2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron costs $65,095, has up to 321 miles of range

2025 Audi Q6 E-TronThe 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron arrives at dealers in the U.S. later this year Q6 E-Trons have up to 321 miles of range The Q6 E-Tron costs between $65,095 and $80,595. Audi this week confirmed pricing and EPA electric range for the 2025 Q6 E-Tron, which is scheduled to arrive at U.S. dealerships before the end of the year. Pricing starts at $65,095 (all...

2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid adopts new naming convention

2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In HybridThe Toyota Prius Prime changes its name to the Prius Plug-In Hybrid for the 2025 model year, but it's still the same fuel-efficient hatchback. Toyota is nixing the Prime badge from both the Prius and RAV4 plug-in hybrids in a move to recast them as interchangeable with plug-in hybrids from other automakers. It believes this will help consumers...

2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid costs $45,260

2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In HybridStarting with 2025, the RAV4 Prime is now called the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid PHEV offers the same 42 plug-in electric miles then 38 mpg as a hybrid 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid prices start $175 higher than 2024 Prime The Toyota RAV4 Prime changes its name to the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid for 2025, but otherwise remains the same. The name change is meant...

5,000 chargers at NYC parking sites could boost EV ownership

2023 Nissan LeafNew York City is due to get 5,000 new EV chargers through an alliance between a parking operator and charging-infrastructure company. The Hudson Valley Parking Trust, which recently acquired Icon Parking, New York City's largest purveyor of parking spots, is working with Invisible Urban Charging (IUC) to install the chargers at parking sites it...

Electric Volvos won’t look like melted bars of soap

2025 Volvo EX90Volvo has no plans to change its current strategy of styling electric cars like its internal-combustion models, Florian Mockenhaupt, the automaker's senior manager of exterior design, said in an interview with Australia's Drive. "Everything still has to look like a Volvo," Mockenhaupt said, adding that Volvo is still chasing reductions in...

Faraday Future teases $20,000 EV, gasoline range-extender

Faraday Future FF91 2.0 Futurist AllianceFaraday Future, which has struggled to deliver its $300,000 FF 91 electric vehicle, now plans to launch a sub-brand selling affordable EVs at scale. In a recent presentation to investors, Faraday Future announced Faraday X—FX for short—which aims to launch two models called FX 5 and FX 6 priced between $20,000-$30,000 and...

Kia EVs gain Tesla Supercharger access Jan. 15, adapters in early 2025

2024 Kia EV9Kia EV buyers that purchased their vehicle after Sept. 4 will get free NACS adapters in 2025 Kia hasn't said how much the adapters will cost for everyone else Kia EVs will be able to charge at Tesla Superchargers starting Jan. 15 Kia on Wednesday confirmed its rollout plan for Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters and access to...

Kia EVs gain Tesla Supercharger access Jan. 15, adapters in early 2025

2024 Kia EV9Kia EV buyers that purchased their vehicle after Sept. 4 will get free NACS adapters in 2025 Kia hasn't said how much the adapters will cost for everyone else Kia EVs will be able to charge at Tesla Superchargers starting Jan. 15 Kia on Wednesday confirmed its rollout plan for Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters and access to...

Sharp electric van backs up the home, turns into lounge space

Sharp LDK+ electric van conceptEV concept gets retro Japanese-van form with futuristic cues on the outside It can store energy from solar panels, back up the home when needed Interior experience is prioritized—as an "extended living room" for viewing, gaming, or work Japanese electronics firm Sharp recently unveiled a fully electric concept van. And perhaps not...

Lightyear gets $11M to pivot from solar EV to supplier

Lightyear solar panel manufacturingLightyear secured approximately $11 million (10M Euros) of funding The funding will help the restructured business sell solar hardware Lightyear's moved on from attempting to build its own EVs Lightyear has secured 10 million euros (approximately $11 million at current exchange rates) to fund a new business of selling solar hardware for other...