Your Morning Drive: Polestar’s US Exit, Recall Season, and the Affordable Truck Wars
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Hyundai Recalls 96,310 Tucsons Over a Dashboard That Might Reboot Mid-Drive
There’s a specific kind of automotive anxiety reserved for the moment an instrument cluster goes...
Trump Signs Memo Directing EPA to Ease Up on DIY Car Repairs
For years, the federal government’s approach to anyone who touches their own emissions equipment has...
UK Drivers Can Reportedly Be Fined $145 for Idling With the AC On During a Record Heatwave
As large parts of England and Wales bake under a record-breaking 104°F (40°C) heatwave, hot...
A Stolen Truck, Three Towns, and Five Crashes: Monroe County’s Chase Caught From Every Angle
The reason this particular chase stands out isn’t the stolen truck itself. It’s that nearly...
A Range Rover Owner Tried to Play Hero on the Beach, and the Tide Took His $160K SUV Anyway
There’s a special kind of secondhand pain in watching a six-figure SUV disappear beneath the...
America’s Cheapest New Car Is Now an Electric Truck, and the Affordable EV Pickup War Is On
For roughly two decades, the American new-car market has been quietly transforming into a luxury...
Kia’s Telluride Windshield Lawsuit Just Survived Its Sixth Year in Court
Kia tried to make a class action lawsuit over cracking Telluride windshields go away, and...
Open Car Recalls in the U.S.: The Big Active Safety Campaigns Right Now and What Owners Should Do
Vehicle safety recalls are simply a constant part of owning a car in the United...
A Loose Nut Just Sent GM’s Oldest, Least-Changed Vans Back to the Shop
The Irony Here Is Hard to Miss The two oldest vehicles in General Motors’ entire...
The SRT Badge Is Back on a 777-HP Ram, and It’s Not Apologizing to Anyone
A Badge Everyone Assumed Was Retired For anyone who’s watched the SRT badge have a...
Today in Cars: VW’s Reckoning, California’s Tracking Standoff, and Toyota’s Trust Problem
Four stories are worth your attention before you head out the door today, and they...
Is Volkswagen’s Meltdown the Worst Crisis in Automotive History? Here’s the Case for and Against
Volkswagen has survived existential moments before. The most obvious comparison is the Dieselgate emissions scandal,...
California Wants an Off-Switch for Car Tracking. The Industry Is Threatening to Walk Instead
A Feature Built for Convenience, Weaponized for Stalking Modern vehicles are effectively rolling surveillance devices,...
A Ladder, a Pond, and a Mustang: One California DUI Stop Became an Instant Viral Moment
The Rescue Photo That Broke the Internet The wreck itself was strange enough, but it...