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Bryan Pace/for New York Daily News Performing artist Neil Young goes back to basics at a rare acoustic gig at Carnegie Hall on Jan. 6. Neil Young had time on his mind when he took the Carnegie Hall stage for the first of four shows Monday. Performing in his solo, acoustic guise, he bracketed the night with songs about relationships of ...

In hindsight, it’s not surprising the Mitsubishi MiEV EV I drove barely made it to 50 miles rather than its rated 62 miles (100 km). It was a dark and chilly if not stormy early December night and that killed the range. When you drive an EV, “your mileage may vary” includes cold weather as well as hard acceleration and ...

Christie’s Auction House/AP; TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images The Fender Stratocaster a young Bob Dylan played at the historic 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Like Elvis’ no-hips-allowed appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” or the Beatles’ arrival in America, or Woodstock, it is considered one of the milestone moments in rock history: Bob Dylan going electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. On ...

The unremarkable Chevrolet Spark, gasoline edition, becomes a desirable, almost cheap urban commuter car when you swap in an electric motor. What’s more, with the Spark EV, the smartphone-based navigation starts to fulfill the promise of significant apps running off your phone and streamed to the car’s LCD display. With the gas-powered Spark, people say, “It’s easy to park and ...