We did the math to help you find the hybrids that will start saving you money the fastest (and a few that won’t). We calculated the payoff time using $3.14-per-gallon regular gas, $3.96-per-gallon premium gas, and 12,000 miles per year. We also used CR’s exclusive real-world fuel economy ratings and compared the sticker price for…
No brand is completely immune to problems, and a brand’s quality can fluctuate over time due to changes in design or production. But our survey reveals that dishwashers from certain brands are significantly less likely than others to experience problems during their first five years. Using our reliability ratings, you can increase your chances of…
This is a 176-pound ebike, so you’re not going to carry it up your walk-up to keep it safe. Instead, you’ll have to live with the fact that you have to park the Olto on the curb or street; you can lock it up just like any other bike. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu But you don’t…
Farrah was fed up with her vagina. For the past two years, the 29-year-old dancer from Ohio had been dealing with severe pelvic pain and vaginal odor. “It was like 8/10, horrible core pain,” she says. “I couldn’t lie down. I couldn’t even work an office job. It was bad.” When she visited doctors, she…
The company has said that Tesla owners will eventually be able to transform their own cars into self-driving taxis that can collect fares while they’re not being used. But the company released no timeline Sunday for that plan. Tesla’s driver assistance technology has been the subject of federal safety probes, two recalls, and customer complaints…
To determine which brands make the best air purifiers, Consumer Reports built a statistical model that analyzes the models in our ratings. Those scores reflect lab performance for particle removal on both high and low fan speeds, plus factors like noise, energy use, and room-size coverage. We also fold in predicted reliability, owner satisfaction, and…
Look, there’s nothing quite like starting your day by pooping on a little paper hammock affixed to your toilet seat and then poking it a bunch of times with a cotton swab. It was more of a mental hurdle than a practical one, though, as the collection and disposal (you just flush the hammock down…
When a new administration moves to Washington, DC, there are always changes in policy priorities and personnel. Alex, a lawyer in the Department of Justice’s Voting Section, had survived Donald Trump’s first term, and thought he could make it through the second. Within hours of the president’s inauguration, he knew he had misjudged the situation….
HBO Max may not have the shine it once did, but the streaming service (previously just Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of the past 25 years, from The Sopranos and The Wire to Game of Thrones and The Leftovers. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the “it’s not TV” cable network or an HBO…
The caveat is that the iPhone user will need to switch AirDrop into the “Everyone for 10 Minutes” mode instead of “Contacts Only” mode. Google says this isn’t some kind of workaround solution. It’s a direct, peer-to-peer connection; your data isn’t routed through a server, shared content isn’t logged, and no extra data is shared….