Trekking bikes, also known as hybrid bikes, have been around for a long time. Blurring the lines between a mountain bike and a road bike, trekking bikes occupy more of a niche market following the mainstream popularity of gravel bikes. While mountain bikes and gravel bikes cater to more serious, performance-oriented riders, trekking bikes are…

In December, Ford and Lincoln sold 192,343 vehicles in the U.S., along with almost 2 million units moved for all of 2023. Both represent a 7% increase year-over-year and a noticeable rebound from the pandemic for the Ford Motor Company.  Meanwhile, sales of Ford battery-electric vehicles (BEV) improved basically on all metrics, leading to a…

This week, Ford announced updated pricing for the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup, which in the case of most versions, has become more expensive. Another thing is that the number of versions has been reduced by one (from 7 in 2023MY to 6 in 2024MY). The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning is currently available in…

General Motors ended 2023 with disappointing EV delivery figures. The automaker reported Wednesday that it delivered 75,883 EVs in 2023, but 62,045 of those were Bolt EV and Bolt EUV models that GM discontinued at the end of the year. That leaves just 13,341 of the Ultium EVs that are supposed to set the tone…

It's Thursday, which means that you've almost made it to the end of the week (congratulations, by the way)! It also means one last chance to read Critical Materials—your daily news roundup featuring a few of today's must-know EV and tech stories—until Monday. Today, we'll talk about some cybersecurity challenges for auto dealerships and how…

Prices of certain versions of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck are going up, while others go down, Ford revealed Tuesday, in a recalibration of costs for the electric truck as the automaker prepares to cut production. The base Pro grade, aimed primarily at fleet buyers, will now start at $57,090 including the…

The fight for the quickest electric lap time on the legendary Nürburgring race track in Germany is far from over. And now, there’s a new king in town. Again. A pre-production version of the upcoming facelifted Porsche Taycan set a new record on the so-called Green Hell circuit in Germany’s Eifel region, beating the…

It’s finally happening. Pre-production of the refreshed Tesla Model 3, also known as “Project Highland,” is apparently underway at the company’s Fremont Gigafactory, which is currently responsible for manufacturing all of Tesla’s passenger vehicles that make up the rather cheesy but internet-famous S3XY lineup of EVs. The facelifted Model 3 debuted last year in…

A few days ago, unless you lived in China or followed the auto industry as a professional or an enthusiast, you probably didn't know anything about BYD. But now the Chinese giant just dethroned Tesla as the world's top seller of electric vehicles in the final quarter of 2023, and that's put it on everyone's…

Kia America reported 60,275 vehicle sales in the United States in December, which is basically on par with December 2022. In the whole of 2023, the company sold 782,451 vehicles (up 12.8% year-over-year), setting a new annual record (12% better than the previous one from 2021). December brings very positive results for Kia's all-electric car…