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How To Jump-Start an Electric Car Battery

  How To Jump-Start an Electric Car Battery By Chris Hardesty 01/26/2024 4:00pm Along with high-voltage battery packs that give power to electric vehicles’ motors, every EV also has a 12-volt battery to keep the electrical system and accessories such as lights and power door locks operational when the car is powered down — just like […]

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Transfagarasan is a thrilling road through Dracula’s territory

  Transfagarasan is a thrilling road through Dracula’s territory By dangerousroads Transfăgărășan is a very scenic road located in Romania. Spooky dark tunnels (the longest is more than 800 meters and pitch black), plus endless twists and turns make for a thrilling mountain ride through Dracula’s territory.     How long is Transfagarasan road? The road,

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Best Cars for Tall People Looking for a Comfortable Ride

  Best Cars for Tall People Looking for a Comfortable Ride By Russ Heaps 02/07/2024 10:30am https://www.youtube.com/embed/mFq3ZlHIH4E?enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kbb.com&widgetid=1 Quick Facts About Vehicles for Tall People Carmakers strive to engineer one-size-fits-all vehicles, but it’s an impossible goal. It doesn’t work any better with cars, trucks, and SUVs than it does with baseball caps. People on the extreme edges of the height

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AWD vs. 4WD: Which Is Better?

  AWD vs. 4WD: Which Is Better? By Russ Heaps 02/07/2023 12:00pm Quick Facts About AWD and 4WD Although sometimes the terms all-wheel drive (AWD) and 4-wheel drive (4WD) get used interchangeably, they are not the same. In fact, they have very little in common. To some extent, some automakers muddy the water even further by

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Is Now the Time To Buy, Sell, or Trade-in a Car?

  Is Now the Time To Buy, Sell, or Trade-in a Car? By Sean Tucker 02/19/2024 12:00pm Quick Facts About the Car Buying and Selling Marketplace We write several news stories every month tracking changes in new car prices, used car prices, interest rates, and the ability of the average American to afford a new car.

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Are Hybrids a Good Choice for Families in 2024?

  Are Hybrids a Good Choice for Families in 2024? By Russ Heaps 02/27/2024 8:00am Quick Facts About Hybrid Family Cars As you wrestle with the task of acquiring a new family hauler, you will find a remarkable number of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles populating your new and used car choices. Perhaps you have

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EV Battery Health: The Essential Guide

  EV Battery Health: The Essential Guide By Renee Valdes 02/29/2024 12:00pm EV Battery Health Quick Tips Whether you are a seasoned electric car owner or you’re considering the switch to buy one, we provide all the best insights for preserving your EV battery. When you keep your EV battery in top condition, you maintain its health, the

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Toyota, Tesla and Ford Dominate the Most-Shopped List of Electrified Vehicles

  Toyota, Tesla and Ford Dominate the Most-Shopped List of Electrified Vehicles Friday May 13, 2022. By Michelle Krebs @ Cox Automotive.   Surging gas prices in March led one-in-four shoppers to consider electrified vehicles, particularly EVs and hybrids, a trend likely to accelerate as new models hit showrooms soon, according to the Q1 2022

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1 in 4 Shoppers Considers a Hybrid or Electric Car

  1 in 4 Shoppers Considers a Hybrid or Electric Car By Sean Tucker 05/16/2022 8:53am One in four new car shoppers in the first quarter of 2022 considered buying a hybrid or an electric car, according to the latest Kelley Blue Book Brand Watch report. Gas prices began their current surge late in the quarter,

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Surging Gas Prices Lure Shoppers to Hybrids, EVs

  Surging Gas Prices Lure Shoppers to Hybrids, EVs By Sean Tucker 06/06/2022 7:33am The nationwide average price of a gallon of gas today, according to AAA, is $4.86. Nine states and the District of Columbia have pump prices over the $5 mark. Unsurprisingly, more car shoppers than ever before are inquiring about cars that don’t

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