GM selling its stake in Michigan battery factory to LG

Rendering of planned General Motors Ultium Cells Lansing battery plantGeneral Motors and LG Energy Solution dropped two noteworthy pieces of news Monday. In separate announcements, GM said it planned to sell its stake in a Michigan joint-venture battery factory to LG, while the companies also agreed to a continued technical partnership for development of prismatic cells. Pending closure of the transaction, which is...

Biden admin loans Stellantis and Samsung $7B for Indiana battery factory

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona$7.5B loan would help scale up battery production in Indiana Aiming for 67 gigawatt-hours of annual capacity there DOE loan comes from same program that supported Tesla The Department of Energy on Monday said it is prepared to loan up to $7.5 billion to Stellantis and Samsung SDI for battery production in Indiana. The conditional loan commitment...

Porsche Macan Electric recalled because its headlights are too bright

2024 Porsche Macan (electric)Porsche is recalling 2,941 electric Macans because their headlights are too bright, which can reduce visibility for oncoming drivers and increase the risk of a crash. The recall includes 2024 and 2025 Porsche Macan Electric models manufactured between Mar. 15, 2024, and Nov. 04, 2024. Headlight-control software in the affected vehicles was...

Electric Range Rover now undergoing hot-weather testing

Range Rover Electric prototypeTesting of an electric version of the Range Rover luxury SUV continues apace. Reservations for the electric vehicle, dubbed the Range Rover Electric, opened in late 2023, with deliveries slated to start next year. That will likely make it a 2026 model in the U.S. Before that can happen, Land Rover is conducting testing in extreme conditions to...

Jaguar EV concept leaked, previews automaker’s future design direction

Jaguar Design Vision Concept leak - Photo via CocheSpias Instagram pageA concept car previewing the design direction of Jaguar's upcoming electric-vehicle lineup leaked Monday ahead of its official debut. The Jaguar Design Vision concept was due to be unveiled Monday night at Miami Art Week, but images were posted online ahead of that on the CocheSpias Instagram page. Those images show a two-door fastback coupe with...

Jaguar EV concept leaked, previews automaker’s future design direction

Jaguar Design Vision Concept leak - Photo via CocheSpias Instagram pageA concept car previewing the design direction of Jaguar's upcoming electric-vehicle lineup leaked Monday ahead of its official debut. The Jaguar Design Vision concept was due to be unveiled Monday night at Miami Art Week, but images were posted online ahead of that on the CocheSpias Instagram page. Those images show a two-door fastback coupe with...

Replacing an EV battery may cost less than fixing a gas engine by 2030

2024 Chevrolet Equinox EVThe potential high cost of EV battery replacements is a major worry for new-car shoppers, but that likely won't be the case for long, according to battery-analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent, which produces battery health reports for used EVs, predicts that plummeting new-battery prices will make replacing a battery pack cheaper than repairing a...

Kia EV6 recalled for loss of drive power

2024 Kia EV6Kia is recalling 62,872 EV6 electric vehicles because onboard charging control units could become damaged and trigger a reduced-power driving mode. The recall covers 2022-2024 models, which have integrated charging control units that may become damaged by certain electrical loads, preventing them from charging the vehicles' 12-volt batteries...

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...