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F1 may ditch hybrids for V10s and sustainable fuels
High-revving naturally aspirated engines and their associated screaming soundtracks might be on their way back to Formula 1.…
See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire
When firefighters arrived on scene, they asked the driver to dump his load in the street, which would…
Unlock the Full Potential of Your 350Z for Drifting
Full Potential of Your 350Z for Drifting The Nissan 350Z has earned a reputation as one of the…
Lamborghini catapults into the electrified supercar age with the Revuelto
Much more drivable Around town, the Revuelto is a quantum leap ahead of the Aventador in terms of…
Our favorite EV goes Mad Max: The 2025 Ioniq 5 XRT
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How are electric new cars changing the market?
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How can I find the lowest insurance price for my car?
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Protesters demonstrate outside Tesla showrooms in US
“The worry of the Street is that Musk dedicating so much time—even more than we expected—to Doge takes…
Trump has thrown a wrench into a national EV charging program
In December, MDOT issued a new call for proposals for building up to 29 additional highway charging stations,…
Hyundai’s NACS adapter for EVs will be free to all existing owners
Hyundai Ioniq 5s with NACS (J3400) ports, as opposed to the CCS1 style, are starting to roll out…
After 20% range reduction, I’m waiting for Jaguar to buy my car back
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The Honda-Nissan merger is dead
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The Ranger XP Kinetic is the ultimate electric UTV—at a high price
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Common factors link rise in pedestrian deaths—fixing them will be tough
American roads have grown deadlier for everyone, but the toll on pedestrians has been disproportionate. From a record…
Tariffs will “blow a hole” in the US auto industry, says Ford CEO
The US has had to pause some of these new tariffs almost immediately, and the proposed 25 percent…
Perfecting Honda’s 2026 F1 powertrain is “not so easy,” says racing boss
The new rules have been extremely attractive to carmakers. In addition to causing Honda to reconsider its exit,…
Citing EV “rollercoaster” in US, BMW invests in internal combustion
BMW has pledged to continue investing in combustion engine and hybrid technology as it warned of a “rollercoaster…
Tesla turns to Texas to test its autonomous “Cybercab”
If you live or drive in Austin, Texas, you might start seeing some new-looking Teslas on your roads…
The EV transition hits some snags at Porsche and Audi
Now Audi has gone a little further, abandoning its almost-new nomenclature in the process. As naming conventions go,…
$58 billion Honda-Nissan merger is in deep trouble
Last week, France’s Renault, which holds a 36 percent stake in Nissan, urged its Japanese partner to negotiate…
2025 Genesis Electrified GV70 review: Wait for the next model year
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Teslas turn toxic as sales crash in Europe and the UK
Early car sales data for January is starting to arrive from countries across the pond, and they paint…
Polestar CEO says the brand’s tech makes the US a “great market for us”
Being an EV-only brand in 2025 looks to be a harder job than once anticipated, and for Polestar…
The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance is quite a name, quite a car
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Why it makes perfect sense for this bike to have two gears and two chains
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Where to buy F1 tickets last-minute for sold-out events?
