Elon Musk's foray into politics has made him far more unpopular with Democrats. He's particularly turning off the buyers who say they're most likely to get an EV. As a result, Tesla has the worst favorability to unfavorability ratio of any brand among buyers looking for an EV, per a new study.   Tesla's chief executive…

In the near term, electric vehicle startup Polestar's goal is to go more upmarket: more premium, more performance, more luxury. The Polestar 3 leads the way with starting at $67,500 in the U.S., the Polestar 4 will come in at $54,900 and the Polestar 5 will blow all of them away with a projected $100,000…

Rivian will allow owners to set their car's wheel size in the software without going to a service center. Software version 2025.06 includes this change and will be released "soon." Rivian’s electric trucks and SUVs are known for their impressive off-roading abilities. The R1S and R1T are marketed as adventure vehicles, and if you know…

Volkswagen announced a new plan on Wednesday that signals a broader shift towards building affordable EVs. A new entry-level model positioned under the ID.2 is coming to Europe by 2027, the automaker said. The plant in Wolfsburg is on track to become Volkswagen's "capital of our new all-electric compact class." Beyond the first and second…

At this point, it's no secret that car dealers in the United States haven't exactly welcomed electric vehicles with open arms. Study after study shows that dealers aren't excited to sell them. Car dealers' lobbyists are among the loudest voices decrying regulations driving a more electric future market. And lately, even new efforts aligned with…

Proposed merger between Honda and Nissan may not go ahead Multiple reports suggest Nissan wants to back out due to concerns Honda might take too much control The merger is seen as a potential lifeline for Nissan and would create world's third-largest automaker The anticipated merger between Honda and Nissan announced last December, is encountering…

For decades, Nissan and Honda have competed with one another in just about every way possible, except for pickup trucks and motorcycles. That's why the world was shocked last year when the rivals announced a $60 billion plan to merge into one company in what was seen as the biggest move toward auto industry consolidation…

The U.S. EV charging network Ionna is picking up speed in its infrastructure build-out as the nascent network aims to make good on its promise of installing tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers over the next five years. It said on Tuesday in a press release that it is transitioning "from public beta to…

Toyota will begin shipping battery packs from its new North Carolina factory in April. The facility is the company's first in-house battery factory outside Japan. It will build batteries for electric vehicles, hybrids and plug-in hybrids assembled in North America. Toyota’s battery manufacturing facility in North Carolina is ready to begin production after a nearly…

As promised, Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles can now charge at 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. market. Mercedes-Benz said in January access to Tesla's Supercharger charging network would open to the German EVs in February. While Mercedes didn't announce the switch has been flipped, Tesla updated its list of automakers with access to the Supercharger network…