LAS VEGAS – Mercedes-Benz today announced plans to spent $1.05 billion to build 400 electric vehicle charging stations across North America. Work will begin this year on the charging network and is expected to be completed by 2027. The charging stations will have more than 2,500 high-power plugs. In making …
Read More »Studebaker Zip-Van Still Delivering After 60 Years
SEYMOUR, CT – The vintage license plates on the rare 1963 Studebaker mail truck owned by retired postal worker Frank Haines of Seymour read “MRZIP.” They refer to the cartoon character “Mr. Zip” that the U.S. Postal Service used to hype the 1963 introduction of the still-in-use zip code system …
Read More »An Alternative To Gas And Electric? U.K. Firm Tests Another Type Of Fuel
With the effort underway to move cars and trucks away from using fossil fuels, most of the attention has been on electric vehicles, but a British company is developing an alternative fuel that can be used in an internal combustion engine. It’s “created using 100 percent agricultural waste, such as …
Read More »Norway Has Pedal To Metal On EV Sales
Sales of battery-powered vehicles in the United States only breached 6.7 percent of the total market in the first half of 2022, but they’re dominating in Norway. Data released Monday by the Norwegian Road Federation showed that four out of every five cars registered last year was an electric car. …
Read More »Can You Discern The Brand From Kia’s Logo?
If you have trouble identifying the brand upon seeing the logo on a Kia vehicle, you’re not alone. It has been two years since the South Korean carmaker introduced a new logo. It declared then that the its replacement logo “features ‘symmetry’, ‘rhythm’ and ‘rising’ elements that embody Kia’s confidence …
Read More »Get Ready! Connecticut Car Shows Are Planning for 2023
It’s only the start of a new year, but organizers of Connecticut car shows are already planning for 2023. They’re securing dates, lining up sponsors and preparing to welcome owners of classic vehicles to show grounds across the state. Car shows are plentiful between April and November with dozens to …
Read More »Chevrolet Bel Air Took Him To The Prom, And Took His Son, Too
HARWINTON, CT – Nathan Kosak didn’t learn to drive as a teenager on what was then his father’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible. It wasn’t until a prom approached during high school that his father finally allowed him to get behind the wheel of the stunning yet subtle “Tri-Five” model. …
Read More »Yugo May Be Worst But It’s First With Simsbury Owner
SIMSBURY, CT – It was built in an outdated factory in what was then the communist country of Yugoslavia and has been called the worst car ever made. A “Car and Driver” magazine review declared it “inferior to every other car sold in America.” Its lone selling point was an …
Read More »March Farm Trunk Or Treat Car Show In Bethlehem – Oct. 30, 2022
The March Farm Trunk or Treat Car Show was held Oct. 30, 2022 at March Farm in Bethlehem, CT.
Read More »Car Show On The Beach In Morris – Oct. 16, 2022
Bantam Lake provided the backdrop as the Car Show on the Beach was held Oct. 16, 2022 at Morris Town Beach in Morris, CT.
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