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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Jeep makes changes to key cylinders in two models
Key cylinders A complete review of back-up open and start processes in Jeep vehicles for 2025 and 2026 finds changes to key cylinders on two models. In a first for the company, the 2025 Wagoneer and 2026 Cherokee models now hide the cylinders behind a piece that needs to be removed. Back-up start processes remain unchanged. …
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Letter to Tesla shareholders informative for those on the outside
Tesla shareholders At the finish of the 2025 shareholder meeting, Board Chair issued a letter to Tesla shareholders. Among other things, she thanked them for the “approval of Proposals One, Three and Four sends an unmistakable message: you support the vision embodied by Master Plan Part IV and want us to keep steering Tesla toward …
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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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Tesla CEO gets his pay package
The pay package MSNBC has reported that Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly approved a massive new pay package for CEO Elon Musk. The deal is worth up to $1 trillion over 10 years if the company meets a list of benchmarks. The deal was not without opposition, but ultimately Musk, already Tesla’s largest shareholder, could consolidate influence …
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Charging and temperature: Kia vs Polestar
Charging and temperature Over the summer, I was more than pleasantly surprised to find the charging and temperature with the Kia produced far different results than the with the Polestar. Warm weather range The Niro topped out over the summer at 325 miles of range at about 85 degrees F. I have charged recently at …
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