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The Tesla Cybertruck finally has an official crash safety rating more than a year after deliveries began in Nov. 2023. The result is impressive: five stars overall and in almost all individual categories.

Over the past few years, one car in particular has emerged as perhaps the strongest pound-for-pound Tesla Model Y alternative in the U.S. market: the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The car’s retro-futuristic looks, high range, class-leading charging speeds, affordable lease deals and high-performance N variant have all helped it rack up…

There are huge swaths of these United States where you can pick up a rock, throw it in any direction, and you will have a decent chance of it landing on a Subaru Crosstrek.

Volvo and Polestar are enabling some of their electric vehicles to be locked and unlocked with a Samsung smartphone using something called a Digital Key.

The merger between Honda and Nissan would have created the world’s fourth-largest automaker. However, the negotiations fell apart last week, partly because Nissan believed it should be seen as an equal rights member of the tie-up, while Honda demanded Nissan become a fully owned subsidiary. 

As an opening salvo against America's green energy transition, President Donald Trump's Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an order halting the federal government's charger funding program. The order immediately suspended the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, and said that previously approved projects were no longer valid. Whether that…

Rolls-Royce has never been about performance or straight-line punch, unlike its rival Bentley, whose cars have always had a bit of an eye on performance. The power in a Rolls-Royce was always “adequate,” perfect for effortless cruising. But that surely doesn’t apply to the new Spectre Black Badge, which is…

A growing number of automakers and battery companies are racing to solve the risk of fires in electric vehicles. Now Renault has introduced its own fix called the “Fireman Access” system, designed to douse flames more effectively and quickly.

Few small cars have made such a big impact on me at first sight as the Mini Aceman. It’s about as cute as electric crossovers get with its flat pug-like snout, blistered fenders and generally good proportions. When I saw it in photos, I didn’t think much of it, but…

When the controversial CEO of a global automaker becomes the Best-Friend-in-Chief and helps to define national policy, there might be some bleed-over into conflicts of interest. It seems that China may be betting on exactly that, especially as Tesla waits for the Chinese government to approve the use of its Full Self-Driving software on Chinese…

The Volkswagen e-Golf is far from what we’d call a do-it-all electric car. Debuting back in 2014, it was VW’s attempt at making a mainstream EV at a time when the first-generation Nissan Leaf was the best value-for-money proposition on the market.