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Most of the time, the research and development process is incremental and iterative, with evolutionary change characterizing the pace of progress rather than sudden quantum leaps. But those quantum leaps…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Much ado was made about the Kia EV9 concept’s second-row swivel seats. The smaller, two-row EV5, which will initially be targeted to the China market, also employs swivel seats, but not quite in the same…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Automotive brand and model names often carry a great deal of expectation and heritage. So when names are given to models considered “non-traditional” for that name, controversy often erupts. One of the more recent…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Volkswagen has been quite aggressive in its entry into the EV market, with the ID.3, ID.4 and now ID. Buzz. Many wondered when the ID.3 came out if it was the de facto EV replacement for the Golf…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Kia’s designs aren’t for the weak of heart – yet, generally speaking, they’re all winners. Strong, bold, and no-nonsense, Kia’s team has been hitting visual homeruns since 2011 when they breathed life into…
BY PHIL ROYLE
If there’s an icon of modern-era affordable performance and the distilled essence of fun-to-drive, there’s probably no better poster child than the Mazda MX-5 Miata. Since its introduction in 1989, the tossable…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The term “there’s no replacement for displacement” is quickly becoming an anachronism as four-figure output EVs such as the Tesla Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Sapphire are coming into the marketplace…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Although there are still some hardcore internal-combustion partisans, there are getting to be more and more enthusiasts that are at least…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
There are a plethora of reasons to purchase an EV. From environmental to maintenance and operational cost advantages, a logical evaluation of the pros and cons of ICE and EV ownership has led to…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Mazda, you’ve meant so much to automotive enthusiasts like me, so watching you languish during the world’s march toward electrification is paining us. We’re all rooting for you, but your bungled ICE-to-EV transition…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It was a green comet that passed near Earth creating sentient death machines in the 1986 movie Maximum Overdrive. With the real life, once-every-50,000-years green comet named C/2022 E3…
BY PHIL ROYLE
One of the most talked-about vehicles of 2023 CES was undoubtedly the Ram 1500 Revolution. The concept truck was jam-packed with clever and practical features that went above and beyond anything currently…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
For years, automotive journalists have decried full-size trucks’ evolution from basic workhorses to leather-lined luxury haulers. Top-line half-tons go for well over $90,000 in many cases, and it’s not difficult to crest…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With headlines involving Tesla being dominated over the last few month’s with CEO Elon Musk’s distraction with his Twitter acquisition, the Tesla bears are coming out of the woodwork proclaiming the end of…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
EV headlines are typically dominated by a handful of brands. I don’t think I need to tell you what number one is. Others that may come to mind are Ford, Volkswagen, Chevy, Lucid, and Rivian…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, General Motors announced its initiative to expand the availability of Level 2 charging stations to underserved communities across the country. There’s little doubt there is a desperate need to improve…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The term “less is more” has been used in various contexts over the years, but there are some cases where “more” is more.” In regard to EV range, there’s fairly universal, unanimous agreement that more range is…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
While we’re still waiting for the autonomous age for on-road vehicles, Monarch Tractor is bringing the promise of autonomy down to the farm – literally. With the debut of its MK-V tractor, the…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
My colleague here at The Watt Car Phil Royle wrote a post “A Disingenuous Offer – Tesla’s NACS is Not What it Seems,” in which he asserted that Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) is yet another attempt…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s taking incredible self-restraint not to call Tesla’s NACS “standard” a sham – a hollow offering that merely benefits Tesla. Make no mistake, Tesla’s goals are not altruistic. Rather, its naming of, and encouraging others…
BY PHIL ROYLE
