Yes, the 2022 GMC Hummer EV promises to be eyebrow-raising in a lot of ways—like how quickly such a huge truck can accelerate, or be an off-road maneuverability ace with Crab mode. But one of the most surprising aspects of the entire project was its record-setting development pace—one that the company has hinted will be a template for... GM developed the GMC Hummer EV in record time: Here’s the backstory
Yes, the 2022 GMC Hummer EV promises to be eyebrow-raising in a lot of ways—like how quickly such a huge truck can accelerate, or be an off-road maneuverability ace with Crab mode. But one of the most surprising aspects of the entire project was its record-setting development pace—one that the company has hinted will be a template for... 
If you're looking to learn more about EV batteries, Lucid Motors CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson may have just delivered the best primer yet. Over roughly 36 minutes, this first video in a series covers just about every aspect of the Lucid Air battery pack and how it helps enable the luxury sedan's 520-mile maximum range. Rawlinson starts with the... 
Eight electric cars were among the 65 models recognized with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) highest Top Safety Pick+ award for 2022. Released Thursday, the list includes the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Volvo XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge, Volkswagen ID.4, and Audi E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback. Note that the C40 Recharge and... 
WiTricity on Wednesday announced a new aftermarket wireless charging system for EVs—including the Tesla Model 3. The WiTricity Halo Charging system will be available for certain EV models as a "limited beta" beginning later this year, with broader availability in 2023 the company said. The system will be capable of charging at 11 kw, adding... 
Mazda will unveil a plug-in hybrid SUV based on a new platform March 8. The Mazda CX-60 will be the first model to use a new rear-wheel drive platform, according to a UK press release from the company. Hinted at for several years now, the new platform is a big departure from the front-wheel drive platforms used by all of Mazda's current SUVs... 
Will the electric-vehicle charging station of the future look a lot like a gas station, or will it involve more clusters of chargers in corners of vast blacktop parking lots? Thankfully, if you go by the winners, announced earlier this month, of a competition called “The Electric Fuelling Station of the Future,” the answer is neither... 
Aptera recently provided an update on development of its electric 3-wheeler, releasing a pair of videos showing a test mule being put through its paces at California's Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. The stripped-down vehicle shown here is a "beta" prototype, representing the second of four phases of development, Aptera noted. It follows the initial... 
With electric cars still supercharging the stock market, it’s no surprise that several automakers made electric vehicles—like the upcoming Chevy Silverado EV, with "Sopranos" star power—the focus for their ads on Super Bowl Sunday. Two big GM Super Bowl ads, including a second reprising Mike Myers' Austin Powers megalomaniac, had... 
With electric cars still supercharging the stock market, it’s no surprise that several automakers are showing big-budget EV ads this Super Bowl Sunday, February 13. Last year’s GM ad was a raucous, brilliantly produced Will Ferrell affair, in which the actor finds out that Norwegians buy way more electric cars per capita than... 
Rivian on Monday released a video showing off its R1T electric pickup truck's abilities both on-road and off-road, as well as detailing the truck's drive modes. The R1T includes eight modes—four for on-road driving and four for off-roading—that change the ride height, suspension stiffness, accelerator pedal response, and the behavior...