Stellantis details 690-mile range for STLA Frame platform

Stellantis' STLA Frame platform for trucks and large SUVsStellantis confirmed on Tuesday a 500-mile range for its forthcoming Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck and a 690-mile range and 14,000-pound towing capacity for the Ram 1500 Ramcharger range-extender version via its flexible STLA Frame platform. The big news from Stellantis for its biggest global platform is its multi-energy flexibility intended...

What is a self-driving car?

Tesla CybercabA self-driving car is a vehicle that can transport passengers safely from point A to point B without any human intervention. These vehicles can range from privately owned vehicles to commercial fleet vehicles dubbed robotaxis to something in between, such as most recently Tesla's Cybercab concept and its 20-passenger people-mover, the Robovan...

2024 Acura ZDX recalled for software that cuts braking power

2024 Acura ZDXThe 2024 Acura ZDX is being recalled for a software issue that can cause the anti-lock braking system to reduce stopping power at speeds under 25 mph, Acura announced Friday. The proposed remedy is easy enough: an over-the-air software update patched through at home that should take about five minutes. That means no trip to the dealer, unless you...

Rivian Travel Kitchen no replacement for Camp Kitchen

Rivian's portable Travel Kitchen designed for the R1T and R1SA new portable Travel Kitchen designed for Rivian R1 vehicles lets you cook and camp Two induction burners plug into any 120-volt outlet with 15 amps It costs $1,400 and includes a cutting board Near the base of Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado, a group of journalists and Rivian engineers and executives gathered around a campfire. The fire...

Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron evolves the electric car

New Audi A6 E-Tron SportbackA6 and S6 Sportback E-Tron electric cars arrive in North America next spring or summer The first cars using Audi's new platform cut a sharp shape A 94.9-kwh usable battery pack supports three models The Audi A6 and S6 Sportback E-Tron join the Porsche Macan EV and Audi Q6 E-Tron SUVs as the first cars to utilize Volkswagen Group’s new...

Volvo EX30 delayed until 2025 in US due to tariffs

2025 Volvo EX30 Volvo's newest model, the EX30 small electric crossover has been delayed until 2025 Volvo cited tariffs imposed by the U.S. on EVs made in China, where the EX30 was set to be produced Volvo accelerated the shift in production away from China to its factory in Ghent, Belgium The Volvo EX30 small electric crossover will not arrive for the U.S...

Tesla recalls Cybertruck for busted wiper motor, loose trim

Tesla CybertruckTesla recalls 11,688 Cybertrucks for a faulty windshield wiper motor Tesla recalls 11,383 Cybertrucks for a loose trim piece in the bed The recalls affect nearly every Cybertruck manufactured through June 6 Tesla issued two separate recalls covering nearly unit of the 2024 Cybertruck, the NHTSA disclosed Tuesday. A piece of trim on the trunk bed...

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV charges up next muscle car era

2024 Dodge Charger DaytonaThe 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is not like other electric vehicles. The three- and five-door hatchback hurtles the performance brand into its electric future by embracing all the muscle car machismo of its past. As for range and efficiency—the typical pride points of an EV launch— Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis was characteristically blunt...

Chrysler Halcyon Concept evokes future EV days

Chrysler Halcyon ConceptChrysler on Tuesday debuted the gorgeous Halcyon Concept EV in an attempt to redefine the brand as it pivots to electric vehicles. Unlike the Chrysler Airflow Concept that debuted in 2022 as a near-production-ready electric crossover launching in 2025, the Halcyon Concept four-door coupe won’t ever make production. So what is it, and how...

Rivian R1S, R1T: Quad-Motor vs. Dual-Motor EVs compared

Rivian plant in Normal, Illinois, manufacturing its Enduro drive unitEarlier this year, Rivian expanded its plant in Normal, Illinois by nearly 20% to manufacture its Enduro drive unit. It’s an about-face from the drive units supplied by Bosch in Rivian’s Quad-Motor models, and should help mitigate the bottlenecks to ramping production of the R1T adventure pickup truck, R1S three-row SUV, and EDV...