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Could your car power your home? GM makes it a reality in EV truck demo.
Enlarge / GM used a Silverado EV to power a 10,000-square-foot house as a demo of its Home…
Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar”
Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology has issued a warning to automakers that sell connected…
Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week
Enlarge / New energy vehicles are being loaded into containers for export at Taicang Port and Taicang International…
Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them
Getty Images | NurPhoto Two weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk enacted widespread layoffs throughout the company, including…
The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage gets a bold new body and big power boost
Enlarge / First revealed in 2017, the current Aston Martin Vantage has just had a styling and engineering…
Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike
Enlarge / The Velomobile Bülk, with its hood in place. Note the hood has an anti-fog covering on…
Phantom braking lands troubled EV-maker Fisker in feds’ crosshairs
Graham Hughes/Bloomberg via Getty Images The federal government is looking at a phantom braking problem that appears to…
Automakers hedge their bets with plug-in hybrids as EV sales slow
Enlarge (credit: Honda) Global carmakers are stepping up their investment in hybrid technologies as consumers’ growing wariness over…
The Volvo VNL, a heavy truck purpose-designed for North American roads
Enlarge / America sends five times more freight by truck than rail, so it’s important to start making…
Tesla is under a federal wire fraud probe for misleading investors
Aurich Lawson | Tesla | Airplane! There’s more bad news for Tesla. On Monday, we learned that CEO…
Bike brands start to adopt C-V2X to warn cyclists about cars
Enlarge / A C-V2X bicycle can alert a C-V2X-enabled car to its presence—note the large yellow icon on…
NHTSA sends Tesla massive data request as it investigates Autopilot recall
Brandon Bell/Getty Images The federal government has given Tesla quite the homework assignment. The electric automaker has until…
Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks
Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On Sunday night, even more Tesla workers learned they were no longer…
Here are all the F1 cars designed by the legendary Adrian Newey
Enlarge / When you’re a legendary F1 designer like Adrian Newey, it’s easy to persuade the team to…
What’s happening at Tesla? Here’s what experts think.
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Beata Zawrzel No car company in recent years has been able to…
Here’s how Jaguar will relaunch as an all-EV brand
Enlarge / Its unlikely the next electric Jaguar will look much like these extreme coupés, designed by the…
The 2024 Acura ZDX Type-S: This electric SUV feels polished but heavy
Enlarge / When fitted with the optional carbon-fiber appearance pack, the ZDX manages to give off station wagon…
First look at the Sony Honda EV: More than a PlayStation on wheels
Enlarge / Sony Honda Mobility will start taking orders for its AFEELA EV next year. Peter Nelson We’re…
AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing
Enlarge / Congress provides government support for other industries, so why not AM radio? Getty Images A controversial…
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles
Enlarge / Tesla is laying off around 500 staff who have worked on its Supercharger network, plus its…
Behind the wheel of CXC’s $600,000 off-road racing simulator
Enlarge / CXC Simulations needed to come up with something special for Norwegian Cruise Lines, so it built…
Ford BlueCruise driver assist under federal scrutiny following 2 deaths
Enlarge / BlueCruise allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel but not their eyes off the…
Tesla profits drop 55% as Elon Musk dodges cheap car questions
Enlarge / Tesla shares rose by almost 11 percent in premarket trading despite the disastrous financial results. CFOTO/Future…
Tesla’s 2 million car Autopilot recall is now under federal scrutiny
Enlarge / A 2014 Tesla Model S driving on Autopilot rear-ended a Culver City fire truck that was…
Honda to spend $11 billion on four EV factories in North America
Enlarge / Honda is investing CAD$15 billion (US $11 billion) to expand EV manufacturing in North America with…
Toyota will spend $1.4 billion to build electric 3-row SUV in Indiana
Enlarge / This Toyota factory in Indiana is getting a $1.4 billion investment so it can assemble a…
Mercedes’ electric G-Wagon is more capable than the gas version
Enlarge / Electric power has not robbed the G-Wagon of its off-road skills. If anything, it has enhanced…
Updating California’s grid for EVs may cost up to $20 billion
California’s electric grid, with its massive solar production and booming battery installations, is already on the cutting edge…
The 2024 Porsche Macan EV has character, pace, and the right badge
Enlarge / The third-generation Porsche Macan drops the internal combustion engine—this one is only available as a battery-electric…
Linux is now an option for safety-minded software-defined vehicle developers
Getty Images There’s a new Linux distro on the scene today, and it’s a bit specialized. Its development…
Tesla cuts Full Self Driving cost by 1/3 ahead of earnings call
Enlarge / Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” system just got a third cheaper. Edie Leong for The Washington Post…
Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal cover
Enlarge / The Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla On Monday, we learned that Tesla had suspended customer deliveries of its…
Why are groups of university students modifying Cadillac Lyriq EVs?
