Why Won’t Automakers Tell Us How Often People Actually Charge Their Plug-In Hybrids?

Why Won’t Automakers Tell Us How Often People Actually Charge Their Plug-In Hybrids?

On paper, plug-in hybrids offer the best of both worlds — electric power for daily driving and gas power for longer trips — but to get the most out of a PHEV, you have to charge it. Take the Toyota RAV4 Prime, for example. It has a 42-mile electric-only range, is rated at 94 MPGe … Read more

Old Payphone Pedestal Saves 2 People From Being Crushed By Out-Of-Control Car

Old Payphone Pedestal Saves 2 People From Being Crushed By Out-Of-Control Car

Surveillance camera footage captured a truly wild scene as the lives of two people were saved from a car that was about to roll over them in Milwaukee over the weekend. The hero in all of this? A disused payphone pedestal. This is why it’s important to embrace tradition. The incident starts with a two-car … Read more

I Am Swapping My Volt For A Highway Cruiser! What Car Should I Buy?

I Am Swapping My Volt For A Highway Cruiser! What Car Should I Buy?

Nick’s wife is starting a new job that requires a lot of long-distance highway travel. She is looking for something a bit more comfortable than her 2012 Chevy Volt with some updated features. With a budget of up to $45,000 what car should she buy? The 2023 Dodge Challenger Swinger Edition Was The Most Fun … Read more

This $13,000 Cadillac ELR Might Be The PHEV Deal Of The Year

This ,000 Cadillac ELR Might Be The PHEV Deal Of The Year

The ELR coupe was Cadillac’s first attempt at a plug-in hybrid — the second being the equally rare CT6 PHEV — and it was a spectacular flop. Only on the market for three years, only 2,958 ELRs were ever made. Now, more than eight years after the last ELR rolled off the production line, they’re … Read more