6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (403+ words) For nearly two decades, CEO Elon Musk has promised Tesla would make a more affordable electric vehicle, to, as he put it in 2006, "help expedite the move from a mine-and-burn hydrocarbon economy towards a solar electric economy." Is it finally…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (507+ words) Yes, it's still a prototype, but Porsche is finally letting people experience what it's next electric car will be like when it hits production next year. We got a briefing on the underpinnings of the new architecture for the Cayenne…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (494+ words) Unlike Elon Musk with his list of broken promises, the stats don't lie. Tesla has lost the title of the world's largest maker of EVs to Chinese automaker BYD. The signs have been there for a while, with BYD besting…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (287+ words) Ford is once again shifting its electric vehicle manufacturing plans, a response to a year that's been tough for the powertrain technology that's still making waves overseas but has seen domestic government support cut and customer enthusiasm weaken. Ford still…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (675+ words) I bought my first ebike more than five years ago, and it cost about the same as the Level 3, the brand-new all-in-one commuter from Aventon. It was a very fun ride when it was working, but it wasn't a great…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (145+ words) Welcome to Hammertown, the temporary desert city that springs up every January for 16 days for an off-road race series known as King of the Hammers. Think Burning Man meets Mad Max, but sponsored by Monster Energy. As King of the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (474+ words) In early December, Waymo even issued a federal recall related to the incidents, acknowledging at least 12 of them to federal regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which oversees road safety. According to federal filings, engineers with the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (329+ words) Markey called on the nation's top federal road safety regulator to look more closely into autonomous vehicle companies' remote assistance programs, and said he would soon introduce legislation responding to the "safety gaps" his investigation found. The responses from the…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (383+ words) The Denza Z9 GT is the world's fastest car'fastest at charging, that is. It's by no means slow in speed (we'll get to that), and it is packed to the brim with bleeding-edge tech (we'll get to that, too). But, trust…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (108+ words) Find the latest Car Design news from WIRED. See related science and technology articles, photos, slideshows and videos. The Norwegian Company Blamed for California's Hydrogen Car Woes Where Is Car Play 2? Mercedes' Hypercar Gets Huge Power From a Tiny Engine…...