Route planner tools offer a wide range of benefits to both individuals and businesses. Firstly, they save time. Instead of spending precious minutes or even hours planning the most efficient route, a route planner can do it within seconds. This time savings can be particularly advantageous for businesses with a fleet of vehicles, as it allows them to optimize...

Most of us get in the car one way: We lift or squeeze the door handle, and the hinges near the front tire allow the door to open. Then we slide in behind the wheel, and we're on our way. But why open doors the boring way when you can put those hinges anywhere? Gullwing doors, like the iconic...

On a long road trip — when you're stressed about finding the right exit for the highway you need, unsure of if you should fill up before or after that mountain pass, annoyed by the narrator's voice on your audiotape — it's easy to look at the big rig chugging along beside you and think, yeah, those guys or...

Since the 1960s, kit cars have served as good ways to get drivers into building custom vehicles and creating more accessible replicas of rare sports cars. Kit cars initially got their name because manufacturers would sell the cars in pieces, like a full-size model kit. It was up to the purchasers to assemble them according to the provided instruction...

If it hasn't happened to you already, it likely will someday: Your car stalls on the side of the road and you suspect you've got a dead battery. This can happen for lots of reasons. A common culprit is a weak battery, a bad alternator or worn-out alternator belt that will need to be replaced or repaired. But it...

Most drivers know that they need to check their oil levels every once in a while and have the oil changed at regular intervals. But what about transmission fluid? Does it need the same level of care and maintenance? The short answer is no, it does not. Most manufacturers only recommend having the transmission fluid changed if the engine...

At 18, you can be called for jury duty, sign up for the military draft (if you're a guy) and get married without parental consent. But one thing you may not be able to do is rent a car. This is because many companies won't rent a car to anyone under the age of 21, and those that do...

All-electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, so it’s easy to forget that old fashioned, gas-powered cars and trucks are still reliant on electric batteries for their operation. Easy to forget, that is, until those batteries die, either permanently or temporarily. So, it’s only natural to ask: How long do car batteries last? The answer to this question depends on...

Electric car manufacturer Rivian has rolled out its first consumer-ready vehicle and, as befits an industry in which you have to shock to sell, it's a head-turner. Literally groundbreaking in design and in performance — in shallower terms, it plain looks like something out of the future — the all-electric R1T pickup truck is a 7,000-pound (3,175-kilogram) behemoth that...

If you still haven't made the leap from your gas-guzzling car to an electric vehicle — or EV — what's stopping you? There are a lot of exciting new EVs on the market, from sports cars to pickup trucks, from a wide variety of automakers. More people than ever are considering EVs the next time they shop for cars...

During the summer, pollution is a frequent concern due to increased levels of smog and ozone, which can harm the lungs. Summer heat boosts the formation of ozone, while the appearance of an inversion layer — an immobile layer of air — can trap pollutants in the lower atmosphere [source: EPA]. Summer-grade fuel has a different Reid vapor pressure...

Today's gas prices are uncomfortably high for most Americans. The national average cost for a regular gallon of gas was $4.252 as of March 21, 2022, according to AAA. A year earlier, that same gallon would have cost less than $3. The one bit of good news: Such high prices don't last forever. Gas prices regularly fluctuate. The nation's...

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Some cars will always inspire a certain kind of loyalty from those who drive — or drove — them and automakers know it. That's why a handful of Detroit-based car brands are reviving a few classic American SUVs, even as automakers are challenged to keep up with the latest environmental regulations, efficient engine designs, and most modern safety and...

The dashboard instrument cluster in your car organizes a variety of sensors and gauges, including the oil pressure gauge, coolant temperature gauge, fuel level gauge, tachometer and more. But the most prominent gauge— and perhaps the most important, at least in terms of how many times you look at it while you're driving— is the speedometer. The job of...