Stellantis may be looking to adapt planetary gear hybrid systems—like the one currently used in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivan—to more rugged vehicles, a patent filing indicates. The Pacifica Hybrid uses a planetary power-split system to juggle its 3.6-liter V-6 and a pair of electric motors, which can both be used as generators for…

BMW has begun testing the future electric M3 around the Nurburgring Nordschleife in Germany. The model will have up to four electric motors and over 1,000 horsepower in its most powerful guise. It's expected to debut in 2027, one year after the electric 3 Series equivalent makes its market debut. BMW producing a fully electric…

This Beijing-Hyundai crossover is designed for the Chinese market primarily, and likely will slot under the Ioniq 5.  It will likely use the same E-GMP platform as the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9.  Not much else is known about this small mystery crossover.  Hyundai’s quest to dominate the world’s electric vehicle market is moving forward.…

So far, my time with the electric Dodge Charger Daytona has been a mixed bag. Fun? Absolutely. Efficient? Not really. Dramatic? Always. A great electric vehicle? The jury's out on that one, but I don't think it's going to keep any BYD executives awake at night. But there is one feature I noticed that I…

For 2025, dozens of EV variants top 300 miles of range The top dozen contains pickups, SUVs, crossovers, sedans, and a hatchback Standouts like Lucid Air and Hyundai Ioniq 6 manage market-leading range without huge battery packs Less than a decade ago, 300 miles seemed like the holy grail for EV driving range. Now, even…

Tesla is entering its "find out" era in Canada. The Canadian government is investigating $43.1 million CAD ($30 million USD) in EV sale subsidies requested by Tesla in just 72 hours. Canadian officials have also barred Tesla from iZEV incentives until the U.S. backs off tariffs. Tesla is America's electric car juggernaut; a domestic force…

This Tesla Model Y has a little under 100,000 miles on the clock. Despite the relatively low mileage, the battery pack has a higher-than-average degradation. Electric vehicle batteries are pretty robust these days, with multiple studies showing that the high-voltage packs powering modern EVs will last way longer than originally thought. That said, every once…

Waymo's self-driving taxis racked up heavy fines in San Francisco last year. The robotaxis got 589 parking tickets and 124 tickets for obstructing traffic. Waymo’s robotaxis have been roaming the streets of several cities in the United States for a few years now. They’re quite successful, too, with the company saying earlier this year that…

Lucid is recalling over 4,000 floor mats. The first iteration of the company's All-Weather mats could slide over the accelerator pedal of the Air EV. Lucid, the maker of the Air and Gravity luxury electric vehicles, is recalling 4,294 floor mats because they may move in the footwell and interfere with the accelerator pedal. And…

The entire auto industry is pissed off at the United States following President Donald Trump's decision to invoke sweeping 25% tariffs on imported cars, light-duty trucks, as well as auto parts. Rightfully so, as many countries simply didn't expect the tariffs to be as wide-reaching as Wednesday's announcement revealed—and even Tesla, which builds some of the…