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Rising Road Fatalities Despite Advanced Safety Features
More cars are fitted with active safety features like automatic emergency braking and lane keep assist than ever before, and yet fatality statistics are higher now than over the past 12 years according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS. Experts say that the increase in fatalities has an array of po…
Polestar 3 Launches Affordable Single-Motor Variant with Impressive Range
UK deliveries are set to begin in MayNew entry-level version, priced from £69,900, is also the longest-legged
The Polestar 3 has gained a single-motor variant with a range of 438 miles between charges.
Its rear-mounted drive unit puts out 295bhp and 361lb ft, enabling the electric SUV to complete the 0-62mph sprint in 7.8sec.
That is 2.7sec behind the existing Dual Motor version that packs 483bhp and 620lb ft, and 3.0sec behind the Performance Pack model.
The three models all use the same 111kWh battery pack but, because the Single Motor car consumes less power, it is capable of driving 46 miles further on each charge than the regular Dual Motor car, and 91 miles further than the Performance.
It is also significantly cheaper than the Dual Motor cars, at £69,900; £6000 less than the regular Dual Motor and £11,600 less than the Performance.
UK deliveries are set to begin in May.
Popemobile Sparks Nostalgia for Indie Rock Classics
We have a headline about the new Popemobile this morning and it all it took was seeing “New po-” to make me think of the classic Canadian rock group The New Pornographers. Does this mean I need Jesus? More than likely, but I need vaguely fuzzy indie rock from the late 90s/early 2000s much much more. Especially if that…
Frontera Hybrid: A Game-Changer in Affordable Electric Vehicles
The Frontera is back and spoiling for a fight with the Dacia Jogger
Achieving price parity between petrol and electric cars has been a long-standing industry goal – one that’s reached the same sort of near-mythical status as productionised solid-state batteries and the second-gen Tesla Roadster. So this Vauxhall Frontera is a significant thing.Why? Its price parity is actually here: the entry-level versions of this car, and the Vauxhall Frontera Electric, start from £23,495. And that’s list price, as well: there’s no trickery here from bigger deposits or spreading monthly payments. It’s a significant and creditable achievement, but one that perhaps presents some challenges. Given the public is used to thinking that petrol cars should be cheaper than their electric equivalents, this leaves the Frontera Hybrid with much to prove.Clearly, it can play the practicality card: while the EV has a range of 188 miles, you’ll get much farther between refuelling stops – which will be quicker, of course – with an electrified three-cylinder turbo driving your wheels. But it has some other tricks too: pick the right trim, and you can have this car as a seven-seater, making it a bona fide budget-friendly Dacia Jogger rival.This review is focused on the Frontera Hybrid. If you’re interested in the Electric version, make sure to check out our separate review.The Impact of Daylight Saving Time on World War I Efforts
When the world was at its lowest during World War I sacrifices needed to be made in order to support the global effort to snuff out nationalism, militarism, and imperialism. In a bid to conserve fuel and energy, the U.S. turned to Daylight Saving Time in 1918. We pulled the clocks forward by one hour during the summer…