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Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Hybrid Cars
Cars 101

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Hybrid Cars

By Jonathon Klein, Rob Stumpf

Posted on Feb 13, 2021

Your Car’s VIN Is Like Its Fingerprint, Here’s How To Decipher Its Ridges
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Your Car’s VIN Is Like Its Fingerprint, Here’s How To Decipher Its Ridges

By Chris Teague

Posted on Feb 12, 2021

What Is Hill Descent Control and Do I Need It?
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What Is Hill Descent Control and Do I Need It?

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Feb 8, 2021

How Long Does a Car Battery Last?
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How Long Does a Car Battery Last?

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Feb 4, 2021

What a Clean Title Actually Means
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What a Clean Title Actually Means

By Chris Teague

Updated on Feb 3, 2021

What Is Electronic Stability Control and How Does it Work?
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What Is Electronic Stability Control and How Does it Work?

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Jan 29, 2021

What Is Long Term And Short Term Fuel Trim And What Should It Be?
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What Is Long Term And Short Term Fuel Trim And What Should It Be?

By Chris Teague

Posted on Jan 26, 2021

Van Life: The Drive’s Guide To Building Your Perfect #Vanlife
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Van Life: The Drive’s Guide To Building Your Perfect #Vanlife

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Jan 21, 2021

110 Years Ago, Electric Cars Were Already Shuttling Folks Under the US Capitol
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110 Years Ago, Electric Cars Were Already Shuttling Folks Under the US Capitol

By Hazel Southwell

Posted on Jan 14, 2021

What Is a Pink Slip and Why Are They Wagered at Race Wars?
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What Is a Pink Slip and Why Are They Wagered at Race Wars?

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Jan 6, 2021

What Is a Rotary Engine and Why Did Nazis Invent Apex Seals?
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What Is a Rotary Engine and Why Did Nazis Invent Apex Seals?

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Jan 5, 2021

What Is the Lifespan of a Toyota Prius Battery?
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What Is the Lifespan of a Toyota Prius Battery?

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Jan 5, 2021

What Is Double Clutching and Should I Actually Care?
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What Is Double Clutching and Should I Actually Care?

By Tony Markovich

Posted on Dec 18, 2020

How Far Can You Drive On a Donut?
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How Far Can You Drive On a Donut?

By Chris Teague

Posted on Nov 20, 2020

What Is a Boxer Engine?
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What Is a Boxer Engine?

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Nov 20, 2020

The Drive Editors’ Favorite Mechanic’s Tools and Garage Gear
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The Drive Editors’ Favorite Mechanic’s Tools and Garage Gear

By Chris Teague, Jonathon Klein, Tony Markovich

Updated on Nov 19, 2020

What Is a Hemi?
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What Is a Hemi?

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Nov 19, 2020

What Is an AGM Battery?
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What Is an AGM Battery?

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Nov 17, 2020

What Used Trucks to Avoid
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What Used Trucks to Avoid

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Nov 16, 2020

What Is Vehicle Registration?
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What Is Vehicle Registration?

By Tony Markovich

Posted on Nov 16, 2020

Six Must-Know Things About Cars With Rebuilt Titles
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Six Must-Know Things About Cars With Rebuilt Titles

By Chris Teague

Posted on Nov 15, 2020

What Is a Branded Title And How Is It Different Than a Salvage Title?
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What Is a Branded Title And How Is It Different Than a Salvage Title?

By Chris Teague

Posted on Nov 13, 2020

What Are Paddle Shifters and How Do They Work?
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What Are Paddle Shifters and How Do They Work?

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Nov 12, 2020

Five Of the Most Reliable Hybrid Cars From the Past 10 Years
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Five Of the Most Reliable Hybrid Cars From the Past 10 Years

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Nov 11, 2020

Torque Converter: What Is It and How Do I Fix It?
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Torque Converter: What Is It and How Do I Fix It?

By Tony Markovich

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

What Transmission Do You Have? Let’s Break It Down
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What Transmission Do You Have? Let’s Break It Down

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Oct 27, 2020

Self-Driving Cars: Everything You Need To Know About the Future’s Most-Hyped Tech
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Self-Driving Cars: Everything You Need To Know About the Future’s Most-Hyped Tech

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Oct 27, 2020

Rock Out With Your Tweeter Out: Why Placement and Noise Reduction Matter to Car Audio
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Rock Out With Your Tweeter Out: Why Placement and Noise Reduction Matter to Car Audio

By Kristin V. Shaw

Updated on Oct 24, 2020

How Long Does it Take To Charge A Tesla and How Much Does it Cost?
Cars 101

How Long Does it Take To Charge A Tesla and How Much Does it Cost?

