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Company will rent you a Tesla to drive from San Diego to LA for $49
SAN DIEGO -- It might break some your budgets to buy a Tesla, but renting one is a different story.
A company called Tesloop, based in Culver City, Calif., launched a new service in San Diego this week that lets consumers rent the all-electric Model 3 for a flat fee of $49 to drive one way to Los Angeles.
The company started in 2015, when then...Read more
Auto review: Mitsubishi Outlander plugs into practicality
For a company nearly left for dead two years ago, Mitsubishi is showing a lot of life.
The Outlander plug-in hybrid on sale now introduces a hot new technology to the compact SUV segment that's taking the market by storm. Outlander plug-in is a five-seat SUV that's about the size of the Chevrolet Equinox, Nissan Rogue and Toyota RAV4.
The ...Read more
Self-driving electric shuttle buses to begin at University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A pair of self-driving shuttle buses should begin motoring around Ann Arbor this spring in an ambitious test of the new technology with the University of Michigan.
The electrically powered, 15-seat shuttles will be part of the university's bus service, carrying passengers on a short course in the North Campus. Anybody with a...Read more
Auto review: Considering a plug-in car? 2018 Kia Niro PHEV is a good starter
If the Kia Soul and Toyota Prius Prime had a baby, it'd be something like the Kia Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The compact crossover hybrid launched last year gets a plug for 2018, as well as a much larger motor and a whole lot more emission-free driving.
Despite debuting in a down market for hybrids, the Niro did pretty well in its ...Read more
Tesla set to go 24-7 on cranking out the Model 3
FREMONT, Calif. -- Will a third shift be the charm for Tesla as it seeks to get its Model 3 production on track?
That's the hope according to an email that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has sent to company employees. In the email, a copy of which was obtained by the automotive tech blog Electrek, Musk says Tesla's Fremont plant is about to ...Read more
Cadillac head Johan de Nysschen abruptly leaves GM
General Motors is replacing the head of its Cadillac brand.
The automaker announced Tuesday that it is appointing Steve Carlisle as GM senior vice president and president of Cadillac, replacing Johan de Nysschen, "who is leaving the company effective immediately." Carlisle was previously president and managing director of GM Canada.
No details...Read more
When will the $7,500 federal EV tax credit get cut for GM and Tesla? Soon
The $7,500 federal tax credit is a big inducement for consumers to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to develop electric vehicles. Once an automaker sells and delivers more than 200,000 electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids with more than a 16 kWh battery pack) total, then the credit gets cut in half by the next fiscal quarter of ...Read more
Porsche's L.A. Experience Center is a theme park for grown-ups who love to drive
SAN FRANCISCO -- Last weekend, I drove to Los Angeles from my Bay Area home. My wife and 12-year-old daughter visited Disneyland. I headed to my ideal theme park: the Porsche Experience Center in Carson.
There are no lines at the Porsche Experience Center. There are 77 shiny near-new Porsches, one of which was reserved for me: a beautiful ...Read more
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Creator's Children: The Rise of Astwihad
Valerie Welsh$4.99
Having decimated the peaceful Trident race in the Deneb Star System, Astwihad and his clones are now targeting their next conquest; Earth!
Galaxie, Guardian of the Milky Way, must use all her cunning and knowledge to safeguard Earth and all those under her ...
Under the Hood: Keeping your vehicle's blind zone system in working order
Q: During the past several months I've encountered a "side blind zone system unavailable" warning while driving my Chevrolet Tahoe. Since this only happened twice, I figured it's not going to be very useful to take it in to the shop. Can you explain how this "system" works and what may be going wrong?
Ben W.
A: Your blind zone warning system ...Read more
California's air quality chief is a fighter known for winning
Mary Nichols is at the center of a vehicle emissions storm.
As the chief air regulator for the most populous state in the U.S., she is navigating a new and contentious discussion about vehicle emissions standards. It appears to be Nichols vs. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt.
