News4JAX The Local Station / Youtube screen shotCommentary Homeowner Says Do Not Buy EVs After Mercedes EV Loaner Burns to a Crisp, Taking Her Home with It One woman learned the hard way why buying an electric vehicle is a horrible idea, and now she is warning others to avoid them like the plague. By Warner Todd Huston August 3, 2023
Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesCommentary New Study: Most Electric Vehicles Cost More to Charge Than Filling Up a Car with Gas A new report is casting even more doubt on the claim that electric vehicles are an affordable alternative to gas cars. By Peter Partoll August 2, 2023
KENS-TV / screen shot Man Tracks Down His Stolen Vehicle, Kills Alleged Thief in Self-Defense - Angry Brother Calls Car Owner a 'Vigilante' One person is dead and two are injured after a man confronted a couple of suspected car thieves in San Antonio, Texas. By Maire Clayton July 28, 2023
Jan Spoelstra - ANP / AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Truth Comes Out After EV Is Suspected of Sparking Devastating Cargo Ship Fire The fire aboard the Freemantle Highway was still smoldering and "could burn for days," according to a Dutch coast guard official. By Warner Todd Huston July 28, 2023
Tempe Police Department / AP Woman in Self-Driving Vehicle Pleads Guilty After First Death by Fully Autonomous Car Authorities say Vasquez was streaming a TV show on a phone and looking down in the moments before the car struck the pedestrian. By The Associated Press July 28, 2023
Mandel Ngan - AFP / Getty Images Ford Pushes Back Electric Vehicle Target, Admits Transition Will Be 'Slower Than the Industry Expected' The number of Ford battery-powered trucks and cars that have gone unsold and are in stock has hit 90,000 this year. By Will Kessler July 28, 2023
Spencer Platt / Getty Images EV Suffers Minor Fender Bender, Owner Stunned as Repair Bill Skyrockets to $42,000 When Mechanics Start Work Costly electric vehicle repairs are one thing, but one owner could not believe the bill he got after a minor rear-end collision. By Jack Davis July 16, 2023
David McNew / Getty Images Premiums Already Skyrocketing as Auto Insurers Face 'Worst Period' in 30 Years Car insurance rates are going higher and higher with no end in sight as companies play catch-up and try to recover losses. By Jack Davis July 13, 2023
David Zalubowski / AP US Government Urges Owners of Some Older Dodge Pickups to Stop Driving Them After Air Bag Death Stellantis says it will provide free transportation to help people and their vehicles get to and from dealerships. By The Associated Press July 11, 2023
Sean Rayford / Getty Images Is Biden Banning Gas-Powered Cars? New Proposal Could See Vehicles Disappear from Lots in 7 Years A proposed EPA rule that could vastly reduce the number of gasoline-powered cars on the road is being attacked on multiple fronts. By Jack Davis July 7, 2023