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I think anyone involved in the auto industry in some way is kind of burnt out with the constant changes that are now the hallmark of the second Trump administration. A lot of these changes seem to be at the behest of Elon Musk himself, either directly through President Donald…

Compared to combustion engines, electric drive motors are shockingly simple. Case in point: the front drive unit of the Volkswagen ID.4 and Audi Q4 E-Tron you see in the video embedded below.

Out of all of the so-called "traditional" automakers, BMW has done better than most at transitioning to future technologies. The German automaker's current lineup of electric vehicles like the BMW i4, i5 and iX are outstanding (even if the last one isn't much to look at) and it's been on…

When Volkswagen dropped the ID. Buzz, generally, we all fell in love with the big van’s retro styling—even me, InsideEVs’ resident carmudgeon. Yet, after the big dopamine rush from finally getting our retro-styled EV van wore off, it didn’t take long for my more rational side to examine the van’s technical…

Using an adapter at a DC fast charging station in the United States is slowly becoming the norm. Whether it’s a Ford Mustang Mach-E charging at a Tesla Supercharger or a NACS-equipped Hyundai Ioniq 5 charging at an Electrify America DC fast charger, an adapter is involved.

Just about every car company is sweating the Trump administration's rapid-fire tariffs and tariff threats. It's hard to say what's worse, frankly; the potential price increases to new cars if tariffs do go into effect, the costs of retooling their businesses if tariffs stick around long-term, or the back-and-forth "will…

There's no one-size-fits-all solution for electric vehicle batteries. Battery sizes differ across vehicle categories and in many cases their chemistries vary as well. For battery makers, the goals remain the same: more energy density, faster charging, cost-effectiveness and better safety. But the means of getting there keep changing. Battery scientists…

We've always said that if the Toyota bZ4X ever got some upgrades to its range, charging and performance, it could be a top-tier electric vehicle. Now, that finally seems to be happening, and Toyota also has a lot more EVs headed our way as sales take off. Is the electric…

There have been rumors about a more affordable Tesla EV for a few years, but the stars may finally line up. According to three anonymous sources with knowledge on the matter, as quoted by Reuters, Tesla will launch a lower-cost model this year to try and regain lost ground in…

Mercedes has been teasing the new CLA and building hype for months, and now we finally get to see what all that was about. The third-generation CLA is a completely new model, built on a new platform and available with either electric or hybrid power. It's a total reset for…

"So this whole electric car thing, that's all going away now, huh?"