David Undercoffler
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Surprise...The Top Electric Pickup Truck Isn’t A Tesla Or Rivian
A recent survey found widespread interest in Ford's F-150 Lightning over rival electric pickups from Tesla, GMC, Chevy, and Rivian. How'd they do it? → Read More
How Ford’s Electric Mach E Could Succeed Where Rivals Have Failed
Ford's new Mach E all-electric crossover could be a tipping point for EVs in the U.S. when it goes on sale in 2020. Here's why. → Read More
Love It Or Hate It, Daylight Saving Time Poses Risks
Car crashes, heart attacks, and office productivity; they're all affected by our twice-annual time change. But how many people think we should abolish it altogether? → Read More
Here’s the Scariest Thing You and Your Kids Will Face at Halloween
Forget raisins instead of candy, the scariest things about trick-or-treating are the risks: Kids are twice as likely to be hit and killed by a car on Halloween than the rest of the year. → Read More
David Undercoffler
David Undercoffler's stories. I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Autolist.com and a life-long car nut. → Read More
How Google Is Stealing The Show On Volvo’s New EV
Forget the 200+ miles of range or the sub-five-second 0-60 time, it's the new Google Android operating system that hogs the spotlight on Volvo's first-ever XC40 Recharge EV. → Read More
America Is Deeply Split On The EPA-Versus-California Fight
A recent poll found a sharp divide between consumers on the left and the right when asked about California's emissions waiver and the Trump administration's fight to revoke it. → Read More
Here’s Why Car Shoppers Are Avoiding EVs — Even Teslas
A recent survey found that despite new models and lower price points, consumers still avoid electric vehicles for the same reasons that they have for years. → Read More
Behind Hyundai's sales struggle
Did Hyundai's sales growth for 2016 rely too heavily on fleet sales and service loaners? → Read More
Behind Hyundai's sales struggle
Did Hyundai's sales growth for 2016 rely too heavily on fleet sales and service loaners? → Read More
Zuchowski to dealers: Get with the times
Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski is sounding a call to his dealers that their way of doing business must change - fast. → Read More
Honda brings clarity to electrification strategy
When Honda revealed last week that it would a three-model family of green cars under the Clarity nameplate, it also brought a measure of clarity to its electrification strategy, which has moved in fits and starts since the 1999 debut of the oddly shaped Insight. → Read More
Honda CR-V poised for major makeover
Big changes are in store for Honda's next-generation CR-V, the top-selling crossover in the U.S. last year, new spy photos reveal. A prototype caught testing indicates that the compact crossover will be bigger than the current version and will get bold new styling. → Read More
Honda to create green Clarity family with EV, plug-in hybrid variants
Honda, seeking to reassert itself as a dominant player in the world of green cars, plans to broaden the Clarity nameplate to two more alternative-fuel vehicles. → Read More
Mazda trains dealers to lift customer loyalty
Mazda has a fresh product portfolio stocked with crossovers. But its new North American chief says the brand still has work to do to elevate customers' experience and earn their loyalty. → Read More
How Nevada hedged its bet on Faraday
It's quite a gamble to try to turn a drab patch of Nevada desert into a factory capable of churning out 150,000 electric vehicles a year. But state officials are confident that they've sufficiently hedged their bets with EV startup Faraday Future. → Read More
How Neveda hedged its bet on Faraday
It's quite a gamble to try to turn a drab patch of Nevada desert into a factory capable of churning out 150,000 electric vehicles a year. But state officials are confident that they've sufficiently hedged their bets with EV startup Faraday Future. → Read More
Dissecting all those preorders for Tesla's Model 3 (and where the cash goes)
More than 325,000 people around the world have put down a fully refundable $1,000 deposit to get in line for the Tesla Model 3. So what happens to all that deposit money? → Read More
Toyota plans research hub for autonomous vehicles in Michigan
The Toyota Research Institute will open an autonomous vehicle research base in Ann Arbor, Mich., in conjunction with the University of Michigan. It will be Toyota's third such facility in the U.S. specializing in artificial intelligence and self-driving vehicles: → Read More
Hyundai dealers to get more crossovers
Hyundai plans to get more crossovers into the hands of U.S. dealers who are growing increasingly concerned with the brand's car-heavy mix amid a surge in demand throughout the industry for crossovers. → Read More