Jeep’s given us our first official look at its first plug-in hybrid destined for the U.S., part of an electrification onslaught that the company has committed $10 billion for the future. On Monday the off-road automaker said the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe …
Author: Aaron Cole
First drive review: The 2020 Mini Cooper SE electric car realigns how I see EVs
By the time I reach the sunny south Denver park full of revelers basking in the first official day without stay-at-home restrictions, I wished I had ignored my newfound freedom decree. After nearly three hours behind the wheel of the all-electric 2020 …
2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid debuts: 50 mpg or more promised from new compact sedan
Even as electrified crossovers trickle into the market, automakers such as Hyundai increasingly turn to sedans to deliver high efficiency without high price tags. Case in point: The 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid that made its first appearance Tuesday in …
Volkswagen ID.4 all-electric crossover is officially official, and it’s coming soon
Volkswagen on Tuesday officially confirmed what has been an open secret for some time: that the ID Crozz concept crossover will be called the Volkswagen ID.4 when it goes on sale later this year, starting in Europe. VW also confirmed that the ID.4 cros…
Tesla says unintended acceleration claims are “completely false”
Tesla said Monday that claims that its cars could suddenly accelerate without warning are without merit and were made by a profit-seeking investor. “This petition is completely false and was brought by a Tesla short-seller,” the company wrote on its we…
Researchers say energy-dense lithium-sulfur batteries may double EV range
Researchers in Australia say that advancements made in cathode durability could make lithium-sulfur batteries a reality for electric vehicles soon. The news was reported Friday by IEEE Spectrum following a paper published Monday by researchers at Monas…
Hum-dinger: General Motors reportedly to revive Hummer name as GMC electric truck
A Wall Street Journal report Friday indicated that General Motors would revive the Hummer name as soon as 2022, but instead use the name for an all-electric pickup in the GMC family. The report indicated that General Motors recruited basketball star Le…
2020 Nissan Leaf preview: More safety features, bigger touchscreen for EV compact car
The Nissan Leaf electric hatchback has steadily evolved since its debut in 2010. Now, a decade later, in its Leaf Plus version, the Leaf competes with affordable long-range EV rivals such as the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Hyundai Ioniq Electric, with more stan…
CES: Mercedes-Benz “Avatar” concept looks ahead to more environmentally responsible batteries
Rare-earth metals drive up the cost of electric-car production and take a larger toll on environments when not responsibly or legally mined. It’s one of few blemishes on electric-vehicle production since the 1990s that persist to today. Now, Mercedes-B…
Sony Vision-S concept electric car unveiled at CES looks at a connected near-future
Sony’s surprise Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas wasn’t a new PlayStation, smartphone, or Betamax. Instead, the automaker used the final minutes of its presentation to showcase an electric car concept that may preview near-future te…
