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All in electric
This week, Stellantis held its EV Day, in which the European/American transnational OEM announced its commitment to electrification over its 14 brands…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In an inescapable indication of how the automotive landscape is changing, and relatively young companies are taking the lead in innovation and technological development, comes the announcement…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On June 30, Volvo gave a detailed look at its future product roadmap, and its commitment to electrification. In addition to its future powertrain strategy, it also outlined…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We’ve posed the question many times on our podcast: When it comes to capturing the imagination of true automotive enthusiasts, can any EV match the “soul” of an ICE performance vehicle?
BY PHIL ROYLE
Cars.com just released its 2021 American-Made Index Report, and for the first time in the report’s history, an EV made the top spot, the 2021 Tesla Model 3. The term “Most American” is fraught with peril…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
After shopping for a Hyundai Kona Electric and realizing that it was slightly smaller than the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, we opted to purchase a 2020 Hyundai Ioniq…
BY LINDA BECKEMEYER
Tesla and Elon Musk, never the pair to shy away from controversy, has the industry abuzz with their stubborn insistence on pushing the “yoke” style steering wheel to market…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Extreme E, an electric off-road racing series that launched this year, garnering ample attention on the world motorsports stage, has a fundamental problem: getting power…
BY BRIAN STARK
With last week’s introduction of the Tesla Model S Plaid, some may wonder why a new version of a model that’s been out for nearly a decade is receiving so much attention…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, the Associated Press posted a story noting how slow charging (or the public perception thereof) is hampering the adoption of electric cars by consumers…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
When the BMW i3 came out in 2013, it seemed Munich was on its way to being a legitimate head-to-head competitor with Tesla. Whether prodded by its California rival, EU regulations…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The revolution that needs to happen in EV charging is massive, nationwide proliferation of pull-through Level 3 DC fast chargers…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
After more than a year of carrying the uninspiring moniker C_Two, Rimac’s second-generation hypercar finally has a proper name: Nevera. The Nevera’s performance specs and capabilities are formidable…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Last week, Ford unveiled its highly anticipated EV variant of its perennially popular F-150 pickup, the Lightning – to much fanfare. Undoubtedly, the Lightning packs a lot of innovative features…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Since the official reveal of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning last week, more details are slowly trickling out about various details, derivatives and trim levels. Today, we get a closer look at the “Pro” trim level…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
There are nearly as many different opinions about EVs as there are people, even among their advocates. Among very well-informed electric vehicle advocates and “experts” there are many different perspectives…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The North American automotive market, where full-size trucks dominate the sales charts, watched the introduction of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV with keen interest…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week was the official debut of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup, which may prove to be the most monumental EV model to date. That statement might sound hyperbolic…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This month, the Hyundai Group announced a $7.4 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing footprint to build electric cars. The exact details of the plan were not revealed, but…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Canoo, some might say, is adrift – and things could get worse. The company began its existence by teasing an ambiguously intriguing people pod that boasted “membership, not ownership”…
BY PHIL ROYLE
