In a grueling test of endurance and performance, the Lotus Emeya electric grand tourer emerged victorious from its final stage of development. Over the course of three years, the Lotus Emeya has undergone an extensive test and development program spanning 15 countries and two continents. From the challenging B-roads of the UK to the smooth autobahns of Germany, and even… Read more…

A new “high-powered” EV charging network is coming to North America. It’s called Ionna and it’s backed by a who’s who of car makers: Mercedes, BMW, GM, Stellantis, Honda, Hyundai, and Kia. Ionna has commenced operations and received approval from regulatory authorities and expects to have its first EV chargers up and running in the US by the end of… Read more…

The Genesis GV60 was announced back in 2021 as the brand’s first dedicated EV, and it’s build on the same E-GMP platform as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. Now it seems like it may be in need of a slight refresh. At least that’s what Genesis appears to be thinking, as it looks like a new GV60 facelift… Read more…

The California district court has finally come forth with a decision on Xiaolang Zhang’s case and the former Apple employee is getting 4 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release and is required to pay $146,984 in damages. The case has been going since 2018, when the FBI and Apple first started collaborating on the matter and found that… Read more…

Volkswagen Shanghai has applied for a sales license for the VW ID.7 in China, following the standard procedure. The filing released by the MIIT reveals that while technically the European and Chinese versions are similar, there are quite a few differences. In fact, the VW ID.7 made by Shanghai Volkswagen is the second ID.7 available in China, and third overall.… Read more…

While Rivian is preparing to launch its smaller SUV, the R2, next month, it doesn’t mean the work stops when it comes to its bigger siblings – the R1T and R1S. Both vehicles were just given a new battery option and as a result, the entry-point pricing got a little bit friendlier. Two new entry-level trims are joining both the… Read more…

Calling the new Abarth 600e a pumped-up Fiat 600e is like putting pineapple on pizza – sacrilege for some, and perfectly fine for others. While we may anger some Abarth fans and upset the hard-working engineers who put hours of hard work into this project – after all the dust has settled, this is only a Jeep Avenger. Sorry, Fiat… Read more…

Hyundai has already very much established itself in the EV space with the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, not to mention the Kona. The Korean company isn’t satisfied with just launching cars and SUVs, though, it wants to get into the electric truck space to rival Ford’s F-150 Lightning. And it’s looking like it will do so with the Ioniq… Read more…

When Tesla finally unveiled the long-awaited and much-delayed futuristic Cybertruck, the world thought this was it. The future has landed, the Cybertruck was finished and ready to turn our reality upside down. Well, not so fast. In Tesla’s usual manner, the Cybertruck left the factory half-cooked, forgetting about all the promises made and pushing the expectations back down the road.… Read more…

General Motor’s CEO, Mary Barra, went on an official visit to Samsung’s headquarters in South Korea and met with three high-ranking officials – the head of Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics and more importantly, Samsung SDI (the company’s battery arm). Mary Barra discussed with Samsung SDI’s head Choi Yoon-ho the prospect of building an EV battery plant in Indiana, USA and… Read more…

The Chinese automakers have absolutely no chance of keeping their upcoming vehicles secret. Every new vehicle has to be approved for sale by the MIIT, and part of the process requires the details to be published for the public to voice any concerns. Courtesy of the MIIT’s monthly publication we have a sneak peek at the updated Zeekr 001, and… Read more…

Porsche took the wraps off the updated 2025 Taycan earlier today. The best-selling EV from the performance brand has brought a host of improvements – more power, more range, faster charging being key among those. Meanwhile, the infotainment got its own refresh – Taycan is now the first vehicle to sport the newest version of the in-car infotainment, dubbed Apple… Read more…

Ford is currently working on developing a low-cost EV, using a startup-like skunkworks project that’s led by Alan Clarke, an ex-Tesla exec whose team also includes Anil Paryani, who also used to work at Tesla before founding AMP, an EV power company that Ford acquired in November last year. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call yesterday, Ford CEO Jim Farley… Read more…

Porsche just announced its updated Taycan for the model year 2025 and it comes plenty of new features and under-the-hood changes. The new Taycan gets more range, more power thanks to the new rear-moutned motor and faster charging. A couple of in-cabin tweaks make the user experience better too. 2025 Porsche Taycan The RWD model is snappier than its predecessor,… Read more…

The BMW 5-series Touring has been the vehicle of choice for decades when it comes to carrying loads of stuff in style. From the very first generation, it has been setting the benchmarks against which other premium wagons were measured. Understandably then, the arrival of its first fully electric version is a big deal. The all-new BMW i5 Touring is… Read more…

Just yesterday Rivian finally announced the date for its grand unveiling of the R2 – its more affordable SUV that should be much cheaper than its first SUV, the R1S. The R2 will be getting official on March 7, most likely in Laguna Beach, California, where Rivian’s flagship store is located. Today the company has started the teaser campaign for… Read more…

Toyota has been catching a lot of flack for its long-standing stance on all-electric EVs not being the future on their own and its consequent lack of investment in them compared to most of its competitors. The bZ4X won’t be alone in the US market for long, though. Today Toyota has announced that it’s working on an all-new, three-row all-electric… Read more…

Remember when Elon Musk first unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck and tried to prove how impact resistant its “armor glass” windows were by having a member of his team throw a metal ball at them? It’s one of the most famous fails of all time. Here’s the video. Now that the Cybertruck is finally shipping, many years later, it’s no surprise… Read more…

Europe has its own fair share of ups and downs in 2023 and the sales numbers reflect the overall EV rather subdued picture. There were over 3 million plug-in vehicles sold in the Old Continent between January and December 2023 representing a 14% increase when compared to the previous year. While most of the months last year saw EV and… Read more…

Hertz is doing away with 20,000 EVs in the US and pausing any further purchases from Polestar, and now another huge fleet owner is turning away from some EVs. We’re talking about German software giant SAP, which decided not to purchase anymore Tesla EVs for its fleet starting next year. So far SAP has bought thousands of Teslas, but it… Read more…