bZ4X: Toyota tiptoes into the EV market

2024 Toyota bZ4X EV Toyota Canada right now has on offer just a single battery-electric Toyota model, the oddly-named bZ4X. There is also a Lexus pure EV, the RX 450e. Not surprisingly, they share a basic architecture. Meanwhile, the dozens of car companies operating in Chinda, reports The New York Times, “plan to put 71 …

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2024 Volvo V90CC: Goldilocks

2024 Volvo V90CC Volvo Car’s V90 Cross Country (or CC) is what I call an aspiring “Goldilocks” car. That is, the V90CC, Volvo hopes, lands in the sweet spot between a traditional passenger car and a conventional SUV (sport-utility vehicle). Volvo then throws in a mild hybrid system to placate the Green Agenda folks and …

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MERCEDES-AMG EQE Review: So, What about the Charing?

2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE 4MATIC Sedan Let’s start with the essentials, and then quickly move into the joys and costs of owning and driving the totally electrified Mercedes-AMG EQE sedan. It’s fast: the least expensive version will do 0-100 km/hour in a posted 6.3 seconds from an electric powertrain rated at 288 horsepower/564 lb-ft of torque. …

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What is the Future for Volvo’s Station Wagons?

The Atlantic  magazine once published a charming piece called The Last, Great, Gasp of the American Station Wagon . Charles Moss reminisced about a childhood spent loathing the family’s nine-passenger, 1984 Chevrolet Caprice Classic wagon, with its faux wood paneling and rooftop rack. “I waited impatiently for it to die so we could buy a …

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Mach-E Mustang EV: Ford tackles The Inventor’s Dilemma

2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD, $84,540 as tested I have $100 that says would be thrilled to spend time behind the wheel of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E.  The power and the agility of this EV (electric vehicle) are delightful: 0-100 km/h in just over five seconds. Comfort and convenience factors are also first-rate. And the …

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