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You can easily plug in your electric car, walk away, and let the battery recharge — much like your mobile phone. However, an electric vehicle’s (EV) battery is bigger and more powerful than the device you carry in your pocket or purse, and its charging cord carries far more electricity. While EV charging is safe when using the right equipment, you must follow some steps to help ensure the car’s battery health and your own well-being. Keep reading to learn electric car charging safety tips to reduce the risk of fire or injury from electrical shock. Safe Charging at Home…
Today’s rewind is a bit different than the usual car review.Mark “Bark” Baruth tracked a Lotus Evora 400 back in 2018. If you need a break from football today, well, we offer it for your reading pleasure.[Image: Mark “Bark M.” Baruth/TTAC]Become a TTAC insider. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter. Source link
Porsche celebrated this week 75 years since the registration of its first sports car, an assuming 356 known as No. 1. To mark the anniversary, Porsche imagined what the 356 might look like if it were designed today. The result is the beautiful Vision 357 concept. Audi Activesphere concept Audi also revealed a new concept in the form of the Activesphere. It’s the fourth and final member of Audi’s sphere family of concepts previewing ideas for the automaker’s future EV lineup, and combines elements of coupes, crossovers, and even a pickup truck. 2023 Honda Pilot The Honda Pilot was redesigned…
If you want a stylish and refined coupe with four seats, the Audi A5 has been one of the go-to options since its launch in the noughties. While it’s a handsome and desirable machine, it’s not one of the most thrilling to drive. Combine that with the less than dramatic design, and the A5 Coupe faces stiff competition from its two primary rivals the BMW 4 Series and Mercedes C-Class Coupe.The cabin is beautifully fitted-out, however, using the finest materials, while the infotainment system and Audi’s standard Virtual Cockpit set-up give the car an impressively technological feel. There’s a good range of trim levels that…
Varryx and Wilco Block are two Euro-based car enthusiasts we’ve come to know mostly for their ability to get spy video and images of coming treats. They’ve both done it again, both on Instagram, and both with the same car, publishing a series of design patent drawings. Lamborghini Automobili SpA submitted figures of its hybrid V12 successor to the Aventador to the North Macedonian bureau of the World Intellectual Property Office, perhaps hoping the out-of-the-way geographic location would translate to an out-of-the-way digital sequestration before the reveal this spring. But the Internet hates keeping secrets, so here we are. What…
Audi is working on a mid-cycle update for its A3 range and that means fiesty models like the S3 and RS 3 are also due to receive some updates. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the updated S3, which is expected to arrive alongside the updated version of the regular A3 late this year or early next. The cars should arrive at dealerships as 2025 models. The prototype reveals new designs for the internals of the lights at both ends, plus a new grille, and new front and rear fascias. We know this prototype is for the S3…
Atte Taivainen‘s interest in cars started at an early age. He grew up in the Eastern Finland countryside, where there was plenty of room to play and tinker with toys. This led to Atte learning how to repair and do all sorts of maintenance work by himself. Atte bought this two-door 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type R back in late 2017. The performance-packed four-wheel-drive coupe guaranteed smiles and power slides on the snowy Finnish winter roads. This was Atte’s third Subaru, and the one he decided would go under the knife for a major performance and visual overhaul after its initial winter beater duties. As…
It was 75 years ago that Porsche registered its first sports car, an assuming 356 known as No. 1. To mark the anniversary, Porsche imagined what the 356 might look like if it were designed today. The result is the beautiful Vision 357 concept. There’s been a changing of the guard at Toyota. Akio Toyoda is stepping down as CEO but will remain with the automaker as its new chairman. And filling Toyoda’s former role will be the current chief of Lexus. Yukon, Oklahoma-based Finale Speed has revealed a custom 1969 Chevrolet Camaro that took 3,000 hours to build. Much…
If you are thinking about driving greener with an electric car, you probably wonder what your options are and need answers to questions before you step away from your gas-powered vehicle. Electric vehicles (EVs) made up 5.8% of all U.S. new vehicle sales in 2022, up from 3.2% in 2021. Still, of the more than 14 million new cars and trucks sold each year, that’s a lot of vehicles. And that figure will increase as manufacturers continue introducing new models into the mainstream. Below, we break down the different EV car options. We show you the basics of what you…
Fast Facts 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Powertrain Permanent-magnet dual electric motors (480 horsepower, 600 lb-ft torque) Transmission Single speed transmission, all-wheel drive Fuel Economy, MPGe 90 city / 77 highway / 84 combined (EPA Rating) Fuel Economy, Le/100km 2.7 city / 3.1 highway / 2.9 combined. (NRCan Rating) Base Price $61,000 US / $99,690 CAN As Tested $63,885 US / $100,490 CAN Prices include $1,100 destination charge in the United States and $2,195 for freight, PDI, and A/C tax in Canada and, because of cross-border equipment differences, can’t be directly compared. In the beginning, God created the dinosaurs. He…