Waymo's self-driving taxis racked up heavy fines in San Francisco last year. The robotaxis got 589 parking tickets and 124 tickets for obstructing traffic. Waymo’s robotaxis have been roaming the streets of several cities in the United States for a few years now. They’re quite successful, too, with the company saying earlier this year that…

Lucid is recalling over 4,000 floor mats. The first iteration of the company's All-Weather mats could slide over the accelerator pedal of the Air EV. Lucid, the maker of the Air and Gravity luxury electric vehicles, is recalling 4,294 floor mats because they may move in the footwell and interfere with the accelerator pedal. And…

The entire auto industry is pissed off at the United States following President Donald Trump's decision to invoke sweeping 25% tariffs on imported cars, light-duty trucks, as well as auto parts. Rightfully so, as many countries simply didn't expect the tariffs to be as wide-reaching as Wednesday's announcement revealed—and even Tesla, which builds some of the…

The 2026 GMC Sierra EV will now appeal to a broader EV truck-buying audience thanks to more trims and a lower starting price. General Motors has introduced two new trims: AT4 and Elevation. There's also an entry-level Standard battery option. The current Sierra EV Denali is expensive, stretching above $100,000 with the Max Range battery.…

Next-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over the next two model years A broader range of U.S.-made Nissan and Infiniti EVs starts to arrive in 2028 Affordable EVs? Widely available hybrids? A plug-in hybrid? As it emerges…

The new Audi A5 e-hybrid can drive up to 68 miles in all-electric mode. It has an electric motor sandwiched between the 2.0-liter gas engine and the seven-speed automatic transmission. Audi was clear when it said that it would invest in plug-in hybrids in the short term as sales of its all-electric models dived last…

President Donald Trump slapped fresh tariffs on the auto industry on Wednesday, in a move that will likely make cars more expensive and complicate the path forward for automakers already navigating a difficult transition away from combustion vehicles.  In an address from the Oval Office, Trump said the U.S. would impose new 25% tariffs on…

The Hyundai Motor Group's new Metaplant near Savannah, Georgia has been hailed as the state's largest economic development project ever. Now, the automaker is planning for it to get even bigger. Officials from the southern state and the Korean car company announced that while the original plans called for 300,000 fully electric cars to be…

Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today's cars or SUVs In-house-built for core components, may share sales space with Rivian Flagship product coming in early 2026 Do we really need a new generation of EVs that are bigger and heavier than…

The Trump administration’s constant shuffling on tariffs or its saber rattling against Europe, Canada, Mexico and China may feel somewhat more calm this week, but that doesn’t mean the car industry isn't shoring up its defenses. Several big legacy manufacturers are making big moves to secure their future in an increasingly financially troublesome world (particularly…