Chevy Silverado EV Driven: WOW!
Plus: Integra Type S tested, Explorer and Santa Fe spy photos, Ioniq 5 N track drive, and more! Trust MotorTrend for the best car reviews, news, car rankings, and much more. News Reviews Find A Car Watch Merch 2024 Chevy Silverado EV WTContinue Reading
GM signs deal with Australian supplier for EV battery raw materials
The deal with Element 25 is GM’s first direct supply agreement — and its first with a company outside of China — for manganese. Having trouble viewing this email? See the online version Monday, June 26, 2023 Subscription Required GM signs deal with Australian supplier for EV battery raw materialsContinue Reading
Aston Martin partners with Lucid in Saudi-backed EV deal | Column: Why dealers, automakers need better communication | Ford Explorer recall investigated by NHTSA | Rivian expands mobile service
Access to Lucid’s powertrain and battery technology will be at the center of Aston Martin’s new in-house EV platform, Aston Martin said. Lucid and Aston Martin have a common shareholder in Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Having trouble viewing this email? See the online version Monday, June 26, 2023 AstonContinue Reading
Toyota tackles Tesla trauma with radical EV overhaul | Sonic cuts EchoPark footprint | 9 Stellantis plants aim for carbon neutrality | Microchip shortage: Europe bears brunt
Toyota is modernizing its famed production system to take on Tesla in the EV era with a slew of new manufacturing technologies that will debut in just a few short years. Having trouble viewing this email? See the online version Sunday, June 25, 2023 Subscription Required Toyota tackles Tesla traumaContinue Reading
F-150 Flash: Lightning Quick!
Plus: Lucid engineers chat, smart parking for dumb cars, Escalade IQ, and more! Flash Forward: Ford Trademarks “Flash” for Go-Fast F-150 Lightning A flashy name for a fast truck? READ MORE The InEVitable Podcast Episode 49: Lucid Chassis Engineers We chat with the people behind the best handling EV onContinue Reading
2022 Chevrolet Bolt – Pros and Cons
The Chevrolet Bolt compact electric hatchback impressed us so much when it first hit the market, we named it the 2017 MotorTrend Car of the Year. It was bold and fresh, ushering in a new era of fun electric cars that made sense as everyday drivers. For the 2022 model year, Chevy gave the BoltContinue Reading
2022 Audi E-Tron GT
Ah, to be young! Established automakers like Audi or Mercedes-Benz likely look upon the Rivians and Lucids of the world with a sense of envy—oh, what can be done if starting from scratch. But with storied legacies to maintain, you’re left with the sense some brands are entering the electric era cautiously.Continue Reading
2022 Porsche Panamera Platinum Edition Attempts To Stem The Tide
Is there a future for the Porsche Panamera beyond its current generation? With sales of the brand’s original four-door sedan lagging as consumers gobble up the similarly shaped, all-electric Star Award-winning Taycan – which through October had outsold every other vehicle in the lineup sans Macan and Cayenne – it’s a fair question. But in the hereContinue Reading
2022 Kia Rio
Surviving another year, the 2022 Kia Rio is better than you’d expect of a subcompact. While others have abandoned the segment entirely, Kia continues to support entry-level buyers who don’t want the larger Forte sedan. For the 2022 model year, the Rio returns mostly unchanged and continues to be offered as aContinue Reading
2022 Kia Carnival
“Where are the other ones?!” This frequent refrain from our judges cut to the core of why the all-new Kia Carnival wasn’t a 2022 Car of the Year finalist. Blame our organizing committee: The only version we requested was a loaded, top-shelf SX Prestige model with the unremovable but fabulous VIP second-rowContinue Reading