Volkswagen's EVs Are Selling Like Crazy. That's Actually Hurting Its Profits You'd think selling more EVs would help, but low profit margins mean that it actually can hurt. By Nico DeMattia News - Oct 29 -
Driving The Cheapest Lucid Air For 40,000 Miles Came With A Few Surprises The most affordable Lucid doesn’t feel cheap, and it delivers all of the basics that the more expensive trims are known for. By Iulian Dnistran Repair / Maintenance - Oct 29 -
Tesla FSD Is Hitting Europe. It's Not Perfect Steep hills and tight gaps showed what FSD can do. Missed signs and driver takeovers showed how much supervision it still needs. By Andrei Nedelea News - Oct 29 -
The 2027 Kia EV9 Gets Some Standard Features That Used To Be Optional The base price goes up by $90, with the biggest changes coming on the mid-spec Land trim. By Iulian Dnistran Pricing - Oct 29 -
Toyota’s New Hybrids And Plug-In Hybrids Will Be 15% More Efficient An all-new engine was developed specifically for electrified powertrains, promising higher efficiency than its predecessors. By Iulian Dnistran News - Oct 29 -
This New Bio-Inspired Membrane Could Make Lithium Extraction Much Cleaner The tech still needs more testing, but it could revolutionize how lithium is sourced for batteries. By Nico DeMattia News - Oct 28 -
‘Unburdensome’: The Slate Truck Is Easier Than A Tesla To Live With, James May Says The former Top Gear host said the affordable electric truck was “good natured” and “vaguely practical” in his latest review. By Suvrat Kothari News - Oct 28 -
The EU Just Hit A Historic Milestone: EVs Outsold Gas And Diesel Cars Combined EV sales are up in nearly every EU country. They could surpass hybrids very soon. By Kevin Williams Sales - Oct 28 -
South Korean Police Are Cracking Down On Tesla Owners Jailbreaking FSD Only U.S.-built Teslas get FSD, so Korean owners of Chinese-built Teslas are illegally unlocking it. By Nico DeMattia News - Oct 28 -
Do Those Funky Tesla Wheel Covers Actually Boost Range? Haloblk wheel covers are supposed to boost range while giving disc wheel vibes, but they only do one of those. By Nico DeMattia News - Oct 28 -
This 400 kW EV Charger Uses Old EV Batteries To Avoid Costly Grid Upgrades Allye’s new DC fast charger can use a simple 16A grid connection, energizing depots and temporary sites in hours instead of months. By Iulian Dnistran Charging - Oct 28 -
A YouTuber Turned An Old BMW i3 Into A Tiny Pickup Truck For $8,000 Slate, Telo, and Ford’s electric pickups are still months away from hitting the market. This YouTuber beat them to the punch. By Iulian Dnistran Aftermarket / Tuning - Oct 28 -
Rivian Is Selling More Vans Than R1S And R1T EVs Combined The lovable electric van was the fourth-best-selling EV in America in the third quarter, beating all of its competitors hands down. By Iulian Dnistran Sales - Oct 28 -
How Cheap Chinese EVs Are Sneaking Around Europe's Tariffs One Chinese online car marketplace found a loophole to bring cheap, used Chinese EVs to Europeans. By Rob Stumpf News - Oct 27 -
'A Weird Religious Stance:' GM Exec Says Ditching Radar For Self-Driving 'Ignores Physics' Tesla is famous for its camera-only approach to autonomous driving. GM's chief product officer thinks deleting radar "ignores physics." By Nico DeMattia News - Oct 27 -
The Tesla Model Y's Structural Battery Was Nearly Impossible To Repair. The Cybercab Fixes That Tesla gave the Model Y's structural battery pack a "D" grade. It says the Cybercab's pack is easier to make and more repairable. By Tim Levin Battery Tech - Oct 27 -
GM Didn't Want Hybrids. Now It's Putting Them In Its Biggest SUVs: Report General Motors plans to introduce hybrid versions of the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, and GMC Acadia, Reuters reports. By Tim Levin News - Oct 27 -
ChargePoint’s New Charger Can Hit A Whopping 750 kW. That's Not Even Its Best Trick. The Express Solo promises cheaper installation and can shift power between plugged-in cars to make better use of what’s available. By Andrei Nedelea News - Oct 27 -
The Ford Fathom's Home Backup System Will Be Way Cheaper Than The F-150 Lightning's Thanks to an onboard DC-to-AC inverter, you won't need expensive hardware to backup your home with Ford's $30,000 EV truck. By Suvrat Kothari Charging - Oct 27 -
Tesla Designed The Cybercab To Use LFP Batteries In The Future Tesla purposely built the Cybercab's battery pack with future LFP chemistry in mind. By Nico DeMattia News - Oct 26 -
Is The Hyundai Ioniq 6 A Good Used Buy? An Owner's Thoughts After 30 Months It may be dead for the U.S. market, but there are plenty of used ones for sale. Does it make sense to buy a canceled car, though? By Mack Hogan Buying Tips - Oct 26 -
The EV Tax Credit Could Come Back. Here's What Stands In The Way Democrats want to bring the EV tax credit back. But is it too late? By Suvrat Kothari Industry Outlook - Oct 26 -
Tesla And Turo Have A New Way To Get People Hooked On FSD Turo hosts will soon be able to link their Tesla account to confirm to renters which cars have FSD enabled. By Kevin Williams News - Oct 26 -
Audi Recalls 9,048 Q4 E-Trons Because The Battery Could Catch On Fire It's the same thing that just happened to the Volkswagen ID.4. By Nico DeMattia News - Oct 26 -