General Motors announced Tuesday that it is delaying scaled-up production of its full-size electric pickups for a whole year, to late 2025.  That extra year of time, idling GM’s Orion Assembly in Michigan, won’t be filled by additional production of the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, however. Those models are still due to go…

Right now, in the electric vehicle world, all eyes are on China. But they may need to be on America's neighbor to the south more than we think. It's no secret that Chinese-made EVs are making significant inroads into other countries. What's less known is how popular China's EVs are in Mexico, too. The…

BMW announced Tuesday that it will adopt the Tesla charge port and corresponding North American Charging Standard (NACS) for battery electric models in the U.S. and Canada starting in 2025.  Drivers of BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce EVs with CCS charge ports will gain access to Tesla Supercharger stations using an adapter, starting in early 2025. …

Tesla’s Cybertruck-like Cyberquad ATV for kids can now be officially ordered and shipped in Europe, after the Austin-based EV maker updated its website, adding the electric leisure four-wheeler to its online shop. The availability of the blacked-out quad on the Old Continent follows in the footsteps of its Chinese release in July and about…

Through its latest software update officially rolling out beginning Monday to its R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup, Rivian is introducing an overhaul to its drive mode interface plus a “reimagined towing experience” that makes modes accessible (and useful) during towing.  The changes, which are part of release 2023.38.0, bring a shift of the…

Mazda's first battery-electric production model, the MX-30 crossover, has not been the success story fans of the Japanese brand had hoped it would be. In the US, the Mazda MX-30 only survived for two model years, 2022 and 2023, being plagued by a subpar range rating of 100 miles and limited availability – only…

It wasn't long ago that the software in your car was merely an afterthought; something that rarely affected a purchasing decision much less the vehicle's driving dynamics. Those days are gone.  Software has become such an integral part of just about every facet of today's vehicles that the term "software-defined vehicle" has emerged and…

All vehicles become less efficient in cold weather. In a recent study, researchers in freezing Finland focused on whether engine block heaters could help increase efficiency in internal-combustion vehicles. Conducted by the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University, the study, published in the journal Applied Energy, produced some complex results. Vehicles were driven on…

Rivian might have plans to launch a range-topping “Ascent” trim of its R1T electric truck and R1S electric SUV in 2024, according to a Rivian Forums member who was tipped by a “solid source.” The leak suggests cosmetic upgrades and aerodynamic enhancements to the R1 models. The source claimed that the dual motors deliver…

Toyota on Monday teased two fully electric concept cars that appear to make a fresh, coordinated design statement and may hint at production models in the works for later in the decade.  Both concepts, headed for a Tokyo auto show debut later this month, play to the transition of mobility to “a lifestyle partner closely…