Tesla is playing a game of whodunnit. Someone—or someones—keeps stealing the company coffee mugs at the company's Gigafactory outside of Berlin, Germany, and the management isn't having it anymore. At a recent heated staff meeting where employees butted heads with management over recent unionization efforts, plant manager Andre Thierig told employees that he's tired of…

Spoiler alert: They’re all Toyotas. Need some traction for a snowy winter commute, on a tight budget? If so, one of the market’s low-priced, high-mpg all-wheel-drive hybrids may be your best bet.  There aren’t all that many all-wheel-drive hybrids to begin with. But if we set the cost ceiling in bargain territory by today’s…

It’s not an apples-to-apples comparison. Tesla, led by the world's richest and arguably one of the most influential men, is the world’s largest producer of battery electric vehicles. Rivian is a small California start-up experiencing a wobbly start to its EV journey, bleeding thousands of dollars behind every vehicle sold. But Tesla was there once…

The 2025 Audi Q5 S line TFSI e returns for the new model year with nearly no change, after receiving a more advanced active lane control system and a heated steering wheel last model year. Split among three trim levels, PHEV Q5 prices range from $59,795 to $67,995, including $1,295 in destination. That buys a…

Great news for anyone who missed the long-distance runner of the Model 3 family: Tesla has reintroduced the Long Range Rear-Wheel-Drive version of the Model 3 in the U.S. And with more range than ever at an EPA-estimated 363 miles, this Model 3 may juice sales at a time when Tesla could use the help.…

If you’ve been increasingly noticing an uptick in stainless steel trapezoids cruising around your neighborhood, there’s a reason for that. Tesla is steadily ramping up production and deliveries of the Cybertruck, and Kelley Blue Book (KBB) data suggests that it may now be the best-selling electric truck in America. We saw this coming. Earlier…

The Volkswagen Group, which includes Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, and more, reported 2,243,700 global vehicle sales during the second quarter of 2024, a 3.8% decline compared to Q2 2023. Also, the first half of the year was negative at 4,348,000, down 0.6%. The company's all-electric vehicle sales recently stalled, which is a…

Consumer Reports tested around 50 EVs this year to see which ones were the best all-rounders. Only 14 of them made the final list, which includes lots of Korean and German cars and just one Tesla. This means 36 vehicles didn’t make the cut when they were examined by CR for performance, range, comfort…

The all-new Volkswagen ID.Golf and other models based on the Volkswagen Group's new Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) might enter the market later than expected. According to a German publication, Manager Magazin (via Electrive), the market launch of the Volkswagen ID.Golf has been postponed by 15 months to 2029, while a large SUV called the T-Sport…

In June, new passenger car registrations in Germany increased by 6.1% year over year to 297,329 units, taking the first-half result to 1,471,641, up 5.4% year over year. Unfortunately, plug-in car sales continued to decrease. The total number of new plug-in electric car registrations last month amounted to 58,803, down 15% year over year.…