GM's CEO Just Admitted An Uncomfortable Truth About Plug-In Hybrids General Motors CEO Mary Barra has a grim assessment for drivers of plug-in hybrids: "They don't plug them in." By Patrick George Technology - Jan 13 -
Lucid CEO: 'I Replaced The Software Team' After The Gravity's Buggy Launch Lucid CEO Marc Winterhoff acknowledged that the Gravity had some issues at launch, and gave an update on when they might be fixed. By Patrick George Software - Jan 12 -
Hyundai Is Launching Its Own Robotaxi Service. Can It Win Where Cruise Failed? CES 2026 was a coming-out party for Hyundai's Motional robotaxi division. It aims to compete with Waymo, but it has a lot of catching up to do. By Patrick George Autonomous Vehicles - Jan 12 -
The Company At The Heart Of The Autonomous Car Wars Isn't A Car Company At All Is Nvidia about to become the real king of self-driving? Plus: Polestar squeezes out a win, and Stellantis ponders life after PHEVs. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jan 12 -
Lucid’s CEO Gets Candid About The EV Mistake Automakers Won't Talk About "We need to better explain the superiority of that technology, versus what we have unfortunately done in the past," Marc Winterhoff said. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Jan 11 -
Lucid's Midsize Platform Will Spawn Three 'Bodies'—But It's Done With Sedans Lucid Motors' interim CEO dropped some hints about its next act after the Gravity SUV. But it's done with four-door cars. By Patrick George Interview - Jan 7 -
Ford's $30,000 EV Truck Platform Will Get Eyes-Off Driving In 2028 Not to be outdone at CES, Ford announces a big tech push: in-car AI assistants, a unified “vehicle brain” and eyes-free driving soon. By Patrick George Autonomous Vehicles - Jan 7 -
Waymo's New Zeekr Cab Has A Real Name, And You May See It Soon The Jaguar I-Pace will be around for a while, but the Alphabet-owned robotaxi company is moving beyond it soon. By Patrick George Autonomous Vehicles - Jan 7 -
Hyundai’s Robot Bet Raises A Big Question: What Happens To Jobs—And Car Prices? Hyundai admits humanoid robots in car factories will change the nature of work—but don't expect much of an impact on prices. By Patrick George Technology - Jan 5 -
I Tried Mercedes' Answer To Tesla Full Self-Driving. It Handles City Streets—With One Major Caveat We went for a ride in a CLA sedan equipped with MB.Drive Assist Pro. Here's why Mercedes thinks hands-on is the way to go in cities. By Patrick George Autonomous Vehicles - Jan 5 -
Most Cars In 2035 America Will Still Have Gas Engines, Bosch Claims They'll still have engines, but what kind? Here's what the world's largest auto supplier thinks. By Patrick George Technology - Jan 5 -
At CES 2026, The Real Automotive Story Is Robots, Robotaxis And AI Welcome to the "physical AI" era of the auto industry. Here's what we're expecting from CES. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jan 5 -
Not Just Buttons: Volkswagen's Latest EV Goes Retro With A 'Tape Deck' Rejoice, aging millennials and Gen Z cassette enthusiasts: the new Volkswagen ID. Polo packs lots of salutes to 20th-century tech. By Patrick George Design - Jan 4 -
Rivian Stumbled After the EV Tax Credit Died. Now the R2 Faces A Huge Test Rivian set a delivery record in 2024, but it wasn't so lucky in 2025. The more affordable R2 could be the lifeline it needs. By Patrick George Sales - Jan 4 -
Toyota's Most Promising Affordable EV Arrives This Year The 2026 Toyota C-HR could be one of the most promising EVs to debut this year. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Jan 4 -
Hyundai Actually Had An Up-Year With EVs In 2025. Can It Hold The Line Now? Meanwhile, corporate cousin Kia wasn't so lucky—but it still had its best-ever year of new car sales in the U.S. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Jan 3 -
This Could Be Hyundai's Most Important EV Yet In 2026, Hyundai will debut its most important electric vehicle to date—and not for the reasons you might think. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Jan 2 -
Tesla Dominated EVs For Years. BYD Just Left It In The Dust As Tesla contends with an aging lineup and the controversial politics of its CEO, Chinese juggernaut BYD isn't slowing down. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Jan 2 -
Why These Ford Mustang Mach-E And Tesla Batteries Should Be Charged To 100% Let's talk about LFP battery health. By Patrick George Battery Tech - Jan 1 -
The Best InsideEVs Stories Of 2025 Exclusive stories, videos, podcasts—we were very busy amid a wild year in the EV space. Here are some of our favorites. By Patrick George Announcements - Dec 31 2025 -
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Review: Can It Keep Up With The Pack In 2026? Ford's Mustang-inspired electric crossover has come a long way since 2020. But where is it headed next? By Patrick George Car Reviews - Dec 30 2025 -
Toyota Says EVs Could Rival Nuclear Energy As A Power Source As it steps up a program in Texas to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, Toyota says EVs have huge potential as virtual power plants. By Patrick George Charging - Dec 29 2025 -
Hyundai's Next Act: Raising Its Autonomous Driving Game The Korean automaker makes some of the best EVs you can buy today. Now, closing the gap with Waymo has become "a top priority." By Patrick George Autonomous Vehicles - Dec 27 2025 -
I Tried Mercedes' New In-Car AI Assistant. Then I Was Sad To Give It Up The new Mercedes CLA-Class features an AI-powered, voice-controlled MBUX Virtual Assistant. Here's why it's more useful than you'd think. By Patrick George Software - Dec 26 2025 -
