Ford has detailed how its EVs can charge on the Tesla network. Several EVs are among the safest new vehicles on the market. And Aston Martin has hit snooze on EVs in favor of plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Three EVs are on the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ shortlist, despite…

What does your car know about you? We've all seen those small little dongles offered by insurance companies that can be plugged into your car's OBD2 port to collect data, which is used to fine-tune your insurance rate. But what other information does your car know? How about where you like to eat, or go…

Several EVs earned high marks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for 2024, the organization revealed this week. The IIHS toughened requirements to earn its highest Top Safety Pick+ and second-tier Top Safety Pick awards for 2024, but 71 models still qualified for at least one of the awards (with 22 earning the…

It’s astonishing how a humble Thai energy drink from the 1970s, originally intended as refreshment for laborers, has metamorphosed into a rambunctious Austrian empire by the name of Red Bull. Among its numerous subsidiaries, Red Bull Motorsports is arguably the most buoyant. This division not only owns and sponsors several motorsport and adventure sports teams…

The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 gets a price increase for the new model year, but also a number of upgrades. Prices start at $41,160 (including a mandatory $1,425 destination charge) for models equipped with the smaller 62-kwh battery pack. That's a $2,370 increase versus when the 62-kwh pack was introduced in the ID.4 Standard grade, at the…

If you needed any more proof that many of China's electric cars run circles around what we get here in the West, well, here you go.  A new video out on Chinese social media, first spotted by CarNewsChina, showcases the absurdly quick charging speeds of the upcoming Li Auto Mega minivan. The futuristic, Dustbuster-shaped…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave some conflicting signals about the upcoming product on Tuesday night. "Tonight, we radically increased the design goals for the new Tesla Roadster," the CEO said, via a post on X. Musk then clarified that the production design is complete and the product is due to be unveiled at the end…

When the first race of the 2023/24 SuperEnduro World Championship season kicked off in Lievin, France, last November, there was one brand missing from the starting gate. That brand had built a team, hired a former world champion racer, and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete.  That team had filed their…

The 2024 Fiat 500e returns to the U.S. in March to relaunch the brand, and this time Fiat is all about EVs—and keeping the 500 lineup as a two-door icon.  As Fiat has already said in various ways over the past couple years, the U.S.-bound 500e will stand on its own. It won’t be a…

The Volkswagen ID.4 had a strong 2023 in terms of sales. The electric crossover alone accounted for 11.5% of Volkswagen of America's total sales, across all segments. For 2024, it's an even sweeter deal. Its Pro variants with the bigger battery make more power and get a new infotainment screen. This was announced back in…