4 climbing roses that guarantee a beautiful, fragrant screen of blooms for summer privacy These varieties are stunning! Ideal Home · Apr 22
How Can I Tell If A Car Is Reliable? An Honest Guide There’s no guarantee that any car will last for 200,000 miles without major repairs. But there are certainly ways to increase the odds. InsideEVs · Apr 11
College student’s death underscores risks of carbon monoxide exposure The 21-year-old student had told a fellow student he was using his car to charge his phone The Independent UK · Feb 25
Think EVs Are Bad In Winter? Here's Where They Have A Huge Advantage You probably hear this at least twice a year, if not more: "You can't drive electric vehicles in the winter." And it is certainly and unfortunately true that EVs lose range when it gets cold outside. That's because of the extra energy needed to run systems like cabin heaters and… InsideEVs · Dec 26, 2024
Consumer Reports survey finds electric vehicle reliability improving but lagging gas models The reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a gap with gas-powered automobiles The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
Are Electric Cars Reliable? In general EV reliability is rather low, but so are maintenance costs. And as automakers build more EVs, there are more reliable models hitting the market. InsideEVs · Jun 14, 2024
Consumer Reports Says That Plug-In Hybrids Might Be Good, Actually Consumer Reports has reconfigured how it tests plug-in hybrid models, and learned that PHEVs are sometimes the most economical, and best driving choice. InsideEVs · Feb 28, 2024
As the auto industry pivots to EVs, product tester Consumer Reports learns to adjust The auto industry is adding more electric vehicles, and Consumer Reports' product reviewers are making adjustments too, from installing EV chargers to inventing new tests for cars. WEKU · Jan 13, 2024
Electric Cars Are Way Less Reliable Than ICE Cars, Says Consumer Reports EVs have 79 percent more problems than gas vehicles on average, according to Consumer Reports' reliability study. Motor1 · Nov 29, 2023
Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
Tesla allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods and US regulators have questions The government has been investigating Autopilot for crashing into emergency vehicles parked on freeways, as well as hitting motorcycles and crossing tractor-trailers. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2023
3 US Marines died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car. Vehicle experts explain how that can happen The deaths of three U.S. Marines who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a parked car at a North Carolina gas station have raised questions about how the situation could happen outdoors The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023
Ford only Detroit automaker to make Consumer Reports' 'Top Picks' list Ford Motor Co. is once again the only Detroit automaker to make this year's "Top Picks" list by Consumer Reports. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023
Ford's BlueCruise automated driving system tops Consumer Reports study Ford Motor Co.'s BlueCruise active driving assistance (ADA) system has surpassed General Motors Co.'s SuperCruise and Tesla Inc.'s Autopilot to achieve the top spot in a Consumer Reports' study of 12 of the ADA systems released Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023
Motor1 · Jan 25, 2023 Ford BlueCruise, GM Super Cruise Rank Highest In Consumer Reports ADA Test Tesla Autopilot tumbles to seventh spot in this comparison of active driver assist systems.
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Feds reviewing Musk tweet about disabling driver monitoring A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S. safety regulators
Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022 Consumer Reports reliability survey: Lincoln the only Detroit 3 brand in top 10 Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln is the only Detroit brand to make of the top 10 in the latest Annual Auto Reliability data from Consumer Reports, the nonprofit research, testing and consumer advocacy organization.
Bangkok Post · Aug 7, 2022 At Ford, Quality Is Now Problem 1 Josh Halliburton joined Ford Motor Co. in January to help improve its shaky quality record. Within months it was clear how big a challenge he faced.
Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022 Mach-E replaces Tesla Model 3 in Consumer Reports 'Top Picks' list With its all-electric Mustang Mach-E, Ford Motor Co. has dethroned Tesla Inc. from this year's "Top Picks" list released Thursday by Consumer Reports.