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Mountain Wheels: GMC's Hummer EV truck is the top of the electric heap
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (587+ words) Opinion Opinion | Jan 10, 2026 I took a quick end-of-year look through my 2025 notes, news and prognostication about the auto business, particularly the slippery world of electric vehicles and " well, my hype-to-reality ratio was about as accurate as recent Colorado snow forecasts....
Mountain Wheels: Jeep's electric Wagoneer S enters a weird post-EV world
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (445+ words) Opinion | Dec 20, 2025 At some future vantage point, provided we are not living in irradiated caves, we may look back at the first wave of mass-market 2020s American electrical vehicles with whimsical reminiscence " not unlike those original-generation EVs'that ruled the market in…...
Mountain Wheels: Range Rover Sport offers the best of both worlds
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (613+ words) Opinion | Mar 14, 2026 In times like these, absurdities and abstractions are all we have to keep us sane. That's it. So for a moment, a true abstraction: an opulent British SUV that fully delivers. Gas it up while it's still cheap,…...
Mountain Wheels: Buick's flagship Enclave offers unexpected backcountry versatility
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (423+ words) Opinion | Feb 7, 2026 With mountain trails largely obscured even by this year's underwhelming snowfall, prospects for off-roading what might be unconventional choices are limited in the High Country. But in the Front Range, where it's been October since October, I stumbled…...
Mountain Wheels: Rivian's all-electric R1 S blends luxury with intense power
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (527+ words) Opinion | Jan 3, 2026 Some three years after its introduction " and seven years after its public debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show " I finally had a chance to drive the Rivian R1 S, the American independent electric vehicle maker's "S is for…...
Colorado Mountain College to launch electric vehicle repair and maintenance courses
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (251+ words) News | Oct 2, 2025 Colorado Mountain College announced it will add electric vehicle and charger maintenance courses to its automotive technology program across several campuses, thanks to a $450, 000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The college said it will use the funds…...
Mountain Wheels: An easy 40 mpg from new Kia products
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (701+ words) Opinion | May 17, 2025 Today, a study in high-mileage contrasts from Kia, demonstrating that not all vehicles are necessarily cut out for work in the High Country " or, perhaps, that full-blown EVs are not always the only answer. A little more than…...
Coloradans have until Sept. 30 to take advantage of up to $7, 500 worth of tax credits for electric vehicles
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (256+ words) News | Sep 16, 2025 Coloradans have until the end of the month to take advantage of thousands of dollars in federal tax breaks for electric vehicles." Known as the Clean Vehicle Credit, the benefit provides a tax discount of up to $7, 500 for…...
Dillon receives funding for public electric vehicle chargers
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) News | Aug 10, 2025 The town of Dillon has received two awards to help fund the installation of four DC fast-chargers for electric vehicles. A town news release stated the chargers will be at 700 E. Anemone Trail, behind the down's digital sign, and…...
Mountain Wheels: Dedicated off-road Armada and Tacoma models live for dirt
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (638+ words) Opinion | Jul 19, 2025 In the move to make everyone in America feel like they've got the mountains in their backyard, we've seen an onslaught of "adventure-grade" packages for SUVs that typically amount to little more than all-terrain tires and fancy emblems…...