Test drive: 2022 Toyota Avalon Hybrid exits in 43-mpg goodness

2022 Toyota Avalon Hybrid XSE NightshadeThe 2022 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, like the one I drove some weeks ago, marks the end of an era. Toyota has indicated that sedans aren’t dead at all, and it plans to offer a range of them for the foreseeable future. So Toyota is putting effort into having them evolve with the times. The Avalon’s replacement, the Toyota Crown, pivots to...

Honda e:N2 Concept previews EV look for China, perhaps beyond

Honda e:N2 conceptA new Honda concept car previews the styling for future Honda EVs in China. Unveiled at the Fifth China International Import Expo, the Honda e:N2 concept previews future models in Honda's Chinese-market e:N line, which launched earlier this year with the e:NS1 and e:NP1 crossovers. Honda plans to launch 10 e:N models by 2027. The e:N2 concept...

Porsche 99X Electric is set for faster Formula E races

Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 Formula E race car revealedFormula E debuts its Gen3 electric race car for the 2023 season. While the official template was revealed earlier this year, Porsche on Monday became the first automaker to reveal its Gen3 racer, and it provided a more in-depth look at the differences between its 99X Electric racer and the outgoing Gen2 cars. To start, the Gen3 car gets a power...

1000-mile Aptera solar EV will get Italian carbon-fiber body

Aptera Sol alpha prototypeThe Aptera solar-assisted EV will get a carbon-fiber composite body from the same supplier used by supercar makers, to aid in its quest for 1,000 miles of real-world range. Aptera recently announced an agreement with Italy's C.P.C. Group for supply of bodywork. Bodies for the sleek three-wheeler will be made in Modena, Italy, in the Motor Valley...

Subaru likely won’t build EVs in the US, citing labor costs

2023 Subaru SolterraSubaru is unlikely to follow other automakers in moving EV production to the United States to align with new tax-credit rules, according to a recent Automotive News report. And the automaker is blaming, among other things, McDonald's. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) makes U.S. assembly one of the requirements for the full $7,500...

Review: 2023 BMW i7 EV cribs gas 7-Series, emerges shockingly good

2023 BMW i7 xDrive60The 2023 BMW i7 is a revelation. For the first time in 10 years, a legacy automaker has produced a large electric luxury sedan that takes the segment into the modern age—and is conclusively better than its gasoline counterpart. The feat is even more remarkable because the i7 is an adaptation of the gasoline-powered 7 Series, BMW’s...