Park outside Earlier this month, Chrysler issued a recall for 320,065 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles because of a risk of fire while driven or parked. This resulted in a park outside and away from structures and other vehicles recommendation. This comes on the heels of a similar recommendation to some 200,000 BMW owners as well …
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Buying a pre-owned EV or hybrid? Find a battery health test
Battery health In a piece about used hybrid vehicle batteries, InsideEVs discussed different vehicle manufacturers and the performance of the their high voltage batteries over time. Near the finish with the recommendation that “you always perform a battery health check before buying a used PHEV.” Well who knows how to do that?? Not so many. …
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Some smart things to know about seat belts
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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Toyota, Lexus EV jump start video dropped on our YouTube Channel
EV Jump start We’ve added a new EV jump start video to our YouTube channel for Lexus and Toyota electric vehicle (EV) drivers. It is the eighth video in our series intended to help drivers of EVs in the inevitable event of a 12-volt battery failure. It continues to surprise the motoring public that EVs …
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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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More fire risk seen in new Jeep recall
Jeep recall On the heels of a recall item we posted yesterday noting a fire risk in Jeep hybrid vehicles and their high-voltage batteries comes yet another Jeep recall of hybrids with a fire risk, this time due to an issue with its gasoline engine. Unlike the earlier recall, a park outside recommendation is not …
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