The Latest Breaking News on Electric Vehicles

MAN, one of Volkswagen Group’s bus-making subsidiaries, is working on an all-electric coach that can do everything a diesel-powered coach can do. Called the MAN Lion’s Coach E, the fancy bus will feature a huge battery pack and an estimated driving range of up to 403 miles (650 kilometers) on…

General Motors on Tuesday said it’s planning to become the world’s first automaker to use lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) batteries in production trucks and full-size SUVs starting in 2028. The new chemistry marks a major pivot, not just from today’s nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) and lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, but also from pouch cells GM…

Remeber Bollinger Motors? The last time we checked in on the EV startup, it was filing a lawsuit against UK-based Munro for patent infringement. Prior to that, the company decided to step away from plans to build its blocky B1 SUV and B2 pickup in favor of a large commercial…

Twenty years ago, Ford CEO Alan Mulally revitalized the company in part through his "One Ford" strategy. It saw the Blue Oval doubling down on its global ambitions while reducing the number of disparate vehicles for different markets. It seemed like the natural course for what was then a hyper-globalized…

If you've ever driven a gas car with Auto Start-Stop (AST) tech, you know just how annoying it can be. You roll to a stop and after a slight delay, the RPMs drop to zero until you let your foot off the brake and the engine quickly roars back to…

Slate, the startup electric carmaker with backing from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, revealed on Monday it has secured over 100,000 reservations for its affordable pickup truck. The refundable reservations cost $50 each, meaning Slate has raised over $5 million in reservation fees alone.

Chief among the proposed cuts is the repeal of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credits—$7,500 for new EVs and $4,000 for used models—effective from Dec. 31.

If you've been dreaming of an EV that costs less than the average family's income, Slate's got you covered for the low starting price of under $20,000 after federal incentives, assuming those are still around when it launches. That puts it within reach of far more buyers than expensive electric…

The cloud of uncertainty is starting to fade around tariffs as automakers finally get a clearer picture of the impact. Tariffs are expected to cost Ford $1.5 billion and General Motors between $4-$5 billion this fiscal year. But the biggest impact could be on Toyota. One report indicates that the…

Cars represent freedom. Automakers have preached and marketed that philosophy for more than a century, ensuring the automobile became indispensable to the American identity. However, over the last several years, these same companies have begun to undermine that gospel. They are pursuing new revenue streams and maximizing shareholder value in…

Troubled California startup Faraday Future is struggling to keep the lights on. In the first quarter of this year, it sold just two electric vehicles—one in California and one in New York. Since starting production of the FF91 EV in March 2023, the luxury car startup has sold just 16…