Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) I can barely believe it’s once again that time of year when I sit down and look through everything we drove during the last 12 months to see what stood out. And what a 12 months they’ve been, with a number of highly anticipated new models, including quite […]
Enlarge / Sky Force Reloaded running on a Tesla’s central screen while the car is driving down the particular road. (credit: YouTube / Cf Tesla ) Earlier this month, we covered a software update issued by Tesla that allowed games to be played on the infotainment screen while the car was in motion. We pointed […]
Enlarge Waze has released an update that will now allow EV drivers to add charging stations as destinations, just as the app has done with gas stations for years. Users can search for charging stations or tap icons on the map, and they can also add charging stops long the way. Waze now shows EV […]
Enlarge (credit: Luke Sharrett via Getty Images ) The Environmental Protection Agency today announced more stringent fuel economy requirements that will require passenger vehicles to travel 70 percent farther on a gallon of gasoline. The Biden administration introduced earlier this year that it would be revising the Trump-era specifications, which sought to increase fleet average […]
Enlarge / BrightDrop delivers five of 500 electric light commercial vehicles to FedEx, the first customer to receive the EV600s. (credit: FedEx) At the beginning of the year, General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced that the company was starting a new business . It’s called BrightDrop, and it’s focused on providing electrified products for delivery […]
Enlarge / Hyundai’s striking new Ioniq 5 EV was worth the wait. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Hyundai provided flights to San Diego and two nights in a hotel so we could drive the particular Ioniq 5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. SAN DIEGO—In 2020, Hyundai Motor Group revealed it had developed a new platform, […]
Enlarge / Pirelli recently introduced a high load (HL) version of its P Zero performance tire, designed to cope with the greater mass of an electric vehicle. (credit: Pirelli) In the past, we’ve looked at the technology that goes into winter tires—and even what makes a good racing tire. But considering that the majority of […]
Enlarge / The single-motor version of the Polestar 2 just achieved a 270-mile range rating from the EPA. (credit: Polestar) Perhaps the most paradigm-shifting element of electric vehicles—other than their owners being able to wake up every morning to a car with a full battery—is the way automakers are improving the cars over time via […]
Enlarge / Porsche’s newest electric car variant is the $133,300 Taycan GTS Sport Turismo. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Porsche provided flights to Los Angeles and two nights in a hotel so we could drive the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo and the sedan that we wrote about two weeks ago. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. […]
Enlarge / Toyota is playing EV catchup, but it’s evidently been busy behind closed doors working on some ideas, as seen above. (credit: Noriaki Mtsuhashi/N-RAK PHOTO AGENCY) Despite being a pioneer in hybrid cars, Toyota failed to translate that knowledge and experience into a strong battery electric vehicle portfolio. Although the company collaborated with Tesla […]