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Volkswagen's flagship EV, coined "Project Trinity," has been hyped up as the German brand's saving grace in a time when VW has gone from just a cool guy brand to one that is struggling to convince people to buy their vehicles. But, VW has also been kicking Trinity's can down the…

Teslas started getting charging port heaters in the second part of 2020, although not all vehicles produced that year have it. Now all models get this dedicated heater that specifically warms the charging port to prevent ice buildup, allowing owners to easily open it in winter, but how you enable…

A year ago, General Motors' electric vehicles built on the Ultium platform were stumbling. Software glitches left an InsideEVs reporter stranded in rural Virginia. Production challenges piled up and customers faced maintenance issues. Fast forward 12 months and GM has staged a major turnaround. Its EVs are thriving and the…

For many EV owners, Thanksgiving will be one of only a handful of times a year that they need to visit a fast-charging station. That’s the beauty of EVs: For everyday use, owners can plug in at home and wake up to a full charge daily. 

Tesla’s success has been a major impetus behind the push toward electric vehicles. But the brand has been angling itself toward another, even more transformational shift: autonomous driving. Elon Musk has been predicting Level 5 autonomy was just around the corner since at least 2016 — and that Tesla vehicles…

The exit road at the BMW Performance Center parking lot in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was narrow and dotted with tightly spaced orange cones. I carefully guided the 5.5-metre (215.5 inches) long Rolls-Royce Spectre out of this lot before turning onto the highway entry ramp. I sat near the rear axle,…

As 2024 starts drawing to a close, it's more clear than ever that the business-as-usual era of the traditional auto industry is over.

The state of California passed an impressive milestone after the third quarter of this year: Over two million plug-in electric vehicles have been sold in the Golden State since 2011. But that’s not all.

Besides kicking things into high gear in the all-electric vehicle game, Kia also wants to increase its footprint in the plug-in hybrid vehicle market. Not only by offering more battery-assisted cars which are more fuel efficient if plugged in regularly, but also by upping the maximum range of these models…

Americans have been clamoring for an affordable, long-range electric car for years. Elon Musk shelved plans for a $25,000 Tesla—one that isn't a moonshot robotaxi, at least. But General Motors finally made one in 2024.

He said he was going to do it, and he did it.