Polestar 5 flagship EV will debut this month at UK enthusiast event

Polestar 5 prototypeThe Polestar 5 will make its public debut in prototype form at the United Kingdom's 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed June 23, Polestar confirmed Tuesday in a press release. Goodwood is known as an event not necessarily for EV enthusiasts but for vintage car enthusiasts in general—which may help point to the audience Polestar is seeking. As...

Stellantis is testing a Fiat 500 EV that charges wirelessly as it travels

Stellantis dynamic wireless charging Stellantis, the parent company of Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, and Fiat, among many other brands, has revealed a Fiat 500 electric car that can travel at “typical highway speeds” without using energy from its battery pack—potentially greatly extending range. Or, to map it out a bit differently, at slower speeds, the test vehicle might...

EV tax credit expansion: Automakers ask Congress to revive effort

2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVAlthough an attempted expansion of the federal EV tax credit has failed—multiple times, in recent years—in a renewed effort, automakers are asking Congress to please try again. In 2009, Congress set a 200,000-vehicle cap of qualifying vehicles—including plug-in hybrids—for each automaker, and the framework hasn't changed...

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV teased; full reveal July 18

2024 Chevrolet Blazer SS EVGeneral Motors CEO Mary Barra on Monday tweeted the first image of the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, due to be fully revealed July 18 and to go on sale in spring 2023. The image shows the "SS" performance model confirmed in March. The SS badge, for Super Sport, has been a Chevy mainstay since the muscle-car era, typically denoting sportier versions of...

Hyundai teases Ioniq 6 electric sedan, calls it Electrified Streamliner

Hyundai Ioniq 6 profile teaser  -  June 2022Could Hyundai’s upcoming electric sedan arrive with a reconceived space and proportions, and some noteworthy driving range and efficiency? Although that’s not claimed quite yet, that’s what appears to be suggested by a teaser video released Monday that calls the Ioniq 6 Hyundai’s “Electrified Streamliner,” along...