StoreDot delivers fast-charging batteries for real-world EV testing, claims 100 miles in five minutes
Israeli startup StoreDot has begun shipping samples of its fast-charging batteries to automakers for real-world EV testing. The samples are 30-Ah lithium-ion pouch cells “in EV form...
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV confirmed at $30,000 for 250-mile base model
Early this year GM laid out an enticing price of $30,000 for its 2024 Chevy Equinox EV fully electric compact crossover due in fall 2023. On Thursday GM confirmed it’s planning to keep to that...
Jeep Recon EV: Electric Wrangler “brother” is one of three production-bound EVs revealed
Jeep on Thursday revealed what it called the next phase of its shift to an all-electric lineup for Europe by 2030 and a target of half EV sales by then in the U.S. The first of these fully...
VW ID.Buzz review, EPA diesel-truck crackdown, Lightyear funding: Today’s Car News
The EPA cracks down on diesel “tunes” for trucks with millions in fines. Lightyear gets more investment for its higher-volume solar EV. And we drive the ID.Buzz electric Microbus, but for Americans...
Review: 2024 VW ID.Buzz EV counters crossover culture with iconoclastic pizzazz
Volkswagen’s highly anticipated ID.Buzz electric van gets it right. Mostly. A couple weeks ago I was able to spend much of the day with production-spec versions of the 2024 VW ID.Buzz and...
Tesla Crashes At 100 MPH At Salt Flats: Family Of Five Survives
Several media outlets are reporting about a recent Tesla crash that occurred at the Bonneville Salt Flats, an area in Utah that’s popular for putting cars through the paces in what seems like...
Solar car maker: “High-volume” Lightyear 2, international expansion spurred with new investment
Dutch startup Lightyear on Tuesday announced a roughly $80 million investment the firm said will help spur development of a mass-market solar-assisted electric car. Lightyear in June revealed that...
California grid, Lucid Air Pure, Buick EV shift, EV weight gain and road safety: Today’s Car News
Lucid teases more affordable versions of its Air being made. Buick offers buyouts to its dealers unconvinced of the EV shift. An ongoing California heat wave serves to emphasize the importance of...
Ford Mustang Mach-E Owner Drives Through Their Garage Wall
Electric vehicles have a whole lot of power, and it’s instant. If you haven’t driven one and aren’t familiar with instant torque and ridiculous acceleration, you should proceed...
Will the extra weight of EVs vs. ICE vehicles worsen road safety?
Current EVs generally weigh hundreds if not thousands more pounds than comparable internal-combustion vehicles due to heavy battery packs, and that might compromise road safety. So argues a recent...
Buick offers dealer buyouts in advance of EV remake for GM brand
General Motors will offer buyouts to U.S. Buick dealers uninterested in remaining with the brand for its EV remake, the head of Buick said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published...
California rule will make EV charging more affordable, reduce load on grid
A new California rule could pave the way for more affordable—and more efficient—EV charging. As reported by Canary Media (via ChargedEVs), the California Public Utilities Commission recently...
Rivian Camp mode, California heat-wave EV charging, US batteries for Toyota and Honda EVs: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker is first using CATL’s cell-to-pack battery tech for 600-plus miles of range? In which U.S. state have EVs passed 15% of overall new-vehicle sales? This is our look back at the Week...
Next-Gen Porsche Taycan Reportedly Coming In 2027, Joined By Electric Panamera
According to reports Porsche is already developing a second generation of its popular Taycan sports sedan, meanwhile an electric Panamera is also in the works. While many speculated the Taycan would...
Lucid Air Pure undercuts the Model S in price and efficiency, and it’s nearing production
California’s Lucid Motors, which just last week started taking reservations for its most expensive model yet, the quarter-million-dollar, 1,200-plus hp Air Sapphire, might already be starting...
Toyota EV shift, BMW fuel-cell SUV, California heat and EV charging: Today’s Car News
Toyota is shifting some of its ICE plants over to EV batteries. BMW starts making fuel-cell stacks. And California doesn’t want you charging during today’s Labor Day weekend traffic time. This and...
Does Toyota’s plan to convert engine plants into battery factories signal a stronger EV shift?
Earlier this week, Toyota announced a $5.6 billion investment plan to produce batteries for fully electric vehicles in Japan and the U.S. That includes a $2.5 billion expansion of a North Carolina...
Leading into Labor Day weekend, California asks EV drivers to limit charging
California last week enshrined its 2035 ban on sales of new gasoline vehicles that don’t plug in. And now this week it’s telling the relatively few EV drivers in the state to hold off on plugging in...
2023 Mercedes EQS SUV starts at $105,550, EPA range up to 305 miles for US-made EV
Mercedes-Benz on Thursday confirmed pricing and trim levels for its upcoming fully electric flagship EQS SUV in the U.S. With the announcement, Mercedes gave a first indication of the model line’s...
Sono hits 20,000 reservations for its $30,000 Sion solar EV
Germany’s Sono Motors confirmed on Thursday that it has 20,000 direct consumer reservations for its upcoming Sion solar-supplemented EV that, if you don’t drive much, might seldom if ever cost...