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Why EV Repairs Still Take Longer Than Gas Cars

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2026/02/21

A report by Mitchell found that repair costs for EVs have dipped slightly. That should give current owners a little more confidence, should the unfortunate happen. In the U.S, it's down to $6,395 from $6,707 or about $400 less than last year. Okay, it still sounds pricey, but it's still something. ...

LaMelo Ball’s Custom Hummer EV Loses Wheel in Crash...

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2026/02/21

TheGMCHummer EVmay be infamous for its inefficiency due to its sheer size and weight, but it’s hardly delicate. So whenLaMelo Ballof theCharlotte Hornetscrashed his Hummer EV pickup at the intersection of Trade and Tryon streets in Charlotte –resulting in ...

Toyota Expands Its EV Lineup as Rivals Pull Back

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2026/02/21

No brand has made a bigger bet on battery power than Toyota. Of the products it offers in the U.S. today, 16 are offered in gas-electric form. With a growing number of models, like the latest Camry, they’re only available as hybrid. On the flip side, the Japanese automaker has been among the ...

Slate CEO Says $25K Pickup Is Still on Track

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2026/02/21

American startup Slate is still on track to disrupt the pickup truck segment with the most affordable model in the market. The promised mid-$20,000 price point would make the Slate EV the cheapest pickup truck in the country, and by far the cheapest fully electric pickup. But we’ve seen how pricing ...

1966 Jeep Super Wagoneer Restomod Packs a 485-HP Hemi V8

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2026/02/20

Jeep’s Super Wagoneer from the 1960s was among the earliest luxury SUVs the world ever saw. Much like the Range Rover that came after it, it combined serious off-road ability with an opulent cabin and ride. Today, the Super Wagoneer name itself is no longer part of the lineup, with the brand ...

Want a Cheap EV? The Used Market Is About to Surge

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2026/02/20

The used EV surge isn’t accidental; it’s the direct consequence of a massive leasing boom that started around 2022. A classification loophole in the Inflation Reduction Act allowed leased EVs to qualify for commercial tax credits, which allowed manufacturers to put their cost savings directly into ...

Volvo's Path to Mass Electrification Started with the...

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2026/02/20

Like many automakers, Volvo dabbled with a few electrification experiments back in the day. There was the 1976 Elbil prototype, a boxy, smaller-than-subcompact city car that served more as a test bed than an actual consumer product. Ten years after that, the company built the 480 Electric ...

Volkswagen Gives W12-Powered Golf GTI Fresh Paint for...

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2026/02/20

Back in 2007, in a moment of because-we-can silliness that mass market car companies could only justify in those heady pre-financial crash days, Volkswagen decided to stuff one of its almighty W12 engines into the middle of a fifth-generation Golf GTI for a one-off show car. Why? Partly, it was a ...

New York Governor Blocks Waymo’s Robotaxi Rollout

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2026/02/20

Driverless cab operator Waymo already has fully-fledged services in several cities across the US, and has plans to drastically increase that service in multiple new locations throughout 2026. In a U-turn on legislation proposed last month, though, one of those places won’t be New York State, as ...

New Mexico Gas Prices Are Insanely High Today -...

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2026/02/20

Nobody talks about Texas’s neighbor, but it’s got a big problem

Chevrolet Is Building More 1,000-HP Corvette ZR1s...

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2026/02/20

Chevrolet has ruffled a few feathers with its latest halo car, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. While traditional supercars are often scarce and wildly expensive, the ZR1 flips that script. With 1,064 hp from its twin-turbo V8 and a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.2 seconds, plus a starting price around $185,000 ...

Why Plug-In Hybrids Rarely Match Their MPG Claims

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2026/02/20

It's easy to understand the appeal of a plug-in hybrid vehicle. You get a decent amount of battery-only range, and you don't get the typical range anxiety one might get from a pure-electric vehicle. If it's out of juice, it acts like a normal hybrid, so it's still relatively efficient — at least ...

Genesis Takes a Page From Lamborghini’s Playbook for...

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2026/02/20

Genesis is about to do something that would have seemed unlikely just a few years back: build a mid-engine supercar to top its luxury range. The Magma GT, as it’s called, isn’t just another concept or a one-off showpiece. It’s set to go into production before the decade is out, and Genesis is ...

This $21,000 Corolla Looks Like a 1950s...

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2026/02/20

After more than a decade in production, Mitsuoka is closing the order books on one of its most eccentric creations. The Ryugi Final Edition marks the end of new sedan sales, with the company beginning to accept orders on February 20 for a strictly limited run of just 20 units in Japan. Pricing ...

Lexus LX 600 Recalled Over Transmission Software That...

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2026/02/20

We’re only a couple of months in 2026, but Toyota vehicles have already been in the news a couple of times for recalls. First there were the starter motor issues thought to affect around 800 GR Supras that could cause the motor to fail and, in rare cases, start a fire; and then there was the Prius ...

620-HP Honda Civic Type R Doubles Its Power on a...

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2026/02/20

German tuning company Dragy demonstrates just how much headroom exists in the Civic Type R FL5's factory platform. The so-called “Stage 3” build that retains a completely stock engine internally, yet delivers supercar-level acceleration figures. Rather than opening the motor, the build focuses on ...

The Last Lexus ES Made in America Rolls Off the...

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2026/02/20

The Lexus ES was never the flashiest sedan in the luxury segment, but it’s been a substantial seller for the luxury marque in America. Since 2015, it’s been a mainstay for Lexus in North America, consistently delivering what buyers wanted. With the last US-built ES, that chapter comes to a close. ...

Hellcat-Powered Jeep Wrangler Packs 707 HP for Under...

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2026/02/20

In recent times, North Carolina-based Signature Autosports has been rebuilding modern sports cars with bodies that look vintage, like a Porsche Boxster that mimics a Porsche 356 and a Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing replica built on Mercedes SLK bones, but now it's gone in a different direction by shoving ...

Toyota RAV4 Finally Gets Apple Car Key — But There’s...

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2026/02/20

Apple’s digital car key first appeared in 2020, and, really, it just made sense. If your car already unlocked itself when you got close, swapping the fob for your phone was the next logical step. Since then, Apple Car Key has quietly spread to more brands – Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, ...

Spied: Mercedes-AMG CLE Convertible Hints at V8 Return

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2026/02/20

Our spy photographers have finally brought us some winter testing pics of an upcoming car without snow covering everything, and what they've spotted is the refreshed Mercedes-AMG CLE Convertible, a direct rival to the BMW M4 Convertible, and it may have V8 power. This is a fight that Audi won't be ...

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