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How Honda is incorporating EVs into the cars it builds in America
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How car racing data could help NASA build AI caretaker for Mars mission
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Driving the Ford Mustang Dark Horse R makes every other pony feel tame
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Ford made a NASCAR Mach-E, but it’s not sure what to do with it yet
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Tesla’s 2024 financial results are out—and they’re terrible
Tesla released its financial results for 2024 on Wednesday afternoon, following the close of the markets. The maker…
Weight saving and aero optimization feature in the 2025 Porsche 911 GT3
The anti-dive effect of that front suspension is quite noticeable under braking, and in either Normal or Sport…
Trump’s new head of DOT rips up US fuel efficiency regulations
US President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Transportation was sworn in to his new job…
Mazda celebrates 35 years of the MX-5 with anniversary model
The 35th Anniversary Edition is the latest in a long line of special edition Miatas, including anniversary cars…
Jeep’s first battery EV is not what we expected: the 2024 Wagoneer S
“On the exterior design portion, the aerodynamic drag is our biggest contributor,” Galante told me. “It kind of…
Millions of Subarus could be remotely unlocked, tracked due to security flaws
Shah and Curry’s research that led them to the discovery of Subaru’s vulnerabilities began when they found that…
Cadillac gives the Lyriq a race car-inspired glow-up
That’s sufficient for an EPA range estimate of 285 miles (459 km), which is less than the regular…
600 kW fast-charging pitstops are coming to Formula E
“Choosing the right moment to pit, which balances the risk of losing track position with the extra power…
California’s air pollution waiver and the EV mandate are banned by Trump
To do this, it eliminates “state emissions waivers that function to limit sales of gasoline-powered automobiles.” That spells…
Trek FX+ 7S e-bike is a premium city commuter
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GM faces ban on selling driver data that can be used to raise insurance rates
The FTC said its complaint alleged that “GM used a misleading enrollment process to get consumers to sign…
ChargePoint develops uncuttable charging cables to stop thieves
Electric vehicle chargers are increasingly a target of vandals, often in search of copper. “Even at our headquarter…
GM patents a dual-port charging system for EVs with vehicle-to-load
The battery system on an electric car can either charge—from regenerative braking or an external power supply—or discharge—powering…
Tire simulation is so good it’s replacing real-world testing
“If it’s a one-second maneuver, you want it to take one second, right? Those millions of degrees of…
Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior
With that data—plus, in some cases, data from connected vehicles—Allstate could see when, how far, and for how…
Ban on Chinese connected-car software is almost ready
However, the ban, as written, is not absolute. Companies can seek authorization to import software or hardware that…
How GM’s Super Cruise went from limo driving to lane changes and towing
The Unified Lateral Controller The algorithm that handles all of that is called the Unified Lateral Controller. “So…
Only 5 percent of US car buyers want an EV, according to survey
Only 5 percent of US consumers want their next vehicle to be a battery electric vehicle, according to…
Tesla’s Model Y crossover finally gets a facelift—just in China for now
Yesterday, Tesla revealed a facelift for its bestselling Model Y crossover. Or at least it did if you…
Winners and losers as EV tax credit changes for 2025
Many more OEMs have lost eligibility, however. The Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV have both fallen off the…
Cold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumps
“I’m not gonna lie, I was nervous about it,” said Malmgren, who works as the senior policy director…
Honda shows off new EV prototypes at CES
During a roundtable following Honda’s CES press event, Mahito Shikama, VP and head of Honda’s software-defined vehicle business…
Sony’s EV goes on sale this year, starts at $89k
ADAS, entertainment, AI The Afeela 1 is loaded with a combined 40 different sensors—a mix of optical cameras,…
Tesla Summon under federal safety investigation
Tesla is the target of yet another federal safety probe, the fourth currently open by the National Highway…
Check out this awesome Street Fighter II car dashboard mod
The car in question belongs to Michael Uehli, and it’s quite far from stock. Originally a twin-turbo model,…
“I’m getting dizzy”: Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles
Waymo says the problem only caused a delay of just over five minutes and that Johns was not…
The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid: A refreshing alternative to a crossover
This is the hybrid powertrain. Credit: Honda And that can be tempting. The car we tested is much…
VW fixes ID.4 door handles, will restart production, sales
Last September, faulty door handle hardware caused Volkswagen to take the rather drastic steps of suspending sales and…
Tesla sales fell for the first time in over a decade
Tesla sold almost 1.8 million cars in 2024, according to data released by the company this morning. Unfortunately…
How NASCAR and its teams are embracing 3D printing
Carbon fiber, aluminum, maybe the odd bit of titanium here or there: These are the materials we usually…
Whistleblower finds unencrypted location data for 800,000 VW EVs
Connected cars are great—at least until some company leaves unencrypted location data on the Internet for anyone to…
Hertz continues EV purge, asks renters if they want to buy instead of return
Apparently Hertz’s purging of electric vehicles from its fleet isn’t going fast enough for the car rental giant.…
Honda and Nissan plan to merge in 2026
In 2019, then-head of the alliance Carlos Ghosn was arrested by Japanese police on charges of financial misconduct.…
