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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Mustang Mach-E As we ready our next video on jump starting electric vehicles (EVs) with dead 12-volt start batteries, we find that getting inside a Ford Mustang Mach-E in this state is a challenge, to say the least. Ford does not supply a vehicle key or a key cylinder to use it in. In a …
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Adaptive cruise The Smart division of Mercedes-Benz has created a very different set of images to represent Adaptive Cruise Control, starting with the 2024 Smart 5 model. Gone are the speedometer dials, images of cars and representations of distances between cars. Smart is now using a semi circle with a number in it and the …
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ADX model We spotted an Acura ADX model on the road a few days ago, and it was one we were not aware of. So, a little digging and we find that it is new for 2025. So, this prompts a check of symbols and key fobs. First, it uses the driver’s door handle currently …
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Dirty EVs Despite evidence, electric vehicle skeptics continue to suggest that EVs are as dirty as internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. In fact Toyota uses the dirty EVs excuse for their hesitancy to go all in on battery electric cars. But now a study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates that battery …
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Autonomous driving According to InsideEVs, Chinese auto maker BYD has made a big time promise related to autonomous driving. Or at least its when cars is self parking. If a car damages another while using its intelligent parking feature, BYD will pay for the damages. InsideEVs adds “That’s pretty much the biggest corporate flex that …
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Heatstroke Prevention The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) warns that nearly every state in the United States has been affected by a pediatric vehicular heatstroke death. We are passing along their heatstroke prevention cautions. Mercedes-Benz Smart division now has a one-of-a-kind life recognition system that will automatically turn on the vehicle’s climate control system, …
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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 fires. They are pretty much always overhyped, as if it happens all the time, or simply a lie, like they explode! They don’t. Electric vehicle (EV) batteries — the high voltage version — are built …
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