2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST coming with price cut, 440-mile range

2024 Chevrolet Silverado EVChevrolet confirmed on Wednesday that the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado RST First Edition—that’s the first version of the electric Chevy pickup available to individual buyers—is still coming. And at least in its top-of-the-line version it will be a better deal than it was when originally announced. The Silverado RST First Edition will...

First Drive: 2025 Porsche Taycan makes good on the mission

2025 Porsche TaycanNumbers alone aren’t what make a car thrilling or great. But they’re often what gets the conversation started. When Porsche revealed its original Mission E concept, in 2015, it was in many respects a first-draft effort of what it needed to do to one-up Tesla, and it dropped some positively jaw-dropping numbers. Porsche focused on an...

First Drive: 2025 Porsche Taycan makes good on the mission

2025 Porsche TaycanNumbers alone aren’t what make a car thrilling or great. But they’re often what gets the conversation started. When Porsche revealed its original Mission E concept, in 2015, it was in many respects a first-draft effort of what it needed to do to one-up Tesla, and it dropped some positively jaw-dropping numbers. Porsche focused on an...

Tesla had its worst quarter since pandemic shutdowns

Tesla Model 3 (Europe-market refresh) Tesla on Tuesday revealed preliminary production and delivery numbers for the first quarter, and they’re down markedly—falling versus the same period the previous year for the first time since 2020 and the onslaught of the pandemic.. In the first quarter of 2024, Tesla made 433,371 vehicles, while it delivered just 386,810 vehicles...

Rivian R1T tops IIHS safety list for pickups, electric or not

2024 Rivian R1TThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) now has one and only one pickup truck model on its Top Safety Pick+ honor roll, and it’s fully electric. Fresh off a new round of testing, the Rivian R1T electric truck has been upgraded by the IIHS to Top Safety Pick+ status, from its previous Top Safety Pick. The elevating factor: Updated...

Will the remains of EV startup Arrival help keep Canoo alive?

Canoo in OklahomaThe U.S. EV startup Canoo earlier this week announced that it had acquired “a substantial portion of the advanced manufacturing assets” formerly owned by the U.K. startup Arrival for “pennies on the dollar.” The assets acquired by Canoo from the failed startup include robots, control equipment, and dynamic vehicle testing...