Smaller electric SUVs coming from Audi, Mercedes-Benz

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQCGerman luxury automakers Audi and Mercedes-Benz plan to be in the vanguard in launching new electric SUVs in 2019. For the U.S, the long-awaited Audi e-tron quattro is slated to roll out by June, while the Mercedes-Benz EQC is planned to go on sale in early 2020. Under intense sales pressure from Tesla, the stalwart German brands are not resting...

More cars, fewer workers in Tesla’s latest layoffs

2017 Tesla Model 3, in photo tweeted by Elon Musk on July 9, 2017Tesla, it seems, is not out of the woods yet, despite selling almost 100,000 electric cars last year. Even as the company continues to try to ramp up production of its most popular and affordable Model 3, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday evening that the company will lay off another 7 percent of its full-time employees. "We grew by 30...

2020 Hyundai Ioniq: First look at refreshed interior, new features

2020 Hyundai Ioniq [2020 Euro-spec model]Although the Hyundai Ioniq lineup of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric models has only been for sale in the U.S. for about two years, this rival to the Toyota Prius is already due for some significant changes later this year, for what will be its third model year. Based on early details released yesterday for the European-market version...

Colorado adopts California electric-vehicle mandate

Volkswagen turbodiesels await their fate near Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado SpringsElectric cars aren't just for the coasts anymore. Colorado just became the 10th state to sign onto California's zero-emissions vehicle mandate, which will require automakers to sell electric cars there. At an event on Thursday where he rolled up in an electric car, Colorado's newly sworn governor, Jared Polis, signed an executive order aimed at...