News and tips related to being an automobile driver and owner
In 35 years, we’ll all be driving electric vehicles. So suggests a trio of research chemists who have spent their careers working in the fields of energy and electrochemistry in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. By the year…
Self-driving vehicles no longer are science fiction. That doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll spot one on a road near you just yet. But it does mean some vehicles could have self-driving, or autonomous-driving, features as soon as 2016. Audi and Cadillac,…
If you’re riding a bicycle for recreation or, increasingly, commuting, beware of motorists. And if you’re a motorist, beware of bicyclists. This is the only way to be sure everyone is as safe as possible on our roads. It’s important…
Drivers of convertibles are young and carefree, right? Wrong. At least that’s what findings of a study by Experian Automotive showed. Owners of convertibles apparently are older, more educated and more affluent than the typical American new-car buyers, running counter…
Labor Day weekend is less than two weeks away and that means a lot of Americans, up to three-quarters, in fact, will be on road trips. In a recent survey of 1,000 of your fellow citizens, Edmunds.com found that 40…
Here are several seemingly immutable facts: (1) Americans hate paying high gasoline and diesel prices. (2) We hate paying taxes even more than high gas prices. (3) Americans hate driving on crumbling roads and bridges. (4) The federal Highway Trust Fund, which funds roads…