Electric vehicle expectations including demand for its still-to-come F-150 Lightning electric pickup has prompted Ford Motor Co. and its battery partner to plan an $11.4 billion investment in a new Ford EV complex and two new EV battery plants. The…
The battery packs are the same but the all-wheel drive systems add weight to Volkswagen’s ID.4 AWD models, and the result is more power but less range than the rear-drive versions. The EPA has bestowed a 249-mile estimate on the…
Despite rumors earlier this year about big changes coming for the 2022 Kia Niro, the small hatchback’s Plug-in Hybrid and EV variants are largely unchanged for the new model year. New badging shows off Kia’s redesigned logo and the EV’s…
Mazda’s first all-electric vehicle will offer the shotest range of any new EV on the market. But to help offset that and possibly win over a few buyers, Mazda has priced the 5-seat MX-30 EV to be one of the…
When Volvo decided to turn its race-tuning arm into stand-alone maker of electrified vehicles, the first model out of the Polestar factory was a little disappointing. Not as a car: The 2019-2021 Polestar 1 is a limited production, plug-in hybrid…
It took almost eight months, but President Joe Biden has officially signaled his support of electrified vehicles. The Biden EV plan, issued as an executive order, calls for 50 percent of all new cars and light trucks sold in the…
Finally. Mitsubishi’s new Outlander PHEV will hit the U.S. in the last half of 2022. That’s more than 14 months after the internal combustion versions of the redesigned 2022 Outlander crossover went on sale. [A 90-second read.] Shoppers looking for…
Volvo’s second EV – the 2022 C40 Recharge sportback – will start at $59,845 before incentives in its first year. The price will and include up to 250 kilowatt-hours of free DC fast charging on the Electrify America network. The…
Slowly but surely, it is getting easier to drive electric in the U.S. With range anxiety still a thing among the uninitiated (that’s most of the U.S. car-buying population and virtually all new-car dealerships), it’s good news to hear that…
Bentley has announced a second plug-in hybrid for its lineup. The gas-electric Flying Spur Hybrid sedan continues the ultra-luxe brand’s march toward full electrification and follows the plug-in hybrid Bentley Bentayga SUV introduced early this year. The 2022 Flying Spur…