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2022 Toyota Camry Adds Nightshade Hybrid, New Color Options

The bestselling passenger car in the U.S. isn’t going anywhere. The Toyota Camry is now available with 18 distinct trim/powertrain combinations and new paint and trim options. This model year refresh adds the existing Nightshade trim to the hybrid powertrain and an exclusive color to the Camry TRD: two-tone Cavalry Blue with a Midnight Black […]

Google committed a shocking act of decency

We’ve become very accepting people. We accept that when any company sends us its terms and conditions, we’ll agree to them without bothering to think or read. We accept that airlines will toy with our feelings as they stack up mysterious fees, just when we thought we’d gotten a good deal to fly to Wisconsin. […]

Three E-Bikes to Help Throttle Up This Fall

If you’ve never ridden an e-bike, it might be easy to miss the appeal. You don’t get the exercise of a regular bike, nor the speed of a motorcycle—or, for that matter, of a 50-cc moped. But e-bikes are sneaky fun. Most of them go at least 20 mph, with some models providing assist to […]

6 Automakers and 30 Countries Say They’ll Phase Out Gasoline Car Sales

GLASGOW — At least six major automakers — including Ford, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors and Volvo — and 30 national governments pledged on Wednesday to work toward phasing out sales of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040 worldwide, and by 2035 in “leading markets.” But some of the world’s biggest car manufacturers, including Toyota, Volkswagen, […]

What GM Engineers Build on the Weekends

Marc UrbanoCar and Driver From the December 2021 issue of Car and Driver. Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) ratings are an engineering classification of potential risk, with A being relatively innocuous and D the most hazardous. The plate on Alex MacDonald’s homebuilt Stalker reads “ASIL Z.” It also has a bike rack. “If it doesn’t […]

Rivian, the Electric-Truck Maker, Closes with a Big Gain After Its I.P.O.

Charging remains a challenge for all companies introducing electric vehicles. While stations are available in many urban centers, their numbers are fewer in suburbs and many less densely populated areas have no charging infrastructure. That could be a particular issue for Rivian since it expects owners to take its vehicles out into the wilderness where […]