Review: 2024 Audi SQ8 E-Tron EV hustles in a hush

2024 Audi SQ8 E-TronBig, powerful electric luxury SUVs with sub-5-second acceleration times and ranges of 300 miles or more are now ubiquitous. That certainly wasn’t the case in 2019 when Audi E-Tron deliveries started, or in 2017, when Audi powertrain and chassis development chief Siegfried Pint promised me that the E-Tron’s tri-motor system would make...

2021-2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe recalled, owners told not to charge

2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xeJust ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Stellantis issued a recall that advises owners of some Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrids not to plug in—and tells them not to park the SUV near buildings or other cars. In 32,125 Wrangler 4xe models—certain models from the 2021-2024 model years—a potential battery issue could lead...

Here’s how your old Prius battery will help build new EVs

2008 Toyota PriusRedwood Materials, the battery recycling effort started by Tesla alum JB Straubel, sees its mission as critical for ramping up domestic content in American EVs—as well as for helping automakers meet sustainability targets. Last month, Redwood detailed one way it’s actually making that process happen on the ground: It’s started an...

Ford drops Explorer Hybrid, Lincoln Aviator plug-in hybrid for 2024

2020 Ford Explorer HybridFord has confirmed that there will not be a 2024 Explorer Hybrid—but the model hasn't exactly been canceled either. Ford product communications director Mike Levine, in a response to Green Car Reports, confirmed that the Explorer Hybrid isn’t happening for 2024—to free up the hybrid capacity for a very specialized market: police...

Rivian bricks infotainment system, has already rolled out OTA remedy

Rivian Gauge ViewOver-the-air (OTA) software updates for vehicles are the future, and they allow vehicles to keep getting better over time. But sometimes they get far worse—even inoperable, as a recent update pushed out to Rivian’s R1T and R1S introduced code that crippled normal use of the vehicles. Earlier this week Rivian software update 2023.42.0...