Category: Articles & Commentaries

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.

EV Driving Life is an App Driving Life

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EV Driving Life Charging an electric vehicle (EV) in most cases involves an intermediary — a smart phone app. Needless to say an app failure when in need of a charge is a massive problem, and all too often it will be left to the driver to come up with a fix! This makes EV …

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To EV or Not to EV…

Reasons NOT to buy an EV Debunked So we spotted a post on “X” recently titled “12 Reasons NOT to buy an EV” (electric vehicle), which leave internal combustion engine (ICE) powered cars as the only alternatives. We thought we’d have a look at it point by point. The 12 Reasons Each With a Counterpoint …

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Disabling a Key Fob Could Prevent Car Theft

Disabling a Fob We came across a video some time ago from Now You Know – linked here – where a Toyota guy highlighted a Toyota key fob feature: Disabling a Key Fob. Press and hold the lock button, and while doing so, press the unlock button twice. This disables the proximity access feature of …

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Most Visited Pages and Posts on DashboardSymbols.com in 2023

2023 in Review Typically at the beginning of the year, we take a look at the most visited pages and posts from the previous year — 2023 in this case. However, Google Analytics made a major swap in August leaving us with with only five months of data, so that’s all we can report on. …

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The Ever-growing Dashboard Symbols Saga…

A Short History Some 13 years ago when we started this site, we believed that the driving public had no idea what it was up against in trying to understand the warning lights and dashboard symbols being thrown at them by their car’s instrument panel. We had no idea where this would lead. The Symbols …

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Are You Seeing a Horseshoe-shaped Dashboard Warning Light?

What is the Horseshoe-shaped Dashboard Warning Light? At this writing, its cold weather time again and time again to speak about the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), and its associated warning light(s). Every year several million more drivers who have recently upgraded their cars will encounter the light for the first time. These are two …

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Polestar EV Body Repair Frustrations and Resolutions

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EV Body Repair Frustrations So here’s a post I never expected or ever wanted to make. I did what is seen to the right to my Polestar 2. Yes it actually was my fault. And as bad as it looks thankfully its all cosmetic and no one got hurt. The post is not about my …

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