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Average Age of Vehicles Episode 3952
The average age of vehicles on the road today keeps on climbing. The average vehicle age is now 11 point 9 years. That represents a 24 percent increase over the age in 2002, when the average was 9 point 6 years. IHS Markit, who conducted the analysis, says affordability, length of loans, and vehicle quality all factor into why people are keeping their vehicles… Read More
Mercedes Vision of the Future Episode 3950
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the automotive media as a whole has had to shift gears when it comes to gathering the latest new car info and video …but that hasn’t stopped us…only made us think outside the driver’s seat. We first got a look at the Mercedes Benz vision A-V-T-R, a concept vehicle inspired by the movie “avatar”, at the consumer electronics show in… Read More
Autonomous Deliveries & Insurance Rebates Episode 3942
Autonomous vehicles are pulling up for deliveries in parts of California. Pony A-I is typically a robo taxi service…moving people instead of products. But they’ve switched gears and have deployed their fleet of modified Hyundai Kona battery-electric cars to deliver packages and groceries in Irvine. Teaming up with E-commerce site Yamibuy, deliveries will go… Read More
Mustang Mach-E Charging Boost & GM Solar Powered Plants
The all-new Mustang Mach-E gets an extra jolt when it comes to charging time. The rear drive, extended range Mustang Mach-E will be able to regain 61 miles of range after just 10 minutes at one of electrify America’s DC fast charging stations. The blue oval says that’s 30 percent quicker than their previous estimates. While DC fast chargers are not available at… Read More
Manufacturing Plants Reopen & Virtual Vehicle Reveals
Automakers are gassed up and ready for a restart at plants across the country. This is what the new normal will look like for many manufacturers. Employees will be required to wear face masks, temperatures will be taken before coming into a facility, and in many cases, shifts will be staggered as things get back up and running. We’ve seen plants transformed over… Read More
April Auto Sales & Delayed Hummer EV Reveal
April auto sales numbers are in, and there are no surprises as the Coronavirus continues to disrupt the industry. While a number of manufacturers don’t report monthly sales, the ones that do give us some insight into the industry as a whole. Analysts at cox automotive estimate that 620,000 new vehicles were sold in April, which is down 53% from last year and down… Read More
Plunging Gas Prices, Volvo Teams Up With Daimler, and Consumer Confidence in EVs
Cheap gas and no where to go as Coronavirus has most of us parked at home. AAA puts the national average at about $1.76 a gallon. And they expect that number to dip even lower into may, possibly dropping as low as $1.65 a gallon. We haven’t seen those kinds of numbers since January 2009. Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and Ohio have some of the cheapest gas in the nation… Read More
Autonomous Deliveries & Car Insurance Rebates
COVID-19 may you have parked inside, but autonomous vehicles are pulling up for deliveries in parts of California. Pony AI is typically a robotaxi service, moving people instead of products. But they’ve switched gears and have deployed their fleet of modified Hyundai Kona battery-electric cars to deliver packages and groceries in Irvine. Teaming up with e-commerce… Read More
Tesla Ventilators, Audi Virtual Plant Tour, & JD Power Tire Study
Tesla engineers are using car parts to create ventilators. The automaker is using as many car parts as possible to build a prototype of the life-saving device. In a video posted to their YouTube channel, Tesla engineers can be seen using suspension system parts to build the ventilator’s oxygen mixing chamber. The infotainment computer and touchscreen from a Model… Read More
Farewell to the BMW i8
It was hailed as the sports car of the future when it debuted, but now the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid has run out of time. It turned heads when it first launched in 2014. Since then, over 20,000 i8’s have been sold solidifying its spot as the most successful sports car with an electrified drive system. As a final farewell, BMW is producing just 200 of a Special… Read More