The CEO of McLaren wants the U.K. government to help create a battery supply chain The new supply chain would lead to power-dense battery cell manufacturing This would all lead to future McLaren electric supercars being produced in the U.K. McLaren Automotive CEO Michael Leiters is calling on the U.K. government to invest in the country's battery...
Gas-electric Kia Carnival debuts for 2025 Powertrain delivers a net 242 hp Three levels of brake regeneration are controlled by shift paddles Kia on Monday announced prices for the new hybrid version of its Carnival minivan. The 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid starts at $41,895 (including the mandatory $1,395 destination charge) for the base LXS grade...
Hyundai and BMW think consumers want EVs to simulate shift points Hyundai already sells the Ioniq 5 N, which is a sporty EV featuring fake shift points BMW's now working on simulate gearshifts for its future EVs The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N brought simulated gear shifts to a production EV. Now it appears BMW is working on something similar. In an...
Annual Pikes Peak run took EVs to the top of the 14,115-foot summit Ford's F-150 Lightning SuperTruck set this year's pace Hyundai, Rivian also raced versions of the Ioniq 5 and R1 vehicles, respectively EVs had a strong showing at the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, showing the potential for electric powertrains in motorsports. This is...
BMW cancels deal with Swedish EV battery supplier worth $2 billion Northvolt, based in Sweden, still has deals with Volvo and Volkswagen Group BMW has shifted to more energy-dense cylindrical battery cells BMW has canceled a contract worth roughly $2 billion for EV battery cells from Swedish firm Northvolt, Reuters reported Thursday. German media...
Standup scooters, electric unicycles, homemade contraptions of all sorts. New Yorkers have plenty of ways to get around.
An electric BMW M3 variant is in the works BMW M division's boss expects his electric sports car to "beat everything" The electric M3 variant, possibly called i3 M, probably won't arrive until 2026 or 2027 Luxury automaker BMW, known for making sports car icons, has mapped out a performance plan for its next-gen EVs. Work is underway on those...
As the European Union moves to impose tariffs on Chinese cars, Germany, with an auto industry deeply enmeshed with China, is stuck in the middle.
Ferrari's first EV due in late 2025 Production to take place at new “e-building” plant May not be a traditional supercar It was only a decade ago that Ferrari was vehemently against launching an electric car, but the automaker known for its loud gas engines has been working on one for several years and plans to reveal it in late 2025...
Toyota issued a stop-sale and recall for the 2024 Grand Highlander and Lexus TX The issue stems from the driver-side curtain airbag A solution doesn't exist, and Toyota expects a remedy by mid-August Consumers looking to buy the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander hybrid or Lexus TX hybrid can't due to a stop-sale being issued. A recall for approximately...