Ford's CEO acknowledged small EVs are key to mass adoption and profitability Ford currently doesn't make a small EV in the U.S. Ford was a proponent of pickup trucks and SUVs, killed its cars and small SUVs Ford is shifting away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning pickup truck to emphasize smaller models in response to high battery costs...
Addionics developed a new foil current collector General Motors' GM Ventures backed Addionics with funding Addionics plans to build a factory in the U.S. A startup aims to make EV batteries cheaper by focusing on an oft-overlooked battery component. Addionics, which is backed by General Motors' GM Ventures venture-capital arm, has developed a new...
EVs are still the future The sudden revival of plug-in hybrids is predicted to peak at 10% of the market Sales of PHEVs is predicted to call as battery prices drop and EVs become less expensive Plug-in hybrids are experiencing a sales resurgence, but they're unlikely to surpass EVs in the long term, predicts Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Sales of...
The next-generation Porsche Cayenne will be electric Porsche said the gas-powered and hybrid third-gen Cayenne will live alongside the EV Porsche has said the EV transition will take longer than expected Porsche has confirmed that its current gas and hybrid Cayenne models will be sold alongside a fourth-generation, fully electric Cayenne for the...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker Robotaxi will now debut on Oct. 10 The new date means the reveal was pushed back two months Musk has provided no details about the Robotaxi The Tesla Robotaxi reveal originally scheduled for Aug.8 has been pushed back to Oct. 10, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the automaker's second-quarter earnings call on...
Ferrari's developing an EV Ferrari has no plans to abandon its V-8 and V-12 engines Synthetic fuel might be the loophole to keeping gas-powered Ferraris in production Ferrari plans to launch its first electric vehicle next year, but the automaker famous for building some of the best-sounding ICE cars on the planet has no plans to abandon its V-8...
Sluggish car sales and a tough price war with rivals are weighing on Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company.
10-80% is typically seen as a benchmark for EV road-trip charging Peak charge power can be misleading, and in many cases it’s more about efficiency Relatively few of today’s EVs charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes There’s much ado about getting electric vehicle charging times closer to the five minutes or less needed to...
The company led by Elon Musk is selling fewer electric cars, and its big bets on driverless taxis and artificial intelligence could take many years to pay off.
The former president’s comments on E.V.s have shifted since he has grown more friendly with Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla founder.
GM's Orion Assembly Plant won't build electric trucks until mid-2026, now Buick's EV timeline just became TBD The Cruise self-driving robotaxi will no longer use the Origin purpose-built platform General Motors is again delaying a planned ramp-up of electric pickup trucks, as well as the first Buick EV for the U.S., reports Bloomberg (via...
The enthusiast-oriented Rivian R3X will launch before the mainstream R3 No timeline has been given for when the R3X, or R3, will arrive The Rivian R2 will go into production in 2026 and serve as the basis for the R3 The Rivian R3X electric hatchback will arrive before the base R3, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said in an interview with The Verge...
The enthusiast-oriented Rivian R3X will launch before the mainstream R3 No timeline has been given for when the R3X or R3 will arrive The Rivian R2 will go into production in 2026 and serve as the basis for the R3 The Rivian R3X electric hatchback will arrive before the base R3, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said in an interview with The Verge this week...
Porsche and Audi acknowledge the electric transition will take longer than anticipated Audi said plug-in hybrids will be the stepping stone, especially in the U.S. Both Porsche and Audi still plan to go all-electric Two Volkswagen Group brands now expect the EV transition to take longer than originally thought. Porsche previously said it was...
Stellantis patented a deployable diffuser that doubles as a bed step The diffuser would aid efficiency while also enable easier bed access Active aero and bed steps aren't new, but combining the two would be a first Ram may be looking to turn the humble bed step into an active aerodynamic feature that could help boost range of its future electric...
Stellantis patented a deployable diffuser that doubles as a bed step The diffuser would aid efficiency while also enabling easier bed access Active aero and bed steps aren't new, but combining the two would be a first Ram may be looking to turn the humble bed step into an active aerodynamic feature that could help boost range of its future...
General Motors said the self-driving division’s cars will operate in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix after an accident last year. Human drivers will supervise the cars.
Donald Trump hates electric cars—particularly Chinese electric cars—but his administration's sanctions against China's Xiaomi in early 2021 sparked the company's decision to build an EV, CEO Lei Jun told Reuters at a company event Friday. Best known for its smartphones, Xiaomi launched its first EV earlier this year. It's the product...
The revamped Porsche Taycan earns EPA range numbers of up to 318 miles, the automaker confirmed Monday to Green Car Reports. The 2025 Porsche Taycan is now being delivered to U.S. dealerships, and official EPA ranges, as calculated by Porsche and set to be displayed on those window stickers, show that the big improvements in range and efficiency...
The redesigned Kia Carnival has a hybrid option with an expected 36 mpg range Standard as a hybrid, the Toyota Sienna gets 36 mpg or 35 mpg with all-wheel drive The Chrysler Pacifica is the only plug-in hybrid minivan, with a 32-mile electric range. The number of minivans on sale in the U.S. has shrunk, but the remaining cohort is on the whole...
