The i3’s shape is a bit like Marmite: You either like it or you don’t. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] The BMW i3 has reached the end of the line. Two weeks ago, BMW confirmed that this is the last month the particular company will be making its quirky and often misunderstood electric vehicle for US customers. […]
This is the Volvo Concept Recharge, and it should give you a pretty good impression of the big electric SUV that will replace the XC90 in about four or five years. [credit: Volvo ] When Volvo replaces its XC90 SUV next year, it will do so using a new platform called SPA2 that includes the […]
On June 10, a team of UK veterans, a military spouse, and a hypermiling expert set a new world record for EV efficiency. [credit: Mission Motorsport ] I’m a little out of step with the mainstream when it comes to electric vehicle efficiency. I believe that as long as your electricity is clean and your […]
The Lucid Air looks superficially the same as the early prototype we saw in 2017, but much has changed. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] Volkswagen provided flights to Jacksonville and three nights in a hotel so we could attend the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Back in 2017, I got […]
This crisply styled thing is the Hyundai Ioniq 5, a new battery electric vehicle due later this year. [credit: Hyundai ] It’s a good time for new battery electric vehicles. Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup has been hogging the headlines lately—no surprise, given America’s enduring love affair with the half-ton truck. But I’m more excited […]
Enlarge / Ford’s range of all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup trucks will start at just $39,974 before tax credits. (credit: Ford) On Wednesday night, the Ford Motor Company unveiled its latest pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. The truck is the hotly anticipated battery-electric version of Ford’s bestselling vehicle, and when it goes on sale in mid-2022, […]
This is Audi’s all-electric A6 e-tron concept. [credit: Audi ] It has been a bumper few days for new electric vehicle reveals. Traditionally the time of the New York International Auto Show, last week saw new battery EVs from Audi, Mazda, and Mercedes-EQ. This coming week, the Shanghai Auto Show will take place in corporeal […]
The Q4 is the first Audi to use Volkswagen Group’s new MEB platform for battery EVs. [credit: Audi ] Although it hasn’t announced plans to give up internal combustion engines completely, the future is definitely an electric one for Audi. In February, the company revealed its third battery electric vehicle, the e-tron GT, which joins […]
Polestar is adding two new variants to the Polestar 2 lineup. [credit: Polestar ] On Tuesday morning, Polestar expanded its line of battery-electric vehicles with two new versions of the Polestar 2 fastback, both of which should be cheaper than the fully loaded $59,500 Polestar 2 Launch Edition we tested last summer. In the next […]
The reborn GMC Hummer EV truck is getting a sibling—this one is an SUV. [credit: GMC ] Last fall, after a long teaser campaign that included a high-profile Super Bowl commercial, GMC unveiled its new Hummer EV truck. Designed around General Motor’s forthcoming 800-volt Ultium batteries and Ultium Drive electric motors, it will lead GM’s […]