Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Earth Day is April 22nd, and its usual message—take care of our planet—has been given added urgency by the challenges highlighted in the latest IPCC report. This year, Ars is taking a look at the technologies we normally cover, from cars to chipmaking, and finding out how we […]
Enlarge / The electric crossover market is starting to get crowded. This is one of the newest entrants: the Nissan Ariya. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Nissan provided two nights in a hotel and a return flight to Madrid so we could drive the prototype Ariya. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Before Elon Musk and […]
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 (credit: Aurich Lawson) What happens to an electric vehicle’s big slab of batteries once it no longer holds a sufficient charge? On Thursday, Redwood Materials moved that conversation forward with an announcement that it has started its EV battery recycling program, with Kia and Volvo as partners. US law requires a good EV’s traction […]
Enlarge / America loves pickup trucks too much to give up burning gasoline, Nissan thinks. (credit: Nissan) Nissan is the latest automaker to pull the plug on its internal combustion engine development. Well, mostly. According to Nikkei Asia , the Japanese automaker has looked at the likely next set of European emissions rules and has […]
Enlarge / A VW ID Buzz prototype equipped with Argo AI’s autonomous driving hardware and software, on the streets of Munich, Germany. (credit: Argo AI) This week, Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess set a date for the launch of what might be the most eagerly anticipated of VW’s new battery electric vehicles. The retro-styled ID […]
Enlarge / Yes, it has a light bar, just like pretty much every other EV concept. Still, the lit The chrysler badge is tastefully integrated. (credit: Stellantis) Not much appeared to be happening at Chrysler in the past few years, though that’s about to change. Its parent company, Stellantis, announced yesterday that Chrysler will become […]
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 GTS Sport Turismo is the wagon version the Porsche Taycan always deserved. (credit: Porsche) When Porsche announced the Taycan Cross Turismo, plenty of automotive enthusiasts raised half an eyebrow. The car checked so many boxes—wagon body style, blazing fast, all-electric. Yet at the same time, it was lifted by 0.8 inches and […]