Many of us are desperate to travel this summer after a pandemic stifled our plans for years. But travelers — and I’m sorry to be a killjoy — should beware: […]
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Back to news home28% of Americans still won’t consider buying an EV
More than a quarter of Americans say they would not buy an electric vehicle, according to a Consumer Reports survey released Thursday. Price, range and access to charging stations have […]
How ‘feature bloat’ is driving the chip shortage
What if the auto industry’s best solution to the chip shortage was not simply making more chips? Suppose we instead got a handle on what might be called “feature bloat” […]
You Can Get Your Credit Score, but You May Have to Pay for It
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study in 2012 found that most consumers who scored well under one scoring model generally scored well on other models. But a “substantial minority” could […]
That Popular S.U.V. Is Going to Cost You
“It’s been a weird year,” Mr. Drury said.That has driven up the average purchase price of a new vehicle to about $40,000.Inventories of luxury cars are the lowest as buyers […]
Biden infrastructure plan proposes spending $174B to boost America’s EV market
President Joe Biden has earmarked $174 billion from his ambitious infrastructure plan to build out domestic supply chains for electric vehicles, noting the imperative for United States automakers to “compete […]
If elected, Biden commits to rejoin climate accord U.S. just abandoned
On the same day that the U.S. officially withdrew from the global pact to reduce emissions that cause climate change, presidential contender Joe Biden committed that he would rejoin the […]