Ford battery plans, Taycan range and efficiency gains, USPS gives in: Today’s Car News
The US Postal Service gives in to pressure and makes a major boost in the number of electric mail delivery trucks it’s ordering. The Porsche Taycan gets better range, plus a bunch of other updates....
Cruise Robotaxi Passenger Taken To Hospital After Driverless Taxi Crash
Over a month ago, on June 3, news broke about an accident involving one of the few dozen Cruise autonomous taxi cabs that are operating in certain parts of San Francisco. We reported at the time...
USPS gives in to pressure, boosts plan for electric vehicles to half of future fleet
Pressured by the White House, Congress, and environmental groups, the United States Postal Service (USPS) now plans for electric vehicles to comprise half of its future mail-truck fleet. The Postal...
Ford aims to boost EV production—and LFP batteries are part of it
Demand far exceeds supply for electric vehicles such as the Ford F-150 Lightning and Ford Mustang Mach-E. But on Thursday, Ford confirmed some of the details on how it’s going to take advantage of...
Software update will bring range, efficiency boost to 2023 Porsche Taycan—earlier models, too
The 2023 Porsche Taycan gets updated software that will provide a range and efficiency boost. And that same software will be offered for older Taycan models. New software changes aspects of the...
Jury Finds Tesla Just 1% Liable For Fatal Crash That Killed Teens
You may remember, back in May 2018, two teenagers were killed after the driver crashed a Tesla Model S into a concrete wall while traveling at 116 mph. The car immediately caught fire, and another...
Hyundai $20,000 EV, Blazer EV patrol car, solid-state CO2 benefits, VW’s Scout: Today’s Car News
Volkswagen shifts its top U.S. executive over to Scout. Solid-state batteries could help give EVs a lighter carbon footprint. Hyundai is working on a cheap electric small car. And GM confirms...
Rich Rebuilds Drives Lucid Air And Reviews It In Typical Fashion
Rich from Rich Rebuilds isn’t your typical car reviewer, which is why his first contact and drive of a Lucid Air resulted in a video that sounds like it’s making fun of the vehicle, when in reality...
Solid state tech could reduce EV batteries’ carbon footprint by 39%, research suggests
Solid state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of electric cars by 39%, according to a new report commissioned by environmental advocacy group Transport & Environment (T&E)....
Report: Hyundai is developing a $20,000 EV for Europe
Hyundai is developing an affordable EV for Europe that would cost roughly $20,000, the automaker’s European marketing boss said in a recent interview with Automotive News Europe. This...
New Tesla Supercharger Design Emerges In Technical Drawings
Another day brings another hint about the rumored V4 Tesla Supercharging, which is expected to be introduced in the near future. Twitter user John Harris released technical drawings of a planned...
Chevy Blazer EV Police Pursuit Vehicle likely to speed patrols’ electric shift
The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV that was revealed earlier this week might soon be one to look out for in the rearview mirror—not just because it includes a go-fast SS version. GM confirmed that it’s...
VW shifts US CEO to lead Scout electric truck brand, aims for 25 EVs across US brands by 2030
Volkswagen has tapped its top U.S. executive to lead the newly established Scout brand, the automaker announced late Tuesday. Scott Keogh, who is president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of...
Rivian R1T Is Quietly Impressive During Tractor Pull
Rivian gave its top of the range R1T four motors, one for each wheel, for a grand total of 835 horsepower and 908 pound-feet (1,231 Nm), allowing it to sprint to sixty in just 3.3 seconds, quicker...
Chevy Blazer EV revealed, lower-priced VW ID.4, flagship Porsche electric SUV: Today’s Car News
Volkswagen’s ID.4 is shifting to American-made and becoming more affordable. Porsche is working on a flagship electric SUV. And the Chevy Blazer EV will cover a wide range of wants and needs. This...
Porsche confirms new electric SUV project, could be flagship above Cayenne
The next-generation Porsche Macan is going electric, but on Monday the automaker announced another, more high-end, electric SUV project. “We plan to add a new luxury, all-electric SUV model to...
US-made VW ID.4 arriving later this year: Will it keep to $36,000 base price?
The 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 finally marks the start of United States production for the electric crossover, and adds a new base model, VW confirmed Monday in a press release detailing its...
Preview: 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV starts at $44,995, ends at 320 miles
Chevrolet unveiled the 2024 Blazer EV on Monday, and the battery electric crossover shares nothing except a name with the internal combustion Blazer that relaunched in 2018. “It’s Blazer in...
Ford hybrid recall, Mini electric convertible, Polestar 3 price, Vinfast stores: Today’s Car News
Polestar tips on pricing for its Model X-sized Polestar 3. Vinfast opens California stores. Mini teases the possibility of an electric convertible. And Ford is recalling a lot of late-model hybrids...
Report: South Carolina–built Polestar 3 electric SUV might start around $75,000
The Polestar 3 electric SUV could undercut some potential rivals in price when it launches in early 2023, according to a new report. Speaking at the Automotive News Europe World Congress, Polestar...