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...

First Drive: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV plugs a benchwarmer into the grid

2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEVThe charge port on the front fender of the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV is, ironically, what may help keep drivers of this fuel-cell vehicle away from a state of range anxiety. It signals plug-in-hybrid-like electric range for the commute, without any need for hydrogen—a departure from the modest, hybrid-sized packs that have been typical in...

Big Genesis electric SUV warms up, Magma performance sub-brand erupts

Genesis Neolun Concept  -  2024 New York Auto ShowGenesis on Monday night pulled the wraps off two very different new concept vehicles—one of them pointing to a flagship electric SUV for the brand, the other showing the direction of a new performance “program” that will produce go-fast versions of the Hyundai luxury brand’s increasingly electrified lineup. The Neolun...

Nissan hybrids and PHEVs US-bound, 3-row electric SUV for 2028

Future Nissan vehicles, The Arc plan presentedNissan on Monday revealed a roadmap that will pivot the automaker back toward hybrids and plug-in hybrids for the U.S., as well as higher-volume, reduced-cost EVs, with aims to cut the cost of next-generation EVs by 30%. As such, they’ll cost the same or less than combustion models by 2030. Under a new business plan it’s terming The...

Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

Jeep Willys Dispatcher conceptAt its annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, Stellantis’ Jeep brand has presented four new concept off-roaders. And this year, unlike other recent years, all of them were gasoline-fueled. Among them, the lone plug-in concept among them was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys Dispatcher plug-in hybrid concept that, according to the brand...