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EVs, hybrids, home charging, car tech, tires and the used-car market. Registration data, federal rules and prices, read for people about to buy.
Auto and EVs Explainer
Two federal incentives behind home EV charging have lapsed. Here is the running-cost math at 18.34 cents a kWh against $4.48 gasoline, and when Level 1 is genuinely enough.
Auto and EVs Trend Report
The TPMS telltale is a late warning by design, not by fault. What federal rules actually require, what underinflation costs at $4.48 gasoline, and…
Auto and EVs Market Shift
Three of four new vehicles now shut the engine at every light, and that changed the battery underneath. What EPA, USGS and producer price…
Auto and EVs Buyer’s Brief
Modeling of in-car particle levels shows a new cabin filter plus recirculation cuts PM2.5 by about half, and an aged filter cuts it by…
Auto and EVs Price Trail
Parts prices are close to flat, yet the company that owned Trico, Anco and Fram collapsed and sold its brands for $25 million. What…
Auto and EVs Explainer
GM took CarPlay and Android Auto out of its EVs in 2023 and said in September 2026 that future EVs will not offer CarPlay.…
Auto and EVs Buyer’s Brief
Used-car listings are the priciest since late 2022 and cheap cars are scarce, yet auction prices have started to fall. What the Cox, BLS…
Auto and EVs Trend Report
Hybrids took a record 16% of U.S. new-vehicle sales in the second quarter of 2026 while EV and plug-in hybrid share slipped. What the…
Auto and EVs Price Trail
The CPI for tires barely moved between August 2025 and August 2026, even as repair and service prices rose 5.2%. Here is what the…
Auto and EVs Market Shift
The federal EV credits ended, new EV sales fell by almost half, and used EV prices went up. Here is what the Cox Automotive,…
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