Enlarge / For the previous EcoCar 3 competition, student teams turned Camaro sportscars into hybrids. For the EcoCar…
DARPA’s AI test pilot successfully flew a dogfight against a human
Enlarge / The X-62A VISTA Aircraft flying above Edwards Air Force Base, California. Kyle Brasier, U.S. Air Force…
The 2024 Mercedes E 350 4Matic is the thriftiest luxury workhorse
Enlarge / The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is the brand’s workhorse, covering millions of km a year ferrying German taxi…
Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure
Enlarge / The Chinese automaker BYD has every other electric vehicle maker worried. John Keeble/Getty Images The United…
EV charging update in Google Maps includes “AI-powered” station info
Enlarge / EV charger status is coming to Google Maps. Google Google Maps is making itself friendlier for…
Feds expand investigation into Honda’s automatic emergency braking system
Enlarge / Honda’s forward collision warning system has always been sensitive. Now the NHTSA is investigating some Hondas…
EV fast-charging comes to condos and apartments
Enlarge / The Marina Palms condo development in Miami recently added an ADS-TEC ChargeBox DC fast charger for…
Cybertruck owners allege pedal problem as Tesla suspends deliveries
Enlarge / The Cybertruck remains a divisive vehicle. Jonathan Gitlin Tesla’s troubled Cybertruck appears to have hit yet…
Tesla to lay off more than 10 percent of its workers as sales slow
Enlarge / Tesla’s Shanghai factory in 2023. VCG/VCG via Getty Images Times are starting to get tough for…
“Ban Chinese electric vehicles now,” demands US senator
Enlarge / BYD electric cars stand at a BYD dealership on April 05, 2024, in Berlin, Germany. BYD,…
EV prices drop up to 20% as new and used inventory surges
Getty Images Among the many things upended by the pandemic was the traditional American car-buying experience. Factories were…
Is this plug taken? EV charging etiquette comes to “Modern Manners” book.
Enlarge / Don’t be a bad charging neighbor. Graham Hughes/Bloomberg via Getty Images Modern life can be fraught…
Sims show problems with F1’s plan for moveable wings in 2026
Enlarge / F1 has a few more months before it has to finalize the technical regulations for 2026.…
The 2024 Fiat 500e is a $34K EV that appeals to emotion, not logic
Enlarge / For now, Fiat’s sole US offering is the (RED) 500e, but future versions will arrive in…
Tesla settles Autopilot wrongful death suit, avoiding court trial
Enlarge / A photograph from the NTSB report into the crash. NTSB Yesterday, trial was due to begin…
A frozen lake and several Lamborghinis provide lessons on traction control
Enlarge / You can learn a lot about traction when there’s very little of it around. Michael Teo…
Wrongful death trial for Apple engineer killed in Tesla gets underway
Enlarge / Walter Huang’s Model X in a tow yard days after his fatal crash. Tesla and its…
The Maven: A user-friendly, $2K Cargo e-bike perfect for families on the go
B. Mole The first thing I should say in this bike review is that I am not a…
Ford cuts EV plans even as it becomes nation’s second-largest EV brand
Enlarge / Electric F-150 sales are up 80 percent year over year. Ford Ford has caught a case…
Tesla scraps its plan for a $25,000 Model 2 EV
Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Tesla has abandoned plans to develop an affordable electric Model 2, according…
Unleash the beast: High Performance Cycle’s electric mountain bike
John TImmer I found myself in the air long enough to give some thought to how I could…
Tesla deliveries drop 8.5 percent year over year in first decline since 2020
Getty Images | SOPA Images Tesla delivered 386,810 vehicles in the first quarter of 2024, an 8.5 percent…
Carmakers give up on software that avoids kangaroos
Enlarge / Once they go airborne, collision avoidance software can’t make sense of kangaroos. Shane Williams is always…
How Volvo made rear-wheel drive work on ice for the EX30 SUV
