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A good EV: A road trip with and review of the Ford Mustang Mach-E

Enlarge / No matter if you call it Rapid Red, candy-apple red, or cherry red, it looks gorgeous on the Mach-E. (credit: Eric Bangeman) Last February, we had a chance to spend a couple of days with the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Automotive Editor Jonathan Gitlin’s take on the Mach-E was largely positive, but the short […]

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Hertz to purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3s for its rental fleet

Enlarge (credit: Hertz) Car rentals will be going greener, at least at Hertz, which will purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3 electric sedans over the next 14 months. The rental car company announced the move Monday morning, saying that over 20 percent of its rental fleet will consist of BEVs by the end of 2022. To […]

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Making sense of Mazda’s MX-30 electric commuter car

Mazda is about to sell its first battery electric vehicle, the MX-30 crossover. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] Mazda provided flights to Santa Ana and a night in a hotel so we could drive the MX-30. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. IRVINE, Calif. —It’s fair to say that Mazda has some work ahead of […]

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Volkswagen’s electric ID. 4 was already good—does AWD change that?

Do cars like the VW ID. 4 spell the end of the gas station? [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] VW provided flights to Chattanooga and a night in a hotel so we could drive the ID. 4 AWD and visit its factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. —Volkswagen in 2021 seems like […]

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The Porsche Taycan 4S: Better than a 911? Believe it

[credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] It’s been almost two years since I first met the Porsche Taycan, the stylish and swift electric vehicle that ticks all the right boxes. Since then, withdrawal has set in. I’ve been desperate for another fix of this EV that still feels like the happy result of a transporter accident involving […]

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Electric cars have much lower life cycle emissions, new study confirms

Enlarge / If we’re serious about decarbonizing, the internal combustion engine has to go by 2030-2035, according to a new study. (credit: Reinhard Krull/EyeEm/Getty Images) If you listen to electric vehicle naysayers, switching to EVs is pointless because even if the cars are vastly more efficient than ones that use internal combustion engines—and they are—that […]

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We got our first ride in the electric Lucid Air sedan

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 […]

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Hyundai reveals US specs for Ioniq 5 electric crossover

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 […]

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This is Ford’s first electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning

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, […]

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Here’s our first look at 2023’s electric Porsche Macan SUV

Porsche is preparing an all-electric Macan SUV for 2023. Here’s an early prototype, seen testing at Weissach in Germany. [credit: Porsche ] This morning, in an email extolling the flexibility of in silico development, Porsche sent Ars the first official images of its next Macan crossover. And this Macan, which is still a couple of […]