If start-up EV maker Bollinger Motors is successful in its fund-raising and starts production as planned in 2019, a Bollinger 4-door electric sport truck will join the original 2-door in a new market segment – battery-electric trucks optimized for…
[Updated 8/6/17 with information re parking assist and availability of long-range model.] See our 2018 Nissan Leaf First Drive Review The 2018 Nissan Leaf EV made its debut this evening as Nissan took the wraps off a redesigned, re-engineered compact…
Took a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan for several drives earlier this month. I understand the value of minivans and their appeal to families and those, including tradespeople, businesses, outdoor adventurers and the like, who have loads of stuff –…
We don’t usually cover flights of fantasy, but once in a while something comes along that’s either so audacious, or so breathtaking, that we can’t ignore it. That’s the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 Cabriolet, a 750-horsepower, all-electric, two-seat ragtop concept car…
After teasing us with concept showings for months now, Volkswagen has finally confirmed that it will build a retail version of its I.D. Buzz all-electric miocrobus for the U.S. market. The Buzz will hit U.S. dealerships sometime in 2022, the…
Plug-in and hybrid-electric cars and crossovers, including a “long-range” luxury EV intended to compete with the Tesla Model S, will form the backbone of the Hyundai green car strategy in coming years, South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group said…
Volkswagen has been showing a number of concept electric vehicles using the “I.D.” model nomenclature. They include a crossover called the ID Crozz, an updated microbus called the ID Buzz and a subcompact simply called the ID. The automaker is…
The Honda Clarity EV, second of the Clarity family of electrified vehicles, has begun arriving at select dealerships in California and Oregon. The five-seat sedan, whose relatively short 89-mile range is aimed at urbanites, is available by lease only, The…
We’ll see it officially on Sept. 5, but the redesigned 2018 Nissan Leaf appears to have made an unscheduled debut during a photo shot in Spain. If the shots that are floating around indeed show the 2018 Nissan Leaf, then…
Commentary The federal EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have reopened evaluation of the 2025 CAFE goals, fuel efficiency targets established during the Obama Administration, and a likely outcome is a rollback. But there seems little reason to do…