Man versus autonomous car race ends before it begins
The “race” On the Saturday of the race weekend, a demonstration of two A2RL vehicles raced around the…
Automakers excoriated by Senators for fighting right-to-repair
Yesterday, US Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Joshua Hawley (R-MO) sent letters to the heads…
dependable handling, great cabin: the Audi Q6 e-tron
HEALDSBURG, Calif.—Earlier this summer, Ars got its first drive of Audi’s new Q6 e-tron on some very wet…
EPA lets CA set own vehicle pollution regs
Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency granted a pair of waivers to California, allowing the Golden State to…
The Honda Prelude will be back as a hybrid in 2025
The fact that Honda was working on a new Prelude coupe was not entirely secret—not after the automaker…
Trump’s attack on EVs to be bigger than thought
The incoming Trump administration has even more plans to delay electric vehicle adoption than previously thought. According to…
The Dodge Charger is an EV that sounds like a V8
PHOENIX—Dodge gave its development team a relatively simple brief for the new Charger: It had to look, drive,…
Seeing no road to profit, GM shutters Cruise
After spending more than $10 billion to try to develop an autonomous robotaxi, General Motors is now calling…
On the road with Lucid’s new Gravity SUV
Consumers demand Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for smartphones, and the new screens wrap around the dash and…
Amazon starts selling Hyundai cars, more brands next year
Fear not—there’s no one-click option, so no one should be in any danger of absent-mindedly buying a brand-new…
EV charging infrastructure isn’t just for road trippers
Although there’s been a whole lot of pessimism recently, electric vehicle sales continue to grow, even if it…
2025 Lamborghini Urus SE first drive: The total taurean package
Unfortunately, while the car is quicker than the original model, the software isn’t. The overall experience is somewhat…
Lower-cost sodium-ion batteries are finally having their moment
In contrast, a sodium-ion battery relies on an element—sodium—that you can find in table salt and ocean water.…
an EV that makes you want to drive and drive
In fact, I think the cheaper, less powerful i5 eDrive40 (or the all-wheel drive xDrive40) is the better…
Rivian opens its adventure charging network to other EVs today
“Since the beginning, we’ve understood that creating great products like the R1T and R1S only made up half…
No more EV app folders: Universal plug-and-charge is due to launch in 2025
Charging networks can and likely will continue to offer incentives for brand loyalty, whether through apps or rewards…
VW workers go on strike
Volkswagen workers in Germany have gone on strike today in the largest industrial action taken against the company…
After telling Cadillac to pound sand, F1 does 180, grants entry for 2026
The United States will have a second team competing in Formula 1 from 2026, when Cadillac Formula 1…
Big power at a bigger cost
However, if you’d like to use Apple Maps or easily access any of the media available on your…
Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 mph.
Otherwise, drivers will get mad. “The mainstream manufacturers have to be a little careful because they don’t want…
Urban Arrow’s front-loader is a stylish, functional cargo/kid hauler
One neat thing about the display is that it doubles as anti-theft security. It’s spring-loaded in place, and…
Racing turns its back on heavy, expensive hybrids for sustainable fuel
Over the past decade, spurred on by series like Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship, the world…
I, too, installed an open source garage door opener, and I’m loving it
This is not egregious behavior, at least on the scale of garage door opener firms. And Aladdin’s app…
Six inane arguments about EVs and how to handle them at the dinner table
The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it, all manner of uncomfortable conversations with relatives who think…
Trump team puts EV tax credit on the block, Tesla is on board: Report
Ending the tax credit is not something the incoming administration can do via executive action—Congress controls government spending,…
New single-motor Polestar 3 SUV starts at $67,500, orders open now
Polestar’s range expands a little more today. The Swedish spinoff announced that it is opening its order books…
Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks, and this time there’s no software fix
Tesla has issued yet another recall for the angular, unpainted Cybertruck. This is the sixth recall affecting the…
Cadillac reveals the 2026 Vistiq, a $77,395 electric SUV
Cadillac has another new electric vehicle on the way. It’s the 2026 Vistiq, a three-row SUV that fills…
Mazda gives the 2025 CX-50 a big efficiency boost to 38 mpg with hybrid power
The CX-50 Hybrid is also quite well equipped in its base Preferred trim. Opting for the $37,400 Premium…
Mercedes-Benz previews next CLA, breaks EV distance record in testing
Before the powertrain was ready for the CLA, it needed testing, which Mercedes did with an elegant concept…
Secondhand EVs will flood the market in 2026, JD Power says
In 2023, 46 percent of all franchise (i.e. not Tesla, Rivian, Vinfast, or Lucid) EV sales were leases,…
Trump’s election win spells bad news for the auto industry
Yesterday, Donald Trump won a second presidential term from American voters. His first term was marked, among other…
Kia says its new EV camper concept is the “ideal escape pod”
Whenever we write about electric vans, the comments reveal a growing but pent-up demand for a camper version.…
Driving the biggest, least-efficient electric car: The Hummer EV SUV
GMC’s Hummers have always been divisive. After getting hold of the rights to a civilian version of the…
The Trek Checkpoint SL 7 AXS Gen 3 may be the perfect gravel bike
As I followed a friend down a flow-y, undulating single-track trail, I started laughing. Unlike my mountain bike-riding…
Sick of supersized EVs? The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric hits the spot.
