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This week, Elon Musk announced that the hunt was on for a location for a new Gigafactory for the upcoming Cybertruck and eventually Model Y production…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
For years, GM has talked up its commitment to electrification, and said, “Big things are coming.” This last week, the company finally put its money where its mouth is…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Until the Porsche Taycan hit the streets, the Tesla Model S essentially had the full-size luxury EV market to itself…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Sporting ridiculous prices, insane horsepower, and wild designs, Koenigsegg makes incredible (and ludicrously unachievable) supercars…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It seems whenever a new EV comes out, the term “Tesla Killer” is inevitably attached to it. My cynical digital journalism background thinks this is primarily because of search engine “optimization”…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In the seeming race to make EVs fast, sexy, and upscale, with Tesla and Porsche at the forefront, other automakers are looking at other paths to electrification, including non-conventional vehicles…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Since COVID-19, travel has been turned on its head, and in turn, so have conferences, conventions, and shows…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Full disclosure: General Motors did not fly me out, wine and dine me, or otherwise persuade me to write nice things about its new Cadillac CT5-V sport sedan…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
General Motors has lately made a lot of bold statements about its commitment to electrification, all the while currently only selling one fully electric vehicle in the U.S…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s been two years since the ETCR electric racing series concept was launched at the Geneva International Motor Show, and now the series is back with another launch…
BY BRIAN STARK
Some may scoff at the idea of cross-shopping a Kia Niro EV with a Tesla Model 3, but when TheWattCar had the opportunity to test a Niro EV…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In December, Jaguar released a software update for its electric I-Pace SUV, essentially upping the range of its 90 kWh SUV to 292 miles (“essentially,” because this upgrade doesn’t actually impact the I-Pace’s official EPA rating)…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Automakers around the world that offer diesel models, and especially in Europe, where the powertrain has historically enjoyed the highest popularity, are now under tight regulatory scrutiny for emissions compliance…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The current number and state of EV startups brings to mind the go-go days of the late 1990s and early 2000s dot-com era…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We’re currently witnessing an interesting dichotomy in the automotive world. Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs) were once thought of as the perfect compromise…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Until recently, automakers have groused that demand for EVs has been driven largely by government regulations, and that consumer demand is minuscule or nonexistent…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
General Motors recently teased its latest EV creation, the Hummer EV, but while some were shocked by the announcement, electrification is nothing new for GM…
BY PHIL ROYLE
In a nearly six-minute video released by Rivian – entitled “Episode One: the Climb” – Rivian begins to tell its story…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Earlier this week, Formula E and the FIA revealed the latest iteration of Formula E’s electric-powered race car, the Gen2 EVO, set to race on tracks around the world during Formula E’s seventh season…
BY BRIAN STARK
For years, Tesla was one of the most contentious stocks on the market, with both the bulls and bears making their cases for why the company was dramatically over-or-under-valued…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
