Xpeng may be one of the more prolific Chinese car EV startups. It roared onto the scene in 2019 with a Tesla Model S-sized electric car that was priced closer to the Tesla Model 3 called the XPeng P7. And like Tesla, the Xpeng P7 boasted a suite of semi-autonomous driving capabilities analogous to Autopilot…

Porsche reports that its global car sales during the second quarter of 2024 amounted to 78,305, down nearly 10% year-over-year. It was the fourth negative quarter in a row. The sales issues also concern the all-electric Porsche Taycan model, which in Q2 noted a 48% year-over-year decline to 4,602 units. It was the second…

No, it’s not pronounced “Escalade-ick.” But, the price might give you a bit of an ick, though; the pricing of the fully electric Cadillac Escalade has been revealed, and it’s not a cheap vehicle in the slightest. The base Escalade IQ will start at just shy of $130,000, according to a new report on its…

It’s not uncommon for electric vehicles to appear on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recall list. With the technology being new and heavily dependent on software, automakers are still undergoing a profound phase of learning. Sadly, some of this includes major safety recalls. NHTSA’s latest recall has put the Lucid Air under…

The BMW Group reports 618,826 global vehicle sales during the second quarter of 2024 (down 1.3% year-over-year). The first half of the year was also negative at -0.1%, as the company mentions "a challenging market environment." Meanwhile, BMW Group's (BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce) battery electric vehicle (EV) sales in Q2 amounted to 107,933 units…

This morning, I had to double-check whether the InsideEVs CMS was working properly. That's because when I went to edit a story about the new electric 2025 Ford Capri, I was convinced that I was looking at a Polestar 2 instead.  Evidently, our CMS is working just fine today; nothing was wrong with the…

Toyota and Lexus EV drivers will have access to Ionna Toyota has made an undisclosed investment in Ionna, becoming the eighth automaker to do so Ionna will support the NACS charge port set to be adopted in future Toyota EVs Toyota has joined the fledgling North American EV fast-charging network Ionna, the companies jointly announced…

Electric vehicle charging itself is, generally speaking, very safe. If the charger has been installed correctly and is working properly, the chance of having any kind of safety-related problem is very small. But that only accounts for the mechanical and electrical safety issues, what about the human element? However, when an EV is plugged…

Electrify America now has 350-kw DC fast-chargers up and running on the network and positioned to help fully electric off-roaders or recreational visitors take in nearby Arches National Park or Canyonlands National Park.  The chargers, announced last May among 20 new fast-charging sites in Utah, are being supported by Electrify Commercial, EA’s unit that supplies…

You probably saw the headlines. According to a new survey, 46% of electric vehicle owners in America now say they intend to "switch back" to internal combustion-powered cars. This particular statistic from McKinsey & Company's newest Mobility Consumer Pulse survey has been cited far and wide as an example of how troubled the EV transition really is.  …