The 2024 Mini Countryman SE ALL4 electric crossover will offer up to 212 miles of range and cost $46,195 (including a $995 destination fee) when it reaches U.S. dealerships this fall, Mini confirmed Monday. Launch timing matches what Mini announced last year, when it confirmed the electric Countryman for the U.S. shortly after the redesigned…

Electric vehicle depreciation is something of a hot topic right now, and for good reason. On one hand, there are some fantastic deals to be had on the secondhand market, but on the other of course, there’s the thorny issue of some EVs losing half of their value in a single year. Cars losing…

Leasing overtook financing as the preferred way to get behind the wheel of a new EV in the second quarter. 48.7% of new EVs in the United States were leased in Q2, up from last year. Leasing has become the preferred way for Americans to get behind the wheel of a…

Honda's CEO doesn't believe consumers can be incentivized to change to EVs Honda's spending $700M to retool plants and $3.5B to built a battery plant for mass EV production The exec believes the future is electric, but it'll take time Electric cars and hybrids are currently having an inverted moment.  Speaking with The Drive at…

WIRED has been writing about Elon Musk—he of the electric cars, space rockets, tunnel-boring machines, implantable brain interfaces, Mars mission, and internet shitposting—for a long time. He’s always been unpredictable. And yet the most shocking part of his two-hour interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, broadcast live on X earlier this week, may…

Volvo is finally launching its all-electric EX90 flagship after a series of delays. The interior looks great, but the window switches are an annoying example of cost-cutting gone too far. It's not a dealbreaker, but we'll have to see whether the EX90 is nice enough on the road to justify its long gestation…

Volvo's giving the three-row XC90 an update The update will debut on Sept. 4. The XC90's electric successor, the EX90, arrives in dealers later this year "A new iteration of the hybrid Volvo XC90" will debut in a live-streamed event Sept. 4, the Swedish automaker announced Wednesday. This is likely to be a refreshed version…

It's also nice to use a car with modern amenities like lane guidance and auto braking when it detects a pedestrian. Heck, even having a reversing camera is nice. However, the Fiat 500e constantly warns me about “emergency vehicles” in front on the display (it plays a scarily loud sound, too), but it's unfortunately wrong…

Ford, and those who keep an eye on Ford, have been hinting at an all-electric Bronco for some time now. But now that Ford's future EV emphasis seems to be on smaller and more affordable cars as the American automaker gets hesitant about big, battery-powered trucks, it's anybody's guess whether the iconic off-roader has an…

Ford is looking to patent roof rails and roof racks that can stow away when not in use, helping to reduce aerodynamic drag and potentially improving fuel economy or EV range. These potential aero-improving features were detailed in separate patent applications published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) July 11, 2024, and…