Consumer Reports put out an early review for its dual-motor Tesla Cybertruck. While there are some areas where the Cybertruck is criticized, most of the review is pretty positive. No matter your opinion on the Tesla Cybertruck, you can’t deny it’s a vehicle unlike any other. It’s not perfect, and between…

The 2025 Toyota Corolla Hybrid rolls into the new model year with a $24,760 base price and a larger infotainment touchscreen for higher trim levels. The base price, which includes a $1,135 destination charge, applies to the base LE grade. This version continues with the previous 8.0-inch touchscreen, while a new 10.5-inch screen is now…

In September, 48.4% of Toyota's U.S. sales were "electrified." Those were mostly hybrids and plug-in hybrids.  This year, Toyota's hybrid sales are on a tear.  Toyota is taking things nice and slow when it comes to fully electric vehicles. But its hybrid sales are another story.  In September, nearly…

The Fiat 500e isn't selling well. Stellantis paused production of the pint-sized electric car on Sept. 12 noting sluggish demand. Reuters reported on Tuesday that production is not scheduled to resume until Nov. 1. The original production halt was only slated to last four weeks with a restart date set for Oct. 11. Stellantis,…

It's Oct. 1, which means new car sales data from both the past month and all of the third quarter of 2024 are starting to trickle in. Right out of the gate, we're seeing the ripple effects of record-high prices and interest rates on sales, not just for electric vehicles but increasingly all new cars.…

Bridgestone is now producing a tire with 55% recycled and renewable materials, to be used on the Audi E-Tron GT, the automaker's current flagship performance EV. The tire in question is a variant of the Bridgestone Potenza Sport summer performance tire, in this case tailored specifically to the E-Tron GT, according Bridgestone. The company noted…

Mazda has opened pre-sales for the EZ-6 electric sedan in China, which costs from $22,800. The EZ-6 is available as both a pure EV and a range extender and each has two available battery pack sizes. The EZ-6 is also coming to Europe, where it will likely be considerably more expensive than in…

Process could cut costs and reduce emissions in making LFP cells for EVs It lays the foundation for greater LFP manufacturing in South Korea, outside China Chinese suppliers also continue to innovate on a battery type they championed Hyundai and Kia this week launched a project to develop cheaper cathode materials for lithium iron…

Tesla is pushing the so-called Full Self-Driving (Supervised) advanced driving assistant system to some Cybertruck owners. The over-the-air software update includes an early access build of FSD (Supervised). Nearly a year after deliveries of the controversial Tesla Cybertruck started in November 2023, the American EV maker is finally pushing the so-called…

Stellantis is recalling 194,000 Jeep 4xe plug-in hybrid SUVs globally after 13 reports of battery fires, and is telling owners to park outside and away from structures, as well as avoid charging, until a fix is implemented. Stellantis confirmed that 154,032 U.S.-market vehicles are affected, as well as 14,038 in Canada, 673 in Mexico, and…