If conventional wisdom were to be believed, the car we’re reviewing today should not exist. Automakers are only…
Distracted driving tool shows just how far you can travel while texting
The texting example is particularly good at getting the point across, at least to me—my times averaged about…
Generative AI is coming to Google Maps, Google Earth, Waze
Google revealed today how it plans to use generative AI to enhance its mapping activities. It’s the latest…
Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says
Polestar has more than a few issues with the proposed rule, according to its public comment. For one,…
Ford adds EV routing to Android Auto in OTA update
Owners of Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning electric vehicles are getting an over-the-air software update that will…
Reborn Scout Motors—sub-$60k SUV and pickup on the way
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Today, the reborn Scout Motors showed off a pair of new electric vehicles that revives the long-dormant…
Tesla makes $2.2 billion in profit during Q3 2024
All of that helped total revenue rise by 8 percent year over year to $25.2 billion. Gross profit…
Mercedes patent may solve numb steering
New cars really are better than they used to be. They last longer, they’re more efficient, and they’re…
The VW ID. Buzz was worth the seven-year wait
Perched in the driver’s seat, I’m not sure why you would need to be, anyway. Nothing about the…
Mercedes-Benz opens EV battery recycling plant
Today, Mercedes-Benz opened its first battery-recycling plant in Germany. The new plant will use an “integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical” approach…
Feds open their 14th Tesla safety investigation, this time for FSD
Today, federal safety investigators opened a new investigation aimed at Tesla’s electric vehicles. This is now the 14th…
Why the RWD Porsche Macan EV is the best one
I’m not sure I’d seen a green leather interior quite the color of our test Macan 4S, but…
Elon Musk shows off two-seat robotaxi
“It’s going to be a glorious future,” Musk said, albeit not one that applies to families or groups…
Trek CarBack bike radar lets you know when cars are approaching
“Car back!” If you’ve ever been on a group bike ride, you’ve no doubt heard these two words…
Fisker EVs can’t be ported to new server
Starting a new car company isn’t easy—just ask Henrik Fisker, whose second bite at that particular cherry ended…
The Juicebox and Enel X shutdown: What comes next?
