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...

Review: 2023 Rivian R1S hits Rocky Mountain highs

2023 Rivian R1SIn the Rocky Mountain town of Salida, Colorado, adventure calls. Rafting in the summer, skiing in the winter, cycling and brewing year round, it’s a gateway to high mountain fun at 7,000 feet above sea level. It’s also a place where Rivians outnumber Teslas, at least two to one. So it seemed upon my arrival with the 2023 Rivian R1S...

Tesla, VW ID.4 take top spots in most American-made cars list

2023 Tesla Model YTesla can claim to be the most American-made automaker, based on the annual American-Made Index published by Cars.com on Wednesday. It's the only automaker with 100% of its U.S. sales coming from domestic manufacturing, and its four models take the top four spots as the most American-made cars. “Tesla debuted on the index just three years...

GM to discontinue Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV at end of 2023

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EVGM will discontinue the Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchback and Bolt EUV small crossover at the end of the year, GM CEO Mary Barra told investors on Tuesday. The Orion Assembly plant used to make the Bolt EV will shift production to electric trucks such as the Silverado EV that use GM's more sophisticated Ultium propulsion system. That marks the end of...

Review: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan marries form and function

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6By the numbers, the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan outpaces the Tesla Model 3, improves on the related Hyundai Ioniq 5, and matches the Lucid Air as the most efficient electric car on sale in the U.S. In the data age where we are ruled by algorithms, the favorable numeric data of the Ioniq 6 is impressive. Yet Hyundai’s latest sedan is...

2024 Kia EV9 3-row electric SUV squares off with luxury makes

2024 Kia EV9Kia revealed images of the 2024 Kia EV9 three-row electric crossover SUV on Tuesday, setting the stage for a new flagship that mirrors the concept that debuted two years ago at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show. The tall, boxy crossover SUV takes the handsome look of the Kia Telluride into the future. The vertical ends defy aerodynamics with a new...

2024 GMC Hummer EV truck and SUV can charge other EVs at 6 kw

2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV V2V chargerThe 2024 GMC Hummer EV can charge an electric vehicle quicker than the standard 120-volt outlet found in most garages, GMC revealed last week at a demonstration for the SUV variant of GM's flagship electric vehicle. Both the 2024 Hummer EV truck (SUT) and the new Hummer EV SUV benefit from a new 19.2-kw onboard charger and portable charge cord...

Review: 2023 Lexus RZ 450e tests the electric waters

2023 Lexus RZ 450eThe 2023 Lexus RZ electric crossover competes not just against rivals ranging from Nissan through the automotive alphabet to Mercedes, but to electric vehicle startups such as Lucid, Rivian, and Tesla that have raised the bar for electric luxury. So how are Lexus and parent company Toyota positioning the RZ 450e to compete? In a word...

Lexus won’t offer steer-by-wire, yoke at RZ450e EV launch in US

2023 Lexus RZ 450eThe 2023 Lexus RZ 450e electric crossover has begun arriving in the U.S., but the brand's first mass produced global electric vehicle won't arrive with the brand's newest technology. The Lexus won't offer a steer-by-wire system with a yoke when it launches the RZ 450e EV in the U.S. Both will be offered in the U.S. at an unspecified date, Lexus...

Review: 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid improves in most measures

2023 Honda Accord HybridSouthern California might be known for its sunshine and warmth, but it gets rain and, in the mountains, snow. It wasn’t enough to deter the redesigned 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid from climbing more than 5,000 feet to Palomar Mountain, from the hallmark coastal sunshine to unusual bluebird snow. The curving ascent showed off the impressive...