The allure of the electric vehicle has never been stronger. Tesla is raking in record profits. General Motors plans to sell only electric cars by 2035. Volkswagen is aiming to make them cheaper than gasoline-powered vehicles. And surveys show that at least two-thirds of American drivers are open to buying an E.V. Many people still have concerns about cost, choice and charging, but those barriers are falling fast and President …
The pace the e-tron GT can manage is very real; the scenery all blurring together as it rushes past tells me that. The g forces are tangible; my insides pressed up against the back of the seats are sending clear messages to my brain. But barrelling into a corner at a speed well past what I’d call ‘sensible’, my mind …
Bajaj was one of the first major manufacturers to enter the electric two-wheeler space in India with its Chetak e-scooter. But in its Premium variant, the Chetak costs a considerable Rs 1.87 lakh (ex-showroom, Pune, before subsidies). Even after the FAME-II and state subsidies, it will set you back by around Rs 1.23 lakh (on-road, Pune), which is a fairly …
Mercedes AMG A45 S: what is it? AMG’s A45 S is among the most powerful hatchbacks in the world. It has so much power that calling it a hot hatch somehow feels wrong. Under the hood sits a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine that puts out a record-breaking 421hp. Not 200, not 300, an incredible four hundred and twenty-one horses, enough to …
Chevrolet and GMC confirmed to Car and Driver that the 2022 Silverado and Sierra will be available in a regular-cab configuration, which will be offered either with a standard bed or a long bed. The two-door versions of GM’s full-size trucks will only come on the base trims, the Silverado WT and the Sierra Pro. The standard bed, which measures 79.4 inches, was not available on …
Abstract Consumer reviews on the web have rapidly become an important information source through which consumers can share their experiences and opinions about products and services. It is a form of text-based communication that provides new possibilities and opens vast perspectives in terms of marketing. Reading consumer reviews gives marketers an opportunity to eavesdrop on their own consumers. This paper …
We recently joined the team from MotorTrend on an exclusive trans-continental journey across America in two 2022 Rivian R1T battery electric vehicles (BEV). This five-leg, 43-day trip started in Nags Head, North Carolina, and covered 7,686 mostly off-road miles along the Trans-America Trail, ending up on the beach in Port Orford, Oregon. Because the trip would be traversing the Rocky Mountains …
After debuting its first full EV in concept form at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year, Toyota has finally released details on the production electric car’s range, battery size, and more. Though the new details on the 2023 Toyota bZ4X electric crossover apply so far only to the Japanese market, we expect the version sent to the U.S. will be highly similar. …
Defeating cars like the Maruti Swift and Hyundai Grand i10 Nios is not easy. A task attempted by Ford, Mahindra and Chevrolet on many occasions but with little success. To win over these two stalwarts, you need a car with a different approach, one that possesses skill sets that go well beyond what they offer. Tata has tried to do just that by bringing …
SAN FRANCISCO — It is likely to take a decade before self-driving taxis will be deployed on roads, the chief executive of electric car startup Lucid Group Inc, Peter Rawlinson, said on Thursday. “I think we’re 10 years out before we see fleets of robotaxis. They ain’t coming anytime soon even with the most advanced sensing systems in the world,” Rawlinson, a former chief engineer at Tesla …