Modern cars are laden down with all sorts of connected features. Remote start via cell phone, data connections for built-in apps, cars are increasingly reliant on mobile networks for full functionality — mobile networks that can, and eventually will, shut down. When those systems go dark, what happens to the cars? It’s Time The Nissan … Read more
Image: Rivian Despite being a requirement for many car buyers, Rivian is one of the few automakers that doesn’t use Apple CarPlay. Rivian’s founder and CEO confirmed Monday the automaker won’t be using CarPlay in any of its vehicles any time in the future either. Rivian Unveils Trio of New Electric Vehicles Speaking to the … Read more
Jalopnik is more than just a car blog. We cover and review all sorts of transportation, from boats to trains to motorcycles, but this review is of something much more nebulous: The Polaris Slingshot. You know, that three-wheeled, two-seat, open-topped tricycle thing with a single belt-driven rear wheel. My apprehensions ran high prior to driving … Read more
Image: Bowers & Wilkins The average price of a new car is damn near 50,000 dollars, or a little more than eighty percent of the annual salary of an average American. That is a lot of money to spend on an automobile, so you’d better be damn sure it has all of the stuff in … Read more
When Apple first introduced CarPlay, it was a revelation. Instead of dealing with the hassle of inputting a destination using the manufacturer’s clunky infotainment software, you could simply type it into your phone and have the directions appear on the center screen. It was easy to use and understand, and most importantly, it just worked. … Read more
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is one of the fastest-charging EVs on the market. Thanks to its 800-volt architecture and 350-kW maximum charging speed, the Ioniq 6’s 77.4-kWh battery pack can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in less than 18 minutes. That’s especially nice when paired with the 361-mile range of the SE RWD … Read more
Photo: Josh Lefkowitz (Getty Images) The Chevrolet Blazer EV has only just hit the hit the market, but it already has a nasty reputation of faulty software issues that left one journalist stranded at a charging station and another review site logging one fault after another. As a result, General Motors has issued a stop … Read more
