Volkswagen had a tough go of things last year. The company's sales fell by 10 percent in China, arguably its most important. Its other stronghold, Europe, was flat, with a shrinking overall car market that led to VW Group sales falling by 0.1%. This strained the company's finances, eventually forcing the company to shed 35,000 jobs…

Nissan has been hinting for a long time that the next generation of its e-Power hybrid system will be ready for America. And after what might have been a completely different future with Honda, it appears those Nissan hybrids are finally firmly U.S.-bound.  Nissan had already confirmed in October that it plans to launch e-Power…

Built in V2L, or vehicle-to-load, means that the camper—much like most Kias now—will be able to power any household electric appliance, which is a boon out in the wild. Inside at the front, a 12.9-inch infotainment screen in the front runs an Android Automotive OS, while the driver gets a 7in digital instrument cluster. Just…

One in five drivers (20%) has been unable to charge at a public location. This is up from 18% in 2023. The perception of bad charging infrastructure is one of the biggest roadblocks to wider EV adoption. Without NEVI funding to build more chargers, there could be a cooling of EV demand.  The last time…

Costco members who lease a 2025 Volvo EX90 electric SUV can now take advantage of the biggest discount offered by the retailer's auto program. Fellow Internet Brands site CarsDirect found a potential $10,000 in savings for Costco members who are also current Volvo customers, and are planning to lease a new EX90 between now and…

The Kia PV5 is an all-electric, configurable electric van, with crew van, box van, refrigerated truck and camper variants on the way. It gets a 161-horsepower motor and a maximum range of 248 miles. Kia hasn't ruled out a U.S.-market version, but U.S. import duties make it expensive to bring in commercial vehicles built outside of…

It wouldn’t be a Kia EV Day without a concept car showing the future, would it? That’s why for 2025, Kia brought out the Concept EV2, a preview of what a super-small, super-affordable electric Kia SUV will look like. And this one packs a lot to be excited about.  While firm details are thin on…

Sedans aren’t having an easy go of things at the moment. If they were, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 and Lucid Air would be among America’s top-selling EVs, and they are, to date, not. Then again, plenty of people still buy the Tesla Model 3 (or did, anyway) and four-door cars remain very popular in other…

NACS will debut in Nissan-branded pure EV in 2025, be widely available in 2026 Unclear whether that’s refreshed Ariya, or next-generation Leaf Nissan won’t immediately renew home charging around NACS Nissan was the first Japanese automaker to confirm a switch to the Tesla-based North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector for future U.S.-market EVs.  It announced…

I have to admit that I wasn't expecting yesterday's Lucid Motors' fourth-quarter earnings call to be an especially interesting one. The company has its marching orders: ramp up production of the Lucid Gravity SUV in particular, double car production overall and move its groundbreaking electric vehicle technology to a new class of buyer who wants…