A compact, family-size car, the BYD Seal is unapologetically aimed at taking on the Tesla Model 3. That said, it’s bigger than the American in every dimension, most notably in both length (4,800 millimeters versus 4,694 millimeters for the Model 3) and wheelbase (2,920 millimeters versus 2,875 millimeters). The result is a roomier car with…

Tesla just released its Q1 2024 earnings report. The electric automaker again turned a profit, which makes 18 quarters in a row in which Tesla has reported profitability. However, Tesla fell short of expectations regarding both profit per share and revenue. The rapid-fire price cuts on the Model 3 and Model Y seen last year and…

Hyundai has developed a window tint that the automaker claims can help keep interiors cooler—and thus save energy normally used for air conditioning. Unlike materials that simply darken windows, and reduce outward visibility, Hyundai states in a press release that its Nano Cooling Film reduces interior temperatures by specifically blocking external heat and radiating internal…

Do the Germans have an impressively long word for something that is all new, yet feels reassuringly familiar? If they do, that’s how we’d like to describe the new all-electric Porsche Macan. It looks similar to the old Macan on the outside, works a lot like the new Cayenne on the inside, and drives…

Things have gone from bad to worse for Fisker. On Tuesday, the embattled electric vehicle startup announced in a regulatory filing that it expects to file for bankruptcy within the next 30 days if it can't get relief from its creditors or raise some extra cash.  Fisker also said it missed an $8.4 million…

Teslas are less expensive to maintain than other car brands, including some with strong reputations for reliability, according to Consumer Reports. As part of its 2023 Annual Auto Surveys, Consumer Reports asked owners how much they paid out of pocket for maintenance costs like oil changes over the previous 12 months. Researchers then compared cumulative…

Disneyland will replace gasoline vehicles at its Autopia ride with EVs in 2026, the Los Angeles Times confirmed this week. Autopia is one of the longer-running attractions at the Anaheim, California, Walt Disney Co. theme park and it undoubtedly has a role in nurturing auto enthusiasm for kids. With clarification that these vehicles will…

Just a few weeks into the second quarter of 2024, Tesla has decided to reduce the prices of three of its electric cars—Model S, Model X and Model Y—by $2,000 in the U.S. The latest price change comes after a difficult first quarter when Tesla's EV production and deliveries decreased year-over-year. This led to a…

*Update While the video featured here is identified by the channel as being the Kia EV2, we noted in our article a few oddities that seemed inconsistent with what we knew about the EV2. It seems the original uploader had misidentified the vehicle as the EV2 when it more closely resembles the upcoming Kia…

Of all the cars built at Volkswagen's Chattanooga Assembly Plant in Tennessee, it's not hard to argue that the Volkswagen ID.4 is the one most important to the automaker's future. It's VW's first modern all-electric model—a symbol of what's to come as it eventually moves away from gasoline, aimed squarely at the ultra-important U.S. market. And…