$30,000 Tesla Cybercab due “before 2027,” Robovan concept seats 20

Tesla CybercabTwo-passenger Cybercab is due by 2027, will use wireless charging Cybercab will cost less than $30,000, have no steering wheel or pedals Robovan bowed with seating for 20 and greatly reduced operating costs Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday night introduced the Cybercab, an autonomous electric vehicle so locked into the evolution of Tesla’s...

GM PowerBank home energy storage arrives, could outflex Tesla

2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV with GM Ultium Home energy systemGeneral Motors is now rolling out its PowerBank energy-storage battery packs, providing the first real competition to the Tesla Powerwall home energy-storage system directly from an automaker. While other automakers have discussed energy-storage products, and the Ford F-150 Lightning can be had with a home backup power system, GM appears to be the...

VW reportedly plans 8 cheaper electric models by 2027

Volkswagen ID.2all conceptVolkswagen plans to launch eight affordable electric vehicles by 2027, brand boss Thomas Schaefer said in a recent interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport (via Reuters). "We have to produce our vehicles profitably and put them on the road at affordable prices," Schaefer said in the interview. One of those affordable models will be...

2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid costs $33,295, gets 40 mpg

2025 Toyota RAV4 HybridThe 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid costs $33,295 and sees no changes from the 2024 model The RAV4 Hybrid still has 219 hp and is now rated at 40 mpg combined The RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid carries a premium with a base price of $45,260 The 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid carries over into the new model year unchanged, arriving at U.S. dealerships later this fall with a...

Honda created a manual transmission for EVs

2023 Honda Civic Type RMost electric vehicles don't have multi-speed transmissions—and don't need them. Multi gears may even hurt efficiency, in fact. But that hasn't stopped Honda from experimenting with a manual transmission for electric cars. The automaker is currently testing a manual gearbox—complete with a clutch pedal—for EVs, an engineer told...

Nissan Leaf recalled because battery could catch fire while fast charging

2020 Nissan LeafNissan is recalling certain Leaf electric vehicles due to a risk of batteries overheating and catching fire while fast charging. Owners are advised not to fast charge their vehicles until recall work is completed. The recall includes 23,887 Leaf hatchbacks from model years 2019 and 2020, but just 1% are estimated to have the defect, according to...

Nissan Leaf recalled for possible battery fire while fast charging

2020 Nissan LeafNissan is recalling certain Leaf electric vehicles due to a risk of batteries overheating and catching fire while fast charging, the NHTSA disclosed this week. Owners are advised not to fast charge their vehicles until recall work is completed. The recall includes 23,887 Leaf hatchbacks from model years 2019 and 2020, but just 1% are estimated to...

GM adopting LFP batteries, could cut $6,000 from EVs

2024 Chevrolet Equinox EVGeneral Motors on Tuesday filled in some details on plans to use cost-cutting lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in future EVs. Now it has a number for the level of cost-cutting that's potentially gone into the next Bolt EV. As reported by InsideEVs, GM executives said at an investor conference that LFP cells would combine with other...

Uber adds EV-only preference for riders, AI chat for drivers

Uber electric carUber is looking to increase utilization of EVs for its ride-sharing service, in part by updating its app to help get riders matched with EV drivers more easily. That starts with making the Uber Green option all-electric—in some cities, at least. Uber Green currently includes both EVs and hybrids, but Uber announced Tuesday that it had enough...

Tesla Cybertruck reports for police duty in California

Irvine Police Department Cybertruck police car via Unplugged Performance The Tesla Cybertruck's been turned into a police car The Irvine Police Department took delivery of its police-spec Cybertruck The conversion to police spec was handled by UP.FIT The world hasn't gotten quite bad enough for the emergence of RoboCop, but the first police-spec Cybertruck has reported for duty in California. In July the Irvine Police...

Nissan joins BMW, Ford, Honda alliance vehicle-to-grid tech

2025 Nissan LeafNissan's taking a 25% stake in ChargeScape ChargeScape is a vehicle-to-grid joint venture formed by BMW, Ford, Honda, and now Nissan Nissan has a vision for the "fuel station of the future" where EVs would double as energy-storage units Nissan on Monday announced that it will join ChargeScape, the vehicle-to-grid joint venture formed in 2023 by...

Nissan joins BMW, Ford, Honda alliance for vehicle-to-grid tech

2025 Nissan LeafNissan's taking a 25% stake in ChargeScape ChargeScape is a vehicle-to-grid joint venture formed by BMW, Ford, Honda, and now Nissan Nissan has a vision for the "fuel station of the future" where EVs would double as energy-storage units Nissan on Monday announced that it will join ChargeScape, the vehicle-to-grid joint venture formed in 2023 by...

Report: GM is pulling the plug on Ultium name

GM electric pickup silhouette  -  from 2020 Ultium platform previewGeneral Motors will drop the Ultium name from the modular EV batteries and related components used in all of the automaker's current and planned U.S.-market EVs, CNBC reports. The hardware will remain the same, but GM will erase the Ultium name other than for production operations such as its Ultium Cells LLC battery joint venture with LG...

Honda wonders if you’d like gas-engine sounds inside your EV

Honda EV sport sound feature for future UXHonda might add the sounds of vintage performance models to future EVs The sounds might be offered for download for a small cost It's potentially part of in-vehicle purchases capability in Honda's next-gen user interface The upcoming Honda 0 Series EVs we just previewed, are shaping up to be super-quiet inside. But would you rather like your Honda...

2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV ups range to 492 miles, costs $57,095

2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV LTChevrolet expanded the Silverado EV lineup for 2025 The 2025 Silverado EV can be had with up to 492 miles of range on the WT Max Range pack The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV costs $57,095 The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV gains a new mid-level grade and gets range boosts across its lineup, topping off at an estimated 492 miles of range for the WT with...