1. 
   Gokhan

   Hertz is selling 20,000 electric vehicles to buy gasoline cars instead

   What is news to me is that Hertz stated that Teslas are getting into more crashes than other cars.
   
   "Besides costing more to repair when they’re damaged in a crash, Scherr also said, EVs are also getting in more crashes. Again, Teslas, which make up 80% of Hertz’s EV rental fleet, are mostly the problem in both these areas, he has said."
   
   I wonder why this is. Could it because of
   

   • unconventional, center-touch-screen-based controls that drivers are not used to?
   • distracting center touch screen?
   • drivers not knowing how to operate Autopilot?
   • Autopilot itself getting the car into crashes?
   • lack of a conventional blind-spot monitor?
   • Teslas being driven faster and more recklessly as they are considered to be sporty cars?
   • other reasons you can think of?
   • a combination of the above?

   Perhaps our Tesla expert @bwilson4web can comment,
   
   Hertz is selling 1/3 of...

   Gokhan Jan 12, 2024 Read More Replies: 99
2. 
   Eug

   North American Car of the Year™: Toyota Prius & Prius Prime

   North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Officers Reveal Award Winners for 2024 - North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year
   
   

   • North American Car of the Year™: Toyota Prius & Prius Prime

   • North American Truck of the Year™: Ford Super Duty

   • North American Utility Vehicle of the Year™: Kia EV9

   
   Founded in 1994, these awards are the longest-running new-vehicle awards not associated with a single publication. They are judged by 50 professional automotive journalists from a wide variety of print, online, radio and television media outlets in the United States and Canada. The votes are confidentially tallied by Deloitte LLP, ensuring each stage of the award cycle is the collective decision of all jurors. Votes for the 2024 NACTOY winners remained secret until envelopes were opened onstage during today’s event.

   Eug Jan 10, 2024 Read More Replies: 7
3. 
   Isaac Zachary

   Honda to be the Japanese Tesla!?

   Honda considers $14 billion plan for EV production in Canada, Nikkei reports | Reuters
   
   

   The project could be one of Honda's largest investments, the report said.
   
   HONDA now the Japanese Tesla?!
   This New Plan changes EVERYTHING
   

   Isaac Zachary Jan 8, 2024 Read More Replies: 4

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