Mazda boosts EV target to 40% by 2030, plans new hybrid system
Mazda is now aiming to make EVs account for as much as 40% of its global sales by 2030, and plans to introduce a new hybrid system before then, according to an update of the automaker’s...
Tesla Cybertruck Preorders Claimed To Surpass 1.6 Million
The Tesla Cybertruck was first unveiled as a prototype in November 2019 with the promise that it would enter production in late 2021. Tesla then had to postpone the start of production several...
Domino’s commits to 800 Chevy Bolt EV pizza delivery cars
Domino’s is rolling out a nationwide fleet of 855 Chevrolet Bolt EV pizza delivery cars, with the first 100 vehicles scheduled to arrive later this month. Wearing a lightning-bolt-infused...
Rumor: BYD Might Introduce A Plug-In Pickup Truck Model
BYD might be interested in entering the pickup truck segment, according to unofficial media reports in China. First, such a possibility was hinted at by local auto media Yiche, suggesting that a...
GM dealers are working on Teslas, claims thousands of repairs
General Motors dealerships have repaired thousands of Tesla electric cars, GM claimed in its annual investor day presentation. First spotted by Barron’s, a slide in the presentation simply...
Porsche Taycan lessons, US heartland EV adoption, EV vs. ICE price parity: Today’s Car News
EV adoption in the U.S. heartland lags, but it may soon change. GM and Volvo see EV vs. ICE price parity by 2025. And Porsche reveals some lessons it’s learned from its Taycan electric car. This and...
EV adoption lags in the US heartland, but that may soon change
In stark contrast to California, where EV sales have cracked 15% of the vehicle market, United States EV adoption remains sluggish in the middle portion of the nation. But a change could be...
Latest Tesla “Brake Failure” Incident Causes Comedy In China
Back in 2021, we published several articles covering an interesting situation that unfolded in China related to Tesla’s “brake failure.” It all started with a protest at the...
GM, Volvo: EVs won’t cost more than gas vehicles by 2025
For mass adoption to succeed, EVs will need to sell at prices comparable to internal-combustion cars while still generating profits for their manufacturers. Despite recent supply-chain issues...
Porsche is moving fast into EVs: Lessons learned from Taycan
In 2013, German carmakers got their hands on Tesla Model S luxury four-door sport sedans and tore them apart. An industry insider in that country told us the Model S was a massive shock to Audi,...
2023 Toyota Prius, bZ EV concept, Lucid Gravity, Porsche PPE: The Week in Reverse
Why did Tesla decide to rename its fast-charging connector and open it up to other companies now? Which Model S rival beats it in driving range with a smaller battery pack? This is our look back at...
Why Fiat is bringing back the 500e EV it once asked Americans not to buy
The reborn 2024 Fiat 500e is coming to the U.S., Stellantis confirmed this week, although not until the first quarter of 2024. This won’t be the first time Fiat has sold the 500e in the U.S....
Hyundai Home helps EV buyers set up charging, solar, energy storage
Hyundai this week released details of Hyundai Home, a service that allows EV owners to shop home charging, solar, and energy storage hardware through one website. Announced in 2021 as a home-energy...
Magna starts production of Fisker Ocean EV in Austria
Production of the Fisker Ocean has started on schedule at contractor Magna Steyr’s Austrian factory, Fisker announced at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. That paves the way for its planned U.S....
2023 Toyota Prius, Toyota EV concept, Nissan EV perks, Genesis convertible: Today’s Car News
Toyota teases a compact electric SUV. Genesis considers an electric convertible. Nissan wraps in new perks for EV shoppers. And a new generation of the Prius and Prius Prime have bowed. This and...
Nissan sweetens Ariya and Leaf EV ownership with these perks
Nissan announced new ownership perks for the Ariya and Leaf that could be a selling point for these EVs when the strong supply-pinched market starts to cool off. Called Nissan EV Carefree+, the...
Genesis mulls electric drop-top with X Convertible Concept
There are few electric convertibles of any brand or price range, but Genesis hinted that it may join this small group with a new concept car unveiled this week in Malibu California. The Genesis X...
Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept Is A “Vision Of The Very Near Future”
In December 2021, Toyota stunned the automotive world by previewing more than a dozen electric vehicle concepts, including five bZ-branded models. Among them was a crossover called bZ Compact SUV...
Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept might signal more US EVs
Toyota on Wednesday night revealed a concept SUV teasing one potential direction Toyota might soon take in a production electric vehicle. The bZ Compact SUV Concept is a “nod to the near...
Genesis X Concept Drops Its Top, Becomes Convertible At LA Auto Show
The Genesis X Convertible is the final design in the Korean automaker’s X series of two-door concepts, after the initial X Concept coupe and the X Speedium Coupe two-door shooting brake. The latest...