Chad Kirchner

What used to be a sign of an unhealthy automaker is now potentially a good sign of growth because Hertz has said they have purchased 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla. Bloomberg is reporting that the purchase will total $4.2 billion for Tesla and be the largest EV purchase in history. Renters will have access to […]

Recently, we had a chance to take a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition to the drag strip and go all out to see how the performance electric from Ford held up over repeated runs. National Trails Raceway in Hebron, Ohio was our test site for the event, and even though it was an […]

While we were in Belgium driving the new C40 Recharge, we were given a unique opportunity to check out Volvo’s updated plug-in hybrid powertrain coming soon to T8 models in the United States. The updated battery pack is now 18.8 kWh with 14.9 kWh usable. The new pack size makes it eligible for the full […]

As we near the end of the 2021 calendar year, there are still some folks out there who want to litigate whether or not a Mustang Mach-E is actually a Mustang. It doesn’t matter if that’s what Ford calls it or not, there’s some sort of “heritage” reason why it’s not. For those doubters, we’d […]

Last week was the 2021 Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit. For the past several years, Ford was the title sponsor of the event, and the company brought out some goodies for the media to experience. While M-1, Woodward Avenue, is often a parking lot on the Friday and Saturday during the week, there are other […]

A lineup of electric Hummers are on the way from GMC, and we’re excited for a chance to get behind the wheel. One of the things that GMC has touted since the reveal is the vehicle’s off-road credentials. There’s a lot to take in for what should make the GMC Hummer EV and EV SUV […]

Jeep has made it very clear that electrification is coming to the entire lineup, and one of the company’s best selling vehicles is the Grand Cherokee, it makes sense that the new Grand Cherokee would offer some sort of electrification. What you’re looking at here is the new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe. The 4xe […]

While we were in town for the news that Ford was investing an additional $250 million into electric vehicle manufacturing in Michigan, Ford provided us with an opportunity to get up close and personal to the equipment and people building the all new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning. While we’re there, we talk to some key […]

During a pandemic, auto shows are lacking a lot of relevancy. In fact, we predicted their demise last year. But that doesn’t mean that they aren’t happening at all, and the IAA Mobility show in Munich was the first chance in awhile for manufacturers to show of new and future products. IAA Mobility was filled […]

Recently, we spent several months behind the wheel of a 2021 Nissan Leaf Plus SL with the company’s famed Pro Pilot Assist semi-autonomous Level 2 ADAS driver assist system. With 215 miles of stated range, and all the creature comforts of a modern car, we ended up quite enjoying our time with the OG electric […]