ADX model We spotted an Acura ADX model on the road a few days ago, and it was one we were not aware of. So, a little digging and we find that it is new for 2025. So, this prompts a check of symbols and key fobs. First, it uses the driver’s door handle currently …
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Hyundai EV jump starting video added to YouTube
EV jump starting Today we posted a new video on our YouTube channel describing Hyundai EV jump starting. It also anticipates that the driver is locked out and includes instructions for getting inside. The video joins the new jump start playlist that now holds three videos. Every electric vehicle uses a 12-volt “start” battery that …
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ICCT disproves dirty EVs scuttlebutt
Dirty EVs Despite evidence, electric vehicle skeptics continue to suggest that EVs are as dirty as internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. In fact Toyota uses the dirty EVs excuse for their hesitancy to go all in on battery electric cars. But now a study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates that battery …
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Lane centering control (LCC) indicators
Lane centering Smart These are Lane Centering Control (LCC) Indicator symbols. They are from the Smart division of Mercedes-Benz Smart, which spells center as centre and centering as centering, the system can execute longitudinal and lateral control on the vehicle within 0-150 km/h (0-94 mph) when the system conditions are met to make the vehicle …
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BYD follows Volvo in making a bold assertion on autonomous driving
Autonomous driving According to InsideEVs, Chinese auto maker BYD has made a big time promise related to autonomous driving. Or at least its when cars is self parking. If a car damages another while using its intelligent parking feature, BYD will pay for the damages. InsideEVs adds “That’s pretty much the biggest corporate flex that …
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Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention
Heatstroke Prevention The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) warns that nearly every state in the United States has been affected by a pediatric vehicular heatstroke death. We are passing along their heatstroke prevention cautions. Mercedes-Benz Smart division now has a one-of-a-kind life recognition system that will automatically turn on the vehicle’s climate control system, …
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Smart gets dumb on adaptive cruise control
Adaptive cruise The Smart division of Mercedes-Benz has created a very different set of images to represent Adaptive Cruise Control, starting with the 2024 Smart 5 model. Gone are the speedometer dials, images of cars and representations of distances between cars. Smart is now using a semi circle with a number in it and the …
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