Produced and directed by Sean Dacanay. Click here for transcript . (video link) On Wednesday, Volkswagen used the South by Southwest festival to formally unveil the ID Buzz, the company’s forthcoming electric van. In the lead-up to that debut in Texas, VW gave Ars an hour with the gold-and-white show car to have a poke […]
Enlarge / If you’re going to charge your car at home, why not also use it as a storage battery when it’s just parked there? (credit: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images) Disaster preparedness is becoming a bit more mainstream as the effects of climate change and the fallibility of human institutions become more clear. The auto industry […]
Enlarge / These carbon-fiber wheels have completed the molding process. (credit: Carbon Revolution) You might have noticed that car wheels have gotten pretty large over the last few years. Designers love putting big wheels on cars, particularly big trucks and SUVs, because they help make big vehicles look smaller. Expect the trend to stick around […]
Enlarge / Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz will have the electric minivan market to itself when it arrives in 2024. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Volkswagen provided a night in a hotel and a flight from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and back so we could have some time with the ID. Buzz. Ars does not accept paid editorial […]
Enlarge / The Vision-S 02 (left) and Vision-S 01 (right) are a pair of concept EVs developed by Sony. Now, the company} is joining up with Honda to build a range of EVs. (credit: Sony) On Friday, we learned that Honda and Volvo are teaming up for a strategic alliance. The two companies are creating […]
Enlarge (credit: Monty Rakusen | Getty Images) Ten major car and motorcycle groups announced factory closures or froze sales to Russia as the industrial fallout from the country’s invasion of Ukraine spread on Wednesday. Porsche and BMW became the latest carmakers to shut European plants because of a lack of parts from Ukraine, while Toyota, […]
Enlarge / Ford Mustang Mach-E GT. (credit: Ford) Ford announced today that it will be splitting its electric and fossil fuel vehicle business into two separate divisions. The announcement has investors rallying to the stock but leaves plenty of questions unanswered about the future of the 118-year-old company. The reorganization caps weeks of speculation that […]
Enlarge / The Polestar O 2 evolves the brand’s Precept four-door coupe into a stunning two-door roadster. (credit: Polestar) For all the particular talk about the maturity of the electric car, it still has a ways to go before it can cover all typically the bases in the automotive ecosystem. While you can buy a […]
Enlarge (credit: Rivian) Automaker Rivian announced yesterday that it is raising the prices of its R1T truck and R1S SUV and that the new prices would apply to nearly all preorders. Both the R1T and R1S weren’t inexpensive vehicles to begin with—the truck started at $67,500 before any eligible tax credits, and the SUV started […]
Enlarge / In 1997, Gran Turismo was one of the standout hits for the original Playstation. Now, GT7 is ready for Sony’s current consoles. (credit: Sony) Can you believe more than eight years have passed since the last full Gran Turismo game? Actually, who am I kidding—fans of the series have become accustomed to lengthy […]