I'm becoming more optimistic about EV battery longevity. Research shows batteries rarely fail, and most of what I've seen has convinced me that battery degradation is not a major concern over the typical lifespan of a vehicle. But Out Of Spec's testing on this 250,000-mile Tesla Model S is tempering my expectations. First, we saw…

The Polestar 3 electric SUV will get an upgraded chipset for its second model year, the automaker confirmed Thursday in a press release. Due to arrive in showrooms later in the 2025 calendar year, the 2026 Polestar 3 is the first of the brand's EVs to receive the Nvidia Drive AGX Orin processor, a more…

Tesla says an issue with a circuit board may cause certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to lose power steering assistance.  The company is recalling 376,241 affected vehicles. Yet recall may be a strong term, as the issue has already been fixed via an over-the-air update, the federal filing shows. Tesla is recalling 376,241…

Eighteen months ago, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)—which manages facilities and logistics support for the federal government's sprawling network of office buildings—was openly celebrating its efforts to get more fleet and employee vehicles to go all-electric. But 2025 is a very different time in the federal government, and now the GSA is reportedly shutting down…

Tesla spent over a year investigating the issue at the behest of a non-U.S. regulatory agency In the U.S. Tesla's latest recall affects the 2023 Model 3 and Model Y Tesla's NHTSA recall filing leaves unanswered questions for global markets Tesla has acknowledged over 300,000 of its EVs could lose power steering. On Thursday, Tesla's…

The hot version of the Genesis GV60 was spotted testing ahead of its official reveal later this year. It was part of a convoy of Hyundai-Kia prototypes, which was led by a Porsche Taycan. A Hyundai Ioniq 6 N featuring the facelifted front was also spotted in the same video. Genesis may be toning down…

On Thursday, Faraday Future provided a status update on its FX sub-brand, which was announced in September 2024 and further detailed at CES 2025 in January. The company once again reaffirmed plans for an affordable EV called the FX 5 that will cost between $20,000 and $30,000 and a larger model called the FX 6…

BMW is ready for the big leap. By the end of the year, it will present the first electric car based on the Neue Klasse platform. As the name suggests, it will introduce new technologies and set new standards in terms of efficiency and performance. A few months after the launch, the Munich-based company is starting to reveal the…

Rivian is recalling 17,260 electric vehicles from model year 2025—including both the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV—because their headlight low beams may fail to illuminate when the vehicles are started in cold weather. Between Apr. 29, 2024, and Feb. 03, 2025, Rivian built 2025-model-year vehicles with "incorrectly configured headlamps," that used the wrong parts…

The revised Tesla Model Y is now available for order in Europe. Three variants are currently on offer with marginally improved range and performance ratings. The range-topping Model Y Performance will be revealed later this year. Over a month after virtually unveiling the refreshed Model Y, Tesla is finally telling us exactly what has improved…