Enlarge / The cheapest version of Volvo’s affordable EX30 is rear-wheel drive, but there’s no reason to be…
EV bargains to be found as Hertz sells off some of its electric cars
Enlarge / Hertz currently has more than a thousand Bolt EUVs for sale as they leave its rental…
EV buyers want SUVs and sedans, not minivans or trucks, survey says
Enlarge / Edmunds surveyed 300 car buyers who were considering a new EV in January 2024. Getty Images…
Yamaha and Lola pair up to enter Formula E next season
Enlarge / After a 10-year gap, Lola is back developing an electric racecar, or at least the powertrain…
US pricing announced for the Polestar 4 EV; starts at $54,900
Enlarge / The Polestar 4 went on sale in China late last year, then in Europe and Australia…
Genesis unveils its take on the big luxury EV—the Neolun Concept
Enlarge / This concept points the way to a future Genesis flagship SUV. Jonathan Gitlin NEW YORK—You can…
Testing the 2024 BMW M2—maybe the last M car with a manual transmission
Enlarge / BMW’s M2 might be the last M car it builds with three pedals and a stick…
GM stops sharing driver data with brokers amid backlash
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images After public outcry, General Motors has decided to stop sharing driving data from…
Carmakers’ shady data sharing takes spotlight in GM connected car scandal
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Few Ars readers will have been surprised by the news from last week…
Here’s BMW’s electric replacement for the X3—production starts in 2025
CASCAIS, Portugal—BMW is one of the more advanced automakers when it comes to electrification. Its current portfolio of…
Lincoln Corsair PHEV review: A luxury car shouldn’t squeak this much
Enlarge / We like the interior styling, and it rides well and is rather efficient. But the interior…
New EPA, DOE fuel regs give automakers longer to reduce CO2 emissions
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images This week, the US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have…
Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts
Enlarge / A pit stop during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in early March evokes how the…
The Honda CR-V e:FCEV is a plug-in fuel-cell hybrid nobody asked for
Enlarge / We still think hydrogen fuel cells make more sense for static generators like the ones in…
F1’s pursuit of sustainability drives Pirelli to unveil forest-friendly tires
Enlarge / You’ll notice the Forest Stewardship Council’s logo on the sidewall to the right of the Pirelli…
Here’s what we know about the Audi Q6 e-tron and its all-new EV platform
Enlarge / This is Audi’s next electric vehicle, the Q6 e-tron SUV. Audi MUNICH—Audi’s new electric car platform…
2025 Maserati Grecale Folgore review: A stylish SUV, but a hard EV sell
Enlarge / Maserati’s first electric SUV looks good, but the weight ruins the handling. Michael Teo Van Runkle…
Here’s how much the Polestar 3 will cost when it goes on sale in Q2 2024
Enlarge / Polestar is running a few months late with its next EV, but US deliveries should begin…
GM uses AI tool to determine which truck stops should get EV chargers
Enlarge / A 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV WT at a pull-through charging stall located at a flagship Pilot…
Harbinger delivers first customer electric truck chassis to RV maker Thor
Enlarge / Harbinger’s chassis mounts the eAxle and battery modules between the chassis rails. Harbinger It seems that…
2024 Lincoln Nautilus first drive: A sea change for Lincoln’s middle child
Enlarge / The Lincoln Nautilus is now in its fourth generation. Lincoln PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—Lincoln is one of…
The 2025 Porsche Panamera perfectly balances luxury ride and great handling
Enlarge / BIgger air intakes, steeper headlights, and more pronounced fenders are the visual hallmarks of the 3rd-generation…
