Electric Vehicles

Right now is a good reminder that while Tesla CEO Elon Musk is about to ask his shareholders for a trillion-dollar pay package, his car company is getting smoked pretty…

Coming off a downhill back-of-the-track twisty at the rear of Honda’s R&D proving grounds in Tochigi, Japan, I encountered a slight uphill stretch. It was my second lap, so the…

Mercedes-Benz crash-tested an eActros 600 electric truck. The German company simulated a car ramming into the side of the truck, where some of the batteries are located. The eActros 600’s…

The Rivian R2 SUV will be powered by a new type of battery that can export electricity. The R2’s new Energy Management Control Module will allow bidirectional charging. The battery…

The Rivian R2’s Launch Edition won’t be its most-expensive trim level, CEO RJ Scaringe said on an earnings call tonight. It will be a dual-motor all-wheel-drive variant, he said. “In…

Rivian won’t make an extended-range electric vehicle, CEO RJ Scaringe said on Tuesday.  “That’s not in our product roadmap,” Scaringe said. Manufacturers including Scout Motors, Ram, Jeep and Hyundai are…

Tesla’s Performance models traditionally push each series to its limits. Now, the American automaker has also enriched the revised Model Y, also known as the Juniper, with the extra-sharp version.…

I low-key hate talking about which set of wheels drives modern vehicles, to be honest. Most people don’t really care. They just want traction and predictability, while car enthusiasts out…

It’s become an unfortunate norm among automakers to promise new features first and then deliver them weeks or months later via software updates. And the execution is often lousy and…

The American automotive sector was supposed to be well on its way to phasing out internal combustion by now. Most carmakers operating in the United States bet on an electric…