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.

Infiniti dashboard symbols page gets a single change

Vision Qe

Infiniti dashboard symbols Our update of the Infiniti dashboard symbols page resulted in a single change. Not only is there very little to report, the one actual change was nothing more than a color swap. The Pop-up Hood indicator may now ne seen in red. The pop-up hood system is designed as a pedestrian safety …

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Hyundai, Kia, Genesis back up entry page overhaul is complete

Back up entry page overhaul We just completed the last step of a Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis back up entry page overhaul. The intent is to fully separate the three manufacturers who now have way too many back up entry processes. As a first step, we separated Genesis, admittedly the simplest of the three. Overall, …

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Low coolant symbol recycled for electrical equipment

Low coolant symbol In a previous post, we congratulated Kia for recycling a diesel symbol for use in an electrical vehicle (EV) to describe a similar job, rather than invent something new, which would add to the mountain of symbols that already exist. Here, we get to congratulate them again with a low coolant symbol. …

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EV or gas? A little something to help you decide

EV or gas I had two conversations recently, back-to-back, that really came down EV or gas. Bear in mind, I drive an electric vehicle or EV. The first was with a waitress I’ve known for some time but hadn’t seen in a while and her “car story” that I’d thus missed. It seems her 5-year …

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Its got to be the plug. Its about the plug!

Hybrid Charging Station Sign

About the plug A friend passed along a New York Times article titled Should I Get a Hybrid or Go Full Electric? The title is linked. After reading it, and combined with additional information that was already running around my head, I emailed him back remarking that its all about the plug! Two hybrids The …

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Hyundai, Kia, Genesis back up entry page overhaul first step is done

Back up entry page overhaul We just completed the first step of a Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis back up entry page overhaul. The intent is to separate the three manufacturers who now have way too many back up entry processes. As that first step, we separated Genesis, admittedly the simplest of the three. Overall, the …

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Kia back up entry update adds three new key fobs

Kia back up entry update As we got into a Kia back up entry update, we found that we had ignored several key fobs from both Kia and Hyundai going back 10 years! The result is three new key fobs on the page, and the knowledge that there are several more we will continue to …

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