The situation at the Volkswagen Group's largest electric car factory in Zwickau, Germany appears to be worsening. After numerous reports of demand issues earlier this year, Volkswagen cancelled the third shift on production line number 1, which is responsible for the Volkswagen ID.3 and Cupra Born models. The move was already expected at least since…

At the 2023 Los Angeles auto show, Subaru announced that the Forester compact crossover SUV will get a hybrid powertrain option for the first time. Subaru briefly mentioned the Forester Hybrid during the reveal of the redesigned sixth-generation Forester, which goes on sale next year as a 2025 model with gasoline-only power. The Forester Hybrid…

Fisker announced a new milestone of delivering more than 100 electric cars in a single day, which is expected to further increase in the coming weeks. The company explains that the key to accelerating sales and deliveries was its new distribution strategy, which already allowed it to deliver 107 Oceans on November 16.  …

Toyota and battery-recycling firm Redwood Materials on Thursday announced an expansion of their previous agreement that will see Toyota source battery materials from Redwood for future battery production. Toyota announced plans to work with Redwood on recycling of battery materials in June 2022. But it's now confirming plans to also source recycled material for battery…

The war has even boosted Ukraine’s EV resurrection business at times, by driving up gas prices and making electrics more attractive to drivers. Ukraine has a public charging network of some 11,000 chargers, according to Volodymyr Ivanov, the head of communications at Nissan Motor Ukraine—that’s more than the state of New York, and double the…

The 2025 Lucid Gravity may soon have the market cornered in one crucial area: vibes. The new electric SUV from the California startup made its grand debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show today, and with a projected 440 miles of range and an abundance of tech features, it may just be what Lucid…

Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday unveiled the first of a planned network of charging stations that the automaker claims will be the fastest in the U.S.—and it represents a template for the form and function of future stations on the network. Located at Mercedes' headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia, near Atlanta, this first location features 400-kw DC…

Porsche wants people to know it is serious about electrification, which is why it is announcing upgrades to its main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, the home of the legendary 911 and the 718 Cayman and Boxster. After repeated delays caused mostly by software platform development issues, Porsche is gearing up for the launch of its…

Cold weather affects the range of each EV model differently, but a new report found that some perform better than others. Recurrent creates battery health reports for used EVs, and has used the same data to study cold-weather range loss. This isn't the first time the company has published a report on the effects of…

Tesla may soon begin charging new Model 3 owners for heated front seats and heated windshield wipers, according to findings uncovered in the automaker's newest 2023.38.8 vehicle software update. Well-known Tesla hacker GreenTheOnly uncovered the possibility of these upcoming changes after digging into the all-electric automaker's latest software update. Green has previously used this…