Clemson's Solar-Powered EV Project Looks Like A Cardboard Shoe. But It's A Lot More Clever Than It Looks BMW challenged graduate students from Clemson University to create an energy-positive car that produces more electricity than it uses. This is what they came up with. By Nico DeMattia News - Aug 6 -
Toyota Will Modernize Your Aging Plug-In With Its Factory Upgrade Program Toyota is expanding a factory-backed upgrade program designed to breathe new life into aging gas and plug-in Toyota and Lexus cars. By Rob Stumpf News - Aug 6 -
What To Know About California's $3,500 EV Rebate—And Which Teslas Qualify California dropped new details about how its incentive program for new and used EVs works, and which cars qualify. Here's what we know. By Tim Levin News - Aug 6 -
BMW's Oldest Plant Has Always Made Gas Cars. Starting Next Year, It'll Only Make EVs Now that i3 production has started at BMW's Munich plant, its days of producing gas-powered cars are numbered. By Nico DeMattia News - Aug 6 -
This EV Never Hit Peak Power. But It Still Beat Its Charging Claim The 75-kWh Zeekr 7GT never came close to its claimed peak, but its impressive charging curve took it from 10% to full in 21 minutes. By Andrei Nedelea Charging - Aug 6 -
Ford's EV Sales Are Falling Off A Cliff In America The automaker sold just 2,065 EVs in the U.S. last month, most of them being Mustang Mach-E crossovers. By Iulian Dnistran Sales - Aug 6 -
New York City Is Finally Making EV Charging Easier With 600 New Curbside Chargers The city is also installing 92 new fast charging points and nearly 200 Level 2 plugs at its parking fields and garages. By Iulian Dnistran Charging - Aug 6 -
Tesla Superchargers Are Coming To EVgo Stations EVgo-branded Superchargers will start hitting its stations this fall, capable of delivering 500 kW. By Nico DeMattia News - Aug 5 -
Zoox's Autonomous Pod Without A Steering Wheel Wants Your Money Now Zoox said on Wednesday that it will start charging for rides on August 10, in a milestone for the company and broader industry. By Nico DeMattia News - Aug 5 -
Some Owners Say Tesla's New FSD Update Is Causing Their Cars' Computers To Overheat Some Tesla owners running FSD V14 Lite claim the update is causing issues. By Rob Stumpf News - Aug 5 -
Here’s What Autobahn Speeds Do To EV Range Driving at well over 100 mph deals a significant blow to an EV's range. By Andrei Nedelea Range / Efficiency - Aug 5 -
The Porsche Cayenne Turbo EV's Performance Makes No Sense for a 6,000-LB SUV It's difficult to believe that something so heavy can accelerate faster than some of the most extreme performance cars in the world. By Nico DeMattia News - Aug 5 -
After Years Of Delays, Aptera Is Finally Preparing To Build Customer Cars It only plans to build 40 units at first, which will do little to fulfill its 50,000 reservation backlog. By Andrei Nedelea News - Aug 5 -
Rivian Is Adding A Second Shift To The R2 Assembly Line. Here’s Why It Matters The American EV startup started delivering customer-spec R2s in June. It’s now gearing up to do double shifts in Illinois. By Iulian Dnistran Manufacturing / Production - Aug 5 -
Oregon's EV Rebates Are Back. Here's How To Get Up To $7,500 The state is offering lower rebates this year, but some EV owners can still get $7,500, offsetting the cancelled federal tax credit. By Iulian Dnistran News - Aug 5 -
Lucid Delays Cosmos EV To 2027 As Part Of Turnaround Plan "We will not repeat the mistakes of the past by bringing a product to market before it is ready," Lucid's CEO said on Tuesday. By Tim Levin News - Aug 4 -
Pilot, GM, and EVgo Now Have 300 EV Charging Stations Nationwide After joining forces to build charging stations across America, Pilot, GM, and EVGo now have 300 total locations nationwide. By Nico DeMattia News - Aug 4 -
Porsche CEO Confirms The Electric 718 Is Still Coming Michael Leiters says the delayed electric Boxster and Cayman remain in development as the brand works to attract new buyers. By Andrei Nedelea News - Aug 4 -
Toyota’s Next Generation Hybrid Batteries Promise Lower Cost, Better Performance It’s now expecting to sell more than 5 million hybrids globally this year for the first time. By Suvrat Kothari Battery Tech - Aug 4 -
Nissan Wants You To Relax With Its New Electric Camper Van That Fits 4 And Packs 408-Mile Range Nissan partnered with German outfitter Eifelland to create the Relax. Its 87 kWh battery eliminates the need for external power. By Nico DeMattia News - Aug 4 -
EVgo Is Adding Over 500 New Fast Chargers Where Millions Of Americans Already Shop One of the largest charging operators is adding stalls where Americans spend some time away from their EVs: shopping centers. By Iulian Dnistran Charging - Aug 4 -
Elon Musk Hurts Tesla More Than China Ties Hurt BYD, Survey Finds New data from Europe suggests the Tesla boss is a bigger liability to the automaker's reputation than BYD’s links to the Chinese state. By Andrei Nedelea News - Aug 4 -
BYD Claims Its New EV Can Go 683 Miles On A Charge—And Add Hundreds More In 5 Minutes The Denza Z9S is billed as the world’s longest-range EV. The Lucid Air would like to have a word. By Iulian Dnistran China - Aug 4 -
Audi's New A2 E-Tron Is Its Cheapest EV—And The Most Efficient Car It Has Ever Made With the optional efficiency package, the LFP-powered compact EV got close to 5 miles/kWh in preliminary testing. By Iulian Dnistran Range / Efficiency - Aug 4 -