Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’ Top US marketing professor Scott Galloway says on Pivot podcast Tesla owner ‘has alienated his core demographic’ The Guardian - US · May 24, 2025
The Best Explanation Yet For Why America Is Giving Up On EVs As the rest of the world, especially China, races toward more sustainable energy sources, America is doubling down on oil and gas. That's not by accident. InsideEVs · May 23, 2025
The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Arrives At The Best And Worst Time On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: We look at the all-hybrid 2026 Toyota RAV4. Plus, is Congress about to force America into an EV slowdown? InsideEVs · May 23, 2025
This Startup Thinks We Want Diesel Cruiser Motorcycles, But Do We Really? Axiom Diesel Cycles thinks there’s a place for diesel-powered motorcycles in this world. But the lackluster performance figures seem to suggest otherwise. RideApart · May 23, 2025
The Makers of the Corvette Want to Build an Electric Motorcycle, Seriously General Motors, the parent company of Chevrolet, GMC, and others, has been developing its electric battery powertrains for quite some time. And, apparently, those include motorcycles now, too. RideApart · May 23, 2025
Two EVs Charge Faster Than the Rest. But One Is Clearly Better In the U.S., the Porsche Taycan and the Lucid Gravity are the fast-charging champions. So which can get it done the fastest? InsideEVs · May 22, 2025
BMW Is Putting Solid-State Batteries On The Road You can see this first-of-its-kind prototype testing around Munich, but BMW isn’t rushing solid-state batteries into production. InsideEVs · May 22, 2025
California's Electric Car Drive Put On Blocks By US Senate US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies. International Business Times · May 22, 2025
At least £6.5m of fuel stolen at petrol station forecourts in five years, figures suggest Average of 86 per cent of cases are dropped by police without a suspect being identified, investigation suggests The Independent UK · May 22, 2025
A Revolutionary New Battery By GM and LG Could Make EV Motorcycles Finally Work GM and LG are working on a new LMR—lithium manganese-rich prismatic cell battery that could work well on electric motorcycles and powersports vehicles. RideApart · May 22, 2025
Elon Musk to Remain Tesla CEO 'Unless I Die' Elon Musk is here to stay. At least, that's according to Elon Musk, who gave an interview to those gathered for the Qatar Economic Forum this week. During the 40-minute interview (below), Elon said he'll remain Tesla CEO for at least five more years, "Unless I die. Let me see if… Motor1 · May 21, 2025
Toyota Considering Small Pickup for the US to Rival Maverick Small pickups are having a moment. Trucks like the Ford Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz are flying off the shelves, while startup Slate Auto is seeing huge interest for its back-to-basics, small electric utility pickup. Now, it seems like Toyota wants to get in on the action. Motor1 · May 21, 2025
The Silverado EV Trail Boss Has Enough Range for Real Off-Roading Electric off-roaders are a tough sell. Most of them simply don't have the range or capability to get you where you really need to go. Chevrolet aims to ease those worries with the new Silverado EV Trail Boss. Motor1 · May 21, 2025
Electric vehicle sales hit two-year low in Australia as hybrid cars boom Plug-in hybrid sales nearly double in first three months of national efficiency standards for new cars The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2025
RideApart · May 21, 2025 There's Another Recall for Potentially Deadly Youth ATVs, So Stop Riding CPSC warns consumers to immediately stop using Pulse Performance Products Youth All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) due to risk of serious injury or death from collision and crash hazards.
InsideEVs · May 20, 2025 'Unless I Die': Elon Musk Says He'll Still Be Tesla CEO In 5 Years At the Qatar Economic Forum, Elon Musk says that he'll remain Tesla CEO for at least 5 more years, unless death or activists intervene.
Motor1 · May 20, 2025 Ford's Transit Recall Ruined Off-Road Performance. Now, Owners Are Suing Ford is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges the Transit Trail no longer lives up to what the automaker promised. The rugged van faced a recall in early 2024 stemming from its 30.5-inch Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse tires, which could rub against the wheel liner in certain situations. Ford's solution? Swap…
International Business Times · May 20, 2025 Musk Says Will Spend 'A Lot Less' On Political Campaigns Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he was pulling back from spending his fortune on politics, asserting his Tesla electric car company was doing well despite blowback over his support of US President Donald Trump.
InsideEVs · May 20, 2025 China's Electric Truck Sales Are About To Take Off: CATL China has become a global leader in electric cars and car tech, with one of the highest personal EV adoption rates in the world. But it's also ahead of everyone else when it comes to electric heavy-duty truck sales.
Motor1 · May 20, 2025 Toyota: Tariffs Will Lead to Higher Prices, Fewer Sales, Pricier Repairs Trump's tariffs have had an incredibly destabilizing effect on the automotive industry. It's not just tariffs on completed cars—it's all the parts that go in them. In a press conference Monday night, Toyota Motor North America Chief Operating Officer Mark Templin clearly spelled out the negative effects of tariffs, without…
InsideEVs · May 20, 2025 Rejoice, America: Waffle House Is Getting DC Fast-Charging In the American South, the Waffle House is always there for you when you need a breakfast fix. (If it's closed, you should probably get the hell out of town.)
InsideEVs · May 20, 2025 The Rivian R2 Cut Two Miles Of Wiring From The R1S. That's A Big Deal Profitability. It’s what makes or breaks car startups, and Rivian is no stranger to this concept. The maker of the excellent R1S and R1T EVs turned a gross profit for the second quarter in a row at the beginning of this year, but that’s not enough.
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Honda pulls back on EV strategy for now and will push hybrid sales Honda says electric vehicle sales were slowing in the U.S., prompting the Japanese automaker to scrap its previous goal of having EVs reach 30% of its global vehicle sales by 2030
InsideEVs · May 19, 2025 The Base Chevrolet Silverado EV Is The 'Best’ Electric Pickup For Towing: Test A pickup truck is supposed to do it all. From doing the weekly shopping to dropping the kids off at school, and towing a camper across the country–it shouldn’t break a sweat. And gas pickups usually rise to the occasion.
InsideEVs · May 19, 2025 Tesla Finally Accepts Cybertruck Trade-Ins, But The Offers Are Depressing Tesla has finally started accepting Cybertruck trade-ins, a year and a half after deliveries of the controversial electric pickup began in late 2023. However, as some owners who are looking to part ways with their stainless steel EVs discovered, depreciation hit the Cybertruck hard.