Tesla Model 3 adds IIHS Top Safety Pick+ to its safety accolades

2019 Tesla Model 3  -  IIHS side impact crash testThe Tesla Model 3 has been run through the full battery of crash tests from the IIHS, and there are some reassuring results to report. It’s earned a spot on the insurance-industry-funded group’s Top Safety Pick+ honor roll, and it’s now one of just a few sedans to achieve both that and a flush of five stars in federal tests. The...

Report: EPA to reveal MPG plan, remove California emissions authority

Uber self-driving prototype in San FranciscoThe EPA is expected to formally announce Wednesday how it plans to revoke the waiver that permits California to set its own greenhouse-gas standards under the federal Clean Air Act, according to media reports. The timeline for the move, which is aimed to lay the groundwork for a single set of national fuel economy standards, comes via Bloomberg...

Why a VW electric crossover is coming before its Microbus revival

Volkswagen ID Buzz ConceptScott Keogh has been at his post as CEO of Volkswagen Group of America for less than a year, and yet when asked about the timing of VW’s electric Microbus revival and why it arrives later, in 2022, his answer sounds entirely second-nature. “From dealers, consumers, my mom, dad, it’s the car; we get it,” he explains with...