Raspberry Pi-powered AI bike light detects cars, alerts bikers to bad drivers
Velo AI Whether or not autonomous vehicles ever work out, the effort put into using small cameras and…
An EV that charges 30% faster? Volvo and Breathe think their tech can do it
Enlarge / Volvo’s electric powertrains are going to get a bit smarter with Breathe’s new real-time battery-management system.…
Here’s Porsche’s newest EV, the 1,000-horsepower Taycan Turbo GT
Enlarge / Porsche’s midlife refresh for the Taycan arrives this summer. Among the changes is a new model…
Apple and Tesla feel the pain as China opts for homegrown products
Enlarge / Domestically made smartphones were much in evidence at the National People’s Congress in Beijing Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty…
Tesla’s Berlin factory shuts down after suspected transformer arson
Enlarge / Tesla halted production at the factory near Berlin and sent workers home after a fire at…
GM starts selling Chevy Blazer EVs again, cuts prices up to $6,250
Enlarge / Chevrolet suspended sales of the Blazer EV for three months as a result of software and…
Apple blew $10 billion on failed car project, considered buying Tesla
Aurich Lawson/Jonathan Gitlin/Getty Images Apple spent roughly $1 billion a year on its car project before canceling it…
Rivian reveals three new, smaller electric SUVs: The R2, R3, and R3X
Enlarge / From left to right, the Rivian R2, Rivian R3, and Rivian R3X. Rivian Today in California,…
Red Bull suspends alleged harassment victim in snowballing F1 scandal
Enlarge / Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner faced the media at an F1 press conference earlier…
Off-roading EVs find a home at King of the Hammers
Enlarge / EVs are making in-roads at the annual King of the Hammers event in California. Michael Teo…
Worried about roundabouts? Waze wants to help
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Waze, the navigation app owned by Google, is adding some new features.…
We drive Mini’s first electric crossover, the 2025 Countryman SE ALL4
Enlarge / Mini has made a fully electric version of its Countryman compact crossover, replacing the outgoing plug-in…
Dodge debuts the 2024 electric Charger Daytona, with 670 horsepower
Enlarge / Dodge has an all-new Charger on the way. Dodge Dodge unveiled a fully electric version of…
European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls
Enlarge / A car’s hazard warning lights will need a physical control to get a five-star EuroNCAP score…
Was F1 too boring? Watch these races instead
Getty Images Formula 1’s 2024 season burst into action this past weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The…
2024 Porsche 911 S/T review: Threading the needle
Enlarge / I wouldn’t blame you if you lost track of all the different variations on the Porsche…
It’s no accident: These automotive safety features flopped
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Turn signals have been a vehicle safety staple since they first appeared on…
The Ford F-150 Lightning’s latest headache? A stop-ship order
Enlarge / On February 9, Ford suspended shipments of model-year 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks to dealerships.…
Ford EVs gain access to Tesla Superchargers starting today
Enlarge / Ford was the first OEM to announce it was switching to J3400, and it’s the first…
After a decade of stops and starts, Apple kills its electric car project
Enlarge / Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, California. After 10 years of development, multiple changes in direction and…
Here’s what it’s like to charge an EV at Electrify America’s new station
Enlarge / A row of happy EVs charge with no drama, no phone calls to the support line,…
Smallish car, biggish price—we try out the 2024 BMW X2 M35i
Enlarge / BMW calls the X2 a Sport Activity Coupe. Jonathan Gitlin Last week, we told you about…
Automotive crash testing just got harder in 2024—which OEMs did well?
