Tesla may say it doesn't sell slow cars, but that's not true if you live in a country where cars are taxed based on their power rating. Digging through a recent firmware update, Tesla code connoisseur “green the only” found mentions of a “soft performance limit” and power levels of 110 kilowatts (148 horsepower) for…

Two recent wireless charging pilot programs show the potential for the technology's use with commercial EV fleets. The Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University are working to outfit a quarter-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 231 in West Lafayette, Indiana, for wireless charging of electric trucks. A test truck provided by Cummins will drive…

Control is all I want in an electric scooter. OK, that's a lie, I also want decent range, good power, and a reasonable weight. Being able to control speed, regenerative braking, and how turn signals work—if they're even available—is not something you find on most escooters. And even if you can access those things,…

Cheaper electric cars are coming at last. To Europe, anyway.  The Volkswagen Group on Tuesday said that "for some time" it's been working on compact electric vehicles that will cost around 20,000 euros, the equivalent of $21,700. Europe's largest carmaker said the new vehicles will premier in 2027.  Cheap EVs…

The Mach-E is Ford’s only dedicated electric vehicle, with no gasoline equivalent. Yet it won’t let you, or anyone driving near you, mistake it for anything but a member of the Mustang family.  On the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, the design cues and prancing-horse logos still deal out an overstated hand of pony-car attitude.…

Car enthusiasts mourn the commoditization of propulsion. Once petrolheads would have chosen a BMW for its sonorous straight-six or a Mercedes-AMG for its thunderous V8. Now many believe that distinctiveness is rapidly diminishing. Electric cars might provide mad, silent thrust, but a common complaint is they are mostly indistinguishable for the character of their drivetrains.…

Rivian gave its dual-motor models a lot more go when it introduced the $5,000 Performance Pack.  The package ups power from 533 horsepower to 665 hp, with an impressive 219 pound-feet torque gain for a maximum output of 829 lb-ft. It shaves eight-tenths off the 0 to 60 mph sprint time, which falls to 3.5…

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 80,000 of its ID.4 electric vehicles in the U.S.—plus more than 8,000 in Canada—due to gauge clusters and infotainment systems that either unexpectedly reset or don’t start up in the first place.  The issue, which likely covers some or all of the many flickering screens and sudden reboots that owners have…

Today, the Biden administration announced a near-unprecedented 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, a move the White House said would protect the American industry from “unfairly priced Chinese imports.” Previously, tariffs on Chinese EVs sat at 25 percent. Electric vehicle batteries and battery components will also be subject to new tariffs—Chinese lithium-ion battery tariffs…

The Tesla Cybertruck has always been a love-it-or-hate-it type of vehicle. And whether owners like it or not, Tesla’s first-ever pickup truck will turn a lot of heads wherever it makes an appearance. It's just that some of those turned heads follow up with extended middle fingers as well. Most people want to take…