2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (346+ words) Chinese EV maker Xpeng launched a new “AI-powered” electric SUV in Munich this week, and while the car, named L03, is impressively spec'd and undercuts Tesla and Hyundai on price, Xpeng was eager to use the Munich stage to announce it…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (471+ words) It’s no surprise that Chinese auto imports pose an existential threat to even Europe’s most iconic brands. The trouble is, the threat is moving into a higher gear, while European Union actions to mitigate this disaster seem lost in its…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (421+ words) The Canyon is that small pickup that you might use on the ranch to inspect cattle. For the rest of us, it’s a tight, handsome little pickup you can park easily on any city street, haul the lumber and enjoy…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (511+ words) Pulling a vehicle into a parking space from a stable roadway is a piece of cake compared to successfully docking a boat where constantly changing conditions and the nature of how a vessel is controlled can make the operation both…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (215+ words) Tesla continues to sell more than half of all EVs sold in the U.S., according to Cox Automotive June figures. The bad news is that EV sales dropped sharply from May. New EV sales totaled an estimated 74,967 units in June, down…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (422+ words) Electric-truck maker Rivian wants to expand with its new R2 vehicle. It sells for about $45,000 compared with an average $90,000 for the flagship R1. The company on Wednesday conducted briefings and test drives for journalists and analysts at a company facility in Plymouth,…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (572+ words) Cruising almost silently down a suburban Detroit byway in a new electric Rivian R2 acceleration is instant, while sitting in a luxurious, yet supportive seat, with every convenience just a haptic-feedback wheel, screen touch or switch throw away. There’s no button…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (551+ words) If there’s one thing you expect from a day at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, it’s to leave exhilarated, your senses opened to the thrills of performance driving. What you might not expect is to finish your visit with…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (651+ words) Two successful tests, one actual, one simulated, of electric aircraft and a significant deal between the company building an ultra-short takeoff and landing hybrid-electric plane and an engine manufacturer marked new progress in the development what’s known as advanced air…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (257+ words) U.S. sales of electric vehicles have plunged since the Trump administration killed a $7,500 federal credit last year, but a group of startups hopes to change that. They’re preparing to launch a new wave of quirky, affordable battery-powered models over the next…...