Lucid has three affordable EVs in the pipeline The project "mid-size program" will encompass a crossover SUV, probably a sedan, and possibly a hatchback Lucid's model will put an emphasis on efficiency Lucid is developing three affordable EVs priced below the Air sedan and the upcoming Gravity SUV, CarBuzz reports. The automaker is currently...
The Fisker Ocean has been recalled once again, this time for an issue that could lead to an unexpected reduction in regenerative braking. The recall includes 7,745 Ocean electric SUVs from model years 2023 and 2024 (the only two in which the Ocean was sold before Fisker filed for bankruptcy). Software issues in these vehicles may reduce...
Lucid's CEO Peter Rawlinson believes the future is electric. Rawlinson told The Verge at 2024 Monterey Car Week in California that "I think we're seeing a temporary blip. I think any talk of retrenchment into hybrids is a blind alley. I think hybrids offer the worst of all." The comment by Rawlinson came days before Ford killed its electric...
Tesla is recalling 9,136 Model X electric SUVs from early in the vehicle's production run to fix trim prices that may not have been properly applied to the roof and could come off. The recall includes 2016 Tesla Model X vehicles manufactured from the start of production until Jul. 31, 2016, when a change in the assembly process was made at a...
Love's added charging stations to two of its gas stations All future Love's Travel Stops will have EV chargers Love's started adding chargers to its gas stations in 2017 Love's Travel Stops is continuing to add EV charging at its locations, in part with federal funding from the Biden administration's infrastructure law. On Tuesday, Love's...
Volvo's giving the three-row XC90 an update The update will debut on Sept. 4. The XC90's electric successor, the EX90, arrives in dealers later this year "A new iteration of the hybrid Volvo XC90" will debut in a live-streamed event Sept. 4, the Swedish automaker announced Wednesday. This is likely to be a refreshed version of the...
Ford on Wednesday said it plans to launch more hybrids and cut back on a previously announced battery-electric vehicle as it adjusts to the changing landscape for electrified vehicles. The automaker said its changed roadmap is aimed at lowering prices, particularly for EVs whose buyers today are more cost conscious compared to the early adopters...
The automaker said it would invest less in battery-powered cars and scrap a planned electric three-row sport utility vehicle.
Swedish battery firm Northvolt is shutting down a research and development facility working on lithium-metal batteries in California and moving all development work to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, the company said Tuesday. Northvolt had been conducting some development work on lithium-metal battery technology—an alternative to the...
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 Single-motor models will have 234 miles of range, dual-motor models have 231 miles of range The ID.Buzz will arrive in U.S. dealers later this year The two most pressing pieces of the VW Bus's return have finally been revealed. On Wednesday, Volkswagen said the 2025 ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 including...