Episode 498 of the “Talking Cars with Consumer Reports” video podcast discusses our electric vehicle range test and the ...
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Every year MotorTrend runs instrumented tests on hundreds of new cars, SUVs, and trucks to support our unbiased, expert reviews. Here’s how we do it. MotorTrend has been a trusted source for objective ...
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The U.S. government on Thursday released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. The Department of Transportation will consider using the dummy in the ...
SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT 22) — Local leaders gathered at the Tire Rack headquarters in South Bend on Wednesday to try out various electric vehicles and determine how they might benefit their agencies.