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.
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Older Mini model. A friend had a key fob for an older Mini model that lacked a battery at all. We were given the opportunity to make a video opening and starting the car with the battery-less fob. And it worked. It provides further proof that the emergency or back-up open and start procedures work …
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Park outside. This past week, three recall notices from Hyundai and Kia called for 462,883 Telluride, Ioniq 5, EV6 and EV9 vehicles to park outside due to potential fire risks. The vast majority — 462,869 — touch 2020 through 2024 Kia Telluride models. In these vehicles, the front power seat motor may overheat due to …
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AutoPilot. A new Tesla crash with AutoPilot engaged has headlines screaming coast to coast and perhaps further. Video shows the vehicle racing down a side street and slamming into a brick home. Sadly, a resident in the home was killed. Data is fed to Tesla in real time and the company made a rare acknowledgement …
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Self driving. Back only a week or so, I did a piece discussing the “wonder” that Tesla AutoPilot users attribute on X to the software, that it saved their lives here or saved a pedestrian there etc. Each of these comments would be accompanied by video proof. Each time it felt as though each of …
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EV charge ports. We spotted a report that the Department of Energy (DOE) was showing that available EV charge ports had exceeded 250,000, so we ran over to the site to check. The number we found was 249,786, but close enough! In truth, the number of ports for electric vehicle (EV) charging could easily move …
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Off-peak charging. Another 10 days and another charge at an off-peak rate results in a new range high for 2026. A week of 80 to 90 degree weather left the Kia Niro with a 298 mile range. This was extrapolated from the 247 miles showing at 83% end point and is an increase of 6 …
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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 a 2015 and older Mini fob. We hadn’t seen this fob before and replacing its battery turned out to be far easier than its later replacement. Also, the fob uses the common CR 2032 battery. …
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