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All in electric
Last week, Kia teased the world with a silhouette of its forthcoming EV6 electric crossover, with the promise to drip more information before the end of the year’s first quarter…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Over the last 15 years, innovation in the electric vehicle space has gone from the realm of science projects to a multi-billion-dollar business. While a great deal of attention has been paid to…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
About a week ago, Porsche unveiled its Taycan Cross Turismo, which you could say is a more practical version of the Taycan. Acceleration, battery size, and pricing will largely resemble the “OG” Taycan…
BY PHIL ROYLE
In an unexpected move, Canoo – the autonomous-slash-subscription-slash-urban mobility EV company turned EV delivery van maker – has turned once more, this time heading for the wild outdoors…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Just a little over a week ago, we got our first look at the showroom-bound Hyundai Ioniq 5. While The Watt Car staff are unanimous fans of its hot hatch-like styling…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Volkswagen announced its “Project Trinity” today and released a silhouette showing what looks like a fastback sedan. With this new concept, VW promises…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Volvo unveiled its 2022 C40 Recharge, a sporty-looking, 78 kWh-powered SUV that looks, well, like a Volvo, both inside and out. Expect an EPA-rated range coming in roughly…
BY PHIL ROYLE
At some indeterminate time in the 1990s, the word “wagon” became kryptonite in the automotive industry. Even for those companies and brands that still had one in their lineup…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Volkswagen has announced pricing and specifications for the ID.4 electric crossover coming to the U.S. market. Unlike the rest of the world, which will get the Golf-sized ID.3…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Electrification is coming and the NHRA is beginning to acknowledge that reality. Earlier this week, the National Hot Rod Association put forth a statement where…
BY BRIAN STARK
One of the brands arguably not receiving its fair share of publicity in the electrification race is Volvo. Maybe the automotive media felt the company was crying wolf in 2017…
BY EDWAD A. SANCHEZ
Today marks the day when Switchback Energy (SBE), the SPAC for ChargePoint, officially changes over to an actual public listing….
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week’s news was largely dominated by a cold spell that swept the south, leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes with no electricity…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Hyundai finally revealed more details on its forthcoming 2022 Ioniq 5, the first model of the Ioniq EV sub-brand, which will eventually include a sedan inspired by the Prophecy concept…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the 2021 Tesla Model S and Model X yoke steering wheel. If you haven’t read it, you can find it here. After some research and digging…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week was packed with yummy EV and hybrid reveals, some as vehicle refreshes and others boasting completely new form factors…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Chevrolet finally revealed the updates to the 2022 Bolt and new Bolt EUV models, which were previewed at an invitation-only, no-cameras event in March 2020…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
If you’ve followed me for a while on The Watt Car, you’ll know I’m one of the biggest cheerleaders for EVs out there. But I’m not so delusional as to think there will not be some speed bumps to large-scale EV adoption…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
As soon as we published last week’s electrification roundup, Ford CEO Jim Farley took to the airwaves to proclaim that Ford will not be left behind when it comes to electrification…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
While racetracks are nothing new, the forthcoming 2.5-mile circuit just yards to the east of Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Southern California is extremely new. In fact, it’s not even open yet…
BY BRIAN STARK
