“I think you can envision this playing out pretty well for BYD, actually,” says Ilaria Mazzocco, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “And also, they're going to have less competition from other Chinese automakers.” BYD is known for its ability to control production costs, so it can still sell its…

Rove's new station in Santa Ana, California, offers 40 fast-charging stalls. It also offers much-needed amenities that most chargers lack, like bathrooms, a 24/7 lounge, night security, WiFi, vending and food options. It opens to the public on October 15. An upstart in California has beaten automaker-backed Ionna to the…

Soon you could see Waymo self-driving tech in Hyundai cars. The autonomous driving tech developer Waymo said this week that it would partner with the Korean automaker Hyundai to equip a fleet of its electric vehicles with self-driving technology. The vehicles, modified Ioniq 5s, will hit the road as part of Waymo’s self-driving ride-hail service…

A study found EV drivers cause more accidents than those of gas and diesel cars EVs cost more to insure and repair than gas and diesel vehicles Data shows EVs are still driven less on average than gas or diesel vehicles EV drivers in Europe are more likely to be at fault in crashes than…

It should not be so exciting to eat a breakfast quesadilla in your car. But this quesadilla was from Wawa, this Wawa hosted a Tesla Supercharger, and this car was the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV, hooked up to that Supercharger through an NACS/CCS adapter. More than a year after GM’s switch to NACS was announced,…

The 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance beat its EPA-estimated range in an independent range test.  Edmunds managed to drive one 307 miles.  That's 31 miles less than the Model 3 Long Range AWD did in the firm's testing.  Usually, EV range and performance are inversely correlated. It's just one of…

Every company, whether it makes gadgets or home entertainment or software, wants its own technology to win. But it also has to go where the market is going. I'd say that's even tougher in the automotive world these days as global regulations push car companies toward a zero-emission future. The world's largest automaker by…

The Kia EV9 and Rivian R1S are among the few three-row electric SUVs on sale. Edmunds compared them and the results are really close. If you’re in the market for an all-electric, stylish three-row SUV, you should know that there aren’t a lot of choices out there. The American-made Kia EV9…

The 2025 Toyota Sequoia full-size SUV receives small changes while continuing to offer a standard hybrid powertrain. For 2025, the Sequoia adds optional massaging front seats, a new Mudbath color option for the TRD Pro off-road grade, an optional wireless trailer camera system, and a new 1794 grade with Western-themed decor that sits near the…

Enel X Way North America, maker of the JuiceBox connected charger, is shutting down. Owners of the charger got an abrupt notice when they found they could not connect to their chargers.  It is unclear what long-term support, if any, that owners will get.  With the bankruptcy of Fisker and…