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Why Western Automakers Desperately Need Help From China

China's technology moved so fast that one-time senior partners like GM and Volkswagen need help. What does it mean for the rest of us?

May 9 2025 -

ZF's New EV Range Extender Also Powers The Wheels, But Not Like You Think

A small gas engine turns a generator to charge the batteries. But that generator can also be another electric motor.

May 1 2025 -

Toyota And Google's Waymo May Build An Autonomous Car Platform Together

Waymo needs hardware for its "generalizable driver" system, and now it's turning to Toyota for help.

Apr 29 2025 -

Nissan's EV Sedan, Frontier PHEV Make Me Wish For A Different Reality

A pair of electrified Nissans drew big crowds at the Shanghai Auto Show this week. The same could easily happen in America.

Apr 26 2025 -

The New Hyundai Palisade Hybrid Drives Like An EV. Here's How

Hyundai's second-generation TMED-II hybrid system debuts on the 2026 Palisade. Innovative new battery technology makes it more EV-like.

Apr 20 2025 -

Mazda's New EV Has a Range-Extending Gas Engine, But It's Not a Rotary

The EZ-60 uses a traditional gas engine as part of Mazda's joint venture in China.

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The 2026 Kia EV4 Gets One Thing Very Right About EV Charging

It's time to say goodbye to one of the more annoying features found on electric vehicles, and I hope the Kia EV4 can lead the way here.

Apr 18 2025 -

Hyundai: We Want More Buttons In Your Car

Hyundai design head SangYup Lee believes design is about "helping people." So he's firmly against haptic pads taking over car interiors.

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Renault's 'Horse' Wants To Turn EVs Into Hybrids

As automakers tone down their EV ambitions, Horse Powertrain came up with a quick and cheap way to add gas engines to EVs.

Apr 17 2025 -

How BYD's Porsche-Fighting Luxury EV Parallel Parks By Sliding

BYD's Denza Z9 GT makes parallel parking seamless by "crawling" on the ground.

Apr 10 2025 -

Nissan’s Lidar-Based Driver Assistance System Is Coming In 2027

The next-generation ProPilot suite has several sensors and uses Wayve’s AI Driver software that can react in real time.

Apr 10 2025 -

Icon's Ford Bronco Proves Old Cars Can Have The Latest EV Tech

Forget what you know about battery-swapped electric restomods. Icon's new Bronco even has OTA updates.

Apr 9 2025 -

Not All Hybrids Are Created Equal: How Parallel And Power-Split Systems Work

Hybrid sales are booming, but not all systems work the same. Here’s how they differ.

Apr 8 2025 -

Here's Every Single EV About To Get Hit With Tariffs

Even the most red-white-and-blue EVs come loaded with foreign auto parts—and that's a ticking tariff timebomb.

Apr 3 2025 -

Hyundai's U.S. EV Factory Is Revolutionary. Can It Also Be Tariff Armor?

A new Georgia Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 factory is solar-powered and full of robots. It will protect Hyundai from a tariff nightmare—but not completely.

Mar 31 2025 -

Nissan's Next-Gen Hybrids Are Actually EREVs

Even in non-plug-in models, Nissan's hybrid system has no direct connection between its engine and wheels.

Mar 29 2025 -

This Brilliant Dodge Charger Daytona Feature Should Be On Every EV

Leave it to the Mopar muscle-car folks to come up with a very useful feature I wish were on every electric vehicle.

Mar 27 2025 -

General Motors And Nvidia Team Up To Build Self-Driving Cars

The automaker is teaming up with the chip giant to build next-generation vehicles, factories and robots.

Mar 18 2025 -

YouTuber Fools Tesla Autopilot With A Painted Wall (Updated)

Call it the "Road Runner test." And it shows the weaknesses of Tesla's camera-only approach to autonomous driving.

Mar 16 2025 -

2026 BMW i3 And BMW iX3: Our Best Look Yet

The Neue Klasse EVs are coming in hot—and cold. Photos of extreme-weather testing come with new details on what's next for BMW.

Mar 14 2025 -

Self-Healing 'Sandwich' EV Battery Aims To Cure Range Anxiety

Scientists say batteries that can repair themselves can be the "secret sauce" to improving range and lifespan.

Mar 14 2025 -

Toyota Just Proved That Electric Vehicles Aren't Going Anywhere

More importantly, neither is electrification. The world's largest automaker's next moves show where everything is headed.

Mar 13 2025 -

China’s 'Smart Car' Tech Could Get To The U.S. Through Volkswagen

Volkswagen is teaming up with a Geely-backed hardware and software company, and they have their eyes on the U.S. as well.

Mar 13 2025 -

Toyota’s New EVs Get Big Battery Upgrades. Here’s Why They Matter

Toyota’s EV party has started. Much of it is linked to improvements under the skin.

Mar 12 2025 -