An electric car sighting like a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf in Utah is a rarified event.
In fact, it’s about equally as rare as the existence of a Democrat Senator or Congressperson (Utah Congressman Jim Matheson is the lone Democrat of five representatives on the hill).
That ratio of Democrats-to-population is virtually the same as the ratio of Chevy Volt
“Road trip!”
It’s one of the great battle cries and call to arms–especially if you’re driving the right vehicle.
I recently had the chance to test the 2012 Chevy Equinox’s chops as a road tripper. The complete details are in our 2012 Equinox review. But I’ll hit the highlights here and share some photos of this five-passenger Equinox set against sagebrush and
We’re always looking for ways to help car buyers save money. Whether we’re analyzing the best new car rebates and incentives in our monthly Car Deals articles or helping Vehix visitors find a great price on a used car through our large network of car dealers, identifying ways to save on cars is what we do for fun
Some things just naturally go together. Chocolate and peanut butter. Bono and The Edge. My fantasy football team and losing records.
Just because you can join two things together doesn’t mean that’s always a good thing as airplanes and airborne illnesses during the winter months clearly demonstrates. And with the 2011 Lexus CT 200h, I wonder if Lexus, Hybrid and Hatchback
In Utah where Vehix is based, you can’t turn any direction on any road or street corner without being overwhelmed by the sight of SUVs and crossovers in every shape, size and color you can imagine. With snowy winters and big families, Utah is proud SUV and crossover country. And I can’t fault SUV owners for their choice of car
The natural gas-powered Honda Civic is the greenest car in the land, according to Green Car Journal who recognized the Civic as “Green Car of the Year” this morning at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Civic topped a highly competitive field that included two electric vehicles (the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i, one traditional hybrid (the
Rush Limbaugh doesn’t like the Chevy Volt. Apparently, he thinks the federal government forced General Motors to build this car.
Au contraire, mon frere. The Volt is the realization of collaboration between former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and a veteran of GM engineering and product planning named Jon Lauckner. In his
Electrified transportation is not a new idea. When I was a kid, my grandparents lived in Sun City, California. Sun City was a master-planned retirement mecca right up Interstate 15 from the yawn-inducing Lawrence Welk Resort, where the yards were covered in green-painted gravel, where the ladies pedaled three-wheeled bikes to the See’s Candies shop, and where the garages contained
“Porsche Hybrid? Isn’t that kinda like jumbo shrimp?” That question from a friend eyeing the script on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid’s flanks reflects the uphill battle Porsche faces as it strives to improve the fuel economy of a
When you think “hybrid,” you think fuel economy. We averaged 16.7 mpg over a week of driving the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid, not bad for a full-size, crew cab pickup with four-wheel drive, but a far cry from EPA estimates of 20 mpg in the
