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It can be pretty hard to keep up with the breakneck speed of China’s electric vehicle industry. Within about 18 months, Xiaomi pivoted from making cheap cellphones and laptops to a full-blown electric car.

The last time I spoke with J.D. Power, things looked grim. The auto market is in a weird state of flux, as President Trump’s policies and helter-skelter tariff threats make things very hard to predict. Plus, the likely dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act will have a chilling effect on…

Electric-vehicle maker Polestar wants to capitalize on growing discontent around Tesla. Apparently, it's working. 

Just make plug-in hybrids! It's obvious. Simple, even. It's the solution. Read enough forums, social media posts and comments and you'll surely learn that for yourself. Automakers seem persuaded. Everyone from Ram to Chevy to Nissan is following along.

It's no secret that the vast majority of electric vehicle charging takes place at home. Nor is it a secret that not all Level 2 chargers are created equal. But L2 installations, though often considered straightforward, aren't equal either. There's a lot of electricity going through those boxes. If anything…

Let's be real for a second: nobody wants to sit around and wait hours and hours for their electric vehicle to charge. The fear of long charging times, along with nowhere to actually do it, is what scares many people away from owning an EV. And certainly, the time it…

General Motors is no stranger to navigating storms. It survived the 1970s oil crisis, managed to stay relevant after the onslaught of Japanese automakers in the 1980s, got a colossal bailout from the U.S. government after the 2008-2009 financial crisis, survived the pandemic and now offers the most diverse electric…

Earlier this week, Kia unveiled several new electric models that will enter production soon. One of the most exciting is the pint-sized EV2 Concept, which previews a production model by the same name. The EV2 is basically Kia’s electric Europan city car, shrinking down the E-GMP platform for drivers who need…

Detroit is the heart of American automaking, and the great state of Michigan is seeing almost $9 billion in private investments and 14,000 jobs to craft the new era of electrified vehicles. Yet last fall, Michigan's Elissa Slotkin—a Democrat and a supporter of Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris—had to…

In the race to lead the autonomous vehicle space—and maybe even the future of transportation—Google's Waymo has about a 100-mile head start. The self-driving taxi division just hit a new milestone: over 200,000 paid rides per week through its Waymo One service. 

Automakers across the globe are constantly searching for ways to increase the range of their electric vehicles. Some solutions, like high-density battery packs, efficient motors, and aerodynamic designs, are proven. However, one British company claims it has a novel, out-of-the-box solution to potentially make your EV go further.