2022 Hummer EV First Drive: Big, Bold, Thirsty
At a bit over 9,000 pounds, 18 feet in length, more than7 feet in width and carrying a $110,295 price tag, GMC’s 2022 Hummer EV is one heck of a truck. It’s also a pretty good one, especially for those…
John O'Dell
I’m John O’Dell – the green car guy – and for more than 25 years I’ve been an automotive writer, editor and analyst specializing in alternative vehicles and fuels.
Honda, GM to Co-Develop New Affordable EVs
General Motors and Honda say they will double down on their electric vehicle and battery development agreements to produce a new series of affordable EVs for the global market. The companies didn’t define “affordable” but said that at least one…
EV News: VW Spends Big, Hummer Gets e-Voice, Volvo Boosts Its PHEVs; Single-Motor Polestar 2 Lands Stateside
VW Spending Big in North America Volkswagen has announced a $7.1 billion commitment over the next five years to boost its North American manufacturing and research and development capabilities as well as its product portfolio. The automaker plans to assemble…
ID.Buzz Unveiled: VW Brings Back the Bus
Volkswagen’s eagerly awaited ID. Buzz electric microvan won’t go on sale in the U.S. until 2024, but VW has unveiled the European production version, so we though we’d share a few pix and some data to get the juices flowing.…
Polestar’s O2 Concept: An Electric Roadster
Polestar, the Swedish EV maker that’s helping expand the tech and engineering boundaries of what an EV can be, is also pretty good at designing them and has just dropped a gorgeous piece of eye candy with its O2 concept.…
Kia’s 2022 EV6 Is Hard to Beat
We’ll get the necessary comparison out of the way immediately: Kia’s 2022 EV6, while built on the same platform and sharing the same electric powertrain as the Hyundai Ioniq 5, is not the same car with a different name. For…
Hybrid But No EVs Among Vehicle of Year Award Winners
In a year in which several outstanding EVs were in contention for top honors, value pricing seemed to be top of mind among jurors as Ford’s Maverick compact pickup, which uses a hybrid gas-electric system as its standard powertrain, was…
Chevy Adds Equinox EV, Electric Blazer to Lineup
Chevrolet has confirmed two more all-electric crossovers for its portfolio, the Blazer EV, coming in the spring of 2023, and the Equinox EV, slated for fall 2023. The Equinox EV will come in both fleet and consumer versions with a…
2024 Silverado EV Adds to ePickup Choices
For those who’ve been waiting for the mainstream auto builders to add electric pickups to their offerings, Chevrolet has now unveiled its 2024 Silverado EV, claiming range of up to 400 miles on some models. Bad news: It won’t be…
CES 2022 Auto Preview: Numerous New EVs on Parade
Covoid-19 I is impacting CES 2022, with a number of major exhibitors, including Amazon, Google, Intel, IBM, Microsoft and automakers BMW, General Motors and Mercedes-Benz, canceling their in-person presences at the Jan. 5-8 tech show in Las Vegas. But CES…