Electric Cars

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you melded the best qualities of a plug-in hybrid and a hydrogen-powered vehicle? (What’s that? No? Okay, fair.) Well, Honda both asked that question and answered it with the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV, a model it’s calling “America’s first production plug-in hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.” It’s a mouthful

By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 25, 2024 A Tesla Cybertruck ended up with a bent rear bumper and a Dodge Ram-shaped imprint on its tailgate after it was involved in a rear-end collision. The Cybertruck owner has alleged that the incident was due in no small part to the Ram driver using his phone

The streets of Pompano Beach, Florida will be cleaner and quieter than ever starting this week, thanks to a new, all-electric Mack LR waste truck that was delivered last week! The city revealed the new truck in Coastal Waste & Recycling colors at a local e-mobility event last week. It’s the South Florida city’s first

The first two months of 2024 indicate that it will be a very challenging year for many EV manufacturers and Ford is one of them. According to Automotive News, Ford halted shipments of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning model over an undisclosed quality issue. The stop-ship order went into effect on February 9 and there is

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 24, 2024 Electric vehicles (EVs) don’t make nearly as much noise as vehicles with gas engines, though one automaker is looking to simulate the sound of a gas vehicle in one of its upcoming EVs. Dodge’s parent company, Stellantis, is set to add gas engine-like noise and vibrations to

Panning for gold in Alibaba’s electric vehicle catalog is bound to find some real doozies, such as this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Meet this fun little purple three-wheeled electric car that barely manages to fulfill the requirements of a car. The “Minitype 3 Seater Passenger Electric Passenger Tricycle” is quite

Software seems to be opening up endless possibilities in EVs. As if features like pumping artificial sounds through speakers, simulating manual gear shifts, and creating music through pedals weren’t innovative enough, automakers are now going one step further to ensure that some of you ICE car lovers don’t suffer from FOMO in the electric future.

By Joey Klender Posted on February 22, 2024 Elon Musk gave Rivian a bit of advice on how to survive past their reported forecasted bankruptcy in roughly six quarters, and it includes shades of what Tesla was forced to do to keep its doors open. Earlier today, we reported that Musk had a bit of

Just hours after Nikola announced that it had completed the first North American deliveries of its hydrogen fuel cell electric semi trucks, Biagi Bros. Logistics took to social media to post pictures of its new fleet of Nikolas. Plural. While we’ve seen a few stories about Nikola’s HFCEV semi trucks in recent weeks, all those

There’s no longer an expiration date on Mercedes-Benz combustion engines. Due to the recent trends of slower-than-expected demand for EVs, the German automaker is recalibrating its EV transition pace, cutting the number of electric models it expects to sell by 2030 in half, according to the company’s latest investor statement. Earlier, Mercedes-Benz had pledged to go

By Joey Klender Posted on February 21, 2024 Oregon’s super popular EV rebate program that ran out of money due to so many people applying for it is making a comeback after being suspended. Last year, we reported on the program, which was favorable for a number of reasons, including the fact that it brought

Photo: ABB E-mobility The first DC fast charging station in the US Southeast built with federal funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program just broke ground. The Southeast’s first NEVI-funded and compliant charging station will be at Circle K in Richmond, Kentucky, along the Interstate 75 corridor. It will feature 180 kW ABB

The Dacia Spring might not ring a bell in the United States, but in Europe, it’s known as one of the cheapest electric cars on the market. It’s small, it doesn’t have a lot of range, and it’s not particularly powerful, but with a price as low as $13,000 (12,000 Euro) after incentives, it’s hard

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 19, 2024 Multiple reports say that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is set to propose lighter annual requirements on emissions and electric vehicle (EV) sales, expected to be made public next month. The Biden administration is expected to propose easing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements on emissions and EV

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Model Drive EPARange 0-60mph(sec) TopSpeed(mph) 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire 20-in (F) 21-in (R) AWD 427 mi 1.89* 205 2024 Tesla Model S Plaid 19-in AWD 359 mi* 1.99* 200 2024 Tesla Model X Plaid (6 seat) 20-in AWD 326 mi* 2.5* 149 2023 Porsche Taycan Turbo S 21-in AWD 222 mi 2.6 161 2024 Tesla

