Many new cars no longer include a spare tire — automakers are cutting them to save weight and boost fuel economy, leaving ...

Q: My daughter had a flat tire recently, so I helped her put on the full-size spare. The next day I brought the flat to my neighborhood tire store and asked to have it repaired or replaced. It was too ...

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I had a flat tire a while ago, so I mounted the space-saver spare. I'll admit I left it on for way longer than the owner's manual suggests. Eventually, I replaced it with a full-size tire, but I've ...

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DETROIT -- The spare tire has been squeezed out of many new vehicles, thanks to run-flat tires, inflator kits, efforts to reduce vehicle weight and a lack of storage space -- especially in hybrids and ...

Ira Newlander of West Los Angeles has been thinking about replacing his 1997 Ford Explorer with a hybrid or fully electric car, but there’s something bugging him about the market these days. Like many ...

As the panting and drooling over upcoming all-electric pickups continues to dominate social media chatter among consumers and investors, just about everyone seems to be buzzing about Tesla, Rivian and ...