Nissan plans to bring its e-4orce AWD tech into Formula E Formula E may in turn become a testbed for performance AWD Battery tech will stay divergent between production and racing Nissan’s Formula E race car is wearing the e-4orce badge for the first time this 2023/24 season. Yes, that’s the same badge you might find on a 2024 Nissan...
Growth in electric vehicle sales has been slowing, but the Italian luxury carmaker is stepping up investment and setting ambitious targets.
Pickup truck drivers stand to save the most by going electric, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Pickups tend to be bigger than other vehicle types, meaning they use more energy and thus offer greater potential for savings when the cost of that energy is reduced, the DOE recently noted. And reducing consumption of gasoline or...
President Emmanuel Macron’s promise of re-industrialization in northern France has helped stimulate the economy, but “people feel defeated and angry.”
The European Union took the next step toward collecting heavy tariffs on electric vehicles, ahead of a final decision in October.
An election over the future of a United Nations-affiliated organization could determine whether the Pacific Ocean floor will soon be mined for metals used in electric vehicles.
Fisker has asked the judge overseeing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for permission to sell remaining Ocean electric SUVs to a leasing firm at a fraction of their original price, Reuters reported Wednesday. The company hopes to offload 3,321 Oceans to American Lease at a price of $14,000 each, according to the report, which cites a court...
Hybrids and plug-in hybrids accounted for a record 11% of U.S. car sales in the first quarter, reports Automotive News, citing data from Cox Automotive. Sales of hybrids more than doubled in Q1 compared to a year earlier, the Cox data showed, while plug-in hybrid sales rose 59% in the quarter. Owner loyalty was also strong, with 42% of hybrid...
As luck would have it, I got scheduled into a weekend with the 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter exactly when I needed it. The third wettest Spring on record in Southeastern Wisconsin flooded my mom’s basement. Prior to moving from a condo to a house three years ago, I stashed a lot of my own clutter downstairs at her place to streamline my life...
Despite being discontinued, the Chevy Bolt EV has outsold the Blazer EV in the first half of 2024 Launched last year, the Blazer EV appears to have overcome a problematic rollout GM promises that when the Bolt EV comes back for 2026 it will be the most affordable EV The Chevrolet Bolt EV is no longer in production, but it still outsold the Chevy...
For the first time in nearly 18 months, the average new EV cost less than the average Tesla Dealers are cutting prices on used EVs and offering incentives on new ones The average discount on an EV was 12.4% of the average transaction price in May, nearly six points lower than the industry average Average EV prices have fallen over the past two...
High interest rates, economic uncertainty and a cyberattack appear to have dampened sales in the three months between April and June.
The Tesla chief executive’s polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.
The 4 packs a 102-kwh battery pack, with up to 200-kw fast charging Range? It’s 270 miles in two-motor form, 300 miles with one (both estimated) No 800-volt charging, but the Polestar 4 has Android firmware on deck About that rear glass…or the lack of it… Polestar has marched through its debut as a brand with a plug-in hybrid 1...
The 2025 BMW iX electric SUV enters its fourth model year with small equipment changes, but nothing mechanical. An eSim enabling 5G connectivity is now standard across the board, while a Dynamic Handling Package is now optional on the iX xDrive50 model. This includes active steering and air suspension, both of which are also available as...
If there were reliable high-power EV fast-chargers everywhere, and you could gain about 100 miles of range in four minutes, would you really need such a big battery? The very fast-charging battery cells from Cambridge, U.K.-based Nyobolt aren’t the solid-state cells that are so eagerly anticipated as a potential EV game-changer, but they...
Most Audi E-Tron models are being recalled for a brake hose tear risk The same recall was issued for most Porsche Taycan models The recall affects the 2022-2024 E-Tron GT and RS E-Tron GT Audi is recalling 9,653 E-Tron GT models to replace front brake hoses that could tear and leak fluid. The recall encompasses both standard E-Tron GT and sporty...
The A6 E-Tron is an all-electric version of the long-running Audi A6 sedan Will be based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture used by the Audi Q6 E-Tron and Porsche Macan Electric Previewed by a 2021 concept Audi will unveil the A6 E-Tron, an all-electric version of the stalwart sedan, later this summer. This will be the second Audi...
We've already brought you vehicles like the Acura ZDX, Honda Prologue, and Chevrolet Equinox EV. We've driven them, but now it's time to preview vehicles we know to be in the pipeline, but haven't had hands-on time with just yet. These vehicles due in the next two model years represent the next wave: Those planned before $7,500 tax breaks and...
China’s leaders vowed to kick-start spending by offering subsidies for households to buy cars and appliances. But many consumers aren’t biting.
