Domino’s commits to 800 Chevy Bolt EV pizza delivery cars

2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV Domino's pizza delivery carDomino's is rolling out a nationwide fleet of 855 Chevrolet Bolt EV pizza delivery cars, with the first 100 vehicles scheduled to arrive later this month. Wearing a lightning-bolt-infused Domino's livery, those initial 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchbacks will be followed by 700 more "in the coming months," Domino's said in a press release. The...

GM dealers are working on Teslas, claims thousands of repairs

2022 Tesla lineup  (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)General Motors dealerships have repaired thousands of Tesla electric cars, GM claimed in its annual investor day presentation. First spotted by Barron's, a slide in the presentation simply reads "11,180 repairs on Teslas" without elaboration. Tesla in the past has made it difficult for third parties to repair its vehicles, but its grip is being...

EV adoption lags in the US heartland, but that may soon change

2022 Ford F-150 LightningIn stark contrast to California, where EV sales have cracked 15% of the vehicle market, United States EV adoption remains sluggish in the middle portion of the nation. But a change could be underway, according to a recent report from S&P Global Mobility. The 22 heartland states—essentially every state in the contiguous U.S. excluding the...

GM, Volvo: EVs won’t cost more than gas vehicles by 2025

2024 Volvo EX90For mass adoption to succeed, EVs will need to sell at prices comparable to internal-combustion cars while still generating profits for their manufacturers. Despite recent supply-chain issues causing a backslide in battery affordability, General Motors and Volvo now predict that will happen by mid-decade. In an interview with Automotive News...

Porsche is moving fast into EVs: Lessons learned from Taycan

Porsche Taycan  -  Euro specIn 2013, German carmakers got their hands on Tesla Model S luxury four-door sport sedans and tore them apart. An industry insider in that country told us the Model S was a massive shock to Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz—but perhaps even more so to Porsche, which had been hugely successful with its fast, sporty Panamera four-door. The Porsche...