Articles & Commentaries

Acura open and start review reveals two surprises

Acura open and start We just completed a review of 2025 and 2026 Acura open and start back-up processes and…

8 months ago

Getting a handle on EV fires

EV fires Long about a week ago, we did a piece attempting to debunk misinformation about EV fires: they are…

8 months ago

Back-up cameras continue to be a big hit with NHTSA

Back-up cameras Its not so long ago that airbag recalls dominated the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcements on…

8 months ago

Smart symbols page is at last complete

Smart symbols page Its taken several weeks, but with the addition of a new child safety lock on indicator (left)…

8 months ago

Smart aggravates our speed limiting page

Speed limiting The Smart division of Mercedes-Benz created two sets of Speed Limiting indicators, and did it in but two…

8 months ago

Lightning and Transit EV jump starting far simpler than the Mach E

EV jump starting As we assemble our next EV jump starting video, this one for Ford, we've found that procedures…

8 months ago

Misinformation on EV battery fires uncontained

EV battery fires I cringe every time I hear a late night television host make a joke about EV battery…

8 months ago

Ford Mustang Mach-E presents a jump start problem

Mustang Mach-E As we ready our next video on jump starting electric vehicles (EVs) with dead 12-volt start batteries, we…

8 months ago

Smart gets dumb on adaptive cruise control

Adaptive cruise The Smart division of Mercedes-Benz has created a very different set of images to represent Adaptive Cruise Control,…

8 months ago

Acura adds the ADX model to its lineup, prompts page checks

ADX model We spotted an Acura ADX model on the road a few days ago, and it was one we…

8 months ago