Compact sedans aren’t dead yet, they’re just evolving. At least that’s what Kia seems to be thinking, seeing how the EV4 concept that was shown last year blends the look of a classic four-door three-box design with elements borrowed from SUVs, like the slightly higher than normal ride height and black cladding around the wheel…

EV sales will reach 8.0% of the total U.S. new vehicle market this month, S&P Global Mobility has predicted. The market share of EVs won't increase dramatically over the previous month, as automakers, dealers, and consumers digest new federal tax credit rules brought on by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that went into effect with…

The shift to electrification in America is moving fast. Politicians are pushing a speedy transition, tax incentives have made the move easy(-ish), and infrastructure revamps are poised to make public charging less of a hassle. Still, the fire under consumers seems to still be a bit lackluster. Car dealers think that they know why. …

The BMW 5-Series lineup adds two more plug-in variants for the 2025 model year. The automaker confirmed Tuesday that the 2025 BMW 550e xDrive plug-in hybrid will join the lineup for the new model year, along with a third version of the all-electric BMW i5 that launched for 2024 as part of a redesigned 5-Series…

Electrify America, which is known for its growing network of DC fast chargers, as well as for the questionable reliability of said chargers, is rolling out an update to its smartphone app that makes it easier for customers to see which chargers are out of service in real time. The update was announced on…

Lucid Motors cut the ribbon on its newly expanded Advanced Manufacturing Plant One (AMP-1) manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona last week, and InsideEVs was one of the few news outlets invited to a ceremony that included presentations by CEO Peter Rawlinson and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. The expansion quadrupled the size of the plant,…

Hyundai Motor Company's (Hyundai and Genesis brands) global vehicle sales in December amounted to 342,919, down 0.8% year-over-year. In 2023, the company sold 4,216,680 vehicles (up 6.9% year-over-year). Unfortunately, December brought relatively weak sales of plug-in electric cars (a fifth lower than a year ago), despite that, the year as a whole was still…

Jeep has released the first interior images of its forthcoming all-electric SUV, the 2025 Wagoneer S. We’ve seen its Range Rover-esque exterior before, and the newly released images now reveal additional details and features of the US-bound electric SUV. The Wagoneer S will ride on parent company Stellantis’ BEV-specific STLA-Large platform (pronounced “stella”), which…

The biggest news out of General Motors' Q4 2023 earnings call today wasn't the earnings themselves, or the announcement that it's still targeting profitable electric vehicles by the middle of this year, or that it expects another profitable year thanks to strong sales of gas-powered trucks and SUVs. No, the big news is literally between…

The all-new Mini Aceman, which is basically the electric crossover version of the latest-generation Mini hatchback, is on the last leg of its development process after completing all the necessary tests in extreme temperatures. For extreme cold, engineers took the all-electric Aceman to the Arctic Circle to put the charging system, battery thermal management…