The camouflaged BMW Vision Driving Experience (VDX) technology demonstrator appeared low-slung and menacing. I had to contort myself awkwardly to get in and squeeze into its carbon-fiber bucket seats. BMW officials helped me buckle the four-point harness before German motorsport racing driver Jens Klingmann fired up the EV. He drove me and two other journalists…

Kia revealed the production version of the EV4. It's smaller than the EV6 and it comes in both hatchback and sedan flavors. The battery-powered models will be fully revealed on February 27. This is the all-new Kia EV4 in hatchback and sedan forms. The photos were published by Kia today, despite the South Korean automaker…

How much of an issue is battery degradation on modern EVs? To answer that question, Out of Spec Testing did a range test with a 2019 Tesla Model S. Despite it being less than 10 years old, the car has 250,000 miles on the odometer. Battery degradation is inevitable in electric vehicles, but that doesn’t…

Toyota plans to shift a $1.5 billion order to an LG Energy Solution battery factory in Michigan to help keep it afloat after General Motors backed out of the project, Automotive News reported Wednesday. Located in the state capital of Lansing, the plant started out as a joint venture between GM and LG. But in…

Rivian's first limited edition version of the R1T and R1S is called the California Dune Edition. It packs the same goodies as the Adventure Package but adds accessories like recovery boards. Despite the goodies, the California Dune Edition costs the same as a Tri-Motor without the Adventure Package. Rivian has unveiled the first-ever limited edition…

Rivian on Wednesday unveiled new limited editions of its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV inspired by California's desert dunes. Available on Tri-motor versions of the 2025 R1T and R1S, the California Dune Edition treatment cloaks the updated electric vehicles in a Desert Storm color palette and adds off-road accessories. Production will be…

The Honda-Nissan merger plan is dead. Good riddance. The news that the two Japanese auto giants were exploring a partnership was surprising and perplexing, with no clear advantage for either firm. Rather unsurprisingly, Nissan is walking away scorned, with Honda unwilling to pursue an equal-parts merger with such a troubled automaker. Yet the company is…

Electric vehicles improved in the 2025 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study but plug-in hybrids got worse. Released Thursday, the annual study focuses on the rate of problems with new vehicles, as reported by owners, with scores assigned based on problems per 100 vehicles. The new results are based on problems experienced by the original owners…

Jaguar is working on its first new model after its rebranding, and it's going to look wild. Spies took a video of a camouflaged prototype while testing in Spain and its unusual design is pretty obvious. The production version of the Jaguar Type 00 is expected to be revealed in 2026 and cost around $120,000.…

Hyundai and Kia are looking to combine battery-pack cases with vehicle structural components for greater packaging efficiency. In a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Nov. 14, 2024, and first submitted by the automakers to that agency Oct. 26, 2023, Hyundai and Kia discuss having a vehicle's floor…