Range anxiety is a term you’re likely to be hearing a lot more as electric vehicles (EVs) make their debut on America’s roadways. Limited range is inherent with any EV and has been the electric car’s main sticking point....

In a previous blog, we wrote about a new driving simulator making the rounds in Massachusetts that’s designed to help educate and deter teens from driving distracted. The program is geared to exposing students to real-world scenarios, so they...

 Ever wonder what word "Mopar" means?Fans certainly know this, but for everyone else, here's an explanation according to Chrysler:"When Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts manufacturer, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise...

A combination of the words fee and rebate, a fee-bate is a market incentive based on exempting some buyers from a fee imposed on others as a “sin tax” for buying certain products. In some cases, the fee is...

With the recent buzz on the safety issues related to cell phone usage and texting while driving, in particular, here is a term that could be used to describe it: textraction. In a word, textraction conveys the dangerous distraction of...

Literally the “king’s garden” (albeit in German), Koenigsegg is a tiny Swedish company that builds a lineup of exotic sports cars it says are capable of going 245 mph. Koenigegg has agreed to buy as agreed to buy Saab,...

Government Motors. Increasingly, that’s what the initials GM stand for, as the U.S. federal government plans to give the company $60 billion in return for a 60 percent ownership stake. The governments of Canada and its province of Ontario...

Just as media outlets struggled with what to call the current national economic situation (Downturn? Depression? The Great Recession?), we need a word to describe the languishing state of global car sales. Following, and sometimes writing, the daily headlines, it...

Ever get offered a ride with a friend or coworker, only to be repulsed by their car’s interior? Poor “auto hygiene” is more than a social stigma. It can reduce your vehicle’s value and potentially have health implications, especially...

As Washington, D.C., sought to oversee the Detroit 3 and the use of federal aid, word of a so-called “Car Czar” wafted from the nation’s capitol. Earlier this week, it was announced that there wouldn’t be a single overlord,...