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Turbo-powered Kona packages functionality with fun
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (485+ words) The subcompact sport-ute segment is a crowded one, packed with enticing choices for budget-minded and urban-oriented families. Smaller SUVs like the VW Taos, Alfa Romeo Tonale, Chevy Trax, Mazda CX 30 and Buick Envista offer varying degrees of interior roominess, fuel-efficient…...
Smooth, swift GV80 Coupe delivers luxury, power and style
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (385+ words) In the comparatively short time that it's been a player in the U.S. market, Korean carmaker Genesis has built a solid reputation for delivering premium-level luxury and performance for a little bit less than The Other Guys. The Other Guys of…...
SQ5 puts tech-forward spin on luxury and performance
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (411+ words) The compact Q5 has become the top-selling model for automaker Audi, and thus vitally important to the German company as it faces ever-growing pressure from premium-level competitors both near and far. So it pays to be cautious when the time to…...
Hummer EV heavy on speed, tech and … well, being heavy
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (346+ words) Harkening back to my earliest days of sampling and waxing prosaic on automotive offerings, I recall the succession of old-school Humvees that occasionally populated our civilian highways. Popularized during the first Gulf War by a handful of celebrities like Arnold…...
Mount Airy Casino Resort honors outstanding employees
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) Mount Airy Casino Resort, one of the largest private employers in Monroe County, honored employees who went above and beyond in 2024 at the casino resort's annual Team Member of the Year recognition ceremony. More than 50 employees and their guests attended…...
Scott Twp. solar farm plans approved
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (334+ words) Plans for a solar farm in Scott Twp. will move forward. Supervisors last week approved a conditional use application for a ground-mounted solar energy facility with about 5,200 panels. Denver-based developer Pivot Energy and Donald Race plan to build the 2.7-megawatt…...
End of tax incentive could put brakes on electric vehicle sales
5+ mon, 13+ hour ago (685+ words) Federal tax credits on both new and used electric vehicles will expire Sept. 30 " about seven years earlier than initially anticipated " after President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed in July. Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, buyers…...
Redesigned X3 blends fun, function and luxury
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (552+ words) BMW's diminutive X3 has long been one of my favorite picks from among the growing number of premium-level sport-utility/crossover vehicles. Thanks to its lighter curb weight and compact proportions, the X3 and its little brother the X1 move with a spritely step…...
Electric vehicle charging station opens at Sheetz in Dickson City
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (320+ words) Electric vehicle owners have a new place to recharge in Dickson City. Executives from Sheetz and IONNA " an EV charging network company " unveiled a new EV charging station Wednesday with a ribbon cutting at the Dickson City Sheetz, 610 Scranton Carbondale…...
Hunter Truck holds grand opening in Scranton
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (178+ words) Hunter Truck held a grand opening celebration Friday at its new home at 2900 Stafford Ave. in Scranton. The Peterbilt facility, which opened in January, boasts 45,000 square feet of space with 24 service bays and a separate 13,000-square-foot body shop. "We are…...