Progress is often something that requires learning and adjustment. When the world switched from straight-cut gears to modern synchromesh transmissions, drivers had to eliminate the habit of double ...

Many plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) offer a one-pedal driving technique. This unique PHEV and EV benefit provides the ability to stop and go using only the ...

One-pedal driving is a feature on some electric vehicles where, under most circumstances, you use only the accelerator pedal to both speed up and slow down. When activated, the brake pedal only comes ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

When my dad taught me and my siblings to drive back in the day, it wasn’t in our ’72 Impala family sedan with an automatic transmission but in his barebones ’69 Beetle commuter car with a four-speed ...

For those with traditional internal-combustion engines in their cars, there's no such thing as "one-pedal" driving. For those with experience driving a plug-in hybrid or purely battery-electric car, ...

No matter how much carmakers try to convince buyers of the opposite, electric vehicles are fundamentally different than gas cars. Not only because there's a different propulsion system, but also ...

If you've ever driven a Tesla, the first time probably went something like this: Everything's going fine until you need to gently slow down. You lift off the accelerator pedal, and wham! You nearly ...

Chinese regulators passed a new national standard designated as GB 21670–2025, which includes a number of regulations that will go into effect in various phases. But let's be clear at the outset — ...

Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. In the early days of motoring, cars didn’t have the standardized three pedals, ...