2025 Honda Prologue now tops 300 miles of range

2025 Honda PrologueThe 2025 Honda Prologue electric SUV receives range and power boosts for its second model year, but remains priced just under $50,000. All versions still have an 85-kwh battery pack, but Honda claims a 12-mile increase for the longest-range single-motor front-wheel-drive models, to 308 miles on the EPA cycle. Honda also expects EPA ratings for...

Florida is second only to California in EV sales: How’d that happen?

2025 Hyundai Kona ElectricFlorida's politics are the polar opposite of California's. Yet the home state of President Trump is second only to California in EV sales. That sales growth, leaving Florida solidly in the top position after California, based on cumulative EV registrations, was driven not by incentives but primarily by EV enthusiasm in the populous central region...

Airstream launches electric travel trailer for off-grid adventures

2025 Basecamp 20Xe StreetsideAirstream on Saturday unveiled its first all-electric travel trailer, which can use battery power to operate off the grid. Called the Airstream Basecamp 20Xe, the trailer includes a 10.3-kwh battery pack and 3,000-watt inverter powering a 30-amp electrical system, providing onboard power for charging devices from built-in outlets, as well as...

2025 Ford E-Transit electric van aims for electricians

2025 Ford E-TransitThe 2025 Ford E-Transit—an all-electric version of the automaker's Transit van—receives some new options while holding steady on pricing. An E-Transit cargo van costs $51,000 before destination—about the same as a 2024 model. Ford also offers chassis cab and cutaway versions priced at $46,200 and $45,700 before destination...

2025 Volvo EX90 EV gets $10,000 discount for Costco members

2025 Volvo EX90Costco members who lease a 2025 Volvo EX90 electric SUV can now take advantage of the biggest discount offered by the retailer's auto program. Fellow Internet Brands site CarsDirect found a potential $10,000 in savings for Costco members who are also current Volvo customers, and are planning to lease a new EX90 between now and Apr. 30. This starts...

Jeep or Ram might use EV drive motor to power integrated winch

Jeep Willys Dispatcher conceptWinches are a vital off-road accessory. And while they're typically powered by a vehicle's 12-volt electrical system, Stellantis is looking at an alternative power source for them in hybrids and electric vehicles. In a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jan. 21, 2025, and submitted by the automaker...

Polestar secures $450M loan as new-model rollout continues

2025 Polestar 2Polestar on Friday announced additional funding as the automaker looks to continue building out its lineup of electric vehicles. In a press release, Polestar said it had secured a 12-month loan facility of up to $450 million, following an $800 million 12-month facility locked in by the automaker in December. Polestar is also renewing a European...

Trump and Elon Musk might gut the EPA

The White House, Washington, D.C.  [Creative Commons license by dcjohn]The EPA could be the next target of the Trump Administration's mass layoffs, although it's unclear how deep the cuts might go. As reported by The New York Times, President Trump said during a Wednesday cabinet meeting that Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, planned to fire 65% of EPA employees, which agency officials later admitted would prevent...

Kia EV2 concept previews soulful small EV due in 2026

Kia Concept EV2Kia on Thursday unveiled the Concept EV2, which previews an electric subcompact crossover expected to enter production in 2026. Shown at the automaker's EV Day presentation in Tarragona, Spain, alongside a handful of other electric vehicles, the boxy EV2 almost looks like an heir to the Kia Soul EV, which was sold in the U.S. in limited numbers...

Stellantis and Rivian working on flat towing for EVs

2024 Jeep Wagoneer SFlat-towing an electric vehicle—that is, towing it with its wheels in contact with the road—is more difficult than with internal-combustion vehicles. But automakers are working on solutions. When internal-combustion vehicles are flat-towed, their transmissions are shifted into neutral, or prop shafts are removed or disengaged, to allow...

