Jaguar EVs will get Tesla charge port, Supercharger access

Jaguar I-Pace and Tesla Supercharger stationJaguar Land Rover announced Thursday that current Jaguar EVs will soon have access to Tesla Supercharger stations in North America, while all future EVs from the Jaguar brand will include the Tesla NACS charge port. Next-generation EVs from the brand, set to launch in 2025, will have the NACS port, with no need to use an adapter. That's the intent...

Hyundai steps up Georgia EV production to fall 2024

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5Hyundai’s top U.S. executive on Tuesday suggested that the company is hoping to speed up construction at its $7.6 billion manufacturing complex near Savannah, Georgia, dubbed the “Metaplant.” The move is prompted by what the Hyundai Motor Group has called the inherent unfairness of the Inflation Recovery Act to companies relying...

Maserati charges up for its first EV, the GranTurismo Folgore

Maserati GranTurismo FolgoreMaserati is one of just a few brand holdouts that haven't yet offered a single model with a charge port. That’s due to change very soon, with the arrival of the GranTurismo Folgore in the fourth quarter of 2023. But to prepare for that, Maserati needs to get its dealerships ready with chargers, so that it can service EVs and get them charged...

Volvo dumps diesels, ahead of other European carmakers

2023 Volvo V60 Cross CountryThe inevitable market dominance of electric vehicles and the obsolescence of diesel vehicles for all but the biggest pickups may seem like a foregone conclusion in the U.S., especially given current policy. But looking at Europe as a whole—as well as some other markets of the world—EVs until recently hadn't passed diesels in the car...

Tesla has made 5 million EVs globally, the most of any automaker

Tesla SuperchargerTesla CEO Elon Musk has been claiming exponential growth for Tesla for years. And it’s happening. The U.S. automaker announced Saturday that it has produced its 5 millionth vehicle globally. To put this into perspective, Tesla celebrated its 1 millionth vehicle just three and a half years ago, in March 2020. And just this March 1 it reported...

Review: 2024 Kia EV9 SUV is a family-size commitment to EVs

2024 Kia EV9 prototype driveWhere are all the mass-market, family-size electric SUVs? They’re not here yet. Instead we have a bunch of not-quite-family-size electric crossovers with racy rooflines, and a growing cohort of truly spacious electric SUVs with luxury price tags. It’s shaping up to be a big opportunity for Kia, as the 2024 EV9 SUV will be here very...