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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Nissan Leaf Sales Faceplant; Chevy Volt Laughs and Points

Nissan Leaf sales have all the buoyancy of a cinder block, meaning buyers clearly weren't impressed with the extra miles of range added for 2016. The venerable electric vehicle recorded 979 U.S. sales in May, up from the previous month's 787 units, but down a whopping 53.5 percent from a year earlier. If the model's […]

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Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason on Historic Racing, His Ferrari 250 GTO, and What He’d Have Done Differently

C/D: Your involvement with vintage racing started early?

NM: My father had a Bentley four-and-a-half liter and he would drive it to events with the family. We'd get to Silverstone, take all the weight off that we could—spare tires, headlamps—put aero screens on, and he'd go off and race it, and later we'd drive it home. READ MORE ››

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Threemium Model: Musk Says Affordable Tesla Model 3 Won’t Get Free Supercharging

If you're one of the 300,000-plus customers on the pre-order list for the "affordable" Tesla Model 3, we have some bad news for you: Access to Tesla's innovative network of Superchargers, which are currently free to all Tesla owners, will cost you. Automotive News reports that during yesterday's annual shareholder meeting, Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged as much, stating that "The obvious thing to do is [to] decouple [the cost of Supercharging] from the cost of the Model 3." Currently, owners of the Tesla Model S sedan and the Model X crossover SUV have free access to the company's cross-country network of Supercharging stations that can add approximately 170 miles of range to the vehicles' battery pack in as little as 30 minutes.

Fret not, though, because Model 3 customers will still have the option to unlock lifetime access to the Tesla's Superchargers as part of an undisclosed package. The cost of this package, and what other features it may or may not come with, were not revealed; however, Musk added that those who choose not to opt for lifetime Supercharger access will find the cost of Supercharging to be "very cheap, and far cheaper than gasoline."

With the company's recently announced plans to sell a million vehicles by 2020, it appears the crushing weight of capitalism is taking a hit on Tesla's dreams. Originally conceived to be solar powered, almost all Supercharger stations are currently connected to the grid. Meanwhile, the company's much-touted 90-second battery swap program from earlier this decade has long since been abandoned. Free recharging appears to be one more utopian dream that's jettisoned on the road to (eventual) profitability.

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Automakers Are Still Selling Vehicles With Potentially Deadly Airbags

Defective airbags linked to at least 10 U.S. deaths are still rolling off dealer lots, despite a massive safety recall. Four automakers admit to selling new vehicles equipped with faulty Takata airbags, but it's all legal as long as those cars are fixed within two years. The companies were revealed in a report tabled today […]

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Quiet, Please: 2017 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Tested!

Silence is golden, especially in an election year. But in a sports sedan, silence can be eerie. Absent the sound of hot air ripping through an exhaust, can you really be sure you're in a car that performs? READ MORE ››

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Ford Recalling 1.9 Million Cars for More Takata Airbag Defects

2010 Mercury Milan Premier

Ford is recalling 1,896,443 cars as part of an expanded Takata recall to replace defective passenger-side frontal airbag inflators.

Affected models include the 2005–2011 Mustang; 2006–2011 Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln MKZ, and Lincoln Zephyr; 2007–2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX; and the 2007–2011 Ranger. The 608,717 Mustang models in this recall were previously recalled to replace the driver's-side airbag inflator. Additional Mustang and Ranger models were also previously recalled (see the updated list here). In total, Ford has recalled 2.8 million cars in the U.S. for the shrapnel-shooting airbags.

Ford's recall follows recent Takata recall expansions by Ferrari, Fiat-Chrysler, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Subaru. Parts availability is limited (see more details here). Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln owners can search their VIN now to find out if their cars are affected.

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Because Volkswagen Has Nothing to Sell, This is Happening

Volkswagen, as it slides further into sales bedlam, has decided the best thing to boost its profile in America is a pink Beetle with a hashtag for a name. I wish I was making this up. Volkswagen announced production of the #PinkBeetle, hashtag and all, this morning. It wears what Volkswagen calls Fresh Fuchsia Metallic paint. I call […]

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