Toyota boosts warranty on plug-in hybrid, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles

2020 Toyota PriusToyota announced last week that it will extend its battery warranty on all 2020 model year (and newer) hybrid, plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles to 10 years or 150,000 miles. Through 2019, Toyota covered the first 8 years or 100,000 miles. This increase means Toyota offers the longest battery warranty in the industry to cover both the original and...

See how emissions from driving have changed in your city

Traffic in Los Angeles on Google MapsDespite advances in fuel efficiency and emissions control and the proliferation of hybrid and battery-electric cars over the past three decades, CO2 emissions from transportation sources continue to rise. Data compiled by Boston University shows that the majority of that growth has come from large metropolitan areas, and in most urbanized parts of...

Tesla Pickup still on track for November reveal

Tesla Semi early sketches possibly preview design of Tesla pickup truckTesla CEO Elon Musk says the Tesla pickup truck is still on track for a November reveal, as promised. As usual, the news came via a Twitter conversation between Musk and a follower, who asked Musk Wednesday whether the November target was final. Musk responded simply with "no change." No change — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 9, 2019 Musk...

2020 Porsche Taycan 4S: Lower-priced version might offer longest range

2020 Porsche Taycan 4SPorsche’s Turbo models have always been among the more exclusive, expensive models from the German sports-car maker, and now this ring true for its Taycan electric car, too: Not all Taycans will be Turbos. Porsche Monday announced that soon after the introduction of the 2020 Porsche Taycan, a Taycan 4S model will slot below the Taycan Turbo...

Campaign pokes fun at sorry state of public charging signage

Bee Charging campaign for more EV charging signageAs electric-car technology matures, and the people driving EVs aren’t all patient, resourceful early-adopter types, the issues that sour people on the electric experience are evolving, too. Today the deal-breaker is increasingly likely to be the lack of charging infrastructure rather than rated range—and the idea of range anxiety is...