves us in the dust — it’s an EV future!

Jaguar update. So, we set out to do an update for 2026 Jaguar models and found only an F-Pace. This…

1 month ago

Need a mechanical door release? NHTSA says read the manual…

Read the manual. On July 22nd, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) finished a review of a defect petition…

1 month ago

Key fob video added to YouTube for Mini models

Mini video. We just dropped a new key fob video on YouTube of the replacement of the fob battery in…

2 months ago

New video added for drivers of older Mini models

Older Mini model. A friend had a key fob for an older Mini model that lacked a battery at all.…

2 months ago

Some 463,000 Hyundai, Kia vehicles must park outside due to fire risk

Park outside. This past week, three recall notices from Hyundai and Kia called for 462,883 Telluride, Ioniq 5, EV6 and…

2 months ago