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Polestar has announced the impending expansion of its Polestar 2 lineup, adding a single-motor variant to its dual-motor stable. The move isn’t quite that straightforward, though…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Mazda North American Operations officially announced the availability of the company’s first production EV, the MX-30, for the North American market starting in fall 2021…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The automotive aftermarket is slowly starting to embrace electrification, with Holley announcing its EVI initiative at SEMA 2019, and teaming up with Don Garlits…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Electrified RV and boondocking discussions persist, albeit briefly this week. From there, co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle talk trucks with the reveal of the GMC Hummer EV SUV…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It seems like every other day, another automaker is proclaiming their goal of carbon neutrality by “X” year. But the dirty little secret, and one that’s been going on for quite some time…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Just a day after the unveiling of the Hummer EV SUV, General Motors has announced another product coming out of its “Factory Zero” plant in Hamtramck, Mich…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Official video footage and photos of the SUV variant of the GMC Hummer EV were released over the course of the March Madness NCAA collegiate basketball playoffs…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Despite our doubts a year ago when we introduced the electric off-road racing series to you, Extreme E is set to kick off this weekend in Saudi Arabia, and it could be a humdinger…
BY BRIAN STARK
In Episode Number 8 of The Watt Car Podcast, Phil and myself went down the rabbit hole of the feasibility of battery electric RVs and powersports vehicles…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s a bit of a rabbit hole on this week’s The Watt Car Podcast. Phil Royle takes a trip in an RV...and a podcast is born. Co-host Edward A. Sanchez helps Phil get back on topic…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, Hyundai’s premium Genesis brand unveiled the Genesis X concept, a svelte two-door coupe in the vein of the late Mercedes S-Class coupe, BMW 8 Series, and other large, luxury coupes…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Kia teased us with some handsome photos of its forthcoming EV6 electric crossover two weeks ago, with a promise that more detailed specifications would be coming soon…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Today, Lexus pulled back the covers on its LF-Z Electrified concept, a battery-electric (BEV) model intended to showcase the future design language of the brand…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In hopes of changing customer’s minds about the suitability of EVs for just having fun, BRP, the parent company behind such well-known powersport names as Rotax, Sea-Doo, and Ski-Doo…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In the wake of Rivian’s announcement of its Adventure and Waypoint charging networks, Jeep unveiled plans for a 4xe nationwide charging network. But unlike Rivian…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Off roading dominated our attention in this week’s electrification news, from good to bad. We’ll start with the good. Jeep previewed its Magneto EV concept…
By PHIL ROYLE
This week’s The Watt Car Podcast sees Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez chat about EV tire wear, tree pollution problems, Jeep 4xe fuel economy, an EV Wrangler…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, France’s Groupe Renault released a video and press release outlining their vision for total lifecycle management of EV batteries, including second-life…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Many EV advocates have lobbied for the “normalization” of electric cars. As cool and futuristic as Teslas and some other EVs are, their in-your-face future-forwardness can be a little off-putting…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Of the scores of EV startups vying for market share and consumer attention, one perhaps best poised to take advantage of the popularity of trucks and SUVs in the U.S. market appears to be Rivian…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