Volvo ES90 electric sedan gets 800V charging, sustainable materials

Volvo ES90 teased ahead of debut on March 5, 2025Upcoming ES90 will get 800-volt architecture, 350-kw fast-charging Smaller battery than EX90 electric SUV, yet a longer range Recycled plastics, certified wood, and battery passport all part of eco credentials The Volvo ES90 electric sedan will be the first of the Swedish automaker's electric vehicles with an 800-volt electrical architecture, and...

2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB re-ups electric GLB-Class formula

2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class (EQB 350)The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV carries over mostly unchanged, retaining its status as the entry-level EV in Mercedes's U.S. lineup and the only one sharing a platform with an internal-combustion vehicle. The EQB is a fully electric derivative of the boxy Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class, with smoother styling details that soothe the GLB's...

Scout Harvester PHEV tows 50% less than EV, different battery chemistry

Scout Traveler and Terra prototypes on Jay Leno's GarageScout Harvester plug-in series hybrid will use LFP battery chemistry Harvester versions won't tow as much or accelerate as quickly as EVs Rear-mounted range-extender confirmed as a non-turbo 4-cylinder engine The Volkswagen Group's new Scout Motors brand isn't scheduled to deliver its first vehicles for another two years, but details continue to...

Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan recalled due to loose seat bolts

2025 Toyota SiennaToyota is recalling 167,802 Sienna hybrid minivans because bolts on the backs of its third-row seats may not have been tightened properly at the factory. The recall includes 2021-2025 Toyota Sienna models, representing the entire model-year range of the current-generation Sienna, which is available only as a hybrid. The affected minivans are...

Mercedes EQS aims for 621-mile range, tests solid-state battery

Mercedes-Benz EQS solid-state battery prototypeMercedes-Benz on Monday announced the start of real-world testing of prototype solid-state battery cells from the U.S. firm Factorial. These cells were installed in a Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan in late 2024, and the car has been used in laboratory tests since then, according to a Mercedes press release. The automaker now claims the EQS is ready for...

Mini Cooper EV production in UK delayed

Mini John Cooper Works Cooper and Aceman EVsMini is delaying electric vehicle production at its U.K. plant, which could further delay U.S. sales of both a redesigned electric Cooper hatchback and the Aceman, a new nameplate being sold only as an EV. Both models are currently built in China and were due to be added at Mini's Oxford, England, plant next year. But Autocar reported Friday the...

Rolls-Royce Spectre brings Black Badge into electric era

Rolls-Royce Spectre Black BadgeIn recent years, Rolls-Royce has launched a series of Black Badge models aimed at updating the stalwart luxury brand's image with a more youthful and sporty demeanor and a darker color palette. Now the first electric Rolls-Royce—the Spectre coupe—is getting the Black Badge treatment. Rolls claims it's the most powerful production car...

2026 Polestar 3 EV gets a more powerful brain; so will 2025 models

2026 Polestar 3The Polestar 3 electric SUV will get an upgraded chipset for its second model year, the automaker confirmed Thursday in a press release. Due to arrive in showrooms later in the 2025 calendar year, the 2026 Polestar 3 is the first of the brand's EVs to receive the Nvidia Drive AGX Orin processor, a more powerful successor to the Drive AGX Xavier...

Rivian recalling over 17,000 EVs due to headlight failure

2025 Rivian R1TRivian is recalling 17,260 electric vehicles from model year 2025—including both the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV—because their headlight low beams may fail to illuminate when the vehicles are started in cold weather. Between Apr. 29, 2024, and Feb. 03, 2025, Rivian built 2025-model-year vehicles with "incorrectly configured...

BMW switches motors in upcoming EVs, watches watts with Energy Master

BMW Vision Neue Klasse X conceptBMW on Thursday released further details about the tech going into its next-generation Neue Klasse electric vehicles, including new nuggets on motors and energy management. The automaker will employ what it calls the Energy Master, a central control unit mounted on the battery pack that manages both low- and high-voltage electricity flow...