Clean Technica: Is Buying An Electric Vehicle Becoming More Affordable?002947

Even as electric vehicles grow more popular, many consumers are still holding out for the sticker price to be right. However, with a handful of automakers following Tesla’s price cuts throughout this year as well as federal and state incentives, some note that EVs are quickly approaching general affordability in the U.S. public. Despite many… Continue reading Clean Technica: Is Buying An Electric Vehicle Becoming More Affordable?002947

New 2023 Mazda 3 goes on sale from £23,945

The Mazda 3 is one of our favourite hatchbacks thanks to its concept car styling, premium interior and driving dynamics, but Mazda has sought out to improve it with a facelift – now on sale in the UK. Don’t go looking for exterior changes because Mazda has kept the same eye-catching Kuro design language for… Continue reading New 2023 Mazda 3 goes on sale from £23,945

From the archive: on this day in 1999

The third generation Mazda RX-7 had lost its edge by 1999, after seven years on sale.  Speculation bubbled about a successor and whether it would retain the Wankel rotary engine that had come to define the model.  The highly strung power plant’s future was in doubt ahead of tightening emissions regulations in Europe and the… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1999

Mazda presenta los resultados de ventas de julio

Junio marca el décimo mes consecutivo de aumentos de ganancia interanuales IRVINE, Calif., 1 de agosto de 2023 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) ha anunciado hoy unas ventas totales en julio de 30,629 vehículos, lo que supone un aumento del 30.9 % respecto a julio de 2022. Las ventas en lo que… Continue reading Mazda presenta los resultados de ventas de julio

Mazda stops selling its only EV in the US

The MX-30 was a misstep, but not the end of Mazda’s EV plans. Mazda’s MX-30 is a strange EV, and it appears the company knows this. The automaker is pulling the small crossover from the US market after the 2023 model year. The company says it’s currently focused on “large platform” plug-in hybrids like the… Continue reading Mazda stops selling its only EV in the US

Mercury Names the Most Affordable 2023 Electric Vehicles to Insure

Kia Soul EV tops the list for the second consecutive year LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) available on the marketplace continues to grow and the cost of insuring an EV is a burgeoning factor for consumers. According to industry reports, the number of currently available and soon-to-launch EV… Continue reading Mercury Names the Most Affordable 2023 Electric Vehicles to Insure

Mercury Insurance Names the Most Affordable New-Trucks and -SUVs to Insure

Chevrolet takes top two truck spots with Ford taking five spots in the top ten; Fiat is the most budget-friendly SUV to insure with Honda having three in the top ten LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Consumers continue to gravitate towards larger vehicles as truck and SUV segments dominate sales in the U.S.,… Continue reading Mercury Insurance Names the Most Affordable New-Trucks and -SUVs to Insure

Butler Prather LLP: Autoliv abandons its appeal of Court Order finding seatbelt defective, pays $56 million to settle 2022 Judgment

 ATLANTA, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today Autoliv of Japan paid $56 million to settle the Andrews v. Autoliv case which resulted in a $127 million bench verdict on January 3, 2022.1 The case was tried before Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia in October 2021. The payments were made on… Continue reading Butler Prather LLP: Autoliv abandons its appeal of Court Order finding seatbelt defective, pays $56 million to settle 2022 Judgment

Mazda revives rotary engines, eyeing unique path to decarbonization

TOKYO — Mazda Motor’s iconic rotary engine has found new life for the first time in 11 years as a generator for a new plug-in hybrid vehicle, coming as the Japanese automaker grapples to find its niche in the electric age. “The rotary engine is not just an engine. It symbolizes our spirit of challenge,” Mazda executive officer Eiji Nakai… Continue reading Mazda revives rotary engines, eyeing unique path to decarbonization