BMW is relying on Shell Recharge Solutions to offer customers streamlined access to EV charging stations across multiple networks.
The automaker on Wednesday announced an agreement with Shell Recharge Solutions that it claims will provide access to more than 100,000 public chargers through the My BMW app. These chargers are not only part of Shell's…
The Tesla Model Y may be the best-selling car-shaped vehicle in the world right now, but the brand itself is not in the clear. Buyers are thirsty for reasonably priced EVs. Elon Musk has confirmed that the brand plans on meeting that demand with a $25,000 EV, a car that some on social media are…
In a life cycle assessment of the Volvo EX30 electric vehicle released Thursday, the automaker underscored that its upcoming compact EV has the lowest carbon footprint of any electric Volvo yet.
The team behind the EX30 analysis looked at two EX30 versions—one with the 69-kwh lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NMC) battery pack, the other…
Hyundai is about to deliver a facelift for its popular Giugiaro-inspired electric crossover, the Ioniq 5. Yet, as we await the updated interior and fresh new rear windshield wiper for the 2025 model year, Hyundai also has plans to broaden the Ioniq 5's appeal for what may be more rugged, off-road-ish adventures. Watch out, Ioniq 5…
App-based features pitched as a way to become a safer and more efficient driver may end up reporting you as a higher-risk driver to insurers, The New York Times reports.
New cars, EV or not, have substantial data-gathering capability thanks to their array of onboard sensors, which is sometimes presented to consumers as a way…
The global passenger xEV (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) battery market continued to expand quickly in 2023, partially thanks to record vehicle sales and partially because the average battery capacity is increasing. According to Adamas Intelligence in 2023, about 689.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of battery capacity was deployed onto roads globally in all newly sold passenger xEVs.…
We've all seen the Tesla Cybertruck stop bullets, but can it stop all bullets? The answer to that is no and this video brings out some big guns to prove it. Leave it to the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel to test whether or not the Cybertruck can stop bullets fired from some very powerful guns,…
Several tech giants are jumping on the electric vehicle bandwagon. The likes of Apple failed at it, but others are forging ahead. Huawei and Xiaomi have already rolled out their EVs in China. Thanks to its joint venture with Honda, Sony appears to be on the same track. The JV is called Sony Honda Mobility (SHM),…
Back in May, Ford shocked the electric car world by being the first to announce that its future EVs would adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard plug and gain access to that charging network. At the time, Ford said that it worked out a deal with Tesla where its EVs would use those chargers with an adapter…
When I reviewed the Tesla Cybertruck, I wasn't able to take it off-road, so I withheld any judgment there. Perhaps a truck that's tough to make an argument for on-road becomes unstoppable when the pavement ends. But the more tests I see, the more convinced I am that the Cybertruck is an incredibly limited off-road…