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Are Battery-Electrics the Only Answer to Global Climate Change? Toyota Says No
July 17, 2022

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, BE

Lexus Readies to Enter EV World: Exclusive Interview with Lexus VP Andrew Gilleland
July 10, 2022

Lexus has some important new vehicles coming this year, including an all-new 2023 Lexus RZ 450e crossover utility. And our special guest will share his thoughts about where the brand is going. Andrew

Testing 2022 Acura MDX Type S: New Face of Performance?
July 03, 2022

If you want to be the coolest parent at this Fall’s first soccer game arrive in the new 2022 Acura MDX Type S. Yes, it is a three-row SUV, but its performance helps you forget that when you’re behind

What’s Toyota’s Stance on EVs? Exclusive Interview with Toyota VP David Christ
June 26, 2022

While many automakers are putting out happy talk on the prospects of EVs, Toyota is taking a more sober, reasoned view. In this episode, we bring you our exclusive David Christ, Toyota Group Vice Pres

Adding Efficiency to GM’s EVs: Closer Look at 2022 GMC Hummer EV
June 19, 2022

General Motors is in the process of reinventing itself as a major EV maker. One way it hopes to separate itself from the pack is its Ultium technology. GM’s expertise in electric vehicles is making ve

Texas Two-Step: Getting Dirty in the All-New 2023 Toyota Sequoia
June 12, 2022

The Toyota Sequoia stood pat for over a decade, but now an all-new 2023 Toyota Sequoia is about to come to market and we’ve driven it. Host Jack Nerad got behind the wheel of several new Sequoias both

Bolt is Back! Driving the Heavily Revised 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV
June 05, 2022

Electric vehicles continue to make news this week. In this episode we road test the heavily revised 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and take a long look at what many suggest is an all-electric future. Some say

Secrets Revealed: Ford EV VP Darren Palmer Discusses the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck
May 29, 2022

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 Ner

First Drive: 2022 Mazda CX-50 Takes Brand In New, Off-Road Direction
May 22, 2022

Mazda is well-known for producing vehicles with uncommon handling precision and exceptional driving feel. Now the brand is bringing those attributes to another type of motoring — off-road. It’s a depa

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: The Future Has Arrived Full Force
May 15, 2022

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 fa