California’s long-held right to set tougher-than-federal vehicle emissions rules was yanked away this week as President Trump signed a trio of bills canceling the state’s ability to set its own emissions standards. The action was expected – Trump’s been promising…
Polestar Adds 4, Tesla Plunges, Chrysler Hits 100 A periodic look at news of interest to active EV shoppers, intenders and the just-plain EV curious. Polestar 4 Now on Sale in U.S. Polestar’s rear windowless performance SUV-coupe is now on…
300 miles, Faster Charging and Fastback SUV styling Nissan has started trickling out info about the upcoming 2026 Nissan Leaf, the third generation of the EV that (sort of) started it all back at the end of 2010. There were, indeed, other…
Toyota did a lot more than chop the name in half and ditch some of the cladding for its 2026 bZ compact electric crossover. While it looks pretty much the same as the original 2022 bZ4X, the 2026 bZ gets…
America’s Favorite SUV Gets 4 PHEV Trims, 6 Hybrids For new Model Year The 2026 RAV4 crossover will no longer come with and internal combustion-only powertrain as Toyota’s best-selling vehicle in the U.S. gets a complete overhaul for the new…
Lexus says it is extending the 2026 Lexus RZ lineup with an F-Sport version of its electric crossover and that all RZ versions get a redesigned battery-electric drive system for more range. The base trim also gets a boost in…
The eighth generation Lexus ES luxury sedan lineup will debut an all-electric model early next year, joining the RZ crossover in the upscale brand’s family of fully electrified vehicles. There will be a hybrid version as well, but Lexus will…
The 2026 Toyota bZ will get an off-road-oriented Woodland edition in its lineup, the automaker says. Car companies love to trickle things out – it gets them multiple days of exposure for what in many cases could have been a…
New compact crossover is company’s 2nd EV Toyota still lags competitors in its EV offerings, but seems willing these days to try to catch up. It will add the C-HR BEV – battery electric vehicle – model to its compact…
Company’s only EV gets 25% range increase, big power boost and more Toyota’s all-electric 2026 bZ crossover gets major boosts in power and range for the new model year, with at least one version rated by Toyota at up to…