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The Check-Engine Light Is Off, but the Car May Be Hiding an Unfinished Story

The seller has polished the paint, vacuumed the carpets and arranged the service receipts in a folder that looks reassuringly thick. The engine starts without complaint. No warning lights remain on af

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Your EV Can Be Fully Charged and Still Be Defeated by Its Smallest Battery

An electric car is sitting in the driveway with 200 miles of range showing in the app. The large battery beneath the floor contains enough energy to move two tons of metal across an entire county.

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Only One Reverse Light Works, but the Red Lamp Beside It Is Not Broken

Select Reverse, walk behind the car and one white lamp comes on. The other stays dark. The rear light clusters look symmetrical. Both contain clear and red sections. Surely one bulb has fail

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Your Car Promised 80 Miles of Fuel. Ten Miles Later, Half of Them Had Vanished

The fuel light comes on. The dashboard says 80 miles to empty. The next gas station is 35 miles away, so there should be no problem. Ten miles later, the display reads 54. Nothing has leaked out. N

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The “B” on Your Hybrid Shifter Does Not Mean Battery, Boost or Better Economy

Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive need little introduction. Then there is B. It sits on the shifter of many hybrids looking important but refusing to explain itself. Battery seems like the obvious

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Your Dashboard Is Lit. The Back of Your Car Might Be Completely Dark

Picture a gray car on a gray highway just after sunset. From the front, everything looks normal. Its white daytime running lights are glowing, the dashboard is lit, and the driver has no reason to sus

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Why the Car in Front Blinks Red and Yours Blinks Amber

Watch the back of two cars at the same intersection and you might notice something odd. The first car hits the brakes, then one of its red brake lights starts flashing. The second car does the

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Premium Gas Sounds Better, but Your Car May Be Getting Nothing From It

The word “premium” makes the expensive pump handle sound like the healthier choice. Better fuel, cleaner engine, more power. It is an easy assumption to make, especially when regular,

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Self-Driving Cars Keep Getting Confused Around Emergency Scenes, and NHTSA Has Finally Had Enough

A self-driving car getting confused in a parking lot is annoying. A self-driving car getting confused near a fire truck, police cruiser, or ambulance is something else entirely. That is

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One Wrong Box in a Used-Car Listing Can Cost You Real Money, and Sellers Get It Wrong More Than You Think

Used-car listings make everything sound cleaner than it really is. The trim is right there. The features are listed. The price looks more or less in line with the other cars you have been watching

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