Report: Volkswagen ID.1 urban electric minicar due for Europe in 2023

2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportAs Volkswagen begins Europen deliveries of the ID.3—the first of a family of electric cars based on its modular MEB platform—the automaker may be planning a smaller model based on the same platform, according to a new report. Potentially the smallest of the ID family of vehicles, the VW ID.1, will go on sale in Europe in 2023, reports...

VW claims ownership costs for ID.3 will be lower than for gas cars

Volkswagen ID 3The Volkswagen ID.3, the first of a family of electric cars based on the automaker's MEB platform, is now in production in Europe. VW claims customers there will benefit from significantly lower ownership costs than comparable internal-combustion cars. Low ownership costs are often used by automakers to distract from any price premium electric...

Expanding highways adds to road congestion, report suggests

TrafficDecreasing traffic congestion isn't as simple as building more roads, according to a new report. New road construction may actually be making traffic worse. Called The Congestion Con, the report (via Curbed) found that traffic congestion has increased significantly over the past two decades--even as road construction has boomed. The United States'...

Tesla Model Y specs released at last: No towing, and some other surprises

Tesla Model YEven as Tesla started to make its first confirmed deliveries of the Model Y electric crossover, on Friday, the level of official information on this new and eagerly anticipated model remained sparse. With Tesla still lacking an official specs panel on its order site—or press kit—for the Model Y, beyond essentially the same preliminary...

Tesla Model Y seats and cargo shown, range nudged to 316 miles

Tesla Model YJust before deliveries of the Tesla Model Y began Friday (according to various accounts on Twitter, at least), Tesla showed more views of the interior, and nudged the top EPA range rating up to 316 miles. That's a one-mile increase from the 315 miles quoted by Tesla in January. At the time, the automaker said it was raising the top range rating...

Will cheaper gas slow Tesla’s surge?

2020 Tesla Model 3One good reason to buy an electric car is to save money on fuel, so will low gas prices slow down Tesla sales? Wall Street, it seems, says "no." In a recent Barron's article, two Wall Street analysts said they believe electric-car adoption is now largely decoupled from gas prices. While some customers may be turned away by cheap gas, "the overall...