Consumer Reports isn't giving all-electric cars and climate change a lot of attention

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Honda will be the next automaker to market an all-electric car as Toyota continues to sit on the sidelines. -- HACKENSACK, N.J. By VICTOR E. SASSON EDITOR Consumer Reports seems to have a blind spot for all-electric cars. The magazine's annual Auto Issue, just out, picks the 10 best new cars for 2017, but all of them use gasoline. For a full report, see: Consumer Reports smells (of gasoline)
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Shocking Car News, a blog written by an EV owner, is moving to The Sasson Report

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The all-electric 2017 Chevrolet Bolt is not expected to be in New Jersey and New York showrooms until March.


Shocking Car News, a blog I started after I bought a Tesla Model S, has moved to The Sasson Report, which also covers food,  journalism and other issues.

--VICTOR E. SASSON

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