The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid will have 32 miles of electric range when it goes on sale later this year, Hyundai confirmed Tuesday in a press release. That electric-range estimated is 4 miles better than Hyundai anticipated last year. The automaker is now also quoting a 70 MPGe efficiency rating and a 30 mpg fuel-economy rating. The... 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid goes 32 miles on a charge
The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid will have 32 miles of electric range when it goes on sale later this year, Hyundai confirmed Tuesday in a press release. That electric-range estimated is 4 miles better than Hyundai anticipated last year. The automaker is now also quoting a 70 MPGe efficiency rating and a 30 mpg fuel-economy rating. The... 
The 2022 BMW iX will be positioned as the automaker's technological flagship, so it's fitting that the electric SUV will debut the latest BMW iDrive 8 infotainment system. Unveiled Monday, iDrive 8 adds features like an integrated head-up display, as well as greater reliance on screens and data than ever before. The iX will get a pair of curved... 
Activist short-seller Hindenburg Research lived up to its name last fall with an explosive report calling out Nikola Motors for alleged deception of investors. Now it's targeting Lordstown Motors, claiming, among other things, that the Ohio startup generated "fictitious orders" for its Endurance electric pickup truck. It's worth noting up front... 
Kia on Monday released photos of its first dedicated electric car. The 2022 Kia EV6 debuts a new platform and design language, and is expected to arrive in the United States later this year. Unlike Kia's other electric vehicles to date, the EV6 (which was called 'CV' while under development) isn't based on an existing internal-combustion or hybrid... 
Customer deliveries of the Lucid Air electric sedan are scheduled to start in the second half of this year, and it looks like the company is making progress toward that goal. Lucid on Thursday tweeted a video of CEO Peter Rawlinson test driving a "release candidate" Air on roads near the automaker's Bay Area headquarters. This is the final... 
Alpha Motors stands out among the many current EV startups by bringing a retro-cute styling sensibility to its vehicles. The startup's latest EV is a pickup truck called the Wolf, joining the Ace coupe and Jax crossover coupe. The Wolf continues the same styling theme as the other two models which, on a truck, most closely resembles old Japanese... 
General Motors is betting lithium-metal battery chemistry will increase range and lower costs for future electric cars. During a Washington Post Live virtual conference Thursday, GM president Mark Reuss announced the automaker will move to lithium-metal for its next-generation batteries, and is entering into a partnership with SolidEnergy Systems... 
Last month, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced a 10-year, $6 billion dollar contract with Oshkosh Defense for new mail trucks, but only 10% will be electric. Now Congress is considering legislation that would make more of the fleet electric, Reuters reports. The USPS is in desperate need of new delivery vehicles to replace its aging fleet... 
The Rivian R1S electric SUV is aimed at outdoor enthusiasts, a point CEO RJ Scaringe tried to drive home with a recent tweet. Scaringe posted a short video showing the flat-folding seats of the three-row SUV. With the seats folded, it makes for an "awesome car-camping setup," Scaringe said. He's 6'2", and said he can lie down in the back... 
In addition to selling hydrogen fuel-cell cars, Toyota hopes to become a supplier of fuel-cell tech to other companies. To that end, the automaker has developed a modular fuel-cell system for use in other types of vehicles, including buses, trains, and ships, as well as stationary generators. The goal is to grow the use of fuel cells by making a... 
Volkswagen is just starting to ramp up production of electric cars based on its MEB platform, but the automaker is already thinking of how to recycle battery packs once those vehicles have reached the end of their lifecycles. VW announced on Tuesday that it will scale up a process for recovering raw materials from used EV batteries. The automaker... 
LG Energy Solution, the battery division of LG Chem, plans to build battery cells for Tesla beginning in 2023, and is considering potential factory sites in the United States and Europe, Reuters reported Tuesday. The South Korean company has made sample batches of the 4680 large-format cylindrical cells, but has not yet attempted to mass produce... 
After announcing a global recall of 82,000 electric vehicles to replace a faulty battery pack, Hyundai and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have confirmed which vehicles in the United States are affected. The U.S. recall includes 4,694 Hyundai Kona Electric vehicles from model years 2019 and 2020, as well as two 2020... 
The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid will start at $30,235 (including a mandatory $1,185 destination charge), when it reaches United States dealerships later this year. The hybrid will be available in three trim levels, including base Blue, SEL Convenience, and Limited, the latter two priced from $32,835 and $38,535, respectively. Hyundai is also adding... 
As the first electric cars based on its MEB platform roll out in Europe and the United States, the Volkswagen Group is looking ahead to its next generation of EVs. The automaker on Friday confirmed more details of its Project Trinity flagship electric car, including a launch date of 2026. The car will be a "sporty sedan" that will set "new... 
The gas tax remains one of the main funding sources for road infrastructure, which has led to cries that electric-car drivers aren't paying their fare share of road maintenance costs. Minnesota's solution? Consider electricity a fuel. A new bill circulating through the Minnesota legislature calls for an "electric fuel" tax for EVs. It even calls... 
Electric cars get the most attention, but passenger vehicles aren't the only vehicles on the road. A shift to electric trucks and buses in urban areas could prevent more than 57,000 premature deaths by 2050, according to a new Environmental Defense Fund study. Heavy-duty trucks and buses are a major source of air pollution, with the health burden... 