First Drive: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV plugs a benchwarmer into the grid

2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEVThe charge port on the front fender of the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV is, ironically, what may help keep drivers of this fuel-cell vehicle away from a state of range anxiety. It signals plug-in-hybrid-like electric range for the commute, without any need for hydrogen—a departure from the modest, hybrid-sized packs that have been typical in...

US-bound Polestar 4 starts at $56,300, arrives late 2024 from China

2025 Polestar 4The 2025 Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe will be available to order in April with a starting price of $56,300. U.S. deliveries are scheduled to start in the fourth quarter. The starting price, which includes a $1,400 destination charge, applies to base Long Range Single Motor models. Polestar will also offer Pilot Pack ($57,800), Pro Pack ($58,300)...

Ferrari partners with battery supplier SK On for advanced cells

Ferrari 296 GTS Assetto FioranoFerrari on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with battery supplier SK On for future battery development. The two companies will partner to "explore new possibilities and potential solutions to advance cell technology," according to an SK On press release. This is in addition to an existing battery-supply arrangement in place since 2019...

Test drive: 2024 Genesis GV60 delivers rolling design statement

2024 Genesis GV60Few automakers are as on-point with their design game at the moment as Genesis, and the automaker’s first electric car is no exception. In an era of garish design and massive grilles, Genesis has figured out how to stand out from the crowd with the 2024 GV60 with delightful details and reasonable efficiency. But it didn’t deliver...

China takes grievances over Biden EV policy to the WTO

BYD SealChina has filed a complaint against the Biden administration's EV incentive policy with the World Trade Organization (WTO), Bloomberg reports. New rules for the federal EV tax credit enacted in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act are "discriminatory" and "seriously distorted" the global EV supply chain, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce...

PHEVs pollute more than billed, but EPA just gave them a pass

2024 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid A new European study finds that plug-in hybrids pollute more than advertised, while in the U.S. the EPA appears ready to give them more emissions leeway. The European Commission study showed that new plug-in hybrids registered in 2021 averaged emissions of 139.5 grams of CO2 per kilometer, which was 3.5 times higher than what Europe's WLTP...