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Oct 22, 2020

Synthetic vs Conventional Oil: Everything You Want and Need to Know
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Synthetic vs Conventional Oil: Everything You Want and Need to Know

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Oct 19, 2020

10 Car Camping Essentials For Your Next Adventure
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10 Car Camping Essentials For Your Next Adventure

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

Sleeping In the Car: Ultimate Guide
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Sleeping In the Car: Ultimate Guide

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

The Drive’s Guide to Garage Door Torsion Spring Repair
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The Drive’s Guide to Garage Door Torsion Spring Repair

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

How To Change Windshield Wipers
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How To Change Windshield Wipers

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

The Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 2020
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The Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 2020

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

Black Ice: Everything You Need To Know This Winter
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Black Ice: Everything You Need To Know This Winter

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Oct 15, 2020

How Does A Turbocharger Work?
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How Does A Turbocharger Work?

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Sep 30, 2020

What Are The Advantages and Disadvantages Of A Hybrid Car?
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What Are The Advantages and Disadvantages Of A Hybrid Car?

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Sep 30, 2020

Winter Tires vs. All-Season Tires: The Drive’s Garage Guide
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Winter Tires vs. All-Season Tires: The Drive’s Garage Guide

By Chris Teague

Updated on Sep 30, 2020

How Do All-season Tires Perform in Snow?
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How Do All-season Tires Perform in Snow?

By Talon Homer

Updated on Sep 18, 2020

If You Live In a Cold Climate, You Need Winter Tires
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If You Live In a Cold Climate, You Need Winter Tires

By Bradley Brownell

Updated on Aug 14, 2020

What Is a Knock Sensor?
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What Is a Knock Sensor?

By Tony Markovich

Posted on Aug 5, 2020

AWD vs. 4WD: Know the Differences
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AWD vs. 4WD: Know the Differences

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Aug 3, 2020

How Long Do Brake Pads Last?
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How Long Do Brake Pads Last?

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Jul 28, 2020

Here’s How to Actually Jump a Car
Cars 101

Here’s How to Actually Jump a Car

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on May 23, 2020

Windshield Wipers: Everything There Is to Know
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Windshield Wipers: Everything There Is to Know

By Austin Fracchia

Updated on Aug 21, 2019

How To Prevent Rust
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How To Prevent Rust

By Benjamin Preston

Updated on Jul 27, 2019

How to Buy Car Parts Without Getting Screwed
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How to Buy Car Parts Without Getting Screwed

By Benjamin Preston

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

How To Repair A Flooded Car
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How To Repair A Flooded Car

By Steven Lang

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

How to Talk to Your Mechanic
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How to Talk to Your Mechanic

By Matt Farah

Updated on May 29, 2019

When Was the Last Time You Checked Your Tire Pressure?
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When Was the Last Time You Checked Your Tire Pressure?

By Benjamin Preston

Updated on May 24, 2019

What Does a Car’s Alternator Do?
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What Does a Car’s Alternator Do?

By Eric Goeres

Updated on May 2, 2019

Seven Ways to Help Your Car Survive Winter
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Seven Ways to Help Your Car Survive Winter

By Justin Hughes

Updated on Apr 6, 2019

How To Pass Safety Inspection
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How To Pass Safety Inspection

By Benjamin Preston

Updated on Apr 2, 2019

Driver’s Ed Is Just the Beginning: This Is How to Make Teens Safer on the Road
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Driver’s Ed Is Just the Beginning: This Is How to Make Teens Safer on the Road

By Brian Evans

Posted on Oct 27, 2018

Let a Professional Driver Show You How to Drift a Front-Wheel-Drive Car
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Let a Professional Driver Show You How to Drift a Front-Wheel-Drive Car

By The Drive Staff

Updated on Aug 18, 2018

Check Your Tires Before Your Holiday Road Trip
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Check Your Tires Before Your Holiday Road Trip

By Justin Hughes

Posted on Jun 29, 2018

How To Bring New Life To Old Wheels
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How To Bring New Life To Old Wheels

By Justin Hughes

Updated on Jan 22, 2018

Want to Know Where a Vehicle Was Made? UAW Explains How to Read a VIN
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Want to Know Where a Vehicle Was Made? UAW Explains How to Read a VIN

By Kate Gibson

Updated on Dec 5, 2017

How To Limp a Broken Vehicle Home
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How To Limp a Broken Vehicle Home

By Justin Hughes

Updated on Sep 29, 2017

How To Buy Auto Parts Good And Cheap
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How To Buy Auto Parts Good And Cheap

By Steven Lang

Updated on Jun 20, 2017

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use Winter Tires in the Summer
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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use Winter Tires in the Summer

By Kyle Cheromcha

Posted on May 8, 2017

Watch What Happens When You Fill a Tire to 220 PSI
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Watch What Happens When You Fill a Tire to 220 PSI

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Apr 25, 2017

It’s Time Everyone Learns the Proper Way to Load a Trailer
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It’s Time Everyone Learns the Proper Way to Load a Trailer

By Max Goldberg

Updated on Apr 21, 2017