BMW's i4 electric car gets new lighting treatments Range is up on the single-motor model, but down on the dual-motor model Prices have, naturally, increased—but in the hundreds of dollars, not thousands The 2025 BMW i4 is on sale now with mildly updated exterior styling and interior trim, and an apparent range boost for some models. Both the... 2025 BMW i4 starts at $58,475, some models get range boost
BMW's i4 electric car gets new lighting treatments Range is up on the single-motor model, but down on the dual-motor model Prices have, naturally, increased—but in the hundreds of dollars, not thousands The 2025 BMW i4 is on sale now with mildly updated exterior styling and interior trim, and an apparent range boost for some models. Both the... 
The Tesla Cybertruck's being turned into a police car The Irvine Police Department said it's taking delivery of its police-spec Cybertruck soon The conversion to police spec is being handled by UP.FIT The world hasn't gotten quite bad enough for the emergence of RoboCop, but the first police Cybertruck will soon report for duty in California... 
Alfa Romeo Junior is the automaker's first EV The Junior wasn't slated for the U.S., but Alfa Romeo might shift its plans If the Junior comes to the U.S. it might only be sold in certain states Alfa Romeo is considering bringing its Junior crossover—the automaker's first EV—to the U.S., reports Automotive News Europe. The Junior was... 
A new Toyota battery plant is reportedly in the works The Japanese plant would make batteries for Lexus EVs Automakers are pulling back on EV production and targets Toyota plans to build a Japanese EV battery plant for its Lexus luxury brand, the Nikkei business daily reported Friday. Circulated by Reuters, the report said the new battery plant... 
Volvo may need to lean on plug-in hybrids longer than originally planned Slower EV growth may extend Volvo's forecast to go all electric by 2030 PHEVs expected to peak at no more than 10% of global new car market share by 2030 Volvo is reconsidering a goal of selling only EVs after 2030 amid dealer complaints and softer EV growth, reports... 
Ford's CEO acknowledged small EVs are key to mass adoption and profitability Ford currently doesn't make a small EV in the U.S. Ford was a proponent of pickup trucks and SUVs, killed its cars and small SUVs Ford is shifting away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning pickup truck to emphasize smaller models in response to high battery costs... 
Addionics developed a new foil current collector General Motors' GM Ventures backed Addionics with funding Addionics plans to build a factory in the U.S. A startup aims to make EV batteries cheaper by focusing on an oft-overlooked battery component. Addionics, which is backed by General Motors' GM Ventures venture-capital arm, has developed a new... 
EVs are still the future The sudden revival of plug-in hybrids is predicted to peak at 10% of the market Sales of PHEVs is predicted to call as battery prices drop and EVs become less expensive Plug-in hybrids are experiencing a sales resurgence, but they're unlikely to surpass EVs in the long term, predicts Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Sales of... 
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker Robotaxi will now debut on Oct. 10 The new date means the reveal was pushed back two months Musk has provided no details about the Robotaxi The Tesla Robotaxi reveal originally scheduled for Aug.8 has been pushed back to Oct. 10, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the automaker's second-quarter earnings call on... 
GM's Orion Assembly Plant won't build electric trucks until mid-2026, now Buick's EV timeline just became TBD The Cruise self-driving robotaxi will no longer use the Origin purpose-built platform General Motors is again delaying a planned ramp-up of electric pickup trucks, as well as the first Buick EV for the U.S., reports Bloomberg (via...