During the first quarter of 2023, Audi sold in the United States 52,763 cars (up 49 percent year-over-year from a relatively low base). Out of that, 4,438 cars happen to be all-electric. That's a 36 percent increase year-over-year and 8.4 percent of the total volume. That's not bad, considering that the lineup of…

The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid version of the conventional 2023 Prius hybrid launched earlier this year. It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers.  The Prime adds a much larger battery that can be plugged into the grid to recharge—giving it an estimated EPA combined…

In March, the total sales of Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the United States increased by 7.9 percent year-over-year to 171,944, while in Q1 sales amounted to 475,906 (10 percent more than a year ago). Results in March and year-to-date: Ford sales: 164,977 (up 8.7%) and 456,972 (up 10.7%) Lincoln sales:…

Obsessive wind-tunnel work—of the sort that used to be reserved for racing and supercars—has become an essential in building modern electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.7. Aero can go a long way toward accelerating EV adoption. It isn’t just the key to more miles of range and better efficiency. It helps keep battery packs smaller,…

Ford is on track to reach the ambitious goals of manufacturing up to 600,000 electric vehicles by the end of this year and more than 2 million by the end of 2026, its 2023 Integrated Sustainability And Financial Report shows. After announcing investments of over $50 billion in its facilities around the world from…

Did a big Tesla price hike help the world’s biggest maker of only electric vehicles get back on track with sales and growth? The short answer by the numbers appears to be: yes and no.  Tesla on Sunday reported that it delivered 422,875 vehicles over the first quarter of 2023. While that total was…

Elon Musk is Chief Executive Officer of both Tesla and Twitter. Since Tesla has no marketing or PR department, its CEO has long used the social media platform to respond to criticism, make company announcements, and, well, publish a whole lot of other nonsense. Perhaps the best,  most useful intersection of Musk's two companies, though,…

Tesla results suggest demand may be flagging, while a study underscores the importance of legacy automakers keeping up with EV demand. The revamped Q8 E-Tron lineup reaches for 300 miles in America, and the Fisker Ocean tops 400 miles of range in Europe. And we sample the U.S. version of the head-turning Ioniq 6. This…

Tesla has just released its Q1 2022 production and delivery report, so the numbers are now in. See how Tesla fared this quarter right here. At 422,875 global deliveries of the Model Y, Model 3, Model S and Model X combined, Tesla beat expectations and set a new all-time record for deliveries in a single…

By the numbers, the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan outpaces the Tesla Model 3 , improves on the related Hyundai Ioniq 5 , and matches the Lucid Air as the most efficient electric car on sale in the U.S. In the data age where we are ruled by algorithms, the favorable numeric…