The Yale Law grad is seasoned in politics and ...Read more
$92,000 Navigator delivery delayed — 'I want my toy!' buyer laments
Don Sadler is sad because his $92,495 Lincoln Navigator is stuck in Kentucky.
"They won't give me my toy," said Sadler, 62, of Miami.
"It's kind of like I picked out my Christmas present, made my deposit and Christmas came and went. It's so frustrating to really want something and wait six weeks, then eight weeks, then 10 weeks."
His ...Read more
Auto review: 2018 Nissan Armada: The beauty of this beast is value
Big has never been so bountiful. That's a challenge for the 2018 Nissan Armada full-size SUV.
The flagship of Nissan's flotilla of crossovers contends in a crowded class of redesigned family leviathans spanning from GM's 2015 family of full-sizers to the upstream 2018 Lincoln Navigator to the forthcoming Mercedes GLS. The only stale one on the ...Read more
Mark Phelan: Move the Detroit auto show to October? It's complicated
While organizers consider moving the auto show from January to October, new data on media coverage suggests the old format ain't dead yet.
The North American International Show generated far more press coverage around the world than any other U.S. auto show or Las Vegas's trendy CES electronics show, and nearly as much as the traditional 500-...Read more
Auto review: 2018 LS 500 is a beauty — with beastly infotainment controls
Long and luxurious, the 2018 Lexus LS 500 sedan is a masterwork of engineering and design wrapped around a jumble of needlessly complicated and fussy controls.
The big sedan's looks and comfort can easily stand alongside the best in the industry. It uses an all-new architecture that will be the basis for Lexus cars -- and perhaps an SUV or two ...Read more
Ford unveils new Focus: Here's what's different
Ford Motor Co. unveiled its new Ford Focus compact car in China and Europe on Tuesday, emphasizing the global importance of the passenger car in a product line dominated by sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks, particularly in the U.S.
And, amid international debate about new tariffs, Ford confirmed the vehicle will no longer be made in the...Read more
Ford is recalling 350,000 trucks and SUVs that might move when gear shift is in 'park'
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. issued a safety recall Friday for about 350,000 trucks and SUVs in North America that could still be in gear when turned off.
The recall applies to certain Ford F-150 trucks and Ford Expedition SUVs with 10-speed automatic transmissions, as well as certain Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks with six-speed automatic ...Read more
Under the Hood: Foggy windshield could indicate leaking heater core
Q: My windshield is fogging up when I use the defroster, much worse than before I turn it on. Why is this? I've been carrying a towel with me and not using the defroster.
Carol P.
A: It sounds like your heater core may be leaking. This is a cigar box-sized liquid/air heat exchanger that is typically located within the heating/ventilation/air ...Read more
Auto review: Chevrolet's 2018 Suburban looks great with the Z71 Midnight Edition package
Chevrolet's cool-looking Z71 Midnight Edition package is offered on Tahoe and Suburban sport utilities, as well as on the Silverado pickups.
Over the past year, I've tested Silverado 1500 and Tahoe models with the Midnight package, and this past week, I also got to spend time in the Suburban version, which is 20.3 inches longer than the ...Read more
Auto review: What makes Rolls-Royce Phantom worth $643,000?
The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a car. It has four wheels, four doors, a steering wheel, an engine. But that's where the similarity to any other vehicle on the road ends.
For $643,000 -- my God, $643,000 -- it's not so much a car as a sense of self-being. It is all about having what you want and how you want it, about being different even from other...Read more
Sharing startup Twisted Road wants to be the Airbnb for motorcycles
Austin Rothbard was frustrated.
For the third time in a row, he'd found himself on vacation, in a scenic place that was perfect for motorcycling, without a motorcycle and without any way to rent one.
On a whim, he checked the local Craigslist to see if there were any used motorcycles for sale. There were, but cost close to $1,000.
That led to...Read more
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- Ford is recalling 350,000 trucks and SUVs that might move when gear shift is in 'park'
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- Cadillac head Johan de Nysschen abruptly leaves GM
- Tesla set to go 24-7 on cranking out the Model 3
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