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 18, 2024 Elon Musk has touted real-world simulation and video generation at Tesla, following the release of OpenAI’s Sora generative video model. OpenAI announced the text-to-video generative model Sora on Thursday on its website, showing off a bunch of generative AI videos that the system had created. Following the

Electric vehicles don’t work well in the cold? Nobody told Volvo CE – and they’re putting a fleet of battery electric equipment assents to work, collaborating with Sweden’s largest ski resorts to go fully fossil free. Volvo CE has been working on a pilot project with Swedish resort company SkiStar to develop a roadmap towards more

In recent years, the American car market has been pushed toward becoming a significantly more electric one by the Biden Administration’s strict Environmental Protection Agency rules. Those car tailpipe emission rules are so strict that they could result in two-thirds of all new cars having emissions at all by 2032. But now, after months of

By Joey Klender Posted on February 16, 2024 The Tesla Cybertruck landed in Tokyo today, making its most recent stop in the tour across Asia. The Cybertruck arrived in Japan for the first time, and it drew plenty of crowds at the display event where Tesla fans from all across the country gathered to get

A new electric supercar will hit the market next week. BYD will officially launch its new Yangwang U9 electric supercar on February 25. The new EV supercar can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 2 seconds. BYD Yangwang U9 electric supercar launching Feb 25 BYD launched its Yangwang ultra-luxury brand last January, debuting the

In 2023, all-electric car registrations in the United States exceeded 1.1 million for the very first time, far outpacing the growth rate of the overall car market. While questions remain about EV demand in 2024, there’s no doubt that last year was a landmark one for electric adoption.  According to the registration data from S&P

By Joey Klender Posted on February 15, 2024 Prices of Tesla electric vehicles have been slashed by more than one-fifth year-over-year, while the entire EV industry has slashed prices by over 10 percent. Although the U.S. new vehicle market slowed down in terms of sales in January, prices are lower, and incentives are higher, meaning

Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai) South Korea’s government looks to give domestic automakers Hyundai and Kia a break with its new EV policy. The new EV subsidy policy is in response to price cuts on Tesla’s Model Y and BYD’s models, which use lower-cost LFP batteries. Targeting Tesla, BYD, and cheaper EV batteries The revised

We never thought this day would ever come again, but here is a new Lancia. Stellantis has pledged to keep all 14 (fourteen!) brands in its vast portfolio following the FCA-PSA merger. That means the Italian marque is getting a new chance to repair its severely damaged brand image. The 2024 Ypsilon kicks off a

By Maria Merano Posted on February 13, 2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland Long Range delivery times have been pushed back to April-May 2024. The refresh Model 3 rear-wheel drive’s (RWD) delivery times are between February to May. The Model 3 RWD starts at $38,990, while the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive Long Range begins at $47,490.

Kenya-based electric mobility company ROAM has successfully completed a Series A funding round totaling $24 million in equity and debt to expand local production and further electrify mobility across Africa. ROAM is a growing Kenyan company with origins in Sweden that remains relatively young, recently eclipsing a mere five years of existence. In that short

The Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast is indeed a beast on the drag strip, though that might not be its intended use. However, in this video, we get a chance to watch the Cyberbeast rip from 0 to 60 MPH in 2.68 seconds and do the quarter-mile in 11.85 seconds. In addition to those two times, this

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 12, 2024 Tesla is building a massive 164-stall Supercharger station in California, set to become the new world’s largest Supercharger upon completion. X user and longtime Supercharger scout MarcoRPi1 spotted a construction application for the site on Monday, showing site plans featuring 164 stalls in Kern County. The project

Kicking off this week’s top deals, Anker has several power stations, bundles, and accessories on sale, led by its SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station at an Amazon low of $649. It is joined by the EcoSmart ECO 36 Electric Tankless Water Heater at $413, as well as the EGO Power+ 10-inch Telescopic Pole Saw for