German test reveals huge differences in the amount of energy recovered by electric cars while braking
Overall, drivers prefer independent shops to dealer service centers for trustworthiness and price
Still, an improvement is an improvement after years of skyrocketing prices and loan interest rates
Customers want EVs that can be charged in 20 minutes, offers a range of 350 miles, and is priced at around $50,000 or lower
Tesla and Toyota continue to represent serious rivals when fleet sales aren’t in the mix and Chevrolet isn’t far behind either
Customer satisfaction with dealers continues to recover from the pandemic, but EV owners still face a lot of frustrations
While plenty of people are fearful of self-driving vehicles, many are supportive of driver assistance systems
Stellantis is sitting on tons of unsold new cars as Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram all had enough inventory to last at least 152 days
IIHS thinks most assistance tech is junk, and even the best-rated Lexus system is only “adequate”
Following a series of aggressive price cuts, used Tesla have fallen 28.9% in value
Roughly one in every three reported feeling pressure to purchase add ons too and the same percentage had to deal with hidden fees
Toyota moved from 5th to 1st place, while the Prius took the top spot with 38.1 of owners trading it in for another Prius
As automakers get better at making EVs, and gigasting techniques become ubiquitous, the cost of production goes down, but repair prices are rising
One might have thought that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid can’t beat EVs – and they would be wrong
Toyota took four wins in the study, which rates cars based on road tests, predicted reliability, safety and customer satisfaction
Most BEV owners will consider going electric again next time around, but almost 40 percent of new EV owners tempted to switch back to ICE
For the second year in a row, GM and Tesla have won the manufacturer and brand loyalty awards, while the Lincoln Nautilus is the model with the most loyal owners
Studies show that the most distracted drivers are 240 percent more likely to crash than the safest drivers in America