“They are cool because they look like something out of a video game and portray Kadyrov as a sort of futuristic warlord,” Cancian tells WIRED in an email. “They are useless because they don't provide a new capability, except perhaps a bit of stealth.” Indeed, the Cybertruck is not totally suited for hostile and chaotic…

Speaking during the Climate Week in New York City, where some 600 climate-advocacy programs took place over the past week, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe presented himself as part marketer, part businessman and part climate activist. He outlined the key challenges facing the electric vehicle industry during an interview with New York Times Climate Reporter…

GM and Rivian's CEO have something in common, based on comments made in recent days: Neither thought EVs would become a political lightning rod. On Thursday while speaking at the New York Times' Climate Forward event Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said "I think it's really important that we don't make EVs a political…

The Audi Q6 E-Tron starts at $65,095 and goes all the way to over $80,000 for fully-specced SQ6 model. The base rear-wheel drive variant with the ultra pack gets the longest range of 321 miles EPA. U.S. deliveries will start before the end of 2024. Audi is finally ready to…

Fisker EV owners have a list of confirmed service points Bankruptcy continues, production or brand restart looking unlikely Owners will have to pay for some recall repairs, Fisker again says Fisker owners in North America can rest a little easier this week knowing that they’ll have access to a network of approved service centers…

Last month, a Mercedes Benz EQE 350 electric vehicle caught fire in a South Korean apartment building’s underground parking garage. Reportedly, 23 people were sent to the hospital and approximately 900 cars were damaged. The fire reached temperatures of more than 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 degrees Celsius), and took firefighters almost eight hours to…

The Volvo EX30 is Europe's second-best-selling EV in August, right behind the Tesla Model Y It's an affordable EV from a premium brand, which might be its secret weapon A 2025 launch in the U.S. could spell major success if sales follow in Europe's footsteps Hats off to Volvo. Its…

A study found the average EV battery degrades 1.8% per year That means EV batteries could last over 20 years, or longer than the EV itself New methods are being found to reduce degradation even further Battery degradation can be a concern for potential electric vehicle owners, but new data indicates most batteries will outlast…

There’s more to the future of Lotus than big electric SUVs. That’s what the British company once famous for its lightweight sports cars wants you to believe—and it’s why Lotus has revealed a striking new supercar concept, called Theory 1. To be clear, this is not an electric rebirth of the Lotus Esprit, the…

Kia is reconsidering resurrecting the Stinger as an EV Success of recent "emotional" EVs could help drive Kia's decision Some big changes have to happen in order for it to actually sell well this time around The Kia Stinger could be making a comeback. Despite the automaker having already pulled…