BYD’s First European Semi Just Aced Its Crash Test. Europe’s Charging Grid Isn’t Close to Ready for It.
The most important number to come out of IAA Transportation this week isn’t a horsepower...
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Chinese Automakers Could Build Plants in America Tomorrow. They’d Still Be Banned From Selling You the Car.
There’s a comforting theory floating around Washington and Detroit alike: if a Chinese automaker just...
Genesis Just Donated $65,000 to Georgia Youth Groups. The Real Payoff Is a Decade Away.
Genesis wants this to read as a warm local-news item: $65,000 split across five youth...
Toyota’s Electric Hilux Can’t Tow Half of What a Diesel Hilux Can. Toyota Built It Anyway.
The electric Toyota Hilux tows less than half what the diesel tows and carries 600 fewer pounds. That gap is…
Rivian Just Gave R1 and R2 the Same Brain. Halloween Will Prove It.
Every October, Rivian’s trucks start acting possessed. Light bars pulse red, Camp Mode fills with...
Porsche Blamed Your Charging Habits for Killing the Taycan’s Battery. Ten Months Later, It Blamed a Supplier Instead.
A judge refused to send the Taycan battery case to arbitration. The more revealing record is Porsche’s own recall filings,…
Volkswagen Built the World’s Most Efficient EV Out of Hatchback Parts, Then Explained Why You’ll Never Own One
Volkswagen set a 0.158 drag record with ID. Polo hardware and found 40 percent more efficiency without a bigger battery.…
Today in Automotive History: September 18, 2015 — The EPA Catches Volkswagen Cheating on Emissions
On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency sent Volkswagen a five-page letter that would...
Faraday Future Dodged a Nasdaq Delisting. The Fine Print Shows the FF 91 Automaker Fixed Its Books, Not Its Car Business
Buried in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the morning...
Today in Automotive History: September 17, 1854 — The Birth of the Man Who Gave GM Its First Engine
On September 17, 1854, in the Scottish coastal town of Arbroath, a butcher’s assistant and...
California Just Gave Classic Cars a Smog Exemption That Expires in 2033 — By Design
Jay Leno’s Law reads like the biggest favor Sacramento has done for classic car owners...
The U.S. Is Pumping Record Oil. That Won’t Stop the Shortage Forming at the Pump.
The national average price of diesel just crossed $6.29 a gallon, according to the U.S....
Recycled Carbon Fiber Is Forecast to Nearly Double by 2033 — BMW Just Cut It From the Car That Made It Famous
BMW’s new i3 started rolling out of Plant Munich last month, and it carries a...
GM Sold Fewer Cars in China This Year. Its China Profits Nearly Tripled.
Somewhere in the noise about foreign automakers cutting prices on gasoline-powered cars in China, a...
Modern Cars Aren’t Welded Together Anymore. They’re Glued — And That’s Exactly Why Fender-Benders Are Totaling EVs
A market research firm dropped a press release this week with a number attached: $12.36...