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Honda Pilot HRC Prototype with winch, lift, cargo box
Aftermarket

They Put a Winch on a Dang Honda Pilot

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Ford F-150 Lightning production
Electric Vehicles

Ford Is Stopping F-150 Lightning Production Until 2025 Because Sales Are Bad

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Rendering of Jeep Recon SUV from 2022 reveal.
Electric Vehicles

Spied Jeep Recon Keeps the Concept’s Boxy Looks and Removable Doors

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Hyundai Initium concept top-down three-quarter view
Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Initium SUV Teases Design Turn Toward Aztek Vibes

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup.
Electric Vehicles

Dealers Are Gearing Up to Fight Scout’s Direct Sales Plan

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Oct 30, 2024

Watch Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Just Flat Out Fail to See a Deer in the Road
Self-Driving Tech

Watch Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Just Flat Out Fail to See a Deer in the Road

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

1967 Plymouth GTX conceptual eCrate conversion.
Electric Vehicles

Mopar Built an Electric Plymouth GTX Restomod With Less Power Than Stock

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

Illustration of a Scout Motors service center.
Electric Vehicles

Scout Motors’ Service Bay Idea Is Even More Radical Than Direct to Consumer Sales

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 26, 2024

Scout designer with the new Scout concept vehicles.
Electric Vehicles

Scout Skeptics Who Saw the New EVs in Person Were Impressed. I’m Still Torn

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

Chevy Blazer EV front three quarter view.
Electric Vehicles

You’re Breaking Up: Chevy Installed the Phone Mic Backward on Some Blazer EVs

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

Oh Yeah: Scout’s Electric Trucks Will Have Optional Front Bench Seat
Electric Vehicles

Oh Yeah: Scout’s Electric Trucks Will Have Optional Front Bench Seat

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Oct 24, 2024

Scout Traveler and Terra EV Trucks Revealed: Solid Axle, Bench Seat, Hybrid Option
Electric Vehicles

Scout Traveler and Terra EV Trucks Revealed: Solid Axle, Bench Seat, Hybrid Option

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Oct 24, 2024

VW Is Bringing Back Scout as an Electric Truck. Here’s Why It’s a Big Deal
Electric Vehicles

VW Is Bringing Back Scout as an Electric Truck. Here’s Why It’s a Big Deal

By Andrew P. Collins

Updated on Oct 24, 2024

Ford CEO Jim Farley attends a Red Bull Racing unveiling of the team's new Formula One car during a launch event in New York City on February 3, 2023. - Ford will return to Formula One in 2026 after more than two decades away with a link-up with world champions Red Bull, the company said on Friday. (Photo by ED JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
Electric Vehicles

Ford CEO Jim Farley Opens Up About His ‘Fantastic’ Chinese EV and Learning From Toyota

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Oct 24, 2024

A Tesla Model Y charges at a Supercharger in California.
Electric Vehicles

Tesla Says ‘More Affordable’ EVs on the Way as Elon Spikes $25K Rumors Again

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Oct 24, 2024

New Scout EV Will Be Body-on-Frame, Not a ‘Jellybean-Shaped Soft-Roader’
Electric Vehicles

New Scout EV Will Be Body-on-Frame, Not a ‘Jellybean-Shaped Soft-Roader’

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

A BYD YangWang U8 floats in a pool of water, while the text "It's Not Sinking" is superimposed.
Electric Vehicles

Watch BYD’s Electric SUV Drive in Water, Float, Then Drive Out

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

Arizona Parents Are Sending Kids in Driverless Taxis Because They Don’t Trust Humans
Self-Driving Tech

Arizona Parents Are Sending Kids in Driverless Taxis Because They Don’t Trust Humans

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

A red Fiat 500e driving on a cobblestone street.
Electric Vehicles

Stellantis Is Willing to Cut Gas Car Production to Meet EU Emissions

By Ronan Glon

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

A green Rivian R1S driven in a city.
Electric Vehicles

Rivian and Bosch Are Taking Each Other to Court After EV Motor Deal Collapses

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Oct 18, 2024

Fisker Buyer Will Pay for Critical EV Service Data, Saving Bankruptcy Deal
Electric Vehicles

Fisker Buyer Will Pay for Critical EV Service Data, Saving Bankruptcy Deal

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Oct 13, 2024

Here’s Everything Tesla Claimed It Will Make Last Night: A Taxi, a Bus, and a Robot
Self-Driving Tech

Here’s Everything Tesla Claimed It Will Make Last Night: A Taxi, a Bus, and a Robot

