GM delays electric trucks a year, with no Chevy Bolt EV extension

2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV with GM Ultium Home energy systemGeneral Motors announced Tuesday that it is delaying scaled-up production of its full-size electric pickups for a whole year, to late 2025. That extra year of time, idling GM’s Orion Assembly in Michigan, won’t be filled by additional production of the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, however. Those models are still due to go out of...

BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce will adopt Tesla charge port US and Canada

2022 BMW i4 M50BMW announced Tuesday that it will adopt the Tesla charge port and corresponding North American Charging Standard (NACS) for battery electric models in the U.S. and Canada starting in 2025. Drivers of BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce EVs with CCS charge ports will gain access to Tesla Supercharger stations, using an adapter, starting in early 2025...

Nissan EV concept reimagines the minivan around solid-state batteries

Nissan Hyper Tourer conceptNissan has revealed the third of four advanced EV concepts headed for a debut at the Tokyo auto show later this month. Called the Hyper Tourer Concept, it fits in alongside the Hyper Urban and Hyper Adventure concepts. It reconceives the minivan, assuming a future in which autonomous-driving technology will allow people to enjoy the company of...

Rivian EVs’ software update makes towing an all-terrain experience

Rivian R1T towing Rivian service vanThrough its latest software update officially rolling out beginning Monday to its R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup, Rivian is introducing an overhaul to its drive mode interface plus a “reimagined towing experience” that makes modes accessible (and useful) during towing. The changes, which are part of release 2023.38.0, bring a...

Toyota electric sports car, crossover EV concepts previewed

Toyota FT-Se conceptToyota on Monday teased two fully electric concept cars that appear to make a fresh, coordinated design statement and may hint at production models in the works for later in the decade. Both concepts, headed for a Tokyo auto show debut later this month, play to the transition of mobility to “a lifestyle partner closely aligned with each...

Review: 2024 Lexus TX 550h plug-in hybrid is the lone star of TX

2024 Lexus TX 550h+The 2024 Lexus TX is exactly what it needs to be—almost, in one of its versions. It’s a big, boxy three-row SUV with adult-size space in all rows, wide-opening doors, loads of flat-folding cargo versatility, and low lift heights—plus a TX 500h hybrid version, as well as an available TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid version that can go up...