Prices are up across the board for the Hyundai Kona Electric in 2025, but so is standard equipment. The ’25 Kona Electric also gains a new trim level: the N Line, which gets sporty trim inside and out, to mirror the version that’s sold with a gas engin…
Author: Martin Padgett
The first electric-car president? Ike Eisenhower liked them
At least a couple of presidents have been drivers of electric cars, but they’re not all in the recent past. Our 34th President, Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower, may have been one of the first. Long before Ike became perhaps the 20th century’s most famous…
2025 Q5 PHEV returns, remains Audi’s lone plug-in hybrid
While many automakers have revisited product roadmaps and now plan to introduce new hybrids and plug-in hybrids, PHEVs are a one-model show at a brand that’s moving very quickly toward an all-electric lineup. The 2025 Audi Q5 S line TFSI e returns for …
Polestar 6 electric convertible may get spicy BST edition
Polestar’s Concept BST contemplates a spicy 6 electric convertible The 6’s still on the docket for 2026 Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath says more BST editions are coming While the Polestar 3 SUV swings for efficient performance and the Polestar 4 swings …
Genesis GV60 gets the first Magma treatment, in 2025
Genesis confirmed its GV60 Magma for production in 2025 The first public look at the production model comes this week at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed Genesis plans a Magma for every model The rolling design statement that is the Genesis GV60 get…
2025 Honda CR-V Sport hybrid price rises to $35,700
2025 Honda CR-V price rises by $300-$600 versus last year Base Sport hybrid now costs $35,700 With more features, the CR-V hybrid costs about $6,000 more than the Kia Sportage hybrid Honda’s CR-V Sport, the hybrid edition of its midsize SUV, costs at l…
Mazda goes hybrid with 2025 CX-50 crossover SUV
Mazda taps Toyota’s hybrid system for its CX-50 crossover 219 hp, up to 38 mpg combined Prices start from $35,390 Mazda has confirmed it will add a hybrid edition of its popular CX-50 crossover SUV to the lineup for 2025. Hybrids get a revised front en…
Porsche’s gas-powered era begins to end in 2026
Porsche has confirmed that the gas-powered Macan SUV and the 718 Boxster and Cayman sports cars all will be discontinued by 2026. A Reuters report confirms the decision, which has been widely anticipated as Porsche has introduced and updated key vehicl…
2025 Hyundai Tucson plug-in hybrid sports standard AWD for $40,775
Hyundai’s Tucson PHEV crossover SUV refreshes its interior New Baby and Green Zone drive modes file down powertrain edges Up to 33 miles of EPA-rated range possible The 2025 Hyundai Tucson crossover SUV tackles its midlife crisis with a series of updat…
Review: For the 2025 Polestar 4, genre is a construct
The 4 packs a 102-kwh battery pack, with up to 200-kw fast charging Range? It’s 270 miles in two-motor form, 300 miles with one (both estimated) No 800-volt charging, but the Polestar 4 has Android firmware on deck About that rear glass…or…