By Chris Tsui

Posted on Oct 11, 2024

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 06: Six Tesla electric cars burn on the trailer of the moving lorry carrying them after one of them catches on fire due to unknown reasons in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 06, 2023. (Photo by Muhammed Gencebay Gur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Electric Vehicles

New Battery Tech Could Prevent EV Fires, Even Stop Them After They Start

By James Gilboy

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

Thieves Keep Stealing Ford Super Duty Taillights So Now There’s an Anti-Theft Kit
Aftermarket

Thieves Keep Stealing Ford Super Duty Taillights So Now There’s an Anti-Theft Kit

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Oct 1, 2024

Bixby Bridge on highway 1 near the rocky Big Sur coastline of the Pacific Ocean California, USA
Car Tech

California Gov Vetoes Speeding Alerts Because They’d Complicate Regulations

By James Gilboy

Posted on Sep 30, 2024

2025 Nissan Armada
Car Tech

This Simple New Assisted Driving Feature Could End Left-Lane Hogging

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Sep 24, 2024

US President Joe Biden speaks at the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on September 14, 2022. - Biden is visiting the auto show to highlight electric vehicle manufacturing. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Car Tech

Fed Wants to Ban Chinese Software in Cars Due to National Security

By José Rodríguez Jr

Posted on Sep 23, 2024

What Happened to Biodiesel? It’s Complicated
Car Tech

What Happened to Biodiesel? It’s Complicated

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Sep 18, 2024

GM EV Owners Can Finally Use Tesla Superchargers—If They Can Get an Adapter
Electric Vehicles

GM EV Owners Can Finally Use Tesla Superchargers—If They Can Get an Adapter

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Sep 18, 2024

A Subaru WRX in front of a Cobb Tuning tent
Aftermarket

Cobb Tuning Must Pay $2.9 Million for Making ‘Defeat Devices’

By James Gilboy

Posted on Sep 17, 2024

A Dodge Charger Daytona EV on the production line in Windsor, Ontario.
Manufacturing

Orders Open for Dodge Charger Daytona EV as Production Starts Soon

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Sep 16, 2024

Honda Patent App Reveals New Gas Motocompo Scooter That’s Also an EV Range Extender
Electric Vehicles

Honda Patent App Reveals New Gas Motocompo Scooter That’s Also an EV Range Extender

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Sep 15, 2024

North Carolina Auto Parts Seller and Its Owner to Pay $10M for Making, Selling and Installing Emissions Defeat Devices on Motor Vehicles.
Aftermarket

Feds Nail Another Diesel Shop With $10M in Fines for Deleting Emissions Equipment

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

Polestar CEO: “We’re Not Building Cheap S***”
Electric Vehicles

Polestar CEO: “We’re Not Building Cheap S***”

By Kristin V. Shaw

Posted on Sep 12, 2024

Jeep Wagoneer S EV
Electric Vehicles

Jeep Won’t Sell the Wagoneer S EV Until It’s ‘Perfect’

By James Gilboy

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

This Six-Wheeled Cybertruck-Like Van Packs a Built-In Helicopter 
Electric Vehicles

This Six-Wheeled Cybertruck-Like Van Packs a Built-In Helicopter 

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Sep 8, 2024

New Volvo XC90 Interiors
Infotainment

Volvo Will Bring New Infotainment Tech to Millions of Old Cars, as All Carmakers Should

By José Rodríguez Jr

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

A semi truck operated by Kodiak Robotics, a major industry player in automated semi trucking.
Self-Driving Tech

California Is About to Legalize—Or Ban—Driverless Semi Trucks

By James Gilboy

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Color-Changing BMWs Could Be on the Road in Five Years
Car Tech

Color-Changing BMWs Could Be on the Road in Five Years

By Chris Tsui

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Lucid Air Now Costs Less to Lease Than Most Small Luxury Sedans
Electric Vehicles

Lucid Air Now Costs Less to Lease Than Most Small Luxury Sedans

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Beyond the Show: How SEMA Is Trying To Be the Defender of Car Enthusiast Rights
Aftermarket

Beyond the Show: How SEMA Is Trying To Be the Defender of Car Enthusiast Rights

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

A HiPhi Alpha concept against a "no signal" royalty-free background
Electric Vehicles

China’s Connected Car Collapse Is a Warning for the American Market

By James Gilboy

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Bring on the Rally EVs: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gets Lifted Off-Road Trim
Electric Vehicles

Bring on the Rally EVs: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gets Lifted Off-Road Trim

