Electric Vehicles
Ford to Use Tesla EV Charging Network in Move That Rocks the Industry
In what could only be described as a complete and utter surprise, Ford Motor Company announced late on Thursday a deal with rival Tesla that allows it to offer current and future owners of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles access to over 12,000 stations in the Tesla Supercharger network.
In a …
Why You Should Probably Lease Your New EV and Not Buy It
A Loophole ‘That’s a Mile Wide and a Kilometer Long’
While many car buyers in the United States are excited about the $7,500 tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, their smiles frequently turn into frowns after visiting their local dealership.
The bad news causing the frown is that only …
General Motors to End Production of Chevy Bolt, Its First Mass-Market EV
General Motors, in an expected move, said it would end production of the Chevy Bolt, the automaker’s first mass-market EV, later this year.
The Bolt uses battery cells that are of an older design and chemistry than those in newer GM EVs such as the Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer.
The Environmental …
Volkswagen to Invest $200 Billion in EV Program
Volkswagen announced plans to invest €180 billion ($193 billion) over the coming five years to accelerate its transition from internal-combustion-engine powered vehicles to battery-powered vehicles.
The move is intended to protect its market share as it migrates to battery-electric power.
Volkswagen Group, the world’s second largest automaker, delivered 572,100 electric vehicles last …
Sony Debuts ‘Afeela’ Electric Vehicle in Partnership With Honda
Sony, which opened its event at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show by revealing that its hit racing game Gran Turismo was coming to its new PlayStation VR2 platform, announced an actual car.
Sony said it was partnering with Japanese automaker Honda and entering the electric-vehicle market with a brand new car …
New York State to Ban Sale of New Gasoline-Powered Vehicles by 2035
New York is the latest state that plans to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. The move, officials say, is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and getting more electric vehicles on the road.
The state’s governor, Kathy Hochul, had announced plans to take this step in 2021 …
Buick to Offer Buyouts to Dealers Who Don’t Want to Sell Electric Vehicles
General Motors announced plans on Friday to offer all of its Buick dealers buyouts as the storied division moves to make its vehicles all-electric by 2030 in the United States.
The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Buick was founded in 1899 by the automotive pioneer David Duncan Buick, …
Ford, GM, Mercedes Among 6 Automakers and 30 Countries in Glasgow Pledging a Zero-Emissions Future
Six automakers and 30 countries pledged, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, to move to eliminate the production of new gasoline- and diesel-powered automobiles by 2040. While the list includes such major automakers as Ford, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo, as well as countries such as Britain, …
Hertz Orders 100,000 Cars from Tesla, Will Rent 50,000 to Uber Drivers
Hertz Global Holdings announced plans to purchase 100,000 Tesla electric vehicles and later said it will rent 50,000 of them to Uber drivers.
The rental giant, which declared bankruptcy at the start of the pandemic in 2020, said it is making a substantial investment in an electric-vehicle fleet as well as …
New York City Plans Curbside EV Charging Stations
New York City is planning to offer thousands of curbside public charging stations for electric vehicles and is currently rolling out a pilot program to test the concept.
PlugNYC, the program being operated as a partnership between the city, Con Edison, and Flo, an operator of EV charging infrastructure.
The city will …
Lucid Motors, Launching on Nasdaq, Changes Definition of Luxury EV
Tesla competitor Lucid Motors celebrated its debut on the Nasdaq Monday with fanfare worthy of the best of television game shoes, including the appropriate amount of confetti for a company with a market value of roughly $43 billion that has yet to sell a single vehicle.
While there are many comparisons …
Review and Test Drive: The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Electric Vehicle Offers Fahrvergnügen for the EV Era
There will be a time when it will no longer be necessary to write the words “Electric Vehicle” after a model name in the headline of a car review, but that time has not yet arrived. However, if more cars such as Volkswagen’s entertaining ID.4 come to market, we may soon …