Battery-electric 2024 BMW i5 models will make up roughly half the full range of the eighth-generation mid-size BMW 5-Series sport sedan that first debuted in 1972. As with its larger sibling, the BMW i7, the electric version—though all but identical on the outside—is clearly superior to its gasoline counterparts. Now, the higher-volume 5-Series lineup reinforces…

By the end of 2024, Lucid Motors expects to begin delivering its second offering, an all-electric SUV called the Gravity. I was recently invited to check out a pre-production copy at a small private Lucid event at the Classic Car Club in Manhattan.   While I was expecting to capture some unique content on the…

A Nio ET7 with the automaker's new 150-kwh battery pack traveled 650 miles on a single charge, the company claims. This was achieved by a group of drivers, including Nio founder and CEO William Li, on a 14-hour trip between the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Xiamen, according to a company press release. Nio claims…

The luxurious Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV has received its EPA range and energy consumption rating, which reveals that it's not that much different from the regular EQS SUV. The 2024 Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 4Matic SUV with standard 21-inch wheels has an EPA Combined range of 280 miles, only five miles or 1.8% less than the…

Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) DC fast charging connector is now living up to its name, becoming a true standard rather than just a hardware design. SAE International on Tuesday released the technical information for standardization of the NACS connector. Known as SAE J3400, the finalized standard comes just six months after the SAE…

Gravel bikes have exploded in popularity all over the world. The principle behind this is very simple actually – the ergonomic efficiency and long-distance capability of a road bike, mated to the go-anywhere capability of a mountain bike. As it would turn out, not everyone needs an ultra lightweight road bike, and not all riders…

Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors announced today the planned implementation of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for future vehicles in North America, starting in 2025.  The announcement shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone following the industry, because nearly every other major automaker (Stellantis is now the only holdout) has already committed to using the…

All aboard the AI hype train. Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT shocked the world last year with its eerily human-like answers to random questions and ability to compose Shakespearean sonnets about farting in seconds — a task that used to take me weeks — practically every company on the planet has announced some kind of strategy leveraging…

Inside Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas, it seems like the robots are the full-time employees, and humans are just there to supervise them. The sprawling floor of the stamping building—with its white walls, red stripes, and massive presses scattered all around—appears to be quite a neat setup, almost fully geared up and all set for mass manufacturing,…

Lexus has just announced the 2024 Lexus RZ model year, which will be available in two main versions—the already-known RZ 450e and an all-new RZ 300e. The Lexus RZ 300e is an entry-level version, with only one electric motor (front-wheel drive), and a slightly different battery—72.8 kilowatt-hours from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL).…