The concept of “forbidden fruit” is a challenging one for car enthusiasts everywhere. When I was a kid, it meant lusting for the Honda Civic Type Rs and Audi RS6 Avants that wouldn’t make it to the U.S. for decades. But in our electrified future, China is the king of forbidden fruit. Visiting the Shanghai […]

This video highlights the advantages of using a Tesla large drive unit for an EV conversion project. It makes as much power as an LS3 V8, but it weighs less and is cheaper to buy than a new crate engine. The video looks at the inner workings of the Tesla motor and explains why it’s

When it comes to planning EV road trips, elevation is a weird factor. On the one hand, if you go up 3,000 feet and then down 3,000 feet again, technically your net change in elevation is zero. You may expect no range loss, but anyone who’s ever hiked up and down a mountain can tell

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 is back in the federal tax credit game. The EPA added the American-made EV to its list of eligible vehicles. The Ioniq 5 is built in Georgia with American-assembled battery packs from SK On. The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 has regained full eligibility for the $7,500 federal tax credit after

There are too many moving pieces in the electric vehicle puzzle right now. Affordable EVs are allegedly on their way, as several automakers have promised. But tariffs, of course, got here first. Now there’s a real possibility that those low-cost EVs may not end up reaching their price targets. And just as the market seemed

With the incorporation of higher quality interior materials and design, longitudinally-mounted inline-six-cylinder turbocharged engines and the traditional front-engine/rear-drive proportions these motors dictate, Mazda has moved upscale in recent years, part of an effort at differentiating itself from its Japanese peers in the American market. But perhaps one of its most distinctive practices has been its