Making a plug-in hybrid vehicle is quite complicated. There’s a combustion engine and an electric motor that need to be meshed together. Different automakers employ disparate strategies for how to …
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After years of saying that the next-generation 718 Boxster and Cayman will be electric only, Porsche reversed course on Monday. The sports car brand now says that “top” versions of …
Tesla’s “affordable” Model Y is set to launch later this year. Ahead of the launch, a Tesla hacker has found certain details suggesting what Tesla is stripping out of its …
When I went camping with some friends this past weekend, the conversation turned to cars, as it typically does. And when one asked me what my favorite electric vehicle was, …
Electric car sales continue to rise in Europe. In the first eight months of the year, EV sales increased by an impressive 26% year-over-year. However, not all automakers are enjoying …
Hyundai will join Scout Motors, Ram, Ford and many Chinese automakers in offering extended-range electric vehicles, or EREVs. EREVs use an EV platform with a large lithium-ion battery, but add …
Porsche’s upcoming flagship electric SUV, designed to sit above the Cayenne, is going on the back burner. The German automaker’s largest SUV will still be developed, but it will be …
A Chinese EV is now the fastest production car in the world. The YangWang U9 Extreme broke the 300 mph barrier earlier this month and dethroned the Bugatti Chiron Super …
BMW confirms the launch of a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered X5 version. The iX5 FCEV will arrive two years after the launch of the G65 X5, in 2028. BMW wants to encourage …
Tesla isn’t the only automaker chasing robotaxi dreams with the help of cameras and AI. Chinese automaker Xpeng, which became the world’s first automaker to install lidar into electric vehicles …


