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Driving the biggest, least-efficient electric car: The Hummer EV SUV

Here's what I learned daily-driving the gargantuan electric vehicle. It's big, it's heavy, it's the Hummer EV SUV. Credit: Jonathan Gitlin GMC's Hummers have always been divisive. After getting hold of the...

Hyundai teases a three-row Ioniq 9 electric SUV

The proper Ioniq 9 reveal happens in November. A sketch of the Hyundai Ioniq 9's...

Elon Musk makes bold claims about Tesla robotaxi in Hollywood backlot

Tesla dusted off some decade-old ideas about mobility as the future of robotics. Elon Musk...

The Audi RS7—they won’t make them like this much longer

We take one last drive in an old favorite, plus there's some RS6 wagon...

Tesla Full Self Driving requires human intervention every 13 miles

It gave pedestrians room but ran red lights and crossed into oncoming traffic. Tesla's controversial "Full Self...

Lucid delivered just 6,001 electric sedans in 2023

The Saudi-backed builder of high-end EVs is not having an easy time. When we saw our first Lucid Air prototype in 2017, we came away extremely...

Lucid delivered just 6,001 electric sedans in 2023

The Saudi-backed builder of high-end EVs is not having an easy time. When we saw our first Lucid Air prototype in 2017, we came away extremely...

Biden administration awards $632M for EV charging in new funding round

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act set aside $2.5 billion for underserved and rural areas. The federal government's Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced...

Tesla Cybertruck faces criticism as videos of winter woes surface

Videos of Tesla Cybertrucks stuck in the snow are starting to come out as people laugh at the supposedly rugged vehicle, but it is...

Hyundai unveils its electric air taxi at CES, which could be powered by solid-state batteries

Would you ride in Hyundai’s electric flying taxi? Hyundai’s advanced air mobility company, Supernal, unveiled its electric flying taxi at CES Tuesday. The four-passenger eVTOL will “operate as...

Toyota releases 2024 bZ4X prices with added features, new dual-voltage charging cable

Toyota gave the bZ4X an update for the 2024 model year. With new features and tech, Toyota looks to keep up with the competition. 2024 Toyota bZ4X...

Technical headaches put the brakes on GM’s big EV push

GM sold a record number of EVs in 2023, but only thanks to the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV. General Motors ended 2023 as the...

No More EV Battery Replacements? VW’s Solid State Cell Holds Up for 300K Miles

EV batteries tend to lose range capacity over their lifetime, but Volkswagen-backed startup PowerCo says it tested one from California-based QuantumScape that 'practically does...

Ford kills some F-150 Lightning trims, raises prices on others

The price increase follows hefty price cutting six months ago. Was Ars premature in calling the electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck the most important electric vehicle...

Tesla sold 1.8 million electric vehicles in 2023

It met its sales goal, but growth is well below CEO Elon Musk's stated target. no doubt please CEO Elon Musk—it means the company has...

Turquoise taillights tell you this Mercedes is driving autonomously

California and Nevada have approved a test of the new light color. Authorities in California and Nevada have both granted Mercedes-Benz permission to test out...

It’s a new year, and these are now the only EVs that get a tax credit

Strict rules about battery components from China make most plug-ins ineligible. 121 It's a new year, and while few of us still have the headache of...

Here’s how the EPA calculates how far an EV can go on a full charge

Ever wonder how an EV's official range estimate is calculated? Wonder no more. How does the US Environmental Protection Agency decide how far an electric...

Here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023

EVs, hybrids, and a couple of sports cars—here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023. 115 The mince pies have been eaten, the crackers...
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