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The updated Tesla Model Y is reportedly going into production today at the company’s European factory in Germany. According to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, employees at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin facility were informed of the product launch yesterday, with assembly set to begin today, January 14.

Road-tripping in a non-Tesla EV is about to get easier for more battery-powered vehicle owners in the United States. That’s because the list of non-Tesla automakers that will have access to what is widely regarded as the best DC fast charging network in the U.S. will soon double in size.

When automakers want to revive a classic model’s design and reinterpret it in a new modern car, they usually pick vehicles from the 1960s through the 1980s, but hardly any choose to revive models from the 1990s. Renault has done precisely the same so far (reviving the Alpine A110 and…

Mate Rimac, the mastermind behind the Croatian electric hypercar brand and a bona fide EV visionary, is one of those CEOs who isn't afraid to gush about a good car when he sees it. I mean, what other CEO can confidently say that they drive a 20-year-old BMW E39 M5…

As a rule, I don't count Toyota out in the electric vehicle race—or the race for any future transportation technology. But my rule has its limits. While Toyota had a fantastic year in the U.S. in 2024 on the strengths of its hybrid cars, the cracks are beginning to show…

The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV is one the longest-range electric pickups on the American market right now–if you go for the fleet-oriented WT trim with the largest battery pack. That combo brings an EPA-rated range of 492 miles on a full charge.

In the auto world—like in just about every other industry—”AI” is the buzzword of the day. Car companies have been touting new and upcoming artificial intelligence-powered features ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene a couple of years ago. Some sound more promising than others. 

Upstate New York winters are no joke. Up where I live, we started getting bombed with January- and February-style cold weather as early as Thanksgiving, sending the high temperatures down into the low 30s most days if we were lucky. There are lots of ways to deal with this. One…

Though it’s only been producing consumer vehicles for three years, Rivian’s doe-eyed full-size R1T pickup and R1S sport utility vehicle are distinct and recognizable enough to feel familiar. Yet, as a recent visit to the electric carmaker’s Irvine design headquarters reveals, the innovative startup has, in many ways, relied on…