2024 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2025 4Runner are similar — but different
The redesigned 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser goes on sale this spring with a higher price and lower volume expectations than the upcoming 2025 Toyota 4Runner, due late this year. Toyota admits there will...
2025 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter adds smaller battery, shorter wheelbase
The Mercedes-Benz eSprinter electric van debuted for the 2024 model year with a long 170-inch wheelbase, a large 113-kwh battery, and a high roof. For 2025, it adds a shorter 144-inch-wheelbase...
Rivian grades chargers, China’s battery problem, EV ownership cost: Today’s Car News
China is making too many EV batteries. Rivian is applying real-world letter grades to EV fast-chargers for smoother route planning. And despite depreciation woes, many EVs still pay back big over...
Rivian EV route planner will grade charging networks
Rivian announced Monday that its vehicles will plan routes around charger reliability in a new way—by grading each real-world charge site. The change is part of Rivian’s Software Update 2024.11.01,...
First Shift: The UAW’s strategy to unionize the south
• The UAW’s strategy to unionize the south • Suppliers face EPA scrutiny • Ford’s driver assist in use during fatal crash • GM plant set for retooling downtime • 2025 GMC Yukon...
Report: China now makes enough batteries for global EV production
China already has enough battery manufacturing capacity to supply all global EV production, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. BNEF estimates to global battery-cell demand for both EVs and...
Chery to sign platform deal with premium European brand
Chery’s Chairman, Yin Tongyue, said two premium European marques want to use a platform from the Chinese automaker.
‘Full Self-Driving’ Teslas Keep Slamming Into Curbs
Tesla’s latest release of its Full-Self Driving software has received a lot of positive reception from owners. But as the automaker released a month-long trial of FSD to all vehicles in...
Half of 2024 EVs have lower 5-year ownership cost vs. ICE
Many EVs have a lower five-year cost of ownership than comparable gasoline models, according an annual roundup from Vincentric, a source for ownership cost calculations for websites and...
Greg McGuire explores Mcity’s next chapter (Episode 246)
The managing director of the connected and autonomous vehicle test track details the facility’s evolution into a makerspace for mobility innovation that encompasses a data engine and mixed-reality...
Fiat 500e review, F-150 Lightning price cut, diesel hybrids, curbside EV chargers: Today’s Car News
Do EVs need a breakthrough in battery energy density before they make environmental sense? And which luxury EV is bringing back the appearance of an internal combustion grille? Will fake tailpipes...
Ford Mustang Mach-E Had BlueCruise On During Fatal Texas Crash, Investigators Say
In February this year, a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E struck a stationary Honda CR-V on a Texas highway. The Honda driver sustained fatal injuries, while the Mach-E driver survived with minor...
First Shift: Buick designs to bring in more sales?
• Buick designs to bring in more sales? • Volkswagen aims for better quality • CarMax Q4 net income falls • Corvette’s new...
EPA’s push to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ brings scrutiny to EV components
The EPA is moving to rid waterways of cancerous PFAS chemicals, but the auto industry still relies on some of them for crucial components and materials, including those used in EVs.
Mercedes EQS refresh, curbside EV chargers, full-size pickup sales: Today’s Car News
Lamppost charging is coming to more U.S. cities soon. Sagging full-size pickup sales might soon impact EV plans. And is a grille looking more like that of combustion versions what Mercedes needs to...
Sales of big pickups help bankroll EV push, but they’re sinking
Sales of expensive full-size pickup trucks from the Detroit Three automakers fell in the first quarter of 2024 which, as a Bloomberg report explains, could negatively impact those automakers’...
2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS gets more range, better brakes, and a fake grille
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan gets a number of updates for its third model year. The refreshed EV arrives at U.S. dealerships later this year, with pricing to be revealed closer to that...
Voltpost rolls out curbside US EV chargers: Here’s how they look
Charging company Voltpost is preparing to roll out its lamppost EV chargers in major U.S. metro areas like New York, Chicago, and Detroit. The company on Thursday announced that it had...
Fiat 500e review, F-150 Lightning price cuts, BMW and Rimac: Today’s Car News
The Fiat 500e is back, and we drove it in its element. Rimac is working on battery cells for future BMW EVs. And official Ford F-150 Lightning prices are heading back downward. This and more, here...
Alfa Romeo returns to small cars with Milano electric crossover
The Milano could become Alfa Romeo’s best-selling model because the small crossover segment is Europe’s largest, and continues to grow.