Finally GM has developed a real hybrid – not a “mild” hybrid like they tried with the Saturn Vue Green Line – a real Toyota style hybrid. A hybrid that gets 49 miles per gallon in the city and 43 on the highway. A hybrid that gets better mileage than the Toyota Camry (the largest […]
2016 Toyota Prius – Truth in Advertising
If you’ve been watching TV the last several months you may have noticed the ads for the latest generation of the Toyota Prius. The ones where they show a Prius out maneuvering the police or where a Prius is “heck on wheels” (which I can’t watch without thinking of the Offspring’s “Pretty Fly (For a White […]
Chevy Bolt Preview
For years now Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, has been talking about building a less expensive electric car, one that everyone (that is, everyone with $30,000) can afford. The goal was to keep the price low and go at least 200 miles on a charge. And now it has come true. The only problem is Tesla […]
Just What the World Needs – A Luxury SUV
For 2017 Bentley is introducing its first SUV, the Bentayga, starting at a modest $229,000 (or $320,000 depending on the news report you read). And if you still have some pocket change after layout out the purchase price you can spend it on a $215,000 Breitling clock for the dashboard. Now for the price of […]
Dear Audi: Sometimes The Customer Isn’t
It is a fact that automobiles are getting more complex every day with hybrid and electric cars leading the way. But sometimes its not good to be the leader. Sometimes it is best to step back and take a look at where you are headed. Especially when, like Audi, you might be headed off a […]
One Huge Mistake
Recently Kim Kommando (host of the weekly radio show bearing her name) wrote an article discussing the “One Huge Mistake People Make When Renting Cars.” In the article she explains that when you pair your cellphone with a rental car your cellphone number and call log are downloaded to the car and stays with it […]
Ford Fusion Energi – Time For a Second L
In 2013 Ford introduced the Fusion Hybrid and shortly after the Fusion Energi. Unfortunately for the Fusion Energi it’s release was buried by the over-hyped story about the Fusion and C-MAX Hybrids not meeting their posted EPA mileage estimates (an issue caused as much by the EPA as by Ford). Now that a couple of […]
When Will The 2016 Prius Arrive?
Toyota is the undisputed king of Hybrids. They didn’t market the first hybrid in the United States, that honor went to Honda, but Toyota manufactured the first practical hybrid that sold in large numbers. Its true sales of the first generation Prius never really took off, but the 2nd generation sold like crazy – in […]
Is Tesla Stock Running Out of Juice?
Is Tesla stock running out of juice? That’s what Paul R. LaMonica claimed in his report that aired on CNN last January 13. But is he right? Maybe, but only because Tesla stock is widely considered to be over valued. Even Tesla CEO Elon Musk has stated that he thinks Tesla stock may be due […]
The New Green SUVs
Can SUVs and Green go together? Until recently SUVs had a well deserved reputation as gas guzzling road hogs. Vehicles such as the Ford Expedition were expensive, inefficient and unnecessary. Thanks to the higher gas prices (which until recently were as inescapable as death and taxes) manufacturers were forced to move back into the small […]