Lawrence Hodge
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European Audi A3 Buyers Have to Subscribe to Use Basic Car Features
With the future looking to be served by all-electric vehicles that have fewer moving parts that don’t have to be serviced as often, automakers have been looking for other sources of revenue. One such avenue leads straight to hell: subscription-based features. Automakers will build vehicles with features, lock those features behind software, and then force…
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Guardrails Aren’t Designed to Work on Giant EVs: Study
EVs are really heavy, and neither the world’s drivers, nor the vital infrastructure they drive on, are ready for the chaos those big cars will bring. Experts are now especially worried the nation’s guardrails won’t hold up to the weight of EVs in a crash. Crash tests done by the University of Nebraska at the…
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US EV Buyers Shocked To Learn Their Cars Eat Tyres
EV buyers are often motivated by a desire to save money on gas and/or drive something more environmentally friendly. But, a recent story out of Florida in The Miami Herald details how EV owners there have been blindsided by how fast they’re having to change the tires on their EVs. The Herald spoke with the…
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The Nissan Ariya NISMO Is A 413-HP Japan-Only EV With A Racing Sound Generator
It looks like the performance version of Nissan’s only EV crossover is staying in Japan. For now.