Meanwhile, a number of companies and open source projects are working on offering third-party support for Juiceboxes. Unfortunately,…
“Sticky” steering sparks huge recall for Honda, 1.7M cars affected
Honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering defect. An improperly made part can cause…
GM drops the Ultium brand from its batteries
(Note: This is a completely different problem to the one the battery packs in the Chevrolet Bolt faced;…
Hybrid RV with a solar roof can power your home in an emergency
Electrification is moving through different parts of the automotive industry at different speeds. And soon, it will be…
Car software patches are over 20% of recalls, study finds
Software fixes are now responsible for more than 1 in 5 automotive recalls. That’s the key finding from…
Tesla Full Self Driving requires human intervention every 13 miles
Tesla’s controversial “Full Self Driving” is now capable of some quite advanced driving. But that can breed undeserved…
EV sales remain healthy despite online doom and gloom
General Motors was one of the first to get cold feet. Technical problems slowed the launches of new…
The 1963 Ford Cardinal—too radical for America at the time
Costs proved daunting While the Cardinal’s engineering advances, engine, transaxle, and sheet metal tooling were to be imported…
Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars
In January 2023, they published the initial results of their work, an enormous collection of web vulnerabilities affecting…
Tesla workers in Germany complain about home visits from their bosses
Thierig also pointed out that sick leave tended to increase on Fridays and late shifts. “That is not…
The Audi RS7—they won’t make them like this much longer
The arrival of competent electric vehicles is a boon for car enthusiasts as much as those who consider…
I’m a Chevy Bolt owner, and I can’t believe Superchargers work this well
FIrst attempt at straight-on charging from a designated Tesla spot. You can see how that plug is never,…
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is next Waymo robotaxi
Waymo’s robotaxis are going to get a lot more angular in the future. Today, the autonomous driving startup…
Car dealers renew their opposition to EV mandates
A group of more than 5,000 car dealers have made public their worries about a lack of demand…
EVgo gets $1B loan for DC chargers
The electric vehicle charging company EVgo has secured conditional approval for a $1.05 billion loan from the US…
Tesla sees modest growth in Q3
This morning, Tesla posted its sales and production numbers for the third quarter of 2024. While not spectacular…
Read this if you own a Juicebox EV charger
Owners of the popular home EV chargers made by Juicebox are about to lose a whole lot of…
Car dealers renew their opposition to EV mandates
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images A group of more than 5,000 car dealers have made public their worries…
The Cruise Origin driverless pod is dead, GM tells investors
Enlarge / As Cruise ramps up its robotaxi service, it won’t be in these cool-looking driverless pods. Cruise…
A stripped-out 2024 Cayenne V6 may just be Porsche’s best daily driver
Enlarge / It’s all too easy to go nuts with the Porsche option list and spend a fortune,…
The Lucid Air Pure review: Lower weight, better steering, amazing efficiency
Enlarge / At just under $70,000, the Lucid Air Pure is closer to the company’s original target for…
Gazelle Eclipse C380+ e-bike review: A smart, smooth ride at a halting price
Kevin Purdy Let me get three negative points about the Gazelle Eclipse out of the way first. First,…
Formula E wraps its 10th season this weekend—what’s next for the sport?
Enlarge / Antonio Felix da Costa leads the way into turn one at Portland International Raceway. Sam Bagnall/Formula…
Aventon, a major e-bike maker, tries its hand with a hardtail
Enlarge / Aventon’s Ramblas hardtail mountain bike. John TImmer Full suspension mountain bikes are complicated beasts, with sections…
The Mazda CX-90 PHEV gives luxury car vibes for a mainstream price
Enlarge / Can the big Mazda CX-90 make up for how disappointed we were with the last electrified…
Here’s Audi’s next A5—and all the stuff we won’t get in the US
Enlarge / Audi has a new platform for internal combustion engine vehicles, which will include the third-generation A5.…
Porsche expands the Macan EV range with two new models
Enlarge / Porsche has doubled the number of Macan EV models it offers, with the Macan 4S (pictured)…
The 2025 Lucid Air is now the most efficient EV on sale
Enlarge / The Lucid Air was already the most efficient EV on sale in the US, but for…
China tells WTO that US EV subsidies are unfair trade barriers
Getty Images The ongoing dispute between the United States and China over electric vehicles shows no sign of…
Partial automated driving systems don’t make driving safer, study finds
Enlarge / Nissan’s ProPilot Assist was one of two partially automated driving systems to be studied for crash…
Airbag problems force massive recalls at Alfa Romeo, BMW, Fiat, and Jeep
Getty Images Both BMW and Stellantis are recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles in the US this month…
We test the baffling hubless Verge TS Pro electric motorbike
