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2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid Drivers' Notes | Green sleeper

The 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid aims to offer peak efficiency, but it doesn't shout its green cred from the heavens above. Ford is confident enough in the hybrid's ability to be fun that it's applied this powertrain to a trim called SE Sport. It's no spo…

Honda introduces trail-ready Hunter Cub CT125

"You meet the nicest people on a Honda," according to a decades-old ad, but you might not run into anyone if you use the new Hunter Cub CT125 on the type of terrain it was designed to tackle. Unveiled online, it's an evolution of the perennially popu…

As GM races to help build ventilators, White House balks at cost, shops around

A week ago, General Motors announced plans to partner with a company called Ventec Life Systems to increase production of medical ventilators , becoming one of the first automakers to signal it was joining the fight against the coronavirus. Now the pr…

1990 Chevrolet C/K 454 SS with 26 miles costs more than a Toyota Supra

Chevrolet no longer makes a high-performance, street-oriented pickup. But if you want a new one, you're in luck because there's a 1990 C/K 454 SS with 26 miles on its odometer listed for sale for the price of a Toyota Supra. Florida-based Classic Ca…

Cleveland CycleWerks reveals Falcon electric motorcycle with retro-futurist design

Electric motorcycles are fast becoming a trend in the two-wheeled world, and today we have another contender for you. It comes from Cleveland CycleWerks, and it's called the Falcon. The, yes, Cleveland-based company has made a bike that is more of a …

[VIDEO] Video shows Tesla Model 3 automatically stopping for red light

Tesla owners who bought the $7,000 Full Self Driving (FSD) option have been waiting for what Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls the "feature complete" version of the autonomous software, as there remain driving maneuvers a Tesla can't pull off on its own. In …

2021 Mini Cooper S Sidewalk Edition priced just under $40,000

Earlier this year, Mini announced the return of the Sidewalk Edition visual package for the 2021 Mini Convertible , one that appeared way back in 2007 with the first drop-top Mini. Now pricing has been announced at a base price of $39,250, and it will…

A population stuck inside may be getting more interested in Jeeps

An unexpected consequence of confining a big chunk of the American population is that interest in the Jeep brand is growing, according to a recent study. Exploring the great outdoors is more appealing than ever before. In March 2020, research firm Y…

2021 BMW 330e PHEV launched in America with 22 miles of electric range

It's been well over a year since BMW announced the 330e plug-in hybrid 3 Series for Europe . Back then, we were promised a U.S.-spec 3 Series PHEV, and today we're finally getting it. This plug-in is being introduced as the 2021 BMW 330e, and it featu…

After scrapping electric car project, James Dyson turns to coronavirus ventilators

Now that it's abandoned its work developing an electric vehicle , the company founded by inventor James Dyson is tackling a new and decidedly timely pursuit: building ventilators to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic in his native U.K., where Prime …

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 27, 2020

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