What’s your favorite EV ad so far? Twitter poll results

Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'Kicking Gas' electric car campaignLast week, after another compelling ad for electric cars found its way onto America's screens, we finally found enough decent, ads for electric EVs to ask readers their favorites. The ad was from Porsche, associating electric cars, including its upcoming Taycan, with lots of clean, powerful electricity by showing a trio of plug-in Porsches racing...

Senate bill includes up to $1B for clean-car infrastructure

Electrify America DC fast chargers in Gulfport, MississippiThe transportation infrastructure bill long promised by President Trump and Congress was finally introduced in the Senate on Monday—and it may include some money for electric cars. The bill, called America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, proposes to spend $287 billion on transportation projects over the next five years, and up...

Senate bill includes up to $1B for clean-car infrastructure

Electrify America DC fast chargers in Gulfport, MississippiThe transportation infrastructure bill long promised by President Trump and Congress was finally introduced in the Senate on Monday—and it may include some money for electric cars. The bill, called America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, proposes to spend $287 billion on transportation projects over the next five years, and up...

Hyundai Kona Electric explodes in Montreal garage

2019 Hyundai Kona ElectricThe explosion of a 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric in a Montreal, Canada, garage Saturday literally blew the doors off. The owner, Piero Cosantino, told the CBC the car was not even plugged in at the time of the explosion. The report was the first in North America, and possibly the first report in the world, of a Kona Electric explosion or fire. No one...

Tesla to improve city Autopilot driving with major software update

2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWDTesla will release the next version of its self-driving software, Version 10, starting next month. CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter over the weekend that the new software will do a better job of recognizing stop signs and traffic lights in cities and offer better driving characteristics on the highway. Musk said in April that the company expects...

2020 Honda Insight doesn’t budge versus Ioniq, Corolla Hybrid

2019 Honda InsightAs choices among hybrid small sedans have expanded, Honda is standing pat with the 2020 Insight. The Insight was introduced in 2019 as a separate model based on the Civic sedan, but with unique sheetmetal, a nicer interior, and the Accord Hybrid's two-motor hybrid drive system. It gets no significant updates for its second model year, beyond...

Reports: Audi software tricks led to dirty dieselgate scandal

2014 Audi Q5 TDI, Catskill Mountains, Oct 2013Audi played a significant role in the Volkswagen diesel scandal—specifically in developing software that cheated emissions tests for diesels in Europe and the U.S. That's a point that's only come to light in recent days, as documents just have been uncovered as part of European reports. While engineers from Volkswagen's luxury Audi division...

Honda packs its retro urban EV with a dash full of screens

2020 Honda E prototypeYou can forget about the delightfully retro-simple look inside and out that was part of what made the Honda E such a standout. Honda is shaping up to be one of the first carmakers with a full-width array of distinct screens, in the Honda E, when it goes on sale in Europe early next year. Unlike the Byton M-Byte with its single, curved, 42-inch...