Electric Vehicles

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Canada agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products. The decision was made during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit…

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric minivan saw its global sales double last year. The EV’s performance in the U.S. has been lackluster. Elsewhere, the van has been buzzing along nicely.…

Over 100 new cars were tested by Euro NCAP, Europe’s leading crash safety authority, last year. In all five major categories, EVs received the highest safety ratings. An EV was…

The Mercedes-Benz EQE and EQS electric cars are once again available in the United States. The four EVs went on hiatus in the U.S. on September 1, before the cancellation…

Rivian started producing “manufacturing validation builds” of the R2 at its plant in Normal, Illinois, on Thursday.  It’s a big step toward full-scale production.  The R2 will start around $45,000,…

In an interview with InsideEVs, Ford CEO Jim Farley said the automaker’s crucial “skunkworks” electric vehicle platform project is progressing well. He likened it to the Apollo missions of the…

Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. fell 36% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of last year. Many of those Q4 purchases happened in Q3 due to the end of the…

It’s no secret that Chinese automakers want in on the United States. In fact, in a pre-COVID world, several of them were in a race to get sales moving here.…

Ford’s future hybrids may use batteries from Chinese behemoth BYD. The automaker is reportedly planning to import BYD batteries for its models made overseas. In the U.S., Ford’s EV plans…