Here’s why in a few years EVs may not cost more than gas models

Lithium SaltsLithium supply may soon exceed demand for use in EV batteries, potentially bringing price parity with internal-combustion vehicles later this decade, according to a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). New emissions rules proposed by the EPA are expected to boost EV sales to 67% of total U.S. new-car sales by...

Here’s why in a few years EVs may cost less than gas models

Lithium SaltsLithium supply may soon exceed demand for use in EV batteries, potentially bringing price parity with internal-combustion vehicles later this decade, according to a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). New emissions rules proposed by the EPA are expected to boost EV sales to 67% of total U.S. new-car sales by...

Mercedes delays EV targets, ICE models staying “well into the 2030s”

Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA-ClassMercedes-Benz is delaying an EV sales target that would have seen the automaker go all-electric in at least some markets by 2030, Reuters reports. The automaker told investors Thursday that it now expects EVs and hybrids to account for up to 50% of its sales by 2030. In 2021 Mercedes said it aimed to hit the 50% sales target in 2025, and sell only...

Report: GM nixed electric vans, is rushing plug-in hybrid pickups

GM electric pickup silhouette  -  from 2020 Ultium platform previewGeneral Motors has cancelled plans for more electric vans and a Ford Maverick-sized electric pickup trucks as it undertakes a "crash program" to launch plug-in hybrid pickups, Autoweek reported Tuesday. The automaker has nixed electric replacements for the ancient Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans based on the BrightDrop electric delivery van...

First Drive: 2024 Honda Prologue EV gets to something greater

2024 Honda PrologueThe Prologue is Honda’s first mass-market EV. And fortunately it’s making a lot more sense on arrival than it was a few months ago. What happened last month was a big contextual piece. The company rolled out two head-turning Honda EV concepts providing a glimpse of its 0 Series (Zero Series) electric vehicles set to launch in...

Report: Hyundai’s Genesis is backpedaling on all-EV plan, to hybrids

Genesis Electrified G80Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand is diluting a plan to go all-electric, according to a recent report from the Korean Economic Daily. In its 2021 "blueprints for electrification," Genesis laid out that all new vehicles for the brand from 2025 on would be either battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell—on the way to all-EV by 2030. But the brand...

EPA may allow weaker emissions rules, slower EV rollout

2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVThe Biden administration may throttle back strict emissions rules in order to give automakers more time to ramp up EV sales, the New York Times reported earlier this week. Last April, the EPA unveiled proposed tailpipe emissions rules for model years 2027 to 2032. The agency estimated at the time that this would lead to 67% EV sales by 2032, not...

Ford cuts Mach-E EV prices by thousands as sales plunge

2023 Ford Mustang Mach-EFord cut Mustang Mach-E prices by up to $8,100 after sales of the electric SUV reportedly fell by more than 50% in January. The automaker has lowered prices on multiple 2023 Mustang Mach-E models, reducing the base price by $3,100 to $41,695 with the mandatory $1,800 destination charge. The biggest discount is offered on several other versions of...

Volvo adds EX40, EC40 EVs, retires Recharge badge for plug-ins

2025 Volvo EX40 and EC40 (Europe spec)The fully electric version of the XC40 SUV will now be called the EX40, while its somewhat lower-roof C40 Recharge counterpart will be called the EC40, Volvo revealed Tuesday as part of a new naming strategy for its EVs and plug-in hybrids. Among Volvo EVs, EX calls out electric SUVs, like the upcoming EX30 and EX90, EC will be used for electric...

VW ID.7 Tourer EV boasts long range, looks set for a European vacation

2025 Volkswagen ID.7 TourerThe Volkswagen ID.7 is getting a wagon variant for Europe, but this new model hasn't been confirmed for the U.S. Unveiled Monday, the VW ID.7 Tourer combines range that's fairly close to the hatchback version (VW estimates up to 425 miles on the European WLTP testing cycle) with cargo space that puts many SUVs to shame. VW claims 21.3 cubic feet...