Will the Shift to Clean Power Continue Under Trump?
Experts say that President Trump may be able to slow the transition away from fossil fuels, but he won’t be able to stop it completely.
During this week's reveal of its ES90 electric vehicle, Volvo also briefly teased what will likely be its next EV. The reveal, which was streamed on Volvo's YouTube channel Wednesday, includes a brief behind the scenes moment with the EX60, the electric counterpart to the Volvo XC60 crossover SUV that's expected to arrive in 2026. At roughly the...
Allows long-range EV9 to provide up to 100 kwh—for days of home backup Only offered in a few states now, nationwide rollout yet to come Capable of vehicle-to-grid functions, but that depends on local utility Kia on Tuesday announced pre-orders for the Wallbox Quasar 2 home charger and accompanying hardware that will unlock the bidirectional...
The 2025 Kia EV9 is being recalled again because faulty rear gear drive units could cause loss of propulsion. The recall includes just 342 of the three-row electric SUVs. These vehicles may have rear gear drive units containing motor shafts that were improperly welded during assembly by a supplier, according to the NHTSA. The shaft can become...
Chevy is taking the Silverado EV off-road racing in concept form The concept gets the ZR2 nameplate along with the Hummer EV's powertrain, trick shocks, big tires, and skid plates A production variant is feasible and quite likely in the future General Motors is looking to drum up interest in an upcoming off-road variant of the Chevrolet Silverado...
Volkswagen on Wednesday unveiled a concept car previewing its smallest and cheapest EV yet. The VW ID.Every1 is meant as a first glimpse at a sub-$25,000 electric car the automaker plans to launch in 2027—in Europe, at least. At 152.8 inches long, the four-door hatch is about the size of the outgoing Mini Cooper SE, and about 10 inches...
Claimed to be most aerodynamic Volvo production car ever Single- or dual-motor versions, with 88 or 102 kwh of usable capacity 800-volt system good for 350-kw fast-charging, 10-80% in 20 min. Volvo's electric future won't be limited to SUVs. Unveiled early Wednesday morning, the Volvo ES90 houses the automaker's latest tech in a traditional...
Cadillac on Wednesday announced a stretched version of its Escalade IQ electric SUV. Due to start production later this year, the 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQL boasts more interior space than the standard Escalade IQ, serving the same function Escalade ESV does in the internal-combustion Escalade lineup. Cadillac points to an extra four inches of...
Nissan has been hinting for a long time that the next generation of its e-Power hybrid system will be ready for America. And after what might have been a completely different future with Honda, it appears those Nissan hybrids are finally firmly U.S.-bound. Nissan had already confirmed in October that it plans to launch e-Power in the U.S. and...
Mercedes-Benz is testing prototype electric versions of its GLC-Class crossover in the Arctic, the automaker confirmed Monday in a press release. About two weeks ago, Mercedes announced the electric GLC, along with electric versions of the C-Class and E-Class sedans, would arrive by 2027. They'll be among "dozens" of new or refreshed models the...
Rivian will soon push paid software upgrades that unlock more range and power in dual-motor versions of its R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup. A Dual Performance upgrade will be available as part of Rivian's 2025.06 software release, Wassym Bensaid, the automaker's chief software officer, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The $5,000...
Massachusetts will give residents free bidirectional electric vehicle chargers if they participate in a statewide bidirectional charging demonstration program. Run by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC), the program aims to place bidirectional chargers at residences and with fleet operators to show the possibilities of using EVs to...
Hyundai and Kia likely won't have solid-state batteries ready for electric vehicles before the end of the decade, an executive said in an interview with Automotive News published Thursday. "I don't think we can commercialize these batteries before 2030," Spencer Cho, head of global product planning for Kia, said Feb. 24 at the automaker's EV Day...
Mercedes-Benz on Monday announced that its upcoming electric van concept will be called the Vision V. We're still far away from the debut of this concept, which is expected to be revealed later this spring, but Mercedes has already teased that the Vision V will preview its Van.EA modular architecture for future electric vans. The first vans based...
The 2025 Honda Prologue electric SUV receives range and power boosts for its second model year, but remains priced just under $50,000. All versions still have an 85-kwh battery pack, but Honda claims a 12-mile increase for the longest-range single-motor front-wheel-drive models, to 308 miles on the EPA cycle. Honda also expects EPA ratings for...
Florida's politics are the polar opposite of California's. Yet the home state of President Trump is second only to California in EV sales. That sales growth, leaving Florida solidly in the top position after California, based on cumulative EV registrations, was driven not by incentives but primarily by EV enthusiasm in the populous central region...