Design Concepts

NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Tony Stewart is selling what’s being referred to as “the finest property ever offered for sale in the state of Indiana.” It’s a massive, picturesque ranch that the racing champion has configured for wrenching, hunting, and even virtual golfing. Located about an hour away from the Indianapolis airport, Stewart’s 20,000-square-foot […]

There aren’t many midsize two-row SUVs on the market, which works in the 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport‘s favor. Of the few competitors it has, most are old and aren’t the best values. The Cross Sport capitalizes on that by offering a lot (literally) of SUV for not a whole lot of money. It’s one

Ford on Wednesday announced a major restructuring that will see the establishment of three distinct divisions covering most of its operations. There will be Ford Blue to cover the automaker’s traditional internal-combustion vehicles, plus Ford Pro to specifically handle commercial customers and vehicles. There will also be Ford Model E that will focus on electric

A Swiss startup by the name of Kincsem has plans to launch a line of luxury vehicles starting with a hypercar whose design has been inspired by the Jaguar C-X75 concept from 2010. The project was first made known in 2021 but some of the details have changed since then. The hypercar, dubbed the Kincsem

Swedish electric performance brand Polestar has taken the wraps off its latest concept, the O2 (like the oxygen molecule), and much like 2020’s Precept concept, it is an absolute stunner. The 2+2 convertible sports car is a nice change of pace from the electric SUVs that look great on balance sheets, but don’t stir the

Rivian founder R.J. Scaringe last week offered an update on the electric truck maker’s production plans — describing the ramp-up at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois, plant, and setting an audacious goal of capturing 10% of the EV market share by 2030. But while he was painting in broad strokes about the future, the elves who run

The E-Trace is a three-point electric sled system engineered by Arsono and created to let riders comfortably maneuver snowy slopes. The part-bike, part-snowmobile is powered primarily by its pedals and assisted by a 48V removable battery. The battery on the E-Trace can provide motorized assistance up to 15.5 mph and when fully charged has a

Panasonic has made official its pending production of large-format cylindrical cells—the 4680 format that Tesla championed at its 2020 Battery Day.  “Panasonic is developing a new high-capacity lithium-ion battery, the “4680”, in multiple locations within Japan,” it stated in a press release issued Monday. The statement clearly underscores the level of R&D the battery supplier

Besides the first electric Jeep and other product plans, Stellantis gave us yet another preview of the upcoming electric Ram 1500 pickup truck. The company isn’t giving much away, but these new renderings do give us some more details on what the truck will look like. The most striking features of the front are the

Tesla wants a piece of the federal funding set to be released for EV charging, and it’s willing to open up its Supercharger DC fast-charging network to do it. The automaker made that proposal in comments (first spotted by E&E News) submitted to the Federal Highway Administration on how to spend $7.5 billion earmarked for