Car Culture Archives

Winter Holidays Travel: Best/Worst Driving Times, And Flight Schedules

January 21, 2026

‘Tis the very busy season! Christmas time and the holidays are filled with traveling itineraries. AAA estimates 115.2 million Americans will head 50 miles or more from home over the…

Newest Toyota Camry Goes Hybrid, Plus All-Wheel Drive Option

January 21, 2026

America’s best-selling car for the past 22 years goes hybrid for its 2025 model. The Toyota Camry debuts its ninth generation with a hybrid powertrain and will exclusively be a…

New York City Will Auction Off Your Vehicle 10 Days After It’s Towed

January 21, 2026

There are various reasons for which a vehicle can be towed in New York City. Parking fines greater than $350, unpaid parking meter, blocking a driveway, parking in front of…

Old Toyota Prius Hybrids Recycled For New Electric Vehicle Batteries

January 21, 2026

Redwood Materials and Toyota are joining forces to turn 20-year-old Prius vehicles into new EV batteries. RM is a battery recycling startup run by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel. Use eTags©…

Nighttime Driving:9 Times Deadlier, Accounts For 49% Of Fatal Accident

January 21, 2026

As Americans just “fell back” from daylight savings time this November, everyone is experiencing an earlier sunset. For many nationwide, the 6 o’clock evening hour looks like the darkness of…

The Budget For a 3-Yr-Old Car In 2019 Can’t Buy a 6-Yr-Old Model Today

January 21, 2026

Over the past few years, car buying has become expensive to say the least. Today’s new vehicle goes for about $48,000 according to Kelley Blue Book. A used one? $28,706…

Truckloads Of Pickups On U.S. Roadways: GM Sells 407,078 In 6 Months

January 21, 2026

America’s love affair with pickups, SUVs, and vans (which represent the truck category) is getting stronger and stronger, outpacing smaller cars and sedans. Even as gas prices fluctuate and increase…

California: Second-Quarter EV Sales Up 70% Over Same Period In 2022

January 20, 2026

According to Bloomberg news, during this last quarter (from April 1 to June 30, 2023) EV (new car) sales in California climbed 70%. This compared to the same period last…

Maryland Had 80,000 Crashes In 2023 And 12% More Traffic Fatalities

January 20, 2026

There was some unfortunate and probably preventable news coming out of Maryland last week. Transportation and safety officials are reporting there were 52 motor vehicle crash fatalities in September alone,…

Several Studies Find Florida Among Most Expensive States To Own A Car

January 20, 2026

A (recent) closer look at data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation finds Florida among the most expensive states to own a new vehicle. The Sunshine State ranked six, right…

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