2025 Audi E-Tron GT gets an $18,800 price hike

2025 Audi RS E-Tron GTThe revamped 2025 Audi E-Tron GT range receives performance improvements, bigger battery packs, and a simplified lineup, along with a $126,795 starting price that makes the entry point for this model $18,800 higher than it was with the outgoing 2024 model. That higher 2025 price, which includes the mandatory $1,295 destination charge, buys the new...

Fisker Ocean recalled for roll away issue

2023 Fisker OceanWith Fisker Group still in bankruptcy, the Fisker Ocean electric SUV is the subject of yet another recall, this time for a fault that could cause vehicles to roll away. The recall encompasses 7,745 vehicles, representing all 2023 and 2024 Oceans produced for the U.S., according to a disclosure on Monday from the National Highway Traffic Safety...

2025 Lexus RZ price cut by $11,200 with new entry-level grade

2025 Lexus RZThe 2025 Lexus RZ electric crossover is now $11,200 less expensive than last year thanks to a new entry-level grade. In this nameless trim level, the single-motor front-wheel-drive RZ 300e costs $43,975 with the mandatory $1,175 destination fee. That's down from $55,175 for the 2024 RZ 300e Premium grade, which was the entry-level version for...

2025 Lexus RZ price cut by $11,200 with new entry-level grade

2025 Lexus RZThe 2025 Lexus RZ electric crossover is now $11,200 less expensive than last year thanks to a new entry-level grade. In this nameless trim level, the single-motor front-wheel-drive RZ 300e costs $43,975 with the mandatory $1,175 destination fee. That's down from $55,175 for the 2024 RZ 300e Premium grade, which was the entry-level version for...

Jaguar buying back nearly 3,000 I-Pace EVs over fire risk

2019 Jaguar I-Pace SJLR will buy back 2,760 2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs due to a fire risk that the automaker and safety regulators have determined has not been adequately addressed in previous recalls. These vehicles—from the first model year of Jaguar's sole EV—were included in multiple recalls to address the potential for overheating battery...

Porsche might develop gas and hybrid versions of its EVs

Electric Porsche Cayenne prototypePorsche will continue developing internal-combustion engines longer than planned, including potentially adding hybrid variants to some planned all-electric models, CFO Lutz Meschke said during a Q&A session with Automotive News and other media on the automaker's third-quarter financial results. Porsche previously said that it expected 50% of...

Rivian awarded $6.6B conditional loan for Georgia EV plant for 2028

Rivian R2Rivian postpones, but confirms Georgia plant thanks to fresh loan money Planned for assembly of new R2 and R3 product lines Will supplement Rivian's existing Illinois facility How will new Trump era impact plans? Rivian on Monday announced a conditional commitment from the federal government for a loan of up to $6.6 billion under the Department of...

California will give $7,500 rebates if Trump kills EV tax credit

2024 Hyundai Kona ElectricCalifornia will provide its residents with $7,500 rebates for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the federal EV tax credit, Governor Gavin Newsom declared Monday. Trump's transition team has indicated that killing the federal EV tax credit is a priority, as it's viewed as an easy target in a likely...

Tesla Superchargers are getting longer cables for non-Tesla EVs

Tesla SuperchargerTesla's installing longer cables on its Superchargers Superchargers can now detect when a non-Tesla EV is plugged in Tesla's Supercharger software will take into where a vehicle's charge port is located Tesla is installing longer cables and making other changes to accommodate EVs from other brands at its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. The...

Hyundai recalls 145,000 Ioniq and Genesis EVs for loss of drive power

2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5145,235 Hyundai and Genesis EVs have been recalled The recall stems from a potential issue with the onboard charger The issue results in a potential loss in drive power Hyundai is recalling 145,235 electric vehicles from its main brand and Genesis luxury brand because of a potential issue with onboard chargers that could cause vehicles to enter a...

Northvolt files for bankruptcy

Northvolt lithium-ion battery cellSwedish battery firm Northvolt filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, with CEO Peter Carlsson stepping down the following day. Northvolt needs to raise between $1 billion and $1.2 billion to restore itself to full operations, Carlsson told Reuters and other media Friday. On Thursday, the company said it only had enough cash to...

Honda’s ready to build prototype solid-state batteries for EVs

Honda solid-state battery production demonstration plant in Sakura City, JapanHonda on Thursday unveiled what it calls a demonstration production line for solid-state batteries, which the automaker aims to commercialize later this decade. Located in Sakura City, in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture, the 295,000-square-foot facility is intended to establish the process for eventual mass production, as well as determine costs and...

2026 Kia Sportage hybrid, plug-in hybrid debut at LA auto show

2026 Kia SportageThe refreshed compact crossover introduces a more user-friendly infotainment interface Hybrid and plug-in hybrid models get a modest boost of horsepower The 2026 Sportage goes on sale in the spring of 2025 Three years after its launch, Kia is giving its Sportage compact crossover a mid-cycle refresh while continuing to offer both hybrid and...

2026 Kia EV9 GT goes fast with 501 hp, charges fast with NACS port

2026 Kia EV9 GTThe performance model of the EV9 three-row electric SUV debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show Expect a 0-60 mph time of 4.3 seconds for the 2026 Kia EV9 GT The 2026 Kia EV9 comes with a NACS port to access Tesla's Supercharger network Three-row SUVs aren't generally the first choice for performance car buyers, but Kia believes dialing up power and...

2025 Kia EV6 gets bigger battery, will be U.S.-built

2025 Kia EV6The electric sedan now has NACS ports for easy access to Tesla Superchargers The base EV6 has a 68.0-kwh battery pack, up from 63.0 kwh last year The top-rated models have an 84.0-kwh pack, up from 77.4 kwh last year The 2025 Kia EV6 made its U.S. debut Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show with updated styling, bigger battery packs, and...

Jaguar EV concept teased ahead of Dec. 2 debut

Teaser for Jaguar Design Vision conceptJaguar will unveil a concept car previewing the look of its future electric vehicles on Dec. 2, during Miami Art Week. The automaker released a teaser image of the concept, called the Design Vision concept, on Wednesday showing a bulging rear fender, but also some more angular elements that appear to be a departure from Jaguar's current look. The...

BMW Neue Klasse electric SUV enters pre-production status

Pre-production of BMW Neue Klasse SUVBMW's new electric SUV has entered pro-production status Production is on track for late 2025 Initial production will take place in Hungary and Germany, then Mexico will be added to the mix BMW is now building pre-productions examples of the first of its next-generation Neue Klasse EVs at its assembly plant in Debrecen, Hungary, This is the "final...

Electric Ram REV delayed to first half of 2025

2025 Ram 1500 REVStellantis is delaying the start of production of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck to the first half of 2025, Reuters reports. Production was originally scheduled to start before the end of this year, making the REV a 2025 model, but is being pushed back to ensure quality, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said on a media call with Reuters and...

2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys ’41 edition charges for heritage

2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys '41A new trim joins the Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV lineup for 2025 The Willys grabs into the heritage handbag for some nostalgia The 2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys '41 will cost $61,825 Jeep is giving its Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid a heritage-inspired costume for the 2025 model year. The Wrangler is the modern Jeep closest in spirit to the original...

Electric Mini Cooper and Aceman not coming to US for now

2025 Mini Cooper electric hatchMini is deferring plans to bring the redesigned electric Cooper hatchback and new Aceman urban electric vehicle to the U.S., but isn't shutting the door on U.S. availability completely. The news was first reported by MotoringFile, and confirmed to Green Car Reports by Mini spokesperson Andrew Cutler, who noted that Mini had previously said that a...