EV
What EV Slowdown? Plug-In Car Sales Grew 20% Last Year
It’s a bleak time for America’s electric car market. But zoom out and take a look at what’s happening in the rest of the world, and you quickly see that the U.S. is increasingly the odd one out. As the…
Charging A Volvo EV At A Tesla Supercharger In Europe Will Get Way Easier
Volvo is integrating over 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in Europe into its own smartphone app. EV owners will no longer have to use the Tesla app to top up at Superchargers in 29 European countries. The DC fast chargers join…
Jeep’s Parent Company Is Considering Building Chinese EVs In North America
Stellantis is looking into bringing Chinese cars to North America. The automotive giant’s CEO said there’s an opportunity to assemble Chinese-branded EVs in Mexico and Canada. As for the United States, there is currently “no space” for doing something like…
I Saw Ferrari’s First EV In The Flesh. Here’s My Honest Take.
People of the internet, warm up your keyboards. Ferrari just launched its first-ever electric car, and it’s not what anybody expected. For a while now, Ferrari has been trickling out details about its plunge into the EV world. Last year,…
Lucid Bought Back This Air. It Was A Software Nightmare
Lucid bought back this Air Touring after 11 months of recurring software glitches. The car had issues with doors, cameras, audio, climate control, CarPlay, and drive settings. Other owners have reported similar bugs, but Fenske’s Air seems like an especially…
The Car You Barely Knew Existed Just Got A Big Overhaul, With Less Of Everything
The second-generation VinFast VF 8 has been officially unveiled in Vietnam. The new electric SUV was designed to right all of its predecessor’s wrongs. It’s smaller, less powerful, and has a lower-capacity battery than the first generation. But it’s also…
Canada Just Turned A Giant Diesel Truck Into A Silent, Electric Ice Explorer
Canada’s Pursuit has converted one of its old diesel ice explorers to electric. The refurbished EV is powered by a huge, 528 kWh battery, which is big enough for about 30 trips up and down the Columbia Icefield. The old…