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Here’s what we learned driving Audi’s new Q6 and SQ6 electric SUVs

Audi's mid-sized electric SUV is now on sale in the US, and we've tested it. Credit: Jonathan Gitlin HEALDSBURG, Calif.—Earlier this summer, Ars got its first drive of Audi's new Q6 e-tron on...

2025 Lamborghini Urus SE first drive: The total taurean package

Adding electric power and a battery turns the Urus from hit-or-miss to just right. Credit:...

The 2025 BMW i5 M60 review: An EV that makes you want to drive and drive

Not quite an electric M5, it's a good driver's car. Credit: Jonathan Gitlin Car people, like...

Rivian opens its adventure charging network to other EVs today

The first of more than 90 Rivian fast-charging locations opened to other EVs today. Credit:...

No more EV app folders: Universal plug-and-charge is due to launch in 2025

Most of the major EV makers and charging networks are on board. With all the...

Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less

Even some one-car households ditched vehicles in favor of cargo bike-sharing. Cargo bikes started as something you'd see in images from Europe—bakfiets loaded up with groceries...

Ford CEO confirms complimentary charging adapters coming soon

F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E owners can reserve them soon, CEO says. Owners of Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks and Ford Mustang Mach-E electric...

Lamborghini will make hybrid versions of all its cars to cut its CO2

2024 will see the launch of a hybrid to replace the Hurácan, as well as a hybrid Urus. When we think of Lamborghini, it's hard...

Tesla plans to build next-generation vehicles in mid-2025

Tesla has told suppliers it wants to start production of a new mass-market electric vehicle codenamed "Redwood" in mid-2025, according to four people familiar...

Cruise failed to disclose disturbing details of self-driving car crash

Company did not share all it knew about the accident with regulators. A law firm hired by the General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary Cruise to investigate the...

Here’s the production version of Porsche’s first electric Macan SUV

Porsche's order books for the Macan are open, deliveries in the second half of 2 This morning, Porsche unveiled its next Macan SUV. It has...

The USPS agrees to buy six Canoo LDV electric vans, delivered by April

The startup also makes NASA's Artemis crew transportation vehicles. The electric vehicle startup Canoo announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement with the...

Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds

Single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016-2021 finds hoods a problem. It's hard to escape the fact that American trucks and SUVs have been on a...

Will demand for the Volkswagen ID Buzz outstrip supply?

The reimagined Microbus appeals to a far wider crowd than just car enthusiasts. Volkswagen's forthcoming electric minivan couldn't be better named. Simply put, in the...

Elon Musk gives Tesla ultimatum: Another 12% of shares or no AI, robotics

Although 95% of its revenue is automotive, Musk says Tesla is a robotics/AI company. Elon Musk says his ambitions to make Tesla more than just...

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...
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