It's no secret that car dealers in America haven't exactly been amped about the shift toward electric vehicles. While many dealers have leaned into the EV revolution, many more have resisted installing chargers, dissuaded customers from going electric and haven't rushed into the education needed to sell these cars properly.  Even so, losing the EV…

Teslas offer a unique security feature on its cars. But how does it work, and who really needs it?  Tesla enthusiast Marshmello Cloud (@marshmello.cloud) posted a TikTok video extolling the electric vehicle’s option for requiring a personal identification number (PIN) to drive. “If you give your phone to a lot of people and you own…

Apple CarPlay Ultra is supposed to provide "the ultimate in-car experience" for Apple smartphone users. It takes over numerous aspects of your car's software experience and displays, including vehicle settings, climate control, driving modes, navigation and more. But automakers don't want to cede their software operations to Apple, and they're pushing back. For iPhone users, it…

If you've ever wondered why Europe seems to get all of those cool car add-ons like adaptive beam headlights, you can blame something called the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, or FMVSS. That bit of federal alphabet soup is what sets the safety standards of all cars on American roads, and, as one industry trade…

LG Energy Solution has completed the construction of an expanded battery plant at its campus in Holland, Michigan. The $1.4 billion expansion is for lithium iron phosphate batteries for energy storage systems, but EVs stand to benefit from them in one interesting way. China leads in LFP technology, but a growing number of companies in…

A driverless ride may appeal to anyone who’s had a frightening or uncomfortable experience with a taxi driver. That's why Google's Waymo is considered a leader in this space; it's evolved enough to have a pretty strong safety record. The race for market share heated up with Tesla’s launch of its Robotaxis this week. But are…

R Symons Electric Vehicles, a U.K.-based electric vehicle dealer, drove two nearly identical Tesla Model 3s 200 miles for a range and efficiency test. Despite one car having 225,000 miles, it was just as efficient as the 18,000-mile example it was up against. This is good news for EV shoppers, as it's further proof that…

The Xiaomi YU7 is a Tesla Model Y-sized EV crossover in China. Base price is $35,300 (253,500 RMB), undercutting the Chinese market Tesla Model Y by about $1,200. Xiaomi recieved 200,000 within three minutes of the order books opening. It’s Launch Day for Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi. The company is showing off a raft…

Tesla planned to launch affordable EVs by June, but with the month drawing to a close, it's unclear what the status of those models is. The new EVs are expected to fall in the $30,000 price range. They have several rumored names, including Model 2, Model Q and even Model A. None of those names…

Six minutes, twenty-two seconds. That's long—or really, how little—it took a stripped-out prototype version "China's Apple Car" to lap the 12.9-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife.  This is not the first time that a variant of the Xiaomi SU7 has set a wild lap time at the Nürburgring. Last fall, the same car did the lap in 6:46.874, beating out…