Enlarge / The Tesla Model Y has earned an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ for 2024. IIHS The Insurance…
New data shows which states were more deadly for pedestrians in 2023
Getty Images American pedestrians were at slightly less risk of being killed by a car last year. The…
Ford’s wacky electric Supervan 4.2 sets a new lap record at Bathurst
Enlarge / The Ford Performance Supervan 4.2 has spent a couple of weeks at Mount Panorama in Bathurst,…
Here’s what we know after three days of Formula 1 preseason testing
Enlarge / While it’s hard to read too much into preseason testing times, it’s also hard to see…
Honda’s first US-market EV is here—the 2024 Prologue, driven
Enlarge / Honda definitely doesn’t want you to think of the Prologue as a rebadged Chevy Blazer EV,…
Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows
Enlarge / Mercedes-Benz’s next EV will be the CLA, which makes use of the very efficient powertrain tech…
Cool cabin, plenty of infotainment lag: The 2025 Mini JCW Countryman
Enlarge / The new Mini Countryman is 5.3 inches (135 mm) longer and 3.9 inches (99 mm) taller…
White House to weaken climate-fighting fuel efficiency targets for 2030
Enlarge / Polluted street scenes like this will remain common in the United States, which will abandon ambitious…
That time the Morgan Motor Company designed a modern coupe, the Aeromax
Enlarge / No, it’s not the Batmobile—it’s the Morgan Aeromax. Morgan The Morgan Motor Company has been making…
Car dealers step up opposition to White House fuel efficiency targets
Richard Newstead/Getty Images Electric vehicle sales had a pretty good 2023 in North America, with more than 1.1…
BMW’s CE 02 scooter will tug your heartstrings, drain your wallet
Enlarge / It wasn’t the best weather for riding, but we braved the elements anyway to try out…
BYD may build electric vehicle factory in Mexico for US market
Enlarge / BYD does most of its manufacturing in China, but that is rapidly changing. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via…
Retail H2 stations close in California while H2 heavy trucking expands
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Shell has closed all seven of its retail hydrogen filling stations in California,…
Stellantis will finally adopt Tesla-style fast charger plug
Enlarge / Stellantis’ EV offerings in the US are few and far between. Stellantis The North American electric…
Chevrolet announces model year 2024 Equinox EV pricing
Enlarge / This is what the entry-level Chevrolet Equinox EV 1LT will look like. Chevrolet Chevrolet’s next battery…
Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in crackdown on car theft
Enlarge / A Flipper Zero device https://flipperzero.one/ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has identified an unlikely public enemy…
Ford rethinks EV strategy, is working on a smaller, cheaper EV platform
Enlarge / Americans love pickup trucks, but most pickup-truck loving Americans are not ready to go electric yet.…
Toyota invests another $1.3 billion for EV production in Kentucky
Enlarge / Toyota Kentucky currently churns out Camry sedans, but from next year it will also make electric…
Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles due to airbag seat sensor problem
Enlarge / The passenger airbag in some new Hondas and Acuras is very advanced and designed to prevent…
Andretti Cadillac didn’t snub Formula 1—F1’s email went to spam folder
Enlarge / Don’t you hate it when an important email ends up here? Getty Images Last week, Formula…
The new electric eSprinter out-performs, undercuts Rivian’s cargo van
Enlarge / Mercedes-Benz has electrified its Sprinter van and given it more range than Ford’s E-Transit or the…
The 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona put on very close racing for a record crowd
Enlarge / The current crop of GTP hybrid prototypes look wonderful, thanks to rules that cap the amount…
Tesla’s week gets worse: Fines, safety investigation, and massive recall
Enlarge / More than 2,000 Tesla model-year 2023 Model Y and Model 3s have suffered steering failure, according…
Lamborghini will make hybrid versions of all its cars to cut its CO2
Lamborghini When we think of Lamborghini, it’s hard not to think of sonorous, multi-cylinder, naturally aspirated engines. Long…
Ford CEO confirms complimentary charging adapters coming soon
Enlarge / Ford was the first OEM to switch from CCS1 to J3400, and it’s the first to…
Andretti’s GM-backed entry wanted to enter F1 in 2025, but F1 says no
Enlarge / Michael Andretti wants to take his racing empire to Formula 1, but he’s facing resistance. Daniel…
Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less
Enlarge / It’s not likely to totally replace your car, nor will it probably be your only bike.…
