On Wednesday evening's fourth-quarter 2024 earnings call, Tesla investors wanted to hear CEO Elon Musk's plans for more affordable electric vehicles, how he'll balance his role in the White House with running his company and whether he feels his public persona is hurting the brand. They didn't really get any of that. What investors and…

Honda could be reversing course on plans for an affordable electric vehicle, and may even build it in the U.S., according to a new report by Nikkei. The report says Honda plans to launch a small EV costing less than $30,000 in the U.S., as early as next year. This new EV will also reportedly…

Renault wants to set a new efficiency record for electric vehicles. To do so, it built a stunning single-seater demo car called the Filante Record 2025. It has an 87-kilowatt-hour battery pack and weighs just 2,204 pounds. French automaker Renault is killing it when it comes to designing electric cars. After the deliciously retro Renault…

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has ordered NHTSA to reconsider fuel economy standards DOT says higher fuel economy standards will lead to higher prices and therefore an older, less-safe fleet Previous Trump agencies said higher mpg brought cost reductions and safety improvements The Trump administration is wasting no time in attempting to roll back…

Flexis announced it will sell three all-electric vans in Europe starting next year. The company is a joint venture between Renault Group, Volvo Group and French shipping giant CMA CGM. The vans are based on a bespoke 800-volt electrical architecture and run a Google-based software experience. Designing a cool, futuristic electric van is one thing,…

Tesla pushed an update to Supercharger V4 posts allowing 325-kw peak with Cybertruck True 500-kw, 800-volt charging comes later, with V4 cabinets Peak will be brief, but enough to shave a few minutes off total charge time Tesla claims to be getting 325 kw of power from its V4 Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. But if…

We often forget this because it feels like a billion years ago now, but Polestar was originally the motorsports, tuning and performance arm of Volvo before it was spun off into an independent EV brand. And Volvo has a long history in both rally car and touring car racing. That's why it's nice to see…

Ford will return to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with an electric vehicle this year, aiming for another impressive EV showing at the legendary race. The automaker confirmed Thursday in a press release that it would send a new one-off demonstrator based on the Mustang Mach-E to the 2025 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, scheduled…

AI-this, autonomy-that—it's almost all you hear about in the tech world anymore. Everybody and their grandmother is running their own AI training model, am I right? Despite being commonplace, it's clear that these buzzwords are inspiring investor confidence in the stock market. And Tesla's focus on robots and AI, not cars, seems to be more…

Ford on Thursday unveiled a prototype Mustang Mach-E electric SUV outfitted for NASCAR racing. The prototype, revealed at a preview event for the automaker's 2025 motorsports activities, is a Mach-E in name only and doesn't have much in common with the Mach-E road car. It combines Mach-E style bodywork with a carbon-fiber tub chassis and…