Kia has just announced that, in North America, the EV5 will be exclusively available in Canada. So the US won’t ever see this model for some reason that unfortunately hasn’t been explained. The weirdness continues with the fact that the Canadian EV5 will ship with the NACS charging port built-in, thus it will have access to Tesla’s Supercharging network in… Read more…

If you’re looking for innovation in the EV space, there’s an argument to be made that where you need to be looking is China. Today’s case in point is about charging speed. The dream of getting a decent charge in 10 minutes or less is pretty much still just that across the world, but Chinese brand Zeekr begs to differ.… Read more…

Kia’s latest and much-anticipated electric sedan, the EV4, has been spotted undergoing testing in Korea, just outside Kia’s headquarters. The company has been steadily expanding its electric vehicle lineup, and the EV4 is almost ready for its upcoming global launch. Spy shots of the camouflaged EV4 reveal a sleek and sporty profile. The production version appears to be very close… Read more…

Kia’s Supercharger access saga has just entered a new chapter today. To recap – Kia EVs in North America were supposed to get access to Tesla Superchargers starting on January 15. That didn’t happen, however, with the brand quietly changing its wording on the matter from that specific date to a much more vague “first quarter”. That ends on March… Read more…

We are having a bit of a “Tesla Day” but that’s to be expected since the company has just released its Q4 results, followed by the call with Elon Musk. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving has been a topic of much debate and anticipation, and while the company has made significant progress in autonomous driving technology, the promised end result is not… Read more…

Polestar has now created one-off Arctic Circle editions of its Polestar 3 and Polestar 4, following a similar version of the Polestar 2 that was first shown in 2022. These are rally inspired and meant to “express the Swedish brand’s performance DNA”, the company says. The trio will make its public debut at the 2025 FAT Ice Race in Zell… Read more…

Tesla published its earnings report for Q4 2024 and it’s not looking great. Even though the company recorded a 1.9% revenue growth year-over-year from $25.2 billion to $25.7 billion, the net income fell a staggering 70%. That makes only $2.3 billion in profit in Q4 2024. Tesla fell short of analysts’ expectations in both indicators and even recorded a 6%… Read more…

Here we go again. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced during the Q4 2024 earnings call that the company will launch an “unsupervised full self-driving” service in Austin, Texas, this June. This is in line with Musk’s previous claims of launching unsupervised self-driving in California and Texas in the second quarter of 2025. But unlike the previous vague claims, the… Read more…

The Porsche Taycan has now set another Guinness World Record. This time, it’s for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice by an EV. At the wheel of a Taycan GTS, on an ice track at the Porsche Arctic Center in Levi, Finland, instructor Jens Richter managed to complete 132 laps in controlled oversteer, covering 17.503 km in 46 minutes,… Read more…

Production for Volkswagen’s ‘electric Passat’, the ID.7, started back in August of 2023, which is also when the order books opened in Germany. The car was then supposed to make it to North America in 2024, with sales beginning during the summer of last year. That never happened, and a couple of months before the intended launch in North America,… Read more…

The BMW iX electric SUV got a new version with some significant updates. BMW sharpened the iX’s design, improved its performance, and introduced a new base model that lowers the entry price. The new iX lineup features three trims: the xDrive45, xDrive60, and the top-tier M70 xDrive. The big news is the addition of the xDrive45, which in the US… Read more…

BMW unveiled a number of changes and upgrades coming to its model range in the spring of 2025. The 5 series is getting a new interior kit as standard, the 2 series gets a new powertrain, the X3 gets a six-cylinder diesel, and hybrid models get faster charging rates, but what we care about is the increased range of the… Read more…

Back at CES earlier this month, Honda unveiled the 0 Saloon and 0 SUV concepts which were meant to give us a glimpse into the company’s electrified future. But it looks like these aren’t the only members of the upcoming 0 family. In fact the first model to launch could be a sub-€27,000 small EV, which should arrive as early… Read more…

General Motors has announced that it is finally making money on its EVs. This means that the automaker is generating a positive gross profit on its EVs for the first time – a huge step toward the industry’s goal of making EVs profitable and at scale. GM’s achievement is notable because EVs have generally been unprofitable for most automakers in… Read more…

Lucid started production of its Gravity SUV back in early December, and deliveries then started at the end of last year. This is the first non-Tesla car to come with the NACS port built-in. And if you’ve been following EV-related news over the past few months, you already know what that means. Indeed, the Gravity is getting access to Tesla’s… Read more…

The Chevrolet Spark EV is back, but not as you might remember it. The new Spark EUV is a four-door electric crossover that recently debuted in Brazil. It’s a far cry from the disappointing Spark EV that was discontinued in the United States in 2016. The all-new Spark EUV has a rear-mounted electric motor and an LFP battery pack. It’s… Read more…

Volvo has some exciting news today for both future and present owners of its EVs. The company is introducing a “new-generation, new-look user experience” to new EX40 cars, previously seen in the EX30 and EX90. This uses customer feedback as its basis, and it’s “designed to be a safe and enjoyable way to interact with your car’s central infotainment screen,… Read more…

BYD’s Qin L is a PHEV that’s expected to appear as a fully electric vehicle in China in the next few months. The EV version seems identical to the original Qin L and is likely based on the already-known e-platform 3.0 Evo used for many of the Ocean models in BYD’s portfolio. BYD Qin L EV An earlier leak coming… Read more…

Fiat is back in the B-segment with the new Grande Panda, a compact and affordable electric car that’s advertised as a perfect solution for city driving. With a starting price of just under €25,000, the Grande Panda is one of the most affordable EVs on the market. It’s also packed with features, including a 44 kWh battery, 320 km WLTP… Read more…

The new luxury electric sedan from Huawei and JAC, Maextro S800, just demonstrated its next-gen “crab walk” feature. This technology allows the car to maneuver in tight spaces with ease, despite its large size. The S800 is a full-size sedan, measuring 5.5 m long. It’s powered by three electric motors that deliver a total of 852 horsepower. The car also… Read more…