NASCAR and electrification company ABB have joined forces with Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota to develop an impressive new electric performance car. Their goal is not only to demonstrate the excitement and power that electric racing can bring to the table. They also want to gauge fan interest in this new category of high-performance electric vehicles.…
Hybrids and plug-in hybrids accounted for a record 11% of U.S. car sales in the first quarter, reports Automotive News, citing data from Cox Automotive.
Sales of hybrids more than doubled in Q1 compared to a year earlier, the Cox data showed, while plug-in hybrid sales rose 59% in the quarter. Owner loyalty was also…
In May, plug-in electric car sales in Europe decreased by 10% year over year, which is not a good sign, especially since the overall market noted only a 3% drop. According to EV Volumes data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, 226,178 new plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe in May. The market share…
As luck would have it, I got scheduled into a weekend with the 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter exactly when I needed it.
The third wettest Spring on record in Southeastern Wisconsin flooded my mom’s basement. Prior to moving from a condo to a house three years ago, I stashed a lot of my own clutter downstairs…
The public charging experience in the U.S. is, to be frank, not great. Electrify America, one of the country's largest fast-charging networks, is taking aim at one major sticking point through a new pilot program. On Monday, Electrify America announced a "Congestion Reduction Pilot," aimed at reducing long lines at some of its most…
Fisker has asked the judge overseeing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for permission to sell remaining Ocean electric SUVs to a leasing firm at a fraction of their original price, Reuters reported Wednesday.
The company hopes to offload 3,321 Oceans to American Lease at a price of $14,000 each, according to the report, which cites…
During the second quarter of 2024, Lucid Group continued to increase electric car sales, achieving a new record result, while production slightly decreased. In Q2, the company delivered 2,394 Lucid Air luxury all-electric cars, 70% more than a year ago and almost 22% more than in the record Q1 (1,967). This growth indicates that…
Pickup truck drivers stand to save the most by going electric, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Pickups tend to be bigger than other vehicle types, meaning they use more energy and thus offer greater potential for savings when the cost of that energy is reduced, the DOE recently noted. And reducing consumption…
CEO Elon Musk said just a month ago that there is no chance of a refreshed Model Y happening in 2024. Despite this claim, a user on Reddit spotted a Model Y with its front and rear under heavy cover just like the Model 3 Highland prior to its official reveal. While we can't…
Nissan plans to bring its e-4orce AWD tech into Formula E
Formula E may in turn become a testbed for performance AWD
Battery tech will stay divergent between production and racing
Nissan’s Formula E race car is wearing the e-4orce badge for the first time this 2023-2024 season.
Yes, that’s the same badge you might…