After ditching its hybrids, GM says it needs to build more hybrids
Enlarge / This is the Voltec plug-in hybrid powertrain from GM. It combines an internal combustion engine with…
Alaska Airlines says it found many loose bolts on its Boeing 737 Max 9s
Enlarge / The missing emergency door of Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency…
Cruise failed to disclose disturbing details of self-driving car crash
Enlarge / A Cruise robotaxi test vehicle in San Francisco. Cruise A law firm hired by the General…
The USPS agrees to buy six Canoo LDV electric vans, delivered by April
Enlarge / Canoo will supply six LDV 190s to the USPS by the end of this quarter. Canoo…
Here’s how Honda and GM are building production hydrogen fuel cells
Enlarge / Anode and cathode “inks” are applied to carbon-fiber paper. GM/Honda BROWNSTOWN, Mich.—Today, a joint venture between…
Here’s the production version of Porsche’s first electric Macan SUV
Enlarge / On the left, the 2024 Porsche Macan 4, on the right, the 2024 Porsche Macan Turbo.…
Tesla posts underwhelming financial results for Q4 2023
Enlarge / Tesla sold 1.2 million Model Y crossovers last year. John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images Tesla…
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
Enlarge / It actually feels intimidating standing next to a vehicle like this GMC Yukon Denali when the…
Will demand for the Volkswagen ID Buzz outstrip supply?
Enlarge / You don’t have to get a two-tone paint job on your ID Buzz, but it helps.…
The 2024 Kia EV9, an electric three-row SUV designed with the US in mind
Enlarge / The 2024 Kia EV9 takes many of the things people love about the Telluride but does…
What happens when you trigger a car’s automated emergency stopping?
Mercedes-Benz Most car accidents begin and end in a few seconds. That’s plenty of time to get in…
Ford’s CEO gives us a ride in the crazy electric transit Supervan 4.2
Enlarge / Everyone loves a good van, and Supervan 4.2 is a very good van. Ford Concorde, NC—On…
Ford pushes the off-road button with F-150 Lightning Switchgear
Enlarge / I normally prefer my performance cars on race circuits, but the Lightning Switchgear impressed this off-road…
BMW showed off hallucination-free AI at CES 2024
BMW The wave of AI hysteria at the 2024 CES in Las Vegas was predictable in many ways.…
Elon Musk gives Tesla ultimatum: Another 12% of shares or no AI, robotics
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images/Aurich Lawson Elon Musk says his ambitions to make Tesla more than just an automaker depend…
Volkswagen is adding ChatGPT to its infotainment system
Enlarge / From mid-2024, ChatGPT is coming to VWs. Volkswagen This year’s Consumer Electronics Show got underway in…
These are Honda’s concepts for its new family of EVs due in 2026
Enlarge / Honda says a production version of this car will go on sale in 2026. Honda The…
This tiny EV crossover from VinFast will go on sale in the US
Enlarge / If our comments are anything to go by, there is a huge demand out there for…
Tesla’s revamped Model 3 sedan has now gone on sale in the US
Enlarge / Look closely and you’ll spot the changes to the 2024 Tesla Model 3. Tesla Tesla might…
I parked a BMW from across the parking lot at CES 2024
Enlarge / Until now, remote parking systems have mostly required the parking lot or garage to fit expensive…
Lucid delivered just 6,001 electric sedans in 2023
Enlarge / Lucid has dropped the Air’s drag coefficient to just 0.197, making it the most aerodynamic car…
Hertz is selling 20,000 used EVs due to high repair costs
Hertz If you’re looking for an electric car bargain and you’re braver than the average bear, you might…
Biden administration awards $632M for EV charging in new funding round
Getty Images The federal government’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced on Thursday $632 million in grants…
Diesel enginemaker agrees to nearly $2 billion in fines with feds and California
Cummins Cummins, which makes diesel engines for trucks, among other products, will pay a record Clean Air Act…
A week with a Ford F-150 Lightning: This truck is too big for city life
Jonathan Gitlin I seem to be thinking a lot about Ford’s electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. Earlier…
Technical headaches put the brakes on GM’s big EV push
Enlarge / A GM Ultium battery pack like that found in the Lyriq. (credit: Santa Fabio for General…
Tesla sold 1.8 million electric vehicles in 2023
Getty Images | San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers Tesla found new homes for 1.8 million electric vehicles last year,…
Ford kills some F-150 Lightning trims, raises prices on others
