How Expensive Would Gas Have To Get Before You'd Buy An EV?
If gas magically jumped to $100 a gallon overnight, even the most dedicated gasoline enthusiast would be eying a $15,000 Chevrolet Bolt.
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The Strait Of Hormuz Is Reportedly Closed Again After Iran Claims Israel's Attacks On Lebanon Violate Ceasefire, And Oh God, We're Never Getting Cheap Gas Again, Are We?
Is it really too much to ask for major news to break at a slow enough pace that I get a minute to breathe after finishing a post?
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High Prices Have Americans Reconsidering Their Refusal To Buy EVs
Over the last year, the average price of a used EV has fallen 8.5%.
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Dodge Is The Last Company I Trust To Build A Miata Competitor
To be clear, I don't mean that Dodge shouldn't try to build a Miata competitor.
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Great News, The Strait Of Hormuz Is Now Open To Anyone Willing To Pay A Multi-Million-Dollar Toll To The Iranian Government [Update]
The White House didn't negotiate a ceasefire as much as it gave an enemy nation everything it asked for in exchange for... nothing? Wonderful.
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How To Respond If A Cop Pulls You Over And Claims They Smell Weed, According To A Lawyer
Be polite but clarify whether you're free to go or being detained, and if you're being detained, that's when you (politely) ask for your lawyer and shut up.
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Ope! We've Got Another Plane Baby!
This time around, the plane baby showed up on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Jamaica to New York.
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Surely All 14 Previous Owners Took Special Care Of This $49,500 Nissan GT-R
I'm not going to pretend it looks like it just rolled out of the showroom, but for a 122,000-mile GT-R owned by over a dozen people, it looks pretty good.
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Americans Killed Each Other On The Road A Little Less Often In 2025
Of course, no one knows what will happen in the future, but when you break traffic deaths down by quarter, the pattern becomes even more encouraging.
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Here's Why Getting Rid Of Gas Taxes Might Not Lower Prices After All
Georgia suspended its gas tax for 60 days. On a gallon of regular, that would save drivers about $0.33. Great idea, right? Not so fast.
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Trump's Iran Boondoggle Has Already Cost U.S. Drivers An Extra $10,000,000,000 At The Pump
Ten billion with a "B," not an "M." And those aren't some ephemeral tax spending dollar but cold, hard cash out of real people's pockets.
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Tesla Doubles Down On No Longer Being A Car Company, Misses Q1 Delivery Expectations
You'd think surging gas prices would be great news for EV sales.
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2027 Mercedes-Benz GLE Refresh Will Have You Seeing Stars
The GLE's second facelift offers a range of inline-4, inline-6 and V8 engines, including two plug-in hybrids.
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2027 Mercedes-Benz GLS Refreshes The S-Class Of SUVs One More Time
The facelifted GLS has updated engines, new technology and suspension that can anticipate and respond to bumps in the road before you drive over them.
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These Automotive CEOs Would Make The Best Road Trip Companions, According To Our Readers
Just because your reasons weren't all purely focused on the practical side of road tripping, doesn't make them any less valid.
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Every Ford X Original Grain Wristwatch Ranked (From Merely Ugly To Unwearably Awful)
Ford and wood-watch manufacturer Original Grain have collaborated on some branded wrist watches and they're pretty tough to look at.
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Ram's New America250 Special Editions Are Nonpartisan And Apolitical, And Don't You Dare Suggest They Aren't
Ram boss Tim Kuniskis would probably prefer it if you ignore just how MAGA America250 has become.
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Elon Musk Could Legally Help Struggling TSA Agents Get Paid With This One Weird Trick
As far as I can tell, there's no law that would prevent Musk from donating to a union's worker hardship fund, even as a federal contractor.
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'Do You Think I'm That Stupid?' Judge Slams Woman's Lies About Driving During Court Appearance
As you can imagine, the judge wasn't going to sit back while a defendant actively broke the law in their courtroom.
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Which Automotive CEO Would Make The Best Road Trip Companion?
Some CEOs can probably hold a decent conversation over a beer, but what about their music taste? Navigation skills? Snack and dining preferences?
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Trump Rejects Another Offer To Pay TSA Agents, This Time From Elon Musk Himself
Believe it or not, the suggestion here is that the Trump administration decided not to take Elon's money over legal concerns.
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The Only Thing Better Than An El Camino/GNX Mashup Is This El Camino/GNX Mashup With A 470-HP Buick Racing V6
Marry the Buick GNX's front end and interior with an El Camino body, and a turbocharged 4.1-liter Buick Motorsports V6, and you get the stunning Grand Camino.
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2022's Record-Breaking Gas Prices Were Terrible, But The Current Situation Is Shaping Up To Be Far Worse
The war with Iran also still has the potential to continue to spiral and send gas prices even higher than they were in June 2022.
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Sky-High Gas Prices Won't Drop Overnight, Even If Trump Makes A Deal With Iran
Unfortunately for those struggling to afford the higher cost of fuel, this war has likely screwed things up for a while.
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Head To This Website To See How Infuriatingly Long Your TSA Wait Will Be
The good news is, not every airport looks like a scene from a disaster movie, but some are definitely backed up.
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'Reacher' Actor's Neighborhood Motorcycle Fight Is Deeply Embarrassing, No Matter Who Was More Wrong
Part of being an adult is learning to control your anger and talk things out without resorting to violence.
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Fire Forces Evacuation Of Newark Air Traffic Control Tower
Newark grounded all flights after hearing reports of smoke inside the tower.
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