Tag: Cars

Mercedes’ first all-electric C-Class is its sportiest one yet

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, typically a benchmark in luxury compact sedans, now gets an all-important electric variant. The...

Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company

Doug Field, who left Apple five years ago to helm Ford's multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and...

The Mercedes EQS returns with massive range and charging gains

A year ago, Mercedes-Benz did the prudent thing and paused its EQ lineup of electric vehicles in...

Mercedes adds steer-by-wire — and a dang steering yoke — to the EQS

Steer-by-wire, in which a car can be steered electronically rather than through a physical connection between the...

These retractable studded tires might save our roads, ears, and lungs

If you want to feel truly invincible when driving in the snow, you need a set of...

All the wrong EVs are getting canceled

A Tesla Cybertruck gleaming in the lot of the Tesla showroom in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, on...

The great EV pullback: all the obstacles, cancellations, and delays

The auto industry bet big on electric vehicles, but now those ambitious goals are falling apart. Demand...

Two more EVs for the trash heap: Volvo EX30 and Honda Prologue

The steady stream of news about automakers cancelling or discontinuing electric vehicles continues apace. This week it's...

Honda cancels Zero Series EVs, citing ‘extremely challenging’ situation

Farewell, Honda Zero. We never knew thee. Honda is cancelling its Zero Series SUV and Saloon, as...

The uncomfortable truth about hybrid vehicles

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For...

The Corvette ZR1X hybrid can outpace million-dollar sports cars for a fraction of the cost

When Elon Musk burst onto the scene in his little Tesla Roadster, it seemed a matter of...

The world’s biggest automaker has one of the dirtiest supply chains: report

Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers...

Stellantis is in a crisis of its own making

Antonio Filosa attends the presentation of the new Fiat 500 Hybrid at the Stellantis FIAT Mirafiori plant...

America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater

Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles in February of 2026. | Apu Gomes/Getty Images For...

Polestar aims to shake off EV doldrums with 4 new models in 3 years

Polestar says it will release four new electric models over the next three years, including a new...

Toyota’s C-HR electric hatchback starts at $38,135

Toyota is on an EV roll these days, introducing the newly all-electric, three-row Highlander SUV, and giving...

This backup camera cleaner hides behind your license plate

The Lens Lizard is installed using your car’s existing license plate screw holes. | Image: Lens Lizard A...

Ford is fighting against physics to build affordable EVs

To say that Ford has struggled to make profitable electric vehicles would be an understatement. The company...

Toyota fills out its skimpy EV lineup with the bZ Woodland SUV

For years, Toyota was criticized for sitting on the sidelines while the EV revolution swept through the...

The Toyota Highlander is now a three-row electric SUV with 320 miles of range

Toyota unveiled the new 2027 Highlander, a fully redesigned midsize SUV that marks the brand's first three-row...

Toyota made a game engine

A screenshot of a demo from the Fluorite engine. Using a game engine in a "digital cockpit" is...

Digital car keys are getting more sophisticated

Last month, over a dozen automobile and smartphone manufacturers gathered in Palo Alto, California, for the 16th...

I drove three Chinese cars — here’s why they would clean up in the US

It only took a brief drive in a Zeekr 7X to convince me: Chinese cars are now...

Tesla is killing off its Model S and X cars to make robots

Tesla will “basically stop the production” of its Model S and X electric vehicles next quarter, CEO...

It’s official – EVs just outsold gas-powered cars for the first time in Europe, here are 3 reasons why

Petrol car registrations dropped by 18.7% by the end of 2025EVs surpassed petrol car sales in December...

Volvo aims for an EV reset with the new EX60 crossover

Volvo's EX60, with fast-charging capabilities and a brand-new electric architecture, made its official debut today, with the...

GTA 6 needs to be more GTA 4 than GTA 5 — please Rockstar, make driving cars feel like steering large ships again

Grand Theft Auto 6 looms large as 2026 kicks off. Whether or not the game actually comes...

Nissan is one of the first carmakers to offer magnetic phone chargers in the US

Wireless phone chargers are now common in vehicles, but they're typically missing one very useful feature. Nissan...

Pioneer Sphera is bringing Dolby Atmos in cars to the people

The Pioneer Sphera can be installed into a single-DIN space in your dash. I fully believe that once...

Volvo touts EX60’s range and charging speed ahead of official debut

Volvo is starting to trickle out some details about its upcoming midsize electric SUV, the EX60, before...