Lucid Air cop car tested by California Highway Patrol

Lucid Air police carLucid Motors is pitching its Air electric sedan as a potential police cruiser. On Sunday the automaker posted photos of an Air decked out in police equipment on X (formerly Twitter). Lucid said the car had recently participated in California Highway Patrol testing, but did not provide any other details. We've reached out to Lucid with questions...

Lucid Air cop car tested by California Highway Patrol

Lucid Air police carLucid Motors is pitching its Air electric sedan as a potential police cruiser. On Sunday the automaker posted photos of an Air decked out in police equipment on X (formerly Twitter). Lucid said the car had recently participated in California Highway Patrol testing, but did not provide any other details. We've reached out to Lucid with questions...

Review: 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid may not be moving enough

2025 Mazda CX-50 HybridAmong mainstream, gasoline-fueled vehicles, with only a few exceptions, our advice to most shoppers has become simple: If there’s a hybrid, get the hybrid. There’s now a hybrid in the Alabama-built Mazda CX-50 lineup. And after spending a couple of days with it, yes, that advice holds—with a few caveats. The most important piece...

2025 Porsche Taycan 4 and Taycan GTS expand lineup to 13 iterations

2025 Porsche Taycan GTSA Porsche Taycan 4 and revised GTS model join the 2025 lineup The Porsche Taycan is now available in 13 different versions When they arrive in 2025 the Taycan 4 will cost $105,295 while the GTS will cost $149,895 The 2025 Porsche Taycan received an engineering-focused refresh that improved range and efficiency, the benefits of which are now being...

2026 Cadillac Vistiq targets 300 miles of range, costs $78,790

2026 Cadillac VistiqThe Cadillac Vistiq will serve as the electric XT6 three-row SUV replacement Cadillac Vistiqs are expected to have about 300 miles of EPA-rated range The Vistiq will cost $78,790 when it arrives in 2025. Cadillac on Tuesday confirmed additional details of the Vistiq three-row electric SUV, which remains on track for a launch next year as a 2026...

Toyota says California-led EV mandates “impossible” to meet

2023 Toyota bZ4X Limited AWDToyota on Friday gave the first indication of a renewed pushback against California's ability to set stricter emissions standards and wind down sales of gasoline cars. "At this point, it looks impossible," Toyota North America COO Jack Hollis said in a virtual roundtable with CNBC and other media, regarding California rules that call for 35% of...

2025 Kia Niro EV still costs $40,975 despite added standard equipment

2025 Kia Niro EVThe 2025 Kia Niro EV receives a few more standard features, but costs the same as the 2024 model. That means pricing still starts at $40,975—including a $1,375 destination fee—for the Niro EV Wind base model. For 2025, the Wind receives a larger 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and switches to a rotary shifter. The higher-level...