Seat belts I ran across a YouTube short a week or so ago with some smart things about seat belts to know and do. It’s from someone called Hacer en casa, who seems to run a channel devoted to tips and tricks on lots of things. But back to seat belts, there are four useful …
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BTS releases motor fuel prices for October
Motor fuel prices Despite the government shutdown, BTS continues to spew statistics. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released monthly motor fuels prices for October 2025. The average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.06 per gallon; down 3.3% from September 2025 and 2.5% from October 2024. By region, the average …
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Tesla CEO gets his pay package
The pay package MSNBC has reported that Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly approved a massive new pay package for CEO Elon Musk. The deal is worth up to $1 trillion over 10 years if the company meets a list of benchmarks. The deal was not without opposition, but ultimately Musk, already Tesla’s largest shareholder, could consolidate influence …
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Rear-view camera display failures continue to dominate recalls
Rear-view camera Other recall issues tend to get the attention, but rear-view camera display failures continue to dominate National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls. Not our first post one this topic… Getting the attention are such things as on Nov. 4, when FCA recalled 2020 to 2025 Chrysler Jeep Wrangler 4Xe and 2022 to …
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EV sales cool in October but interest remains solid
EV sales Automotive shopping guide and tracking site Edmunds.com reports that EV sales activity cooled in October after setting sales records in September, a direct result of the end of the $7,500 federal tax credit. They also report that average transaction prices for new electric vehicle (EV) during the month as well. Market watchers, including …
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Jeep re-absorbs Wagoneer prompting several site changes
Wagoneer Jeep has ended its three-year quest to separate the Wagoneer model in order to create a new, high end lineup. The company ended this quest a year ago, and we’ve been frankly slow to adjust the website. We now have removed the Wagoneer symbols page, doing a complete scan of both the Jeep and …
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Letter to Tesla shareholders informative for those on the outside
Tesla shareholders At the finish of the 2025 shareholder meeting, Board Chair issued a letter to Tesla shareholders. Among other things, she thanked them for the “approval of Proposals One, Three and Four sends an unmistakable message: you support the vision embodied by Master Plan Part IV and want us to keep steering Tesla toward …
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