The 2025 Audi Q8 E-Tron electric SUV receives minor changes for the new model year, while some reports indicate it will be discontinued in the near future. Launched for the 2024 model year, the Q8 E-Tron replaced the Audi E-Tron, the automaker's first volume EV. It carried over all the good things from the E-Tron—including good safety...
The 2025 Audi Q8 E-Tron electric SUV receives minor changes for the new model year, while some reports indicate it will be discontinued in the near future. Launched for the 2024 model year, the Q8 E-Tron replaced the Audi E-Tron, the automaker's first volume EV. It carried over all the good things from the E-Tron—including good safety...
At least a couple of presidents have been drivers of electric cars, but they're not all in the recent past. Our 34th President, Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, may have been one of the first. Long before Ike became perhaps the 20th century's most famous general, Eisenhower drove around in an early electric car that belonged to his in-laws. John...
Rental car firms are offering temporary deals on electric cars, which they are selling after they lost value more quickly than expected.
The rear-wheel drive Tesla Model 3 Long Range has returned The Model 3 Long Range costs $42,490, which is $5,000 less than the AWD model Tesla says the Long Range Model 3 goes 363 miles—2 miles more than the Hyundai Ioniq 6 SE Tesla has added a rear-wheel drive Long Range version of the updated Model 3, which undercuts the all-wheel drive...
Spoiler alert: They’re all Toyotas. Need some traction for a snowy winter commute, on a tight budget? If so, one of the market’s low-priced, high-mpg all-wheel-drive hybrids may be your best bet. There aren’t all that many all-wheel-drive hybrids to begin with. But if we set the cost ceiling in bargain territory by today’s...
While many automakers have revisited product roadmaps and now plan to introduce new hybrids and plug-in hybrids, PHEVs are a one-model show (for the U.S.) at a brand that's moving very quickly toward an all-electric lineup. The 2025 Audi Q5 S line TFSI e returns for the new model year with nearly no change, after receiving a more advanced active...
VW's PowerCo could eventually make up to 80 gigawatt-hours of solid-state cells annually QuantumScape and PowerCo will combine forces to scale up production Production timeline and location weren't specified Volkswagen’s PowerCo battery unit and the solid-state battery tech firm QuantumScape on Thursday announced a path toward the...
Chevrolet appears to have held true on the arrival of an Equinox EV version that costs just $34,995 and is set to deliver well over 300 miles of range. According to Chevy, the base 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV LT will be available soon. It rides on 19-inch machined wheels and doesn’t hold back on any of the tech, including the big 17.7-inch...
Polestar's Concept BST contemplates a spicy 6 electric convertible The 6's still on the docket for 2026 Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath says more BST editions are coming While the Polestar 3 SUV swings for efficient performance and the Polestar 4 swings for body-style-curious buyers, the upcoming Polestar 6 might be swinging at Tesla. Still two...
Genesis confirmed its GV60 Magma for production in 2025 The first public look at the production model comes this week at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed Genesis plans a Magma for every model The rolling design statement that is the Genesis GV60 gets a performance edition in 2025. The South Korean luxury brand confirmed on Thursday that it will...
A Jeep plant that closed last year will be among those that will benefit from federal grants meant to help automotive manufacturers and protect jobs.
The site, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China.
Toyota and Lexus EV drivers will have access to Ionna Toyota has made an undisclosed investment in Ionna, becoming the eighth automaker to do so Ionna will support the NACS charge port set to be adopted in future Toyota EVs Toyota has joined the fledgling North American EV fast-charging network Ionna, the companies jointly announced Wednesday...
Summer heat waves do mean a temporary drop in EV range They won't "brick" your battery, but they can accelerate degradation (aging) of the pack Avoid 100% charges in the heat if you can How hot is too hot for EVs, and will the next heat wave brick it, leaving you stranded? The answer isn’t nearly as sensational as the headlines some have...
Electrify America now has 350-kw DC fast-chargers up and running on the network and positioned to help fully electric off-roaders or recreational visitors take in nearby Arches National Park or Canyonlands National Park. The chargers, announced last May among 20 new fast-charging sites in Utah, are being supported by Electrify Commercial...
2025 Honda CR-V price rises by $300-$600 versus last year Base Sport hybrid now costs $35,700 With more features, the CR-V hybrid costs about $6,000 more than the Kia Sportage hybrid Honda's CR-V Sport, the hybrid edition of its midsize SUV, costs at least $35,700 for the 2025 model year. Honda confirmed prices for its popular crossover on...
Some Electrify America locations in California will limit charge to 85% “High-utilization station” locations were chosen for the pilot test Regular charging and idle fees apply Electrify America is testing a strategy that may help alleviate wait times at some of its busiest stations by preventing customers from charging all the way to...
A new report estimates that the company led by Elon Musk accounted for just under half of all battery-powered vehicles sold in the second quarter of the year.
Lucid Air has been recalled, twice, in two weeks Over-the-air software updates have been shipped to cars for both issues Lucid will replace any high-voltage coolant heaters that fail on affected cars Lucid has issued two recalls applying to its Air electric sedan. The two independent recalls include a software error that could cause a loss of...
