all right so happening this weekend car enthusiasts listen up because it is your time buyers are now on the market for new cars as well well they are flocking to the South Bay an old favorite is returning the Silicon Valley auto show today in The Bays Chris Sanchez live there this morning a lot of Buzz I would imagine at least later today oh you're in front of some nice Porsches there you know I'm a practical kind of gal but I'm not going to lie I might change my mind and not be practical anymor
e you see these Porsches here behind me these are electric so kind of practical 200,000 100,000 this one's 200,000 that one's regular gas so a place to be inspired and you'll also see some vehicles that maybe you haven't seen before like this Lexus this one is brand new no one has seen it this one is pretty new as well we have Brian Moody here from AutoTrader and what are some of the new features that we're looking at these days there's a lot of interesting features on new cars safety equipment
for one thing things that look all the way around your car also Lane departure not only warning but it will correct you and put you back in the lane also this Lexus GX that we just saw part of a new trend of boxy boxy is cool back to boxy let's show them D yes boxy is cool my kids say Dad no one wants a round car boxy is cool so this is kind of like a it's a luxury car a luxury SUV of course but there is practicality involved and it has a three row um it also has excellent off-road ability and t
hey ditched the large engine from before now it makes do with a turbocharged V6 which gives you just as much or more power but gets better fuel efficiency oh yeah fuel efficiency definitely top of mind I I mean that's what you need if you're going to have a bigger car right a bger engine right and so what they're doing is some of the technology that you asked about is the things like the engines and Transmissions it doesn't it's not that sexy to talk about all the time but this one has a 10-spee
d transmission which means that it can make better use of the power it has better fuel economy but without any loss in performance all right let's take a walk Daniel and we'll walk over this way um I know that fuel efficiency is one thing electric a lot of folks wanting to go electric and looking for more options this is a new electric vehicle here this kind of copper colored one um so you you have electric in all ranges we saw the Porsche we saw something a little more affordable we can talk ab
out $100,000 electric cars all day long that's super fun those are super quick this is a Nissan ARA it's nowhere near $100,000 this is a car that would start in the $50,000 range familyfriendly nice interior but still fully electric this is called a battery electric vehicle so whenever you see Bev that means it's fully electric no gas whatsoever all right so a good place to come and get educated you cannot buy a car here at the Silicon Valley Auto Show but you can come and ask all of those quest
ions without the high pressure sales tactics and whatnot um you uh can also learn more about a lot of the incentives so you maybe you're thinking I want to be practical and buy a used car but for some of these vehicles there's so many incentives that are being offered that it might make sense to buy a new vehicle over a used vehicle because you are getting uh cash from the manufacturers toward your ultimate deal so this is running all weekend long and by the way you know I like a deal kids are f
ree under 12 uh with the purchase of one adult so come on out
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2:09 It seems that Tesla will be present, something not common.
My all electric Kia Niro, EV 2022 was $12,000 off after federal and state rebates and incentives ($4500 CA/ $7500 instant discount for leasers). So instead of leasing it as if it was worth $44,000, I was leasing it as if it was $32,000 making my monthly payments only $300 a month for three years. Charging is a learning curve, but it’s way cheaper than gasoline, and sometimes even free. After a few years of driving an EV, you mostly stop using DC fast chargers unless you’re on a road trip or in a hurry, because you realize you don’t need them. AC is everywhere and often free.
Is this one you carjacked?
"Speaking of fuel efficiency, here are the electric cars... " Literally the only cars there that don't take fuel
This show is pretty lame. Not much different than walking the dealers in Stevenscreek avenue.
"Fuel efficiency definitely top of mind" says the lady about the 3-row SUV only sold in America lololol okay lady
Does this news station also send reporters who know nothing about fire to cover fires?
Dont go. All the cars are locked. Whats the point?
I’m in the business and still laugh at people who buy an EV thinking it helps the environment.
Literally all ev cars that no one wants