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Peugeot Confirms It Will Launch Five New EVs By 2025
Peugeot revealed the first ever E-308 and E-308 SW (station wagon) last year, the first of five battery electric models that it plans to add to its range by 2025. The other three have now been confirmed as the E-408, E-3008 and E-5008, although no information regarding their specs was
Tesla’s FSD Beta Now Active In 400,000 Cars In US And Canada
Tesla's Q4 2022 Shareholder Deck document released yesterday before the earnings call includes some interesting information regarding the company's Full Self-Driving Beta program. More specifically, Tesla said that approximately 400,000 owners in the United States and Canada now have access to FSD Beta in their vehicles, a spectacular jump from
Volkswagen still working on a Ranger-based Ruggeddzz off-road EV
The last time we were discussing the Volkswagen ID.Ruggdzz was in 2020. At the beginning of that year, a battery-electric ID.Ruggdzz was going to join the Icons division of the ID lineup, perched on the MEB platform like the ID.Buzz, and rebirth the VW Thing with square lines and all-wheel
Woman Sure Tesla Model 3 Runs On Gas, Is Determined To Fill It Up
Despite the electric vehicle boom that we've been witnessing over the past few years, EV adoption is still in its early infancy, and that explains why some people are still adjusting to this new reality. Electric cars are as old as the automobile itself and quickly rose to popularity in
Mercedes Launches Its Own High-Speed Charging Network for EVs
One big reason Mercedes is willing to spend billions to acquire land and install thousands of charging stations is to improve, eventually, a Mercedes driver's EV experience, according to Markus Schaefer, Mercedes-Benz chief technology officer, who spoke to the media during CES this week. Schaefer said customers have made clear
Peugeot Inception proclaims the French future of electric cars
Continuing with the Stellantis theme of showing concept cars that preview each respective brand's future, Peugeot has brought its Inception concept to CES. And it's beautiful. It's yet another reason we're annoyed that we aren't getting Peugeots in the U.S. The car is a really low sedan, sized similarly to
Tesla Crash Caused 8-Car Pile-Up And 9 Injuries (VIDEO)
According to Jalopnik, a Tesla driver told the first responders at the scene that the car's Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software braked unexpectedly, which caused a multi-car pileup in the San Francisco Bay area on Thanksgiving day. Nine people had mild injuries as a result of the incident. Since then,
2023 Rivian R1T EPA-Certified As Longest-Range EV Pickup
The range updates announced by Rivian last week for the 2023 R1T and R1S EVs have gone official on EPA's website. The new EPA-estimated range rating for the R1T makes it the longest-range electric pickup truck on sale in the US right now. More specifically, the 2023 Rivian R1T in
EVs more issue-prone than gasoline and hybrid cars
When it comes to electric cars, companies that have been in the game longer tend to build more reliable ones. That should come as no surprise, but now there's data to back it up. If you want the most trouble-free EVs, the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 are the
2023 Toyota Prius Starts at $28,545, Goes All the Way to $39,090
Toyota stunned the car world in November when it released the fabulously redesigned 2023 Prius. Now, we have pricing and spec data for the handsome gas-friendly egg. Power and efficiency are up from last year's model, while U.S.-spec 0-60 numbers have gone down. Toyota announced Wednesday that pricing's been bumped
Plug-In Car Sales Increased To Almost 40,000 In November 2022
In November, new passenger car registrations in the UK increased by 23% year-over-year to 142,889. This reduced the year-to-date sales gap to 3.4% compared to 2021. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reports 39,558 new passenger plug-in car registrations in November (up 22% year-over-year), which represents about 27.7%
Everyone Wants to Build U.S. Battery Plants
Hyundai and BMW have joined a wave of overseas automakers looking to beef up their battery manufacturing here in the U.S., China’s car industry is making waves in Russia as other companies pull out, and Mercedes has opened its first EV-only dealership. All this and more in The Morning Shift
Subaru Solterra Entered The US Market
Subaru is opening a new chapter in the US with the market launch of the all-electric Solterra model (a cousin of the Toyota bZ4X). In November the company delivered the first 94 Subaru Solterra to customers and those are the first ever all-electric cars for the Japanese brand in the
Mercedes-Benz Doubled All-Electric Car Sales In Q3 2022
Mercedes-Benz Cars reports 520,100 global car sales during the third quarter of 2022, which is 20% more than a year ago. The number includes 517,800 Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars (up 21%) and a small number of vans. The German manufacturer clearly is recovering from the weaker first part of the year.
Your new Volvo EX90 gives you the info you need – when you need it
The Volvo EX90 is packed with information that can help give you a more enjoyable, less stressful driving experience. Head-up displays are valuable for keeping your eyes on the road – especially for new drivers, who sometimes find it difficult to keep track of everything happening around them. The Volvo
Plug-In Car Sales In China Surged 78% In September 2022
The Chinese passenger car market noted another positive month with a 10% year-over-year increase in sales in September. Meanwhile, the plug-in electric car segment is booming, reaching a new record level and taking more than a third of the total market. According to EV Volumes' data, shared by Jose Pontes,
GMC Sierra Denali EV Edition 1 Sold Out In Less Than 24 Hours
The $108,695 GMC Sierra Denali EV Edition 1 is officially sold out. The range-topping version of the Sierra EV could be reserved with a fully refundable deposit of just $100 so it doesn't come as too much of a surprise that allocations are now full. Those still interested in reserving
Lincoln Asking Dealers To Invest Up To $900,000
Lincoln dealers need to invest $900,000 on chargers and other upgrades if they want to sell the brand's upcoming electric vehicles. That's more than quadruple what rival Cadillac is mandating from its dealers, Automotive News reports, with the requirement mainly covering the costs of installing EV chargers for public use
