Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...
Progress is often something that requires learning and adjustment. When the world switched from straight-cut gears to modern synchromesh transmissions, drivers had to eliminate the habit of double ...
One-pedal driving is a feature used in many modern vehicles to regenerate power. But how much efficiency does it actually ...
Electric cars are similar to combustion-powered cars in some ways, but very different in others. One key difference is an electric car’s regenerative braking system, which uses the electric motor to ...
When my dad taught me and my siblings to drive back in the day, it wasn’t in our ’72 Impala family sedan with an automatic transmission but in his barebones ’69 Beetle commuter car with a four-speed ...
If you've ever driven a Tesla, the first time probably went something like this: Everything's going fine until you need to gently slow down. You lift off the accelerator pedal, and wham! You nearly ...
NHTSA has closed an investigation into Tesla's one-pedal driving. A defect investigation from 2023 claimed that the feature was responsible for unintended acceleration. The feds say that the feature ...
One-pedal driving is a technology used on some EVs and plug-in hybrids so instead of using the brake pedal to stop, a driver need only let off the accelerator and the regenerative braking system will ...
No matter how much carmakers try to convince buyers of the opposite, electric vehicles are fundamentally different than gas cars. Not only because there's a different propulsion system, but also ...
This came up on the Car Pro Show last Saturday when I remarked that I loved one-pedal driving in my electric BMW and in every electric vehicle I've ever reviewed. Todd didn't know what I was talking ...
Chinese regulators passed a new national standard designated as GB 21670–2025, which includes a number of regulations that will go into effect in various phases. But let's be clear at the outset — ...