2019 Jaguar I-Pace recalled because high-voltage battery may overheat

2019 Jaguar I-PaceJLR is again recalling early Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs due to an issue that could cause the vehicles' battery packs to overheat—and asking owners to park and charge their cars outside and away from structures until a remedy is implemented and for 30 days after. The recall includes 2,760 vehicles, all from the 2019 model year—the...

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 now U.S.-built, adds Tesla NACS port

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 sports bigger batteries, more range, and a Tesla NACS charge port The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be made in Georgia Hyundai didn't say how much the 2025 Ioniq 5 will cost when it arrives The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 receives a number of notable updates, including bigger battery packs, a Tesla North American Charging Standard...

Efficiency can cut EV prices by $5k, charging costs by nearly a third

2024 Lucid Air PureIncreased EV efficiency isn't just better for the environment. It's also better for owners' wallets, reports the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). In a new white paper, the group notes that boosting efficiency allows for smaller battery sizes, which in turn cuts costs. Most EVs average 2.5 miles per kwh, according to the...

Review: 2025 Volvo EX90 EV reboots the brand but doesn’t flaunt it

2025 Volvo EX90Keep to quick first impressions of the 2025 Volvo EX90 and you might get the wrong idea. In one of the many inherently Swedish aspects of this next-generation electric SUV, it doesn’t flaunt the future on the outside, but it certainly wears it well inside. The exterior of the Volvo EX90 is what it needs to be—an evolution from the...

Armored Lucid Air Sapphire goes bulletproof for $475K

Armored Lucid Air Sapphire by U.S. Armor GroupThe tri-motor Lucid Air Sapphire provides a quick means of escape from trouble, but should no escape route be available, there's now an armored version as well. California-based U.S. Armor Group has made the electric luxury sedan bullet-resistant. The company will outfit an Air Sapphire with composite armor that it claims is 10 times stronger than...

Armored Lucid Air Sapphire goes bulletproof for $475K

Armored Lucid Air Sapphire by U.S. Armor GroupThe tri-motor Lucid Air Sapphire provides a quick means of escape from trouble, but should no escape route be available, there's now an armored version as well. California-based U.S. Armor Group has made the electric luxury sedan bullet-resistant. The company will outfit an Air Sapphire with composite armor that it claims is 10 times stronger than...

Nissan Leaf gets 20-kw bidirectional charger for US

2025 Nissan LeafNissan Leaf owners are getting a new, higher-power, bidirectional charger option Using the FE-20 bidirectional charger won't void the Leaf's warranty Nissan didn't say how much the FE-20 bidirectional charger costs Nissan has approved an updated bidirectional charger for use with its Leaf EV, giving owners another option for using their cars as...

The Big Number: 100 Percent

The Canadian government will impose a new tariff on electric vehicles made in China, further escalating trade tensions between Western countries and China.