What’s Driving Automakers Out of Europe?
Blame has been cast on events like Brexit, but there are other changes that are reshaping the industry globally.
2020 Tesla Model Y first details: 300-mile electric SUV, starting around $48k
Tesla’s Thursday night reveal event for the 2020 Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUV, just as previous events from the automaker, was raucous and packed with enthusiastic fans, including many who appeared to relish everything uttered by CEO Elon Musk. What made this event a bit of a departure—and perhaps a sign of the times—was... Tesla Unveils the Model Y, Its New S.U.V., Amid Mounting Challenges
Elon Musk’s electric car company is broadening its vehicle offerings as it looks to increase sales in difficult markets like China and Europe.
Tesla Model Y, a New S.U.V., Is Unveiled Amid Mounting Challenges
Elon Musk’s electric-car company is broadening its vehicle offerings as it looks to increase sales in difficult markets like China and Europe.
Tesla Model Y, a New S.U.V., Is Unveiled Amid Mounting Challenges
Elon Musk’s electric-car company is broadening its vehicle offerings as it looks to increase sales in difficult markets like China and Europe.
Mazda rotary hybrids, Ford F-250 XL Hybrid, EPA ethanol push: Today’s Car News
The EPA releases a proposal to increase ethanol blends, even in the summer when it can increase smog. Mazda may have more plans for its rotary engine technology than a single new hybrid. Conversion company XL Hybrids releases its new Heavy Duty Ford F-250 Hybrid pickup. And we run down the best deals for March. All this and more on Green Car... Best deals on electric, plug-in, and hybrid cars for March 2019
As more and more long-range electric cars such as the Audi e-tron quattro, the long-range Nissan Leaf Plus, and the Kia Niro and Soul EVs make their way onto the market, some are starting to offer great deals. Every month, our partners at CarsDirect.com sift through all the deals offered that month to find those that represent the best long-term... Mazda range-extended electric car may help the rotary live on
The Wankel rotary, the peculiar pistonless internal combustion engine design that Mazda built so much of its heritage around, may see a resurgence after all. Earlier reports and remarks from Mazda executives have suggested that while the rotary will make a comeback, it will be relegated to what’s essentially an emergency generator—a... Forget the F-150, XL Hybrids offers a plug-in F-250 to do real work
As both established and startup automakers rush to build electric pickups, many seem to have forgotten a fundamental principle of pickup design: Trucks were meant to work. Ford has announced it is developing a plug-in hybrid F150, and Ford, GMC, Tesla, and startup automaker Rivian are all working on electric light--duty pickups. What none of them... EPA proposes more smog-contributing ethanol in summer gasoline
Ethanol is known as an alternative fuel, and is even renewable. But that doesn't always make it clean. The Environmental Protection Agency, after releasing proposals to water down emissions and fuel economy standards for cars, attack states' plans to bolster EV sales, and reduce emissions standards for powerplants to charge EVs, has now released a... VW widens electric net, Karma Vision, FCA emissions recall: Today’s Car News
Volkswagen dramatically expanded its already big plans for electric cars. Karma released its vision for the next 10 years with three new or updated models. FCA will recall more than 860,000 gas-powered cars for failing on-road emissions tests. And our latest Twitter poll shows which versions of the Tesla Model 3 may generate the most interest. All... Not just diesel: FCA recalling 860K cars for emissions failure
Fiat Chrysler has recalled 862,520 gas-powered vehicles after on-road testing showed they might not meet emissions standards. The vehicles to be recalled, including the Dodge Avenger, Caliber, and Journey, and the Chrysler 200 (a twin of the Avenger) spanning from 2011 to 2016, met original EPA laboratory emissions tests, but failed in the kind of... Which Tesla Model 3 would you buy? Twitter poll results
Now that Tesla has finally released the $35,000 Model 3 that got hundreds of thousands of buyers interested in the brand, we wondered how many people might follow through and buy it. Along with the new base Short Range Model 3, the company recently filled out the rest of the Model 3 lineup with the new Short Range Plus model, which includes an... Karma plans to relaunch with three new models at Shanghai auto show
Karma, the company that started as the new maker of the Fisker plug-in hybrid (and once Tesla-fighter) of the same name—now called Revero—plans a new birth, four years after buying the company out of bankruptcy. At next month's Shanghai auto show, the company plans a product revival led by three cars: an updated Revero, a new model... VW boosts electric car plans with more models, 22 million EVs in 10 years
VW has been busy putting logistics in place to build as many as 15 million examples of 50 new electric models (across its portfolio of brands) by 2028. At its annual conference at its headquarters in Wolfsburg Tuesday, the company upped that commitment to 22 million cars among 70 new electric models in a second wave of models based on its new MEB... Volkswagen Moves to Rapidly Increase Production of Electric Cars
The German carmaker, responsible for 1 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, also said it would be carbon neutral by 2050.
2020 Trump budget would pull plug on electric vehicle tax credit
In his budget aimed at cutting $126 billion or 5 percent from non-defense federal spending, President Trump proposes to eliminate the plug-in vehicle tax credit that gives electric-car buyers up to $7,500 back on their federal taxes. Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow says he expects ending the tax credit to save the government $2.5 billion over... Tesla Semi, Sono Sion solar, Fiat 500e future, Twitter poll: Today’s Car News
Tesla opened its reservation bank for the quick and giant Semi. Sono revealed the production version of its Sion solar-assisted electric cars. A Fiat Chrysler executive confirmed that the company will offer a longer-range replacement for the Fiat 500e electric car next year. And our latest Twitter poll asks whether Tesla stores still matter to... Future Fiat 500e, Sono Sion solar, Twitter poll: Today’s Car News
Tesla opened its reservation bank for the quick and giant Semi. Sono revealed the production version of its Sion solar-assisted electric cars. A Fiat Chrysler executive confirmed that the company will offer a longer-range replacement for the Fiat 500e electric car next year. And our latest Twitter poll asks whether Tesla stores still matter to... Do Tesla stores still matter? Take our Twitter poll
Last week, Tesla announced it would close all its stores. This week, it said it would keep most of them open. Lots of people have speculated about the causes and effects of both moves, from rent owed, to state statutes, to the logistics of test drives. Our question is, what do potential electric-car buyers think? DON'T MISS: Tesla will raise...