Enlarge / The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro gets a plainer front treatment than the more expensive trims. Jonathan…
It’s a new year, and these are now the only EVs that get a tax credit
Getty Images It’s a new year, and while few of us still have the headache of needing to…
Here’s how the EPA calculates how far an EV can go on a full charge
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images How does the US Environmental Protection Agency decide how far an electric vehicle…
Chinese smartphone company says it wants to build a Porsche challenger
Enlarge / I know it looks like someone grafted the nose from a McLaren onto a Porsche Taycan,…
Here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson/Getty Images) The mince pies have been eaten, the crackers have been cracked, and the…
Daily range isn’t a problem with the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Enlarge / The previous Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s best-selling plug-in hybrid, apparently. Now the new one…
Love at first ride: The Specialized Turbo Creo 2 Comp gravel e-bike
Enlarge / The Specialized Turbo Creo 2 Comp taking a break from central Illinois gravel. Eric Bangeman If…
EVs and hybrids had a noticeable effect on US fuel consumption, says EPA
Getty Images I like the idea of drawing the year to a close with some good news for…
7.1 million miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo’s safety data looks good
Enlarge (credit: Waymo) Waymo on Wednesday released new crash data based on the company’s first 7.1 million miles…
What would you do with a used Rolls-Royce Olympus engine from Concorde?
Enlarge / British Airways Aerospatiale BAC Concorde taking off with afterburners blazing. aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images…
Turquoise taillights tell you this Mercedes is driving autonomously
Enlarge / Mercedes-Benz receives approvals for turquoise-colored automated driving marker lights in California and Nevada Mercedes-Benz Authorities in…
Not all pickups are work trucks—Toyota aims the 2024 Tacoma off-road
Enlarge / Yes, pickup trucks are used in work situations, but they’re also bought by people who want…
Disgraced Nikola founder Trevor Milton gets 4-year sentence for lying about EVs
Enlarge / Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corp., arrives at court in New York on Monday, Dec. 18,…
Here’s how Ducati made its motorbikes reliable under VW Group
Enlarge / In the past you needed to be brave to own an Italian motorcycle. Now you just…
The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer first drive: GM’s EV platform goes mainstream
Enlarge / The new Chevrolet Blazer EV is the latest electric vehicle to use General Motors’ Ultium battery…
Here’s how an off-road racing series will make its own hydrogen fuel
Enlarge / Extreme E travels to remote locations by boat and brings its own energy infrastructure with it.…
With the Heybike Ranger S, the S stands for scooter
John Timmer The arrival of e-bikes has blurred the lines between bicycles, mopeds, and scooters. Depending on what…
Tesla Model 3 may lose $7,500 tax credit in 2024 under new battery rules
Jonathan Gitlin Tesla has engaged in a series of price cuts over the past year or so, but…
Tesla recalls every car with Autopilot as feds say it’s too easily misused
Enlarge / Tesla says that Autopilot users should always keep both hands on the steering wheel. CBS More…
Cadillac announces fourth new electric SUV due in 2026 : The Vistiq
Enlarge / I’m not 100 percent sure, but it looks a lot like the Vistiq will be a…
GM justifies decision to ditch Apple CarPlay due to stability issues
Enlarge / The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq had an extremely good CarPlay implementation. But that’s gone from GM EVs…
Tesla unveils its latest humanoid robot, Optimus Gen 2, in demo video
Enlarge / The Tesla Optimus Gen 2 robot. Tesla | Benj Edwards On Tuesday, Tesla released a demo…
Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars
Enlarge / Tesla Cybertruck displayed at Lincoln Center in New York. Getty Images | Roman Tiraspolsky Tesla has…
Ford tells suppliers it’s halving F-150 Lightning production
Enlarge / Electric Ford F-150 Lightnings being built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford…
Porsche gives Ars a look inside its next EV: The all-electric Macan
Enlarge / Porsche’s all-electric Macan is almost on sale. Porsche LEIPZIG, Germany—The Porsche Macan has carved out a…
Mazda not ready to bet on EVs but says more plug-ins for the US market
Mazda Electrification is a big challenge if you’re a small automaker. And Mazda is a small automaker, one…
Revisiting the Ford Mustang Mach-E—how’s the pony EV doing 3 years later?
