Sure, electric SUVs will form the backbone of the electrification strategy for most automakers. But those utilitarian vehicles don’t inspire the same joie de vivre that you get from a sports car. That’s why we were excited to see the latest concept from Polestar, the O2 (pronounced like the oxygen molecule), go the top-down route.The... Polestar O2 Concept gives Polestar an original roadster
Sure, electric SUVs will form the backbone of the electrification strategy for most automakers. But those utilitarian vehicles don’t inspire the same joie de vivre that you get from a sports car. That’s why we were excited to see the latest concept from Polestar, the O2 (pronounced like the oxygen molecule), go the top-down route.The... 
The world of electric vehicle startups feels more like Silicon Valley than Detroit, with company after company arriving with big promises, optimism, and a handful of prototypes—only to fade away a short time later as something even less than a one-hit wonder. But there are some reasons to believe that VinFast may carve out a different path... 
During its 2021 Q4 earnings call Wednesday afternoon, Tesla confirmed that the wait for any new products from the company would stretch into next year. That means the earliest we will see a Cybertruck, Roadster, or Semi is 2023. Elon Musk said that this year Tesla will focus on scaling output of its current offerings, as the company still... 
Pontiac. Mercury. Oldsmobile. It seemed that Chrysler was headed for the same fate as these other ill-fated legacy American brands, but the company with the winged logo is looking to take flight again as the electric vehicle emissary for Stellantis. And that has given Chrysler new life. At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Showcase, Chrysler unveiled... 
With a splashy introduction at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show, Vietnamese auto manufacturer Vinfast detailed its plans to bring a pair of electric SUVs to the United States and establish a foothold in the U.S. EV market by the end of next year with a pair of vehicles. Confirming reports from earlier this year, those two EVs will be the VF e35 and... 
Subaru and Toyota’s partnership has produced another offspring, but this time it’s an electric SUV rather than a gasoline boxer-engined sports car or the electrified hybrid heart of the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. The new 2023 Solterra was introduced Wednesday evening U.S. time, in Japanese spec via livestream, giving us a first look at... 
Volvo’s march towards electrification continues at a brisk pace, powered in large part by a growing portfolio of electric vehicles (like the C40 Recharge that arrives in the first quarter of next year) and the T8 plug-in hybrid versions that it offers on many of its other vehicles. But the Swedish automaker isn’t stopping there. Volvo... 
As if carrying just one legacy name wasn’t enough, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT adds a second set of historical baggage with by tacking on a pair of initials that mean something extra to Ford. The “GT” distinction has only been worn by a few vehicles throughout the Blue Oval’s history: Mustangs, the Le Mans-winning Ford... 
The final pieces of the puzzle are falling into place for the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS ahead of its U.S. launch this fall, and one of those is its official EPA range rating. After our first drive of the EQS in Switzerland over the summer, we guessed that the most efficient models might top 400 miles of range given the car’s WLTP cycle rating... 
Our drive of the 2022 Mazda MX-30, on a route Mazda chose around Irvine, California, was meant to show the MX-30’s city and suburban bona fides. And the MX-30 is actually quite nice to drive, with well-sorted suspension and steering tuning. But the overarching thought over my head the whole time was: Does this really matter? Any discussion...