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2024 Acura TLX Refresh Pairs-Down Trim Levels
A vehicle refresh can include updates to technology, slight design changes, and updates to interiors. For 2024, the Acura TLX is back with a few exterior design changes. The most prominent is the front-end with new grille. TLX still uses slim headlights but incorporates a better designed grille. At the side, both the regular TLX and A-Spec TLX come with new 19-inch five-spoke wheels in dark gray. Step-up to the Type S models come with 20-inch black wheels; Type S models can be had with high-perf
AcuraFactorial Energy Opens Solid-State Battery Production Facility
Factorial loves to quote Thomas Edison who in 1883 said the following: "The storage battery is, in my opinion, a catchpenny, a sensation, a mechanism for swindling the public by stock companies." Factorial states that this sentiment is true and has been held over the last 138 years till now. Investing in solid-state battery R&D over the last 6 years has allowed Factorial to create their proprietary FEST (Factorial Electrolyte System Technology). Factorial held their
Automotive IndustryMazda unveils the Iconic SP concept
At the 2023 Tokyo auto show, Mazda unveiled a sports car concept. Originally named Vision Study Model, the Iconic SP, utilizes an interesting engine combination. This hybrid-rotary-powered sports car uses the twin-rotor rotary engine as a generator to recharge the batteries. Iconic SP is around 10 inches longer than Mazda’s compact Miata. Although Mazda hasn't disclosed the number of electric motors, they are the main propulsion system. As a range-extending EV, that rotary engine doesn’t dr
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By Drew Dowdell · Posted
Eh, that article makes some statements without data to back it up. It's a puff piece for EVs. That said, for EVs that have heat pump HVAC, the difference in range is negligible. Certainly less than the drop in fuel economy I see with cold weather in the truck. The EPA says that cold weather of 20 degrees (fairly common where I live) can drop your fuel economy 15%. If you properly precondition your EV in the cold before you leave, the range drop won't even be noticeable. All modern EVs (even not modern ones like the original Volt) have the ability to set a departure time and can heat up both the cabin and the batteries before you drive away. Of course this is best if you're on wall power at the time, but it helps even if not. Roughly the same as remote starting your ICE.
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