EV batteries could last longer with varied charging, use patterns

Gravity EV charging center in New York CityNew electric vehicle battery chemistries and configurations are constantly under development, but a new study highlights the importance of testing them under realistic conditions. Published in the journal Nature Energy by researchers from Stanford University and the Energy Department's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and first spotted by...

Lightship AE.1 Cosmos Edition electrifies glamping for $250,000

Lightship AE.1 Cosmos EditionStartup Lightship on Wednesday unveiled the production version of its battery-powered travel trailer. Originally called the L1, the trailer is now known as the AE.1, and is due to start production in mid-2025 at the company's Broomfield, Colorado, facility, Lightship said. The first 50 units will be Cosmos Edition models priced at $250,000, but...

Costco partners with Electrify America for fast-charging stations

Costco adds Electrify America DC fast-chargersElectrify American on Tuesday announced that it would install DC fast-charging stations at five Costco locations as part of the retailer's return to electric vehicle charging. The rollout includes Costco stores in Clermont, Florida, and Denver, Colorado, which will each get six chargers, plus three California locations, according to a press...

2025 Toyota 4Runner goes hybrid for $53,440

2025 Toyota 4Runner revealThe Toyota 4Runner—one of the longest-running SUV nameplates—adds a hybrid powertrain option as part of its 2025-model-year redesign. But it's only available on higher trim levels. Non-hybrid 4Runner models with the standard 2.4-liter turbo-4 cost $42,220 with the mandatory $1,450 destination charge, but the least-expensive hybrid...

Electric school bus maker is in peril, Illinois plant idled

Lion C Electric School BusCanadian electric school bus firm Lion Electric faces financial difficulties and is looking to be rescued, reports Bloomberg. Lion on Sunday announced the layoff of 400 people, representing more than half of its workforce, and said it was suspending manufacturing at its U.S. factory in Joliet, Illinois. When the factory was announced in 2021, Lion...

Kit promises “nimble” 150-mile electric MX-5 Miata

Electrogenic electric MX-5 Miata conversionOffers better power-to-weight ratio, only 220 pounds more than original Miata Required creative use of space to accommodate 42 kwh—and 150-mile range Electrogenic claims conversion is fully reversible Electrogenic has launched an electric conversion kit for the Mazda MX-5 Miata, which the U.K.-based company claims will preserve the sports...

Why the electric Porsche 718 Boxster won’t have one-pedal driving

Porsche Mission R conceptPorsche has opted not to use one-pedal driving in its current EVs, and that won't change with electric sports cars due to replace the current gasoline 718 Boxster and Cayman. It's all about giving the driver more control and confidence, Porsche research and development boss Michael Steiner said in a recent interview with Autocar. "If you ask any...

Lucid Gravity starts rolling off assembly line in production form

2025 Lucid GravityThe first customer examples of the Lucid Gravity electric SUV began rolling out of the automaker's Casa Grande, Arizona, assembly plant Thursday. The Gravity was first revealed in production form at the 2023 Los Angeles auto show, and it arrives as a 2025 model, initially in Grand Touring form with a starting price of $94,900 before destination...

Analysts: Trump tariffs would make vehicles more expensive, EV or not

2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500Tariffs imports from Canada and Mexico could add $2,100 for U.S.-assembled vehicles Mexico-made vehicles might cost $8,000-$10,000 more Could also drive up the cost for EVs like $35k Chevy Equinox EV The Trump administration's promised 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico could hit the Detroit Three automakers hard, raising the prices...

Analysts: Trump tariffs would make vehicles more expensive, EV or not

2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500Tariffs imports from Canada and Mexico could add $2,100 for U.S.-assembled vehicles Mexico-made vehicles might cost $8,000-$10,000 more Could also drive up the cost for EVs like $35k Chevy Equinox EV The Trump administration's promised 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico could hit the Detroit Three automakers hard, raising the prices...