Electric Vehicles
Carwow drove three performance EVs in the real world until they ran out of battery. The Tesla Model S Plaid, Audi RS E-Tron GT Performance and Lotus Emeya R were put to the test. The EV with the most range was a little surprising. What does an electric car worth over $100,000 bring you? It […]
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The American-made Hyundai Ioniq 9 goes on sale. It starts at $60,555 including shipping. All versions deliver over 300 miles of range. The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 is officially on sale in the United States. The three-row electric SUV, which shares its underpinnings with the Kia EV9, has a starting price of $60,555, including the
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The BYD Han L sedan and Tang L both have 160-liter front trunks, or “frunks.” Without an engine to account for, electric vehicles can offer novel packaging options like front storage containers. BYD claims they’re the world’s biggest, but a couple of America’s EVs would like a word. Okay, BYD: So you make a car
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The all-new third-generation Jeep Compass has leaked online ahead of its official unveiling next week. It’s boxier and more rugged-looking than its predecessor, but it probably won’t be any better off-road. Production in Europe will start this year, while its fate on the North American market is yet to be determined. Jeep will officially take
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America doesn’t have a lot to brag about when it comes to its electric vehicle charging stations. Sure, the country’s charging network is growing, but not without setbacks, widespread reliability issues and even long waiting lines at some stations. Still, charging companies are stepping up and one consortium just doubled its footprint in a single
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General Motors executives signaled on Thursday’s first-quarter earnings call that the company plans to hold prices steady for the rest of the year. The Trump administration’s tariffs on vehicle imports threatened to increase the price of one of America’s cheapest EVs, the Chevy Equinox EV. The Chevy Equinox EV, Blazer EV and Cadillac Optiq are
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ZF has developed an electric range extender that can also power a car’s wheels. It still doesn’t connect directly to an axle. The design essentially turns the range extender’s power generator into another electric motor. ZF, the German supplier that’s probably best known for its six- and eight-speed automatic transmissions, wants to upgrade the traditional
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Rivian built up a stockpile of batteries for its trucks, SUVs, and commercial vans before and after the election of Donald Trump, a strategy used to soften the blow of the president’s tariffs, according to Bloomberg News. The company apparently bought an undisclosed number of lithium iron phosphate batteries from Chinese firm Gotion before the
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Feds have proposed charging EV owners a $250 annual registration fee. The money is meant to address the lack of revenue collected from the gas tax. But, the cost represents the equivalent of buying nearly 1,400 gallons of gasoline—almost three times the amount the average commuter uses in a year. If you drive a car
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BMW has reportedly sent its U.S. dealers a memo announcing EV production will be “postponed” in May. This is likely a direct result of tariffs kicking in, and it brings the future of foreign-built BMW EVs into question. BMW wants to start building Neue Klasse EVs in the U.S. by the end of next year.
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