Porsche Taycan goes coast-to-coast with just 2.5 hours of charging

Porsche Taycan coast-to-coast record for least charging timePorsche has announced that it’s driven a Taycan from Los Angeles to New York City with less than two and a half hours of cumulative charging. The trip covered 2,834.5 miles and included 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds of charging, with results certified by the Guinness World Records organization. That beats—by a lot—the...

The top-selling electric vehicles in the U.S. have two wheels

Audi's e-bike Wörthersee conceptE-bikes might be more than a fad brought on by the pandemic. According to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA)—considering import data—e-bikes are the best-selling electric vehicles in the U.S., with 2021 sales significantly surpassing those of electric cars. Americans bought...

Electric Airstream travel trailer revealed: Game-changer for EV camping?

Airstream eStream electrified camping trailerThe classic Airstream trailer is going electric. Just under a year after it announced plans to pursue electric travel trailers, Airstream parent company Thor Industries unveiled a concept version Wednesday at the 2022 Florida RV SuperShow. Dubbed eStream, the concept uses built-in battery packs and an electric motor to reduce the range loss of EV...

VW teases electric Microbus revival ahead of 2022 reveal, 2023 deliveries

Volkswagen ID.Buzz teaser, at ID.5 introductionVolkswagen on Wednesday teased a prototype version of its Microbus-inspired ID.Buzz electric van that could closely resemble a production version due for customer deliveries in 2023. A camouflaged ID.Buzz was shown briefly by Klaus Zellmer, head of marketing and sales for the VW brand globally, during the livestream of the ID.5 crossover reveal...

California EV incentive is getting smaller in November

2020 Bentley Bentayga HybridA California incentive for plug-in cars is about to be reduced by half. Effective November 2, the California Clean Fuel Reward (CCFR) for electric cars and plug-in hybrids will go from $1,500 to $750. The program, as recently noted by CarsDirect, requires delivery of a qualifying vehicle by November 1 if buyers want to claim the larger amount...