9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (218+ words) I saw a headline this morning that Nissan has just dropped plans to produce powertrains for the new Nissan LEAF in the UK. The reason is reportedly that consumer demand in Europe is not as high as hoped for the…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (348+ words) A few days ago, I looked into how much it would cost to fuel a Hyundai Santa Fe versus how much it would cost to "fuel" a Hyundai IONIQ 5. I enjoyed doing the comparison, so I wanted to do it…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (418+ words) I tried to think of a good vehicle to compare the EV6 to, and I came up with two from Toyota, the C-HR and the RAV4. In each section, I'll explain the reasons. At this point, I haven't yet run the comparisons,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (394+ words) The US startup Rivian has secured a $4. 5 billion loan from the US Department of Energy, in support of its plans for producing EVs at scale in Georgia in 2028 (cropped, courtesy of Rivian). Much of the news about electric vehicles tends…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (261+ words) The trend continues " another Chinese automaker finds factory space in Europe to build electric cars there. Ford is reportedly on the verge of selling factory space in Spain to Chinese automotive giant Geely. This would be the first place in…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (145+ words) One of our regular commenters dropped a completely non-shocking, straightforward, inconspicuous comment under an article this morning, but it jumped out at me as a really important point and topic to center an article around. "Yes, it hurts with every…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (427+ words) There is technology and then there is marketing. In 2022, Mercedes introduced the EQXX, a battery electric sedan that offered extraordinary range. It had styling that optimized its aerodynamic efficiency. Its battery had the same capacity as the EQS but weighed…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1121+ words) Volvo dove into electric vehicles early on, and with the EX90, it launched an all-out assault to design and build its first EV from a blank sheet of paper. The Volvo EX90 pushed a lot of boundaries for the automaker, but it…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (392+ words) Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) is expanding its Center of Excellence (Hyundai Co E)in India, establishing a pan-India network of academic-industrial partners to accelerate the research and development of battery and electrification technologies. Hyundai Motor Group officials " including Chang Hwan…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (213+ words) Steve Hanley wrote an article this morning about Tesla's dysfunctional, wacky automatic windshield wipers, among other things. We happened to have a conversation earlier in the morning about them, but I didn't realize the extent of his crisis in the…...