As the news of Hertz’s fire sale on previously rentable Teslas makes its way through the news cycle, the rental giant has also quietly announced that it’s pivoting more toward traditional gas-powered vehicles in the future. The company says that it is "rebalancing" the numbers in its fleets, which means selling off a third of its…

After several months of industry analysts and even companies' reps warning of a slowdown in the speed of electric vehicle adoption, the sales results for 2023 paint an optimistic picture. According to estimated data from Cox Automotive, there were 376,230 more EVs sold in the United States last year for a total of 1,189,051…

U.S. EV sales grew significantly in 2023 and will likely continue to do so in the coming year, Bloomberg analysts say in a new report. Analysts estimate that U.S. EV sales reached 1.6 million units in 2023, up from 1.1 million in 2022. And they predict 1.9 million EV sales for 2024, accounting for 13%…

We all know that electric bicycles are an integral part of the urban mobility infrastructure of many countries all over the world. In Europe and Asia, several countries are giving aggressive incentives to folks who opt to make the switch to commuting on two wheels. The growing number of infrastructure projects that have cycling as…

Volkswagen is cutting prices and introducing more affordable trim levels of its electric cars in Europe to better compete with Tesla and other EV makers on the Old Continent. That’s despite the fact that Volkswagen Group’s CEO, Oliver Blume, said last year that the carmaker won’t get into a price war with Tesla. The…

In November, global registrations of plug-in electric cars increased to a new monthly record level, beating the previous one set in September. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, 1,385,104 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered globally in November (about 31% more than a year ago), compared to 1,291,000 in September.…

California-based e-bike specialist Vanpowers is starting 2024 strong with the launch of not one, but two new electric bicycles. Using the ongoing CES 2024 as a launchpad for its new models, the brand is making a noticeable departure from its utility-focused commuters and trekkers to more performance-oriented models targeted towards cycling enthusiasts. The two…

There's one automaker that stands in stark contrast to all of the doom-filled headlines about uneven electric vehicle sales in 2023, and that is Korea's Hyundai Motor Group. While last year saw record EV sales from just about every brand that bothers to sell them, it also saw uneven purchasing, questions over demand and continued…

Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe wants to make an electric car for the masses—but he believes true affordability won’t be possible without a paradigm-shifting leap in EV tech.  “If we want to create a car that is $30,000, I think we need something that is breakthrough,” Mibe told InsideEVs during a roundtable interview at CES…

The refreshed 2024 Tesla Model 3—codenamed "Highland" by the automaker—is now available in the U.S. Deliveries are expected to start as soon as later this month.  The U.S.-spec Model 3 Highland appeared on Tesla's website overnight, with two configurations available. The base single-motor rear-wheel drive version starts at $38,990 before destination with an EPA-estimated 272…