Enlarge / No, we haven’t photoshopped the rear wheel of this electric motorcycle; it uses a hubless motor.…
Here’s NASCAR’s idea for a fully electric stock car
Enlarge / After developing the Next Gen stock car and then the Garage 56 car, NASCAR’s tech team…
Massive car dealer ransom attack is mostly over after 2 weeks of work-arounds
Enlarge / Vehicles for sale at an AutoNation Honda dealership in Fremont, California, US, on Monday, June 24,…
The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles
As the world races to decarbonize everything from the electricity grid to industry, it faces particular problems with…
How the Lincoln Nautilus surprisingly won me over with its ride, huge screen
Enlarge / In the past, car companies engaged in “horsepower wars.” Now it seems they’re competing in a…
Paralyzed driver Robert Wickens tests Formula E car with hand controls
Enlarge / Robert Wickens looks out from the cockpit of the Formula E GenBeta test car in Portland,…
Tesla posts disappointing production and sales numbers for Q2 2024
Enlarge / For some time now, Tesla has produced more cars than it has sold. This past quarter,…
Here’s how Michelin plans to make its tires more renewable
Enlarge / Tires are a growing source of microplastic pollution. Michelin says it wants to change that. Getty…
The best Audi EV so far? We drive the 2025 Q6 e-tron SUV
Enlarge / Audi took the lead on developing VW Group’s new Premium Platform Electric, and its first EV…
Fisker owners fear for future support after bankruptcy
Enlarge / Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker introduces the all-electric compact hatchback Pear during its inaugural “Product Vision Day”…
The 2025 Polestar 4: Great steering and a small carbon footprint stand out
Enlarge / The Polestar 4 is the latest entrant into the crowded midsize luxury electric SUV segment. We…
VW puts $5B into cash-hungry Rivian, and Rivian will help fix up VW’s software
Rivian Volkswagen is committing $5 billion to upstart EV company Rivian, with $1 billion in cash upfront and…
Tesla announces third and fourth Cybertruck recalls
Enlarge / A Tesla Cybertruck at the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on…
Bugatti’s new hypercar loses the turbos for a screaming V16 hybrid
Enlarge / The Tourbillon is recognizable as a modern Bugatti, but it’s very different under the skin. Bradley…
Single point of software failure could hamstring 15K car dealerships for days
Enlarge / Ford Mustang Mach E electric vehicles are offered for sale at a dealership on June 5,…
Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs
Clint and Rachel Wells had reasons to consider buying an electric vehicle when it came to replacing one…
Fisker is out of cash, not making cars, and filing for bankruptcy
Enlarge / Car designer Henrik Fisker poses with a Fisker Ocean at the Salvation Army California South Division’s…
Hello sunshine: We test McLaren’s drop-top hybrid Artura Spider
Enlarge / The introduction of model year 2025 brings a retractable hard-top option for the McLaren Artura, plus…
One of the major sellers of detailed driver behavioral data is shutting down
Getty Images One of the major data brokers engaged in the deeply alienating practice of selling detailed driver…
Tenways CGO800S review: More utility than bike, but maybe that’s OK
Tenways I enjoyed riding the Tenways CGO800S far more once I stopped thinking of it as a bike,…
Mod Easy: A retro e-bike with a sidecar perfect for Indiana Jones cosplay
Enlarge / The Mod Easy Sidecar As some Ars readers may recall, I reviewed The Maven Cargo e-bike…
Why the fight over Elon Musk’s pay at Tesla won’t end with shareholder vote
Tesla shareholders will vote on Thursday on whether to restore the mammoth pay package for chief executive Elon…
The 2025 Polestar 3 is a torque-vectoring SUV that’s fun to drive
Enlarge / Polestar’s first electric SUV is the new Polestar 3, and it’s rather great to drive. Jonathan…
Ars drives the second-generation Rivian R1T and R1S electric trucks
Enlarge / The R1S and R1T don’t look much different from the electric trucks we drove in 2022,…
Tesla may be in trouble, but other EVs are selling just fine
Getty Images/3alexd Have electric vehicles been overhyped? A casual observer might have come to that conclusion after almost…
Brompton C Line Electric review: Fun and foldable, fits better than you’d think
Enlarge / What can I say? It was tough putting the Brompton C Line Electric through its paces.…
F1 cars in 2026 will be smaller, safer, more nimble, more sustainable
Enlarge / For 2026, F1 cars are going on a little bit of a diet. Fédération Internationale de…
China’s plan to dominate EV sales around the world
FT montage/Getty Images The resurrection of a car plant in Brazil’s poor northeast stands as a symbol of…
Toyota tests liquid hydrogen-burning Corolla in another 24-hour race
Enlarge / “It got more attention than last year, and the development feels steadier, faster, and safer,” said…
Nvidia emails: Elon Musk diverting Tesla GPUs to his other companies
Enlarge / Tesla will have to rely on its Dojo supercomputer for a while longer after CEO Elon…
The 2024 Subaru Solterra is nimble but sorely lacks range, personality
Enlarge / With just 222 miles of range, you can’t venture far off-grid in the Subaru Solterra. Subaru…
Think EVs are too expensive? Here are 11 for under $40K.