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ ; Stromverbrauch kombiniert WLTP: 23,4–21,1 kWh/100 km; CO2-Emissionen kombiniert WLTP: 0 g/km; elektrische Reichweite WLTP: 529–586 km; Exterieur: Hyazinthrot Metallic; Interieur: Leder Nappa schwarz/spacegrau // Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ (combined electrical consumption (WLTP: 23,4 -21,1 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions: 0 g/km, range 529 -586 km); exterior: hyazinth red metallic; interior: Leather Nappa black/space grau
Electric Vehicles

Mercedes Will Replace the EQS With an Electric S-Class

By James Gilboy

Posted on Aug 30, 2024

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-Es charge at Supercharger stalls in Washington.
Electric Vehicles

Tesla Supercharger Access for Other EV Makers Is Way Behind Schedule

By James Gilboy

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

GM’s Cruise Robotaxis Are Coming Back to Join Uber’s Fleet
Car Tech

GM’s Cruise Robotaxis Are Coming Back to Join Uber’s Fleet

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

Side by side images of Rivian EVs on fire outside the company's plant, and an overhead view of the affected cars after the fire was extinguished.
Electric Vehicles

Fire Outside Rivian Plant Torches 50+ Electric SUVs and Pickups

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

2025 Lincoln Navigator interior dashboard view.
Infotainment

Here’s Why the 2025 Lincoln Navigator Still Believes in Touchpads

By José Rodríguez Jr

Posted on Aug 23, 2024

‘Can’t Force Customers to Change Their Mind on EVs’: American Honda CEO
Electric Vehicles

‘Can’t Force Customers to Change Their Mind on EVs’: American Honda CEO

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 22, 2024

Porsche Macan Turbo
Electric Vehicles

Words Are Made Up: Porsche Will Keep Calling Its Performance EVs ‘Turbo’

By James Gilboy

Posted on Aug 21, 2024

2025 VW ID Buzz
Electric Vehicles

2025 VW ID.Buzz Starts at $61,495, Offers Just 234-Mile Range

By James Gilboy

Posted on Aug 21, 2024

honda saloon
Electric Vehicles

Honda Still Doesn’t Know What to Name Its EVs

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 20, 2024

Screenshot of newscast showing Tesla Semi battery fire in California from helicopter.
Electric Vehicles

‘Toxic’ Tesla Semi Fire Closes Part of I-80 Indefinitely as Firefighters Let It Burn

By James Gilboy

Posted on Aug 19, 2024

High-Riding Acura EV Concept Was Inspired by Super Yachts and the NSX
Electric Vehicles

High-Riding Acura EV Concept Was Inspired by Super Yachts and the NSX

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

The Average Used EV Is 20% Cheaper Than It Was Last Year
Electric Vehicles

The Average Used EV Is 20% Cheaper Than It Was Last Year

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

The Cybertruck’s Range Extender Costs $16,000 and Takes Up a Third of the Bed
Electric Vehicles

The Cybertruck’s Range Extender Costs $16,000 and Takes Up a Third of the Bed

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 12, 2024

Waymo
Self-Driving Tech

Waymo Robotaxis Keep Waking Up Neighbors With 4 AM Honking Spree

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 12, 2024

Rivian R2’s Charge Port Moved to Work Better at Tesla Superchargers
Electric Vehicles

Rivian R2’s Charge Port Moved to Work Better at Tesla Superchargers

By Beverly Braga

Posted on Aug 11, 2024

Jaguar’s Rebuilding Year Is Coming: It’ll Pause New Car Sales in the UK in 2025
Electric Vehicles

Jaguar’s Rebuilding Year Is Coming: It’ll Pause New Car Sales in the UK in 2025

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 9, 2024

Plug-In Hybrids and EVs Outsold Gas Cars in China for the First Time in July
Electric Vehicles

Plug-In Hybrids and EVs Outsold Gas Cars in China for the First Time in July

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 8, 2024

Dodge Charger Scat Pack EV viewed from rear three-quarter angle.
Electric Vehicles

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Starts at $61K and Gets Even Pricier Real Fast

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

Nissan Invents Car Paint That Can Lower Interior Temps by Nearly 10 Degrees
Car Tech

Nissan Invents Car Paint That Can Lower Interior Temps by Nearly 10 Degrees

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

Image of the rear of a 2022-2023 Chevrolet Bolt braking in the daylight, where you can see the upper taillights aren't lit and the actual brake lights are near the bottom of the bumper.
Electric Vehicles

Next-Gen Chevy Bolt Will Ditch Confusing Brake Light Setup: Report

By Nico DeMattia

Posted on Aug 5, 2024

VW Claims the GTI EV Will Be ‘More Exciting,’ But Can It Actually Be?
Electric Vehicles

VW Claims the GTI EV Will Be ‘More Exciting,’ But Can It Actually Be?

By José Rodríguez Jr

Posted on Aug 5, 2024