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New plug-in hybrids for 2025

by EVAI | March 30, 2025 | Reviews, Speed | 0 Comments

Are plug-in hybrids an on-ramp to fully electric vehicles, or undue cost and complexity? Are they something consumers asked for, or something created by bureaucrats and regulators? At least in some...

Review: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ gets smart, with batteries

by EVAI | March 29, 2025 | Reviews, Speed | 0 Comments

What’s in a name? The Escalade IQ is smarter, it turns out A big battery delivers 460 miles of range Cadillac delivers a big price, too: $129,990 For all its red-carpet appearances and...

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid: How we’d equip our Best Car To Buy 2025 winner

by EVAI | March 28, 2025 | Reviews, Speed | 0 Comments

Santa Fe Hybrid strikes the best value in base SEL trim with AWD for $40,975 It’s only $500 more than a similarly-equipped gas-only model But second-row captain’s chairs only come with...

Review: 2025 Ram Power Wagon and Rebel HD defend their mountain

by EVAI | March 28, 2025 | Reviews, Speed | 0 Comments

Mild design tweaks don’t change the off-road Ram trucks’ capabilities Ram Power Wagon still has no direct competitor 2025 Ram Power Wagon costs $74,235 and Rebel HD costs $70,740 The...

Could Jeep reinvent planetary hybrid tech for 4WD adventures?

by EVAI | March 28, 2025 | Reviews, Speed | 0 Comments

Stellantis may be looking to adapt planetary gear hybrid systems—like the one currently used in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivan—to more rugged vehicles, a patent...

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid: Best Car To Buy 2025

by EVAI | March 28, 2025 | Reviews, Speed | 0 Comments

The Santa Fe gains hybrid power, 36 mpg combined It outdoes the Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Kia Sorento, and looks like a Land Rover The Hybrid model costs only $500 more than the gas-only Santa Fe...

2026 Nissan Leaf details: Affordable EV will face 2026 Chevy Bolt EV

by EVAI | March 27, 2025 | General | 0 Comments

Next-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over the next two model years A broader range of U.S.-made...

Rivian spinoff focuses on small EVs, “ways to move beyond cars”

by EVAI | March 26, 2025 | General | 0 Comments

Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today’s cars or SUVs In-house-built for core...

Here are the EVs made in Mexico and Canada

by EVAI | March 26, 2025 | General | 0 Comments

Auto-industry tariffs coming in April, may bring immediate price hikes Mexico makes many U.S.-bound EVs, buys few of them EV tax credit still potentially applies to models made in Mexico and Canada...

Southern US states are set for the most EV range, data suggests

by EVAI | March 25, 2025 | General | 0 Comments

Extreme temperatures can affect electric vehicle range, but the extreme heat of the South is nothing to offset the extreme cold in other parts of the U.S., according to new findings. Vaisala, a...

2025 Subaru Outback

by EVAI | Mar 15, 2025 | Reviews, Speed

What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Subaru Outback? What does it compare to? The 2025 Subaru Outback is a rugged, comfortable five-seat vehicle that blurs the line between station wagon and midsize...

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N recalled because it might not stop

by EVAI | Mar 15, 2025 | Reviews, Speed

The fast and fun 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is being recalled because of a problem with its brakes that has resulted in at least one crash. The recall of 1,508 vehicles aims to address a software error...

VW ID.4, Audi Q4 E-Tron recall: 12V issue may strand drivers

by EVAI | Mar 15, 2025 | General

Volkswagen ID.4 and Audi Q4 E-Tron electric vehicles are being recalled because of an issue with their batteries—their 12-volt batteries, that is. In the 13,769 recalled vehicles—including a mix of...

2025 Acura ADX

by EVAI | Mar 14, 2025 | Reviews, Speed

What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Acura ADX? What does it compare to? The first-ever Acura ADX competes with other small crossovers ranging from the BMW X1 to the Lexus NX. Is the 2025 Acura ADX a...

Ford Ranger vs. Toyota Tacoma: Compare Pickup Trucks

by EVAI | Mar 14, 2025 | Reviews, Speed

Midsize pickups appeal to buyers who don’t need the vast space or extreme capability of full-size trucks but still want a vehicle that can work when needed. They’re also easier to...

2025 Ford Ranger

by EVAI | Mar 14, 2025 | Reviews, Speed

What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Ford Ranger? What does it compare to? The 2025 Ford Ranger is a midsize pickup truck that competes with the Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, and Nissan Frontier....

BMW iX3 debuts in September as first Neue Klasse EV

by EVAI | Mar 14, 2025 | General

The first of BMW’s next-generation electric vehicles will be unveiled in September at the 2025 Munich auto show, and will wear iX3 badging, the automaker confirmed Friday. BMW brought out a...

Lewis Hamilton put himself in remade “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” scene

by EVAI | Mar 14, 2025 | Reviews, Speed

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Longbow aims to make lightweight electric sports cars a reality

by EVAI | Mar 14, 2025 | General

A new startup has emerged to take on the challenge of developing a lightweight electric sports car. U.K.-based Longbow on Wednesday provided the first details on its open-top Speedster and Roadster...

Toyota reportedly plans hybrid powertrain for hot GR cars

by EVAI | Mar 14, 2025 | Reviews, Speed

Toyota has slowly expanded its offerings of GR-branded performance cars over the years, with models like the GR Corolla and GR Yaris attaining cult-like status in some markets. None of the cars...