Enlarge / The Ford Mustang Mach-E is now in its third year of production, so it felt like…
Ford F-150 Lightnings will soon offer home AC power, possibly cheaper than grid
Enlarge / It’s a hefty plug, but it has to be so that an F-150 Lightning can send…
EV battery swaps will be tested with the Fiat 500e in 2024
Enlarge / This is what Ample’s battery modules look like. Ample A small fleet of rideshare Fiat 500e…
White House threatens to veto anti-EV bill just passed by US House
L. Toshio Kishiyama/Getty Images The White House’s plan to boost electric vehicle adoption came under heavy fire in…
Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change?
Getty Images Its original name is an ALDL, short for Assembly Line Diagnostic Link, or Assembly Line Data…
The Morgan XP-1 is an extremely eccentric English electric vehicle
Enlarge / The British car company Morgan is unashamedly throwback in many regards, but it hasn’t forgotten about…
Want a small, cheap EV? The Fiat 500e is coming to the US in 2024
Enlarge / The Fiat 500e returns to the US early in 2024. Fiat It probably hasn’t escaped your…
Electric vehicles are better than gas-powered cars in winter—here’s why
Getty Images Objectively speaking, a battery-electric vehicle provides a superior driving experience in cold and inclement weather to…
Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator
Getty Images US Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is one of the more technologically engaged of our elected lawmakers.…
Hyundai Ioniq 6 tops list of fastest-charging EVs; Chevy Bolt ranks last
Getty Images Despite the fact that most of us generally drive short distances when we get in our…
Hyundai and Kia completely rethink the EV drive unit with Uni Wheel idea
Enlarge / This image shows the Uni Wheel concept in three different stages of articulation. Hyundai We like…
Porsche summons old-school cool with the 2024 911 Sport Classic
Enlarge / We never get tired of seeing the different ways Porsche finds to tweak the venerable 911.…
Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says
Getty Images Earlier this week, we learned of an effort by some auto dealers to pump the brakes…
Elon’s Edsel? The Tesla Cybertruck went on sale today
Enlarge / It will probably be a while before you see these on the road, but some Tesla…
Automatic bike transmission concept is wild and spiky—and could be a big shift
Enlarge / Haven Mercer’s prototype front assembly for an automatic bike transmission. Haven Mercer Depending on how you…
Tough battery-sourcing requirement for EV tax credit may be relaxed
Enlarge / Democratic Senators Joe Manchin (Left) and Debbie Stabenow (Right) don’t exactly see eye to eye on…
EVs have 79% more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports
Getty Images Widely accepted wisdom has it that electric vehicles are easier to maintain than those with internal…
Job losses likely at VW as the people’s car brand becomes uncompetitive
Enlarge / The VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen The Volkswagen passenger car brand looks set to lay…
Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Pity the poor car dealers. After making record profits in the wake of…
Sensible power output makes the DBA Mini eMastered a huge amount of fun
Enlarge / David Brown Automotive makes modernized minis with electric power for well-heeled buyers. David Brown Automotive Have…