Articles & Commentaries

Ford “humbled” by EV progress in China, and remains on track to switch to hybrids

EV progress in China In an interview with Walter Isaacson at the Aspen Ideas Festival and reported by Business Insider,…

10 months ago

VESS is restored to the Niro, with a twist

VESS is restored I've fussed with and complained about the Kia Niro Virtual Engine Sound System (VESS) for months and…

10 months ago

What happens when the Niro is charged to 100%

Charged to 100% A bit ago, I noted that Kia recommends charging the Kia  Niro EV to 100% once a…

10 months ago

New video posted on Kia EV jump starting

EV jump starting Today we posted a new video on our YouTube channel describing Kia EV jump starting. With it,…

10 months ago

New symbols page added for Smart vehicle symbols

Smart vehicle symbols We've added a new page for Mercedes-Benz Smart vehicle symbols. It remains a work in progress, as…

10 months ago

12-volt EV battery issue crops up again

12-volt EV battery #InsideEVs did a piece a day or two ago about someone who was locked out of their…

10 months ago

Smart back-up start page is now live

Smart back-up We now have a the full set of Smart back-up options, one to get inside and another to…

10 months ago

Mercedes-Benz Smart cars being added to our dead key fob pages

Mercedes-Benz Smart cars We have begun the process of adding Mercedes-Benz Smart cars to our dead key fob pages. We…

10 months ago

First 2025-2026 symbols update complete

Symbols update The release of the Dodge Charger electric vehicle (EV) in late 2024 prompted the start of our 2025-2026…

10 months ago

Charger symbols update swells the drive mode page

Drive mode page Our already bloated drive mode page now numbers nearly 90 entries. Updating the Dodge dashboard symbols page…

10 months ago