Shane McGlaun

Toyota has announced an improved battery warranty for buyers of its 2020 hybrid vehicles. The previous warranty for the battery packs in the hybrid cars was for 8 years and 100,000 miles.The new warranty sees a 24% increase in the years to 10 years and a 50% increase in miles to 150,000. The warranty update falls in line with the new standards set by CARB that require at … [Read more...] about Toyota Ups Hybrid Battery Warranty on 2020 Models

The weather in California is very dry and windy. Due to fears that electricity lines might spark wildfires, which happened last year, California's Pacific Gas & Electricity is planning a mass power outage. This means that 800,000 Californians would be without power by the end of the day.This is a big problem for owners of electric vehicles; no power means no changing. Tesla … [Read more...] about Tesla warns California owners to charge before power outages

Pricing has leaked that shows what is alleged to be the cost of the diesel engine option on the 2020 Jeep Wrangler. A diesel engine is something that Wrangler fans have been wanting for a long time. According to the leak, the 3.0-liter EcoDiesle will be a $4,000 option for the Wrangler.However, the EcoDiesel will require buyers to fit the Wrangler with the 8HP75 8-speed … [Read more...] about Pricing Leaks for Wrangler EcoDiesel Option

Honda has announced that the 2020 Civic line is now on dealer lots around the country and is ready to purchase. The car was redesigned last year and carries over essentially the same.The Sport trim is available again for 2020. Honda says that version of the Civic proved to be the second most popular trim. The entire line gets standard Honda Sensing and automatic high beam … [Read more...] about 2020 Honda Civic lineup rolls into showrooms

Lexus has unveiled a special edition car called the IS F Sport Blackline Special Edition. The car comes in a limited run of 900 units and can be had on either the 2020 IS 350 F Sport or the IS 300 F Sport in RWD and AWD for both models.The special cars are offered in Obsidian, Ultra White, and Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2.0. They have black chrome wheels, and grille surround with … [Read more...] about Lexus IS F Sport Blackline Special Edition Unveiled

Lincoln has announced that the special Continental with the suicide rear doors is coming back for 2020. The car is called the 2020 Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition, and orders are open now.Deliveries will happen next spring. The car starts at $115,470 and is built on the Black Label Continental. The car has a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 and AWD. New standard features … [Read more...] about 2020 Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition starts at $115k

Chevrolet has unveiled the new 2020 C8 Corvette Stingray convertible, and rather than having a soft-top like past Corvettes; the C8 is a hardtop convertible. Chevy says that the convertible will cost $7,500 more than the base Corvette C8 will cost.Chevy notes that the C8 Stingray was designed first and foremost as a convertible. It maintains a tunnel-dominant structure and … [Read more...] about Chevy unveils 2020 Stingray hardtop convertible

The key to making an EV more usable is to have places to charge it. Studies have shown the vast majority of charging for EVs is done at home. Electrify America has a new home charger that is on Amazon, and this one is a Level 2 EVSE, 240V, 32A charger for all US EVs. The charger has a 24-foot long cable.An L2 charger will allow the EV owner to recharge their vehicles much … [Read more...] about Electrify America L2 Home Charger Hits Amazon

Prices on some classic Japanese cars are booming and if you need an example of that check out this car. The car is a 1997 Acura Integra Type R. The car sold on Bring a Trailer or $82,000. That is a massive amount of money, more than the presumably more desirable Acura NSX typically brings.Part of the reason the car went for so much is that it is a one-owner car with 6,000 … [Read more...] about 1997 Acura Integra Type R brings $82,000 at auction

McLaren has announced the 720S MSO Apex collection. The cars were designed and named to celebrate the high speeds that McLaren cars are capable of through some of the notorious corners at famous European race tracks.The corners and speeds are 103 miles per hour through Eau Rouge at Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps, 85 mph through Mobil 1 Kurve at Germany's Hockenheim, 110 mph … [Read more...] about McLaren 720S MSO Apex Collection limited to 15 examples

Dodge has announced the pricing for the 2020 Dodge Charger line of four-door cars. The pricing runs the gamut from a low of $29,895 to a high of $74,140. None of the prices include the $1,495 destination charge.Pricing is as follows, plus the $1,495 destination charge:Charger SXT RWD $29,895 Charger GT RWD $31,895 Charger SXT AWD $33,595 Charger R/T … [Read more...] about 2020 Dodge Charger Line Priced Up

GM has announced that it will be adding support for Amazon Alexa voice commands to compatible cars back to the 2018 year model. Alexa will land for these vehicles in early 2020. Alexa will leverage the available 4G LTE connectivity and updatable embedded app framework in the vehicle.Alexa will come to certain cars, trucks, and crossovers with compatible infotainment … [Read more...] about Alexa support coming to millions of GM cars in early 2020