E-Cars

Edmunds tested the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 against its cousin, the Kia EV9. Both are built on the same platform.  Both are electric three-row SUVs with dual motors, over 300 miles of range and class-leading charging times.  But they have their differences. Which is the better buy? If you want an electric three-row SUV in […]

When three mechanics weighed in on whether gas or electric vehicles are more affordable, their differing opinions quickly sparked debate online. On Sept. 16, Dartt Automotive (@dartt.automotive) captured the mechanics’ perspectives in a divisive video asking each mechanic which option they thought would save drivers the most money. The answers varied drastically, spotlighting a variety

Modern electric trucks are great. They’re smoother, quieter and quicker off the line than gas-powered trucks, with simpler drivetrains and lower running costs. There’s only one problem: They are really, really expensive.  The cheapest electric trucks start around $60,000, and the meaty end of the market is in the $80,000-$100,000 range. It’s extraordinarily expensive to

China is building more EVs than it can sell, leaving cars piling up and prices slashed. The combination of a price war, “zero-mile used cars” and lots full of new cars that nobody wants to buy shows a broken system. Many carmakers in China could die but are propped up by government subsidies, which require

Earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out the largest single-site enforcement operation in its history. The agency detained roughly 475 workers at the LG Energy Solution battery plant near Hyundai’s Metaplant America electric vehicle factory in Georgia. Of those, about 300 were Korean nationals. Bloomberg on Wednesday published a chilling report titled “Unmade

Lee Zeldin, Chief Saboteur of the Environmental “Protection” Agency. Photo by SecretName101 on wikimedia In July, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to delete its scientific finding recognizing that greenhouse gases are harmful to human health, with the goal of making cars less efficient and more costly to fuel. That plan went up

DC fast charging stations in Chicago; via EVgo. Illinois is expanding its EV charging network with $18.4 million in federal grants that were restored after being unlawfully frozen by the Trump administration. The grants come from the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which supports Illinois’s goal of registering 1 million

A Rivian owner and EV enthusiast recently shared images of a purple R1S Quad out in public with manufacturer plates. Could it be a new exterior color Rivian will offer customers, or is this just a rare shade applied to a one-off test vehicle? Regardless of its future, a purple Rivian is already garnering plenty

Photo: Swell Energy The US virtual power plant (VPP) market is growing fast, with 37.5 gigawatts of behind-the-meter flexible capacity now online, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report. VPPs connect small energy systems and smart devices into a single network managed by an energy company or utility. That can include residential solar panels, battery

Kia is already giving its new electric sedan a sporty upgrade. The EV4 is due for the “GT” treatment, and we are getting a look at it up close. Is the Kia EV4 GT the affordable EV sports car we’ve been waiting for? The Kia EV4 GT is coming as an affordable EV sports car