Electric Vehicles

Here’s something I figured out pretty quickly at the Shanghai Auto Show this past week: You can tell a lot from which cars and which brands the crowds are interested in. This event is, after all, the biggest annual automotive trade show (along with its biennial counterpart in Beijing) in the world’s largest new car market and […]

Market analysis firm AutoPacific says nearly a third of Nissan truck buyers surveyed would consider a PHEV pickup truck from the brand.  This week, Nissan unveiled a PHEV version of the Frontier Pro truck at the Shanghai Auto Show.  Nissan says the Frontier Pro PHEV won’t come to the U.S. A lot of manufacturers are

Slate is the newest automaker in the EV world, but it’s not pushing a vaporware product. It spent the last two years quietly developing a small, barebones electric truck that can also become a five-seater SUV with a bolt-on conversion. The company revealed its efforts on Thursday with multiple functioning prototypes on hand, something we

This decade will likely go down in history as the one where electric vehicles truly took off. Now, as automakers sow the seeds for self-driving cars, the next decade could be the era of the robotaxi. And no, they probably won’t be limited to fleets and ride-hailing services. Personal self-driving cars are very much on

Volvo EX30 production is underway in Belgium. It got caught in tariff crossfire between China, Europe and the U.S, forcing the automaker to fast-track its European production plan. The EX30 is one of Europe’s best-selling EVs. When Volvo debuted the EX30 in 2023, it quickly became a fan favorite with its classic Scandinavian design, solid

Slate is a new auto startup that broke cover on Thursday.  Its pickup targets a starting price below $20,000, when you factor in federal incentives.  Slate’s bare-bones truck has crank windows and no screen, but the company will offer tons of accessories.  Word of a brand-new electric-vehicle startup might call to mind the strange days