Toyota confirms US arrival for two electric vehicle models in 2021 admin February 10, 2021 0 Toyota’s all-electric vehicles are coming to America—in 2021, the company confirmed in an announcement Wednesday. That includes an arrival f... Read more »
Audi E-Tron GT; Tesla owners drive more; flywheel tech and fast charging: Today’s Car News admin February 10, 2021 0 Tesla vehicles are covering more miles on a daily basis than other EVs. Freightliner is sourcing its electric powertrains from Detroit. Flyw... Read more »
Flywheel tech helps ease grid demands of EV fast-charging admin February 10, 2021 0 Although true flywheel-based kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) never quite caught on in racing or in production hybrids, a company in I... Read more »
Detroit Diesel is going electric, in pivot to keep powering Freightliner admin February 10, 2021 0 In a sign of the times, a brand that's known for its diesel engines is pivoting to become the supplier of e-axles for Freightliner's... Read more »
Teslas cover more daily miles than other EVs: Are they better ICE replacements? admin February 10, 2021 0 Models from Tesla are driven more on a daily basis than other electric cars, according to a new study. But the study also found that EVs are... Read more »
2022 Audi E-Tron GT electric car: Up to 238-mile range for quickest quattro yet admin February 09, 2021 0 The two quickest-accelerating production cars in Audi history are made in the same factory. One of them has a big V-10 engine and is rated a... Read more »
Rivian showrooms, Tesla without Musk, electric Jeep Wrangler: Today’s Car News admin February 09, 2021 0 Rivian confirms its first of many U.S. showrooms in the works. An electric Jeep Wrangler concept is on the way. And we look back at what Tes... Read more »
Electric Jeep Wrangler concept due for March debut, serious off-road ability admin February 09, 2021 0 Jeep has been teasing for some time that an all-electric version of its iconic off-roader, the Wrangler, is on the way; and it recently shar... Read more »
Rivian electric truck deliveries start this summer, but showrooms don't exist yet admin February 09, 2021 0 Rivian is expected to start deliveries of its electric vehicles this summer, but the company doesn't have any showrooms yet. Rivian only... Read more »
Tesla existed before Elon Musk: Founders on how they pitched the idea admin February 09, 2021 0 While he's the face of the electric-car maker today, Elon Musk did not start Tesla. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning were co-founders... Read more »
2021 Hyundai Ioniq prices, California EV sales surge, fast-charging affordability: Today’s Car News admin February 08, 2021 0 Plug-in hybrid sales sputter in California. The 2021 Hyundai Ioniq lineup arrives, just ahead of an Ioniq 5 debut. And Massachusetts aims to... Read more »
California auto sales: EVs and hybrids surged in 2020 as PHEVs plunged admin February 08, 2021 0 California is the trend-setter for green vehicles in the U.S. in many respects. It’s also far and wide the nation’s largest market for elect... Read more »
EV road-trip fast charging is expensive, and Massachusetts aims to tackle why admin February 08, 2021 0 DC fast charging can make owning an electric car more convenient, but the cost of using it can be substantially higher than slower Level 2 A... Read more »
2021 Hyundai Ioniq lineup gets slight price hike, with Ioniq 5 EV debut soon admin February 08, 2021 0 As Hyundai prepares to launch an EV-focused brand using the Ioniq name, the 2021 Hyundai Ioniq enters the new model year with few changes an... Read more »
Because of EV adoption, Norway nearly leads the world in per-capita electricity use admin February 07, 2021 0 Norway's aggressive push for electric-car adoption is leading to record electricity consumption. On Thursday morning, between 8:00 a.m. ... Read more »
Tesla touchscreen recall, RAV4 Prime MPG test, Atlis ambition, EV ads: The Week in Reverse admin February 06, 2021 0 Will Tesla deliver vehicles without a steering wheel next month? Which automaker is reportedly a front-runner to build the Apple Car? This i... Read more »
Audi and Norway retaliate against GM’s Will Ferrell EV assault, Game of Thrones style admin February 05, 2021 0 Audi is Norway’s best-selling electric vehicle brand. GM doesn’t sell vehicles in Norway. You didn’t think Audi—and especially its Norwegian... Read more »
Ford EV push, Toyota RAV4 Prime mpg test, Super Bowl EV ads: Today’s Car News admin February 05, 2021 0 The Toyota RAV4 Prime gets put to the gas-mileage test with its charge mode. Ford ups its investment in electric and electrified models—incl... Read more »
2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime: Can its charge mode help boost mpg? admin February 05, 2021 0 What’s the most efficient way to drive the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime and use its charge mode, when you’re traveling a long distance and going n... Read more »
Ford ups investment in EVs, says they'll be "fundamental" to the Lincoln brand admin February 05, 2021 0 Ford CEO Jim Farley announced Thursday that the automaker will increase its investment in electric cars, and reiterated that EVs for Ford... Read more »