Image: Polestar Just over 10 percent of Canadian new car buyers this year chose to buy a battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. According to CTV, the exact number is 10.3 percent. The Canadian market is relatively small, as the massive frigid country is expected to purchase around 1.63 million new cars, trucks, and … Read more
New numbers about non-Tesla EV market share and how many dealerships are selling electric vehicles are showing just how much Tesla’s market edge has shrunk in the past few years, according to data compiled by iSeeCars.com. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat iSeeCars took a look at the inventories of over 82,000 new and … Read more
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in car buying. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat Dealer Marks Up A 2024 Toyota Tacoma By $5,000 Before It Even Hits The Lot 2024 Toyota Tacoma … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 29, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: Dealers Not On Board With Strong EV … Read more
Once a bustling industrial port town directly across from midtown Manhattan, Hoboken is now a trendy walkable/bikeable destination town with posh waterfront highrises and twee coffee shops. Despite lots of foot traffic, and considerable four-wheeled traffic, the city hasn’t seen a single traffic death since January 2017, and according to Bloomberg, traffic injuries are down … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 22, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Ford Explorer Goes All-Electric, But Not For America 1st Gear: Ford Cuts Battery Plant Output By 43 … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, November 16, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Valtteri Bottas Gets Excited About The Las Vegas Grand Prix | Jalopnik Chats 1st Gear: Warren Buffett Offloads … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 15, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Here’s A Cheap Way To Keep Track Of Your Bike 1st Gear: Thousands Of UAW Workers Reject Deal … Read more
California is proposing regulation mandating an industry standard diagnostic system for EVs. The standardized system is set to debut in 2026 in the Golden State but could usher in the creation of something like OBD-II for EVs, which is currently lacking. EVs have some diagnostic capability now, but they are not subject to an industry … Read more
Image: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) With billions of parking spaces available across the country, parking is a big deal for most American cities. It’s also ruining cities. Some cities are faring worse than others when it comes to just how much land is being dedicated to parking. This Is The Ram 1500 Ramcharger Urbanize Atlanta … Read more