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Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24, 950 Slate auto.
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (1051+ words) It has 205 miles of bare-bones range. LOS ANGELES'Slate Auto has pulled a Disneyland. Let me explain. The automotive startup has exceeded expectations. Was it part of the plan all along? Was leaking the price of the base model of $24, 950 last…...
Here are five ways you could build a Slate EV, from $25, 000 to $37, 000
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (249+ words) From a bare-bones pickup to a loaded, wrapped SUV, here's what some Slates will cost. And if you really want a bare-bones pickup, here is your chance. The first variant I mocked up this morning came in at just $25, 289. 97plus pending…...
A curious crossover: The Toyota C-HR review
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (235+ words) Although it's on the smaller side, this electric vehicle is not very chill. After a slower start than its major rivals, Toyota has been making up for it with a flurry of new electric vehicles for the North American market…...
1, 250 hp hybrid Corvette shatters the Pikes Peak production record
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1523+ words) The high-altitude race is a unique test of car and driver. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. If you drive the 12. 4-mile (20 km), 156-corner route up Pikes Peak, abiding by the posted speed limit of 25 mph (40 km/h), it will take you a good…...
The Slate Truck's price may have leaked, starts at $24, 950
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (200+ words) The official launch takes place next week. One of the most hotly anticipated electric vehicles makes its formal debut next week. It's the Blank Slate, a refreshingly simple pickup truck EV designed by Slate Auto, which is trying to take…...
Native NACS ports, infotainment upgrade for MY27 Porsche Taycan
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (153+ words) The bigger battery is standard and there are now simulated "E-Shifts." For one thing, The 105 k Wh performance battery is standard across the Taycan range now'which starts at $111, 900'and can charge at up to 320 k W with an 800 V DC…...
Mobileye is entering the US robotaxi market with standalone service
1+ week, 1+ day ago (239+ words) The service will leverage its Moovit platform to launch in an a US city in 2027. "Mobileye has spent more than two decades building the technologies required for autonomous driving," said Amnon Shashua, founder and CEO of Mobileye. "Today we are…...
The 2026 Honda Prelude review: Didn't expect such a head-turner
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (355+ words) Honda's $42, 000 hybrid coupe looks great, handles well, and gets 44 mpg. You can tell Honda was trying to manage expectations when it emailed me to stress that "the Prelude is not a sports car." And I can understand why. On paper,…...
GM Energy introduces V2 G support and new energy storage battery chemistry
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (675+ words) There are more than a quarter of a million V2 G-capable GM EVs on the roads already. Electric vehicle sales might be better now than the end of last year when demand fell off a cliff following the surge of purchases…...
Here's Audi's next Q7 SUV and US-only SQ7, now with an RS V8
2+ week, 1+ day ago (216+ words) At night, the car projects its turn signals onto the road to alert other road users. The standard Q7 will come to the US with a twin-turbo 2. 9 L V6 that generates 429 hp (320 k W) and 442 lb-ft (600 Nm). Meanwhile, the SQ7 borrows the 591 hp (441 k…...