Every dad should take his kids to the auto show at least once. I’m not just saying that because I’m a car-obsessed automotive journalist either. It’s because auto shows are a staple of Americana and have a lot of entertainment for the whole family and at very little cost. I …
The 2016 Scion iA is an entry-level sedan newly-minted in the Scion lineup, and so packed with goodness that you’ll never know it’s a compact. This car tosses the old “compacts are cheap and boring” cliche out its window and speeds off without looking back. Read more at Gizmag.com.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration says that lower gasoline prices don’t translate into more demand. Read more at TorqueNews.com.
The LEAF is the number one selling battery electric vehicle in the world, but with the new Annual Energy Outlook report for 2014 predicting that EVs will only be a fraction of the automotive market by 2040, where does that leave Nissan’s flagship electric? Read more at TorqueNews.com.
The alliance between Renault-Nissan and cooperative agreement with Mitsubishi has been expanded to include global product and technology cooperation. The companies say this will mean a mutual small-segment car and probable electric vehicle, among other things. Find out more here. Read more at Torque News
The answer might surprise you. Using global data, we can surmise what would or wouldn’t happen were the United States to impose heavier gasoline taxes to bring our fuel into price alignment with some other nations. Read more at TorqueNews
This is the third part of a 3-part series on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard and how it affects American automotive, for good or ill. In this segment, we look at the new 2007 standard (updated recently) and how it will affect our market; and why it may not …
