Chevy Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype debuts at Daytona 500 2025 Blazer EV SS serves as first electric pace car for signature NASCAR event NASCAR remains tied to gas-guzzling V-8s No major racing series revels in inefficient internal combustion quite as much as NASCAR, but this year its biggest race will kick off with the silence…

The Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3 will soon be compatible with Samsung's Digital Key technology. The feature allows owners to use their Samsung smartphone as a key. The car can be locked, unlocked and started without having the original key at hand. Volvo and Polestar are enabling some of their electric vehicles to be locked…

Among those considering the purchase of a new or used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, or just curious about EVs, charging can still be the EV dealbreaker.  Unless you don’t have a way to easily install or access home charging, your excuses are quickly disappearing, though. In 2024 public charging kept pace—or better—with the number…

Honda is reportedly ready to resume the merger talks with Nissan. According to a report from the Financial Times, Honda wants Nissan's CEO to step down. During the talks that failed last week, Honda's CEO was reportedly frustrated with Nissan's slow pace and stubbornness. The merger between Honda and Nissan would have created the world’s…

BMW's Heart of Joy control unit BMW's own Heart of Joy control unit will debut in upcoming Neue Klasse EVs It consolidates multiple separate control units into a single, integrated one Promised benefits include quicker and more precise vehicle control, plus efficiency gains BMW's upcoming Neue Klasse family of electric vehicles, set to start arriving…

The original Volkswagen e-Golf had a 20-kilowatt-hour (usable) battery It was later updated with a bigger battery. The first iteration of the EV had an EPA-estimated range of 83 miles. The Volkswagen e-Golf is far from what we’d call a do-it-all electric car. Debuting back in 2014, it was VW’s attempt at making a mainstream…

Driving on eggshells—not walking on them—might be a good thing. Stellantis is looking to patent a process for incorporating them, or other biowaste material, into tires in order to further lower their environmental impact. In a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jan. 23, 2025, and submitted in…

When the controversial CEO of a global automaker becomes the Best-Friend-in-Chief and helps to define national policy,  there might be some bleed-over into conflicts of interest. It seems that China may be betting on exactly that, especially as Tesla waits for the Chinese government to approve the use of its Full Self-Driving software on Chinese roads. Welcome back to Critical…

U.S. EV market share might be flat vs. 2024, but market expansion means 3% EV sales growth EV sales gained 58% looking past direct sales from Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, others California EV sales were close to flat for 2024, but non-Tesla EV sales gained 21% Policy wildcards include EV tax credit, tariffs, emissions policy, and…

Storytelling. That’s what Fiat CEO Olivier Francois says separates Fiat from the wave of affordable new (mostly) Chinese EVs. He’s quite the raconteur himself, has an Instagram teeming with A-list contacts, and cheerfully admits that the new Grande Panda needs to be a blockbuster. “Heritage is key,” he explains. “Our design is rooted in…