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Exclusive Interview: First Look at 2024 Honda Prologue Battery-Electric SUV

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Honda has just pulled the wraps off its first dedicated battery-electric crossover SUV, and we’ll have all the details about it. Our special guest this week is Jonathan Rivers, who is manager of product information […]

Burning Up Arizona Desert in 161-MPH 2023 Kia EV6 GT

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The 2023 Kia EV6 GT isn’t just a crazy, in-your-face performance trim level. It is a shot across the frunk of every electric-vehicle manufacturer, including Tesla. With its $61,000 price and 576-horsepower all-wheel-drivetrain, the Kia […]

First Road Test: Driving All-New 2023 Nissan Ariya Battery-Electric SUV

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The 2023 Nissan Ariya crossover SUV is the long-awaited production model based on a battery-electric concept that was first displayed in 2019 at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Ariya’s American launch was postponed until late […]

BBQ & Country Tunes: Ripping Up the Midwest in Mazda CX-9

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“America on the Road” hits the highway to the Midwest in this edition. Over the course of just a couple of days at the wheel of a new Mazda CX-9 Signature, our intrepid crew set […]

First Comparison: Ford F-150 Raptor R versus Ram 1500 TRX

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The most powerful Ford F-150 pickup truck ever built has just gone on sale poised to go head-to-head with the current hottest truck on the planet — the Ram 1500 TRX. So how does the […]

Behind the Scenes of the All-New 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV

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The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV promises to be one of the most exciting vehicles to hit the road next year. In SS trim it will offer 557 horsepower and 648 lb-ft of torque. That’s exciting […]

Are Battery-Electrics the Only Answer to Global Climate Change? Toyota Says No

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Toyota is charting its own course as the industry moves into a new, electrified era, and no one is more in touch with those plans than Cooper Ericksen, the company’s Senior Vice President, Product, BEV […]

Secrets Revealed: Ford EV VP Darren Palmer Discusses the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck

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The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning battery-electric truck is one of the most important vehicle launches of this generation. To bring you important details on the vehicle “America on the Road” Host Jack Nerad conducted an […]

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: The Future Has Arrived Full Force

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The first journalists have driven production versions of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, and we at “America on the Road” were among them. Not only is the F-150 Lightning a remarkable vehicle that is fast, […]

2022 Ford Explorer Timberline Puts Sports Back Into Sports-Utilities

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After years of existing in the wilderness, Ford Motor Company is taking the midsize Ford Explorer back into the woods. And it hopes the move will help get the midsize SUV out of the woods […]