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.

Jeep symbols page now color coded

Jeep symbols page One of our most visited pages, the Jeep symbols page, is now the third to be aligned by color. We started what is big change on the site with Infiniti, finished the family adding Nissan, and will move through the pages visited the most. This page features over 100 entries, one of …

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How long does it take to charge an electric car?

How long does it take to charge Two weeks ago I changed my ride. And since I have been asked several times how long does it take to charge? Yes, its still an electric vehicle (EV) — I hope to never again put gasoline into a car! Anyway, the question surprised me each time, as …

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DashboardSymbols.com getting a facelift

DashboardSymbols.com Earlier this year, we noted in a post that DashboardSymbols.com was then hosting nearly 1,000 symbols and indicators. We have since run past the 1,000 barrier rather handily. This got us thinking about how this impacts our visitors. How is anyone supposed to find anything in what has become a quagmire? One solution, implemented …

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Infiniti dashboard symbols page gets a single change

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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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