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 …
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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 …


