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Over the last several years, there have been several pronouncements from the various charging networks in the U.S. about proposals for network interoperability…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
I test a fair number of new vehicles each year. Most recently, I’ve been spending time behind the wheel of a Kia Stinger GT…
BY PHIL ROYLE
One of the most persistent criticisms of battery electric vehicles is charging time…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
What was once a cutting edge green car has turned stagnant. But the Prius now has another problem…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
It’s easy to argue that EVs are the future. At the same time, SUVs also seem like they’re destined to dominate America’s roadways…
BY PHIL ROYLE
At the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev., Sony shocked attendees with the unveiling of its Vision-S EV concept…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
You’d expect us to be ardent advocates for the adoption of electric cars. And we are, for the most part…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
If you’ve read some of my other posts on this site, you’ll know I’m far from an unqualified fan of Toyota – but that opinion isn’t completely unfounded…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
it seems some in the media, even outlets considered to be “progressive,” take a rather dim view of the prospects of EVs…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On Dec. 30, 2019, Car and Driver posted an update on its long-term Tesla Model 3 test vehicle, which failed to function on Christmas Day…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Volkswagen has revealed a vision for EV charging, and it’s robots maneuvering through existing parking lots, bringing with them mobile energy…
BY PHIL ROYLE
On Dec. 20, 2019, LS Power announced its acquisition of EVgo, one of the powerhouses in the EV charging biz…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
Electric cars currently only comprise about 2% of car sales in the U.S. In EV-loving California, that number is around 8%…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
While the rumors of a “Mustang-inspired” electric crossover were percolating for months, the fact that the Mach-E was actually branded a Mustang came as a surprise to many…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In build up to the iPhone introduction in 2007, BlackBerry had become the status symbol of businesspeople, with access to email and the web in the palm of your hand…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
When Audi designed its 200+ mile range full electric e-tron SUV, the customer target was calculated, realistic, and aggressive…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Let’s get something out of the way up-front: I’m an unabashed fan of electric cars. I own one myself. In terms of passenger cars, they’ve gotten to the point where, for the most part, they’re fully competitive with internal-combustion equivalents…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
While electric cars have been around just as long as their internal-combustion counterparts, only within the last decade has modern battery technology made them viable as everyday or “only” cars…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In 2018, Mitsubishi expanded its Outlander offering in the U.S. with the introduction of the Outlander PHEV…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Hyundai today introduced its redesigned eco-friendly IONIQ car lineup in a North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show…
