EV
The Kia EV9 Will Soon Be Able To Power Your Entire House
Kia EV9 owners in the United States will soon be able to power their homes from the SUV's battery. To use the feature, a bidirectional charger from Wallbox is required. Kia EV9 owners in the United States will soon be…
Older Ford F-150 Lightning EVs Get DC Fast Charging Boost Through OTA Update
2022 and 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning EVs will charge faster after a software update. The over-the-air software increases the peak charging current. This cuts the 10% to 80% charge time by about 11%. Ford is doing a wide-scale release of…
Trump Gives Automakers A Brief Break On Tariffs
Trump will exempt automakers from the 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods for at least a month, the White House said. The exemption applies to vehicles that comply with the relatively complicated criteria set out in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free…
Fast Chargers Are Stupid Expensive. Here’s Why.
DC Fast Chargers can cost a fortune to build. About 60% of that cost is a circuit designed to prevent people from getting electrocuted while charging. There may be a cheaper, just-as-safe way to accomplish this while also making EV…
The Alpine A390 Is Almost Ready To Take On The Porsche Macan EV
Alpine teased a lightly camouflaged A390 electric crossover prototype before its May 27 unveiling. The A390 is built on the same platform as the Nissan Ariya, but it has one more electric motor for extra power and control. It will…
The Volkswagen ID. Every1 Previews An Affordable EV For The Masses
Volkswagen's successor to the e-up! will arrive in 2027 in the form of the ID. Every1. Previewed here as a concept, it will ride on the MEB platform with a front-wheel-drive configuration and get a fresh new design. The automaker…
Electrify America’s 2024 Stats Reveal How The EV Market Is Blowing Up
Public fast charging for electric vehicles isn't always the easiest or most reliable experience, but it's getting better all the time. Case in point: Electrify America, the country's second-largest DC fast-charging network and the one that lays claim to having the…