How Connected Cars Are Changing Road Trips and Digital Entertainment
Electric powertrains, connected infotainment systems, advanced navigation and increasingly sophisticated software are transforming how people experience long-distance travel.
Electric powertrains, connected infotainment systems, advanced navigation and increasingly sophisticated software are transforming how people experience long-distance travel.
The annual Best of Bay event is always the highlight of my automotive year.
Since they have no engine that needs a large radiator opening, the front of an EV has become a smooth, flat panel, and automakers are filling it with light.
What shifts with an electric vehicle in the fleet is the value of the vehicle, how repairs are handled and a few coverage edges that never came up with gas engines.
A quiet electric motor changes the sound inside a car, but it does not remove everything competing with the stereo. The cabin remains a listening space shaped by the journey as well as the audio system.
The Chevrolet Bolt is a very fine all-electric automobile that even without the tax credit is the lowest priced EV on the market at $27,600.
For EV drivers, the biggest extra step before a camping trip is to plan charging and energy use alongside the route.
Almost every Australian insurer treats a battery-powered vehicle as just another car, sells it exactly the same products as a gas equivalent and applies the same policy wording.
If you are in the market for a compact SUV and are ready to make the electrification move, the all-electric 2027 Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback should be a consideration.
Electrifying a commercial fleet can reduce fuel use and change long-term maintenance costs, but the financial case depends heavily on how vehicles and charging infrastructure are funded.