Among those considering the purchase of a new or used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, or just curious about EVs, charging can still be the EV dealbreaker. Unless you don’t have a way to easily install or access home charging, your excuses are quickly disappearing, though. In 2024 public charging kept pace—or...
Chevy Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype debuts at Daytona 500 2025 Blazer EV SS serves as first electric pace car for signature NASCAR event NASCAR remains tied to gas-guzzling V-8s No major racing series revels in inefficient internal combustion quite as much as NASCAR, but this year its biggest race will kick off with the silence of an all-electric...
Ford is looking at charging EV battery packs from multiple charge ports simultaneously in order to shorten charging times. The concept is outlined in a recent patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 12, 2024, but originally filed by Ford back on Dec. 8, 2021. It shows a setup with dual charging ports...
Trump can’t end EV tax credit; Congess can Proposed bill would end new EV, used EV, and commercial EV credits EV leasing loophole goes away with commercial credit (45W) Up-front federal EV tax of $1,000 proposed in addition to state EV surcharges As bold as President Trump’s initial executive actions relating to EVs might be, they...
Hyundai and Kia are looking to combine battery-pack cases with vehicle structural components for greater packaging efficiency. In a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 14, 2024, and first submitted by the automakers to that agency Oct. 26, 2023, Hyundai and Kia discuss having a vehicle's floor...
Los vehículos fabricados por la empresa de Elon Musk figuraban en una lista de compras emitida antes de que Trump asumiera el cargo y Musk se convirtiera en uno de los principales asesores del presidente.
Electric vehicles improved in the 2025 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study but plug-in hybrids got worse. Released Thursday, the annual study focuses on the rate of problems with new vehicles, as reported by owners, with scores assigned based on problems per 100 vehicles. The new results are based on problems experienced by the original owners...
Elon Musk, quien lidera los esfuerzos para recortar el gasto público, ha obtenido más de 13.000 millones de dólares en contratos públicos en los últimos cinco años.
The name of the carmaker led by Elon Musk was removed from a list of planned purchases after news outlets raised conflict-of-interest concerns.
Modern EVs don't suffer the extreme-temp range loss—or degradation—that earlier models did Heat pumps and battery heaters have made a difference, as have new battery chemistries Automaker testing is part of it, as Nissan points to in Ariya EV Electric vehicle batteries perform best and last longest in a specific temperature window, but...