EV materials from Japan may be tax-credit-eligible with trade pact
A trade pact could make EVs with battery materials sourced from Japan eligible for federal tax credits, the Japan Times reported Tuesday. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires major battery...
Aptera driver-assist tech, 2024 Sonata design, used Tesla prices plunge: Today’s Car News
Prices on used EV have fallen dramatically, and the Tesla Model 3 leads the way. Aptera is the first to use open-source-based Openpilot for driver-assist tech. LG plans a mammoth Arizona plant. And...
Aptera solar EV will be first to get Openpilot driver-assist tech
Aptera will integrate the Openpilot driver-assistance system with its electric three-wheeler, giving the vehicle, which is classified as an autocycle, tech similar to passenger cars. Openpilot will...
Cruise Chevy Bolt Rear-Ends Municipal Bus, The Company Responds
A driverless Chevrolet Bolt operated by GM’s Cruise robotaxi company was involved in a light accident a couple of days ago in San Francisco, where it rear-ended a municipal bus that was on the right...
LG plans $5.5B Arizona battery plant as largest in America
LG Energy Solution on Friday announced a $5.5-billion battery manufacturing complex in Queen Creek, Arizona. The company claims the plant will be the largest battery-making investment in the U.S. to...
Tesla Dashcam Captures Insane Accident Where A Kia Takes Flight On The Freeway
As accidents captured on Tesla’s built-in dashcam go, the one embedded below is one of the most frightening that we’ve seen so far, but it’s worth mentioning that the driver of the car walked away...
Watch Tesla Model S Drag Strip Mode In Action, Learn How It Works
While we imagine many people have heard of the Tesla Model S Plaid, and perhaps they’re even aware of its ridiculous acceleration, fewer folks are likely apprised of Tesla’s Drag Strip...
Tesla Model S Plaid Shockingly Dominates At Drag Strip After Wreck
The Tesla Model S Plaid is not just quick, but the quickest production car to date. According to Tesla, it can rocket from zero to 60 mph in just under 2 seconds, provided the conditions are right....
Tesla Model 3 leads a nosedive in used EV prices
Used car prices have fallen sharply over the past year, led by the Tesla Model 3, according to new analysis from iSeeCars. Overall used car prices are down 4.7% from September and 8.7% from a year...
Nissan Ariya e-4orce, Dodge Hornet PHEV, Kia EV5, Ford Explorer EV: The Week in Reverse
Which EV brand started including Tesla Superchargers in its interface? Which state is running out of money for its EV rebates, partly because sales are so strong? This is our look back at the Week...
Rivian adds compatible Tesla Superchargers to its navigation app
Rivian has added locations of compatible Tesla Superchargers to its navigation app, allowing R1S and R1T drivers to more easily find the Superchargers Tesla is opening up to EVs from other...
Ford CEO teases 2025 electric pickup as Millennium Falcon of trucks
Ford on Friday confirmed the project name for its next-generation electric truck: Project T3. Short for “Trust The Truck,” the project aims to create a truck that’s “fully updatable, constantly...
Audi Q4 E-Tron review, Mullen GT, in-wheel motors in cars: Today’s Car News
The flashy Qiantu K50 that looked like a Chinese rival to the Tesla Roadster is back with a U.S. plan. In-wheel motors make their debut in a passenger car. And the Q4 E-Tron leaves us underwhelmed....
Test drive: 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron underwhelms
The Audi Q4 E-Tron doesn’t channel the charm or the appeal that those loyal to the Four Ring brand have come to expect. To them or to the EV-savvy, it’s going to reveal itself as a...
Insider Shares More On Tesla’s Project Highland AKA Model 3 Refresh
It’s no secret Tesla is working on a significant refresh for the Model 3, which is known as “Project Highland.” Several test prototypes have already been spotted with camouflaged...
Dongfeng claims world’s first passenger cars with in-wheel motors
Chinese automaker Dongfeng has launched a production model with in-wheel motors from supplier Protean Electric. In press releases, Protean claims the Dongfeng Fengshen E70 is the...
Qiantu K50 electric sports car revamped for US as Mullen GT
Mullen Automotive still plans to bring the Chinese-developed Qiantu K50 electric supercar to the U.S., but now under a different name and with a different assembly location. The U.S. version of the...
Report: CATL’s New Qilin Battery Enters Series Production
The latest media reports from China say that CATL began series production of its new Qilin battery systems. According to The Paper (via CnEVPost), the company launched mass production to support the...
Dodge Hornet PHEV drive, Hyundai charging robot, Mexico and EVs: Today’s Car News
We drive the first plug-in Dodge and get PowerShots. Hyundai shows a charging robot that could be used for self-driving cars or accessibility features. And Mexico is building a lot of EVs but not...
Review: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid puts performance first
The 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T is a small, plug-in hybrid SUV with a mission that has little to do with running on grid electricity, lowering emissions, or saving fuel. Instead, this affordable model...