Extending the useful life of EV batteries mitigates the impact of manufacturing them, said Maria Chavez, energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “The whole point of trying to deploy electric vehicles is to reduce emissions and reduce the negative impacts of things like manufacturing and extractive processes on our environment and our communities,”…

The Kia EV6 is one of the most popular electric car models in the U.S. For the 2024 model year, the EV6 has eight versions. In today's post, we will take a closer look at the current offer. The South Korean manufacturer has maintained the 2023 model year prices, while adding a more affordable…

Covering just over 100,000 miles in two years is a lot for any car, but that’s what happens sometimes with work vehicles. They need to be reliable and cost-efficient, otherwise, they don’t make financial sense. Especially when the work vehicle is used to fix other cars on the road. A pickup truck probably comes…

The first-generation Tesla Roadster put the American EV maker on the map as an innovative, forward-thinking company.  When it debuted in 2006 and deliveries started two years later, the original Roadster was an expensive but compelling proposition in a world where battery-powered cars were seen as rolling experiments. As a first-generation product, though,…

The topic of Tesla's potential investment in India returns like a boomerang every couple of months. It's clear that Tesla would like to enter India but there are business obstacles that first must be removed to make the investment viable. On the other hand, India's government tries to protect its market from highly competitive foreign…

The lithium-ion EV battery market appears to be on the verge of correction in the U.S., after a few years of rapid growth with multi-billion investments. There is no doubt about the growth in the EV segment, however, the expansion is not as fast and smooth as initially planned. Because of that, some of…

Nissan confirmed it will build all-electric future versions of its Juke and Qashqai SUVs alongside the next-gen Leaf at its plant in Sunderland, UK, and said the new EVs will be inspired by its "Hyper" series of concepts recently unveiled at Japan Mobility Show. The Japanese automaker announced it is investing a total of…

Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving taxi venture, plans to relaunch its driverless cab service in a single unspecified city in the United States.  The announcement, reported by Reuters, comes after California banned the troubled business unit’s vehicles from offering rides on public roads following an accident where a pedestrian was dragged by a Cruise autonomous…

Big, powerful electric luxury SUVs with sub-5-second acceleration times and ranges of 300 miles or more are now ubiquitous.  That certainly wasn’t the case in 2019 when Audi E-Tron deliveries started, or in 2017, when Audi powertrain and chassis development chief Siegfried Pint promised me that the E-Tron’s tri-motor system would make it corner “like…

Lots of automotive and motorcycle manufacturers have expressed interest in the electric bicycle market. We’ve talked about a lot of these in great length, with honorable mentions including Porsche, Ducati, and Audi. Iconic American motorcycle label Harley-Davidson also had an offshoot specializing in electric bikes called Serial 1, and I put that in past-tense because…