#electric-vehicles

#electric-vehicles

The electric crossover's battery can be preconditioned for fast charging when using Apple Maps on CarPlay, allowing drivers to stick to Apple's interface for the entire trip.

Oil is a particularly tricky resource to replace. It has been for 125 years now, except for the past five or six years, when we've had this new competitive lever in electric vehicles. The global EV fleet has been growing for years, gradually chipping away at the world's oil consumption as drivers turn to charging ports instead of gas stations.

President Donald Trump has long fought California's efforts to curb tailpipe emissions and spur electric vehicle adoption, and last summer he blocked the state's first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. He's also routinely criticized California's highest-in-the-nation gas prices, which are largely due to taxes and environmental regulations.

With its new, smaller, and more affordable SUV, the California-based startup is entering the extremely competitive mid-size segment where the Tesla Model Y currently reigns supreme. With millions of units sold since its introduction in 2019, the Model Y certainly has a lot going for it, but competition in the segment has significantly heated up in the past few years.

Rivian has released pricing and specifications for the R2, and we now know a lot more about the long-awaited $45,000 base model, which will appeal to a far broader audience than the nearly $60,000 Performance trim that's launching first. But there's a catch. Compared to rivals like the Tesla Model Y, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Chevy Blazer EV, the entry-level R2 falls short in one critical area: driving range.

This new EV developed under the HIMA umbrella in collaboration with Huawei seems about as close as you can get to cloning a Taycan without actually putting a Porsche badge on it. So many things about the Z7's design scream Taycan, from the general shape of its body to details like the daytime running lights, the vertical air intakes on the front bumper, and the body-colored aero details on the wheels.

Former Amazon Marketplace vice president Peter Faricy is the new person in charge of the company, and he started on Monday, Slate spokesperson Jeff Jablansky told TechCrunch. Most recently, Faricy had been an advisor at McKinsey and Bessemer Venture Partners. Faricy left the role at Bessemer to join Slate, according to Newsweek, which first reported the hire.

The Ford F-Series, encompassing models like the F-150, F-250, F-350, and F-450, claimed the title of best-selling vehicle in 29 states. This dominance underscores the pickup truck's unbreakable appeal across much of the country, particularly in rural, Midwestern, Southern, and Western states where towing capacity, durability, and utility for work or recreation remain top priorities.

Vintage cars, especially pickups and SUVs, are usually made from two parts: a standalone chassis and a body that bolts on top of the chassis. So why not swap the original underpinnings with something more modern, while retaining the classic look of the original bodywork? That's exactly what the United Kingdom's Electric Classic Cars thought of doing, and it might just supercharge the EV conversion world.

High costs and long charge times has led to a decline in demand for electric vehicles over recent months, with news headlines reflecting this trend. But with the UK's deadline for ending the sale of petrol cars set for 2035, this certainly isn't the end for electric vehicles. Publishers will be watching out to see how this story unfolds over the coming months.

The all-electric vehicle service will allow riders to move anywhere within the city and help address cracks in the current public transit system that left students and others stranded, according to the Sunnyvale City Council, which unanimously approved the service this week.

2025-model used cars sold in the fourth quarter of last year went for $6,370 less than their average new car transaction price. That's already substantial savings, but the numbers are even better for EV and PHEV shoppers. Models like the Dodge Charger Daytona and Jeep Wrangler 4XE have truly staggering discounts after less than a year on the road.

Construction work at the Regionalbuszentrum Schaffhausen is scheduled to begin on 2 March 2026, as VBSH details on its website. Commissioning and testing are planned for mid-2027, with definitive operations starting in the third quarter of 2027. In parallel, additional overnight charging stations will be installed at the Ebnatring depot hall, with commissioning aligned to the RBZ timeline.

The Tesla Model Y has been named 2026 Drive Car of the Year overall winner, taking the top honor after being judged as the vehicle that "moves the game forward the most for Australian new car buyers." The Model Y is already Australia's best-selling EV in 2025 and the tenth best-selling vehicle overall, but the vehicle's Juniper update strengthened its case with new ownership benefits and expanded software capability.

Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, the White House has said, in what will be the first official visit to Beijing by a United States president since Trump's last trip there in 2017. The dates, confirmed by a White House official on Friday, come as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have respectively described excellent and good communication between the two countries in recent months.

Then, through a series of blunders and missteps, things started to unravel. There was the fuel crisis of the 1970s, which led to an influx of Japanese imports that bested Detroit in fuel savings and reliability. And then there were various global financial collapses throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and a significant decline in automotive quality as the Big Three continued to push bigger and more expensive vehicles, at the expense of road safety and global competitiveness.

Rivian suggests that vehicle owners can leave their phone at home (or perhaps in a glove box) and instead control some aspects of their EV using a new Apple Watch app. With a tap of your watch, you can unlock and lock the doors, sound the alarm and vent the windows. After the digital key is set up, R1S and R1T Gen 2 owners can unlock their vehicle automatically simply by walking up to it thanks to the passive car key feature.

There's a lot of movement as far as electrical systems and homes and an integration with power because there's a lot more adapting with electricity in your home,