AUSTIN, TX – Faced with an aging model lineup and a lack of new models, growing electric niche competition, and an increasingly conservative CEO in Elon Musk, EV maker Tesla experienced a year-over-year sales decline in 2024 for the first time in more than a dozen years. Total deliveries fell …
Read More »RIDE-CT’s Top 5 Videos Of 2024 On YouTube
HARWINTON, CT – The year just ended was a record one for RIDE-CT’s growing YouTube channel with 480,631 views, an increase of more than 130,000 views over 2023 and largely due to one video that was filmed in a cemetery. The channel launched on Dec. 25, 2022 and has now …
Read More »Truck Review: 2024 Ford F-150 Tremor Is Off-Road Ready
EAST HADDAM, CT – The arrival of a 2024 Ford F-150 Tremor was quite a coincidence. Only two weeks before a similarly outfitted Chevrolet 1500 Silverado ZR2 landed in the driveway for evaluation. This naturally made for a compelling comparison. Both these Ford and Chevy models are off-road ready right …
Read More »1972 International Harvester Scout II Proves Durable
WATERBURY, CT – It cost only $500 and, as Mike Semanoff of Waterbury succinctly declared, “It was worth a shot.” Semanoff was talking last month about the 1972 International Harvester Scout II that he’s owned for approximately eight years and driven cross-country three times, visiting 42 states. He regards his …
Read More »Honda Revives Sporty Prelude Model As Hybrid-Electric
TORRANCE, CA – Honda today announced the return of the Prelude model as an all-new, hybrid-electric entry that will hit dealer showrooms in late 2025. “The return of the Honda Prelude as a hybrid-electric sports model demonstrates our continued commitment to offer a variety of exhilarating products to meet the …
Read More »Muscular Oldsmobile 442 Purchased Against His Parents’ Wishes
HARWINTON, CT – Ken Ackley of Harwinton was 17 years old when he purchased his first car. Unbeknownst to his parents and against their wishes, he bought a used muscle car – a 1971 Oldsmobile 442. He still owns it nearly 50 years later. “Bought this car in 1976. I …
Read More »Truck Review: Ford Bronco Free Wheeling Gets Polarized Reaction
EAST HADDAM, CT – If tie-dyed T-shirts, bell bottoms and Farrah Fawcett hairdos happen to be your cup of tea, then the sunset-inspired 2025 Ford Bronco Sport Free Wheeling package could be your ticket back to the bohemian days of yore. But you’ll need to be comfortable going your own …
Read More »EV Owners Loyal To Battery Models, Reject ICE Options
Some drivers may still scoff at electric vehicles, but those who own them have intense loyalty and are permanently rejecting gas-powered cars for a variety of reasons. Among them are lower operating costs, the fact they are more climate friendly and are better for the local environment. Of roughly 23,000 …
Read More »China’s BYD Projected To Be World’s Top Seller In 2024
It’s surprising considering it’s an unknown brand in the United States, but maybe not so surprising because of the company’s extraordinary growth recently. China’s EV-manufacturer BYD, which sold 506,804 units in November alone, is projected to overtake Ford and Honda and become the world’s largest automaker in 2024. BYD delivered …
Read More »Newport Car Museum Staging Cyberbeast Makeover Contest
PORTSMOUTH, RI – It’s one of the most polarizing designs in the history of auto-making, and some would say dressing up a Tesla Cybertruck is like putting lipstick on a pig. Nonetheless, the Newport Car Museum is staging a Cybertruck makeover contest to improve the exterior looks of the top-of-the-line …
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