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) New cars have gotten pretty expensive, and it feels like electric…
The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally proves sideways is the best way
Enlarge / The Mustang Mach-E Rally is the latest version of Ford’s electric crossover. It features plenty of…
The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV shows GM can make a car for the masses
Enlarge / Until the Bolt returns, this is Chevrolet’s entry-level electric car, the Equinox EV. Michael Teo Van…
Jeep’s first EV is the 600 horsepower, 300-mile-range Wagoneer S
Enlarge / Jeep is ready to join the electric SUV fray with the new Wagoneer S, which goes…
The refreshed 2024 Hyundai Elantra N remains a darn good enthusiast car
Enlarge / The regular Hyundai Elantra is a perfectly fine compact sedan. But once the boffins at Hyundai…
Turn almost any bike into an e-bike with the Clip
Enlarge / The Clip attached to a late-90s vintage mountain bike. Eric Bangeman Shortly after World War II,…
Driverless racing is real, terrible, and strangely exciting
Enlarge / No one’s entirely sure if driverless racing will be any good to watch, but before we…
The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq—this EV proves GM messed up dropping CarPlay
Enlarge / For a while the Lyriq was a rare sight on the road, but now that production…
This is Cadillac’s new entry-level EV, the $54,000 Optiq crossover
Enlarge / The Cadillac Optiq is the brand’s next EV, slotting underneath the electric Lyriq in the range.…
Used Teslas are getting very cheap, but buying one can be risky
Enlarge / Used Tesla Model 3s can be had for less than $20,000 now. Getty Images The launch…
Porsche builds a hybrid 911 at long last
Enlarge / The current 911—known to Porschephiles as the 992 generation—has just been given its midlife refresh. The…
Bentley is replacing its W12 engine with a plug-in hybrid—and let us try it
Enlarge / After building almost 100,000 W12-powered Bentley Continental GTs, the brand is moving to a plug-in powertrain.…
Small, cheap, and weird: A history of the microcar
Aurich Lawson European car manufacturers are currently tripping over themselves to figure out how personal transport and “last…
This EV builder has given a Land Rover Defender four electric hub motors
Enlarge / The Land Rover Defender has a cult following, and if you’re looking to make one electric,…
On self-driving, Waymo is playing chess while Tesla plays checkers
Enlarge / A Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla fans—and CEO…
Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack despite new keyless tech
Enlarge / Tesla sold 1.2 million Model Y crossovers last year. John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images For…
The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV’s great range comes at a high cost
Enlarge / Chevrolet is starting at the top with the Silverado EV RST First Edition. It’s betting that…
The single-motor BMW i4 proves the less-powerful EV is usually better
Enlarge / BMW’s single-motor, rear-wheel drive i4 eDrive40 ticks an awful lot of my boxes. Jonathan Gitlin I…
GM to recycle ~10K tons of EV battery materials a year with Redwood deal
Enlarge / These minerals were once part of lithium-ion battery cells and will be once again. Redwood Materials…
A week with the Chevy Blazer EV shows things to love—but also painful flaws
Enlarge / The Chevrolet Blazer was pulled from sale almost immediately after our first drive in December. Now…
The Motiv Argo is a new modular medium-duty electric truck
Enlarge / Fleets looking for a medium-duty electric truck now have a new option. Motiv Medium- and heavy-duty…
This is Volvo’s production-ready fully autonomous Class 8 truck
Enlarge / Aurora’s sensors festoon this Volvo VNL class 8 truck. Volvo Trucks Recently, we took a look…
Tesla must face fraud suit for claiming its cars could fully drive themselves
Getty Images | SOPA Images A federal judge ruled yesterday that Tesla must face a lawsuit alleging that…