Several EVs earned high marks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for 2024, the organization revealed this week. The IIHS toughened requirements to earn its highest Top Safety Pick+ and second-tier Top Safety Pick awards for 2024, but 71 models still qualified for at least one of the awards (with 22 earning the Top Safety Pick+...
Several EVs earned high marks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for 2024, the organization revealed this week. The IIHS toughened requirements to earn its highest Top Safety Pick+ and second-tier Top Safety Pick awards for 2024, but 71 models still qualified for at least one of the awards (with 22 earning the Top Safety Pick+...
Aston Martin is delaying the launch of its first volume EV by a year, citing lack of demand. The automaker originally planned to launch an EV next year, but it said in the release of its 2023 financial results Wednesday that it was now aiming for 2026. Aston Martin will still rely on Lucid for some powertrain components under an agreement put in...
The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 gets a price increase for the new model year, but also a number of upgrades. Prices start at $41,160 (including a mandatory $1,425 destination charge) for models equipped with the smaller 62-kwh battery pack. That's a $2,370 increase from the 2023 model year, when the 62-kwh pack was introduced in the ID.4 Standard grade...
The cult-classic Renault 5 hatchback has returned as an EV—at a lower price than any electric car currently available in the U.S. Unveiled at the 2024 Geneva auto show, the new Renault 5 E-Tech combines retro styling and affordability. The design is fairly close to the 2021 concept version, and Renault claims a projected base price of 25,000...
Fiat this week debuted five concept cars at the 2024 Geneva auto show, previewing a new EV model line alongside the updated 500e that's scheduled to reach U.S. showrooms later this year. The concepts, all based on one of the Stellantis STLA platforms due to be shared by the automaker's many brands, include a pickup truck and camper van, as well as...
Ineos Automotive on Friday announced an electric SUV, with an optional range-extended powertrain. Called the Fusilier, the new model shares the overall look of the internal-combustion Ineos Grenadier SUV currently in production, but is slightly shorter in length and lower, according to an Ineos press release. It will use a dedicated skateboard...
As EV charging infrastructure expands, lawmakers in the Kentucky legislature have introduced a bill to "protect" gas stations, local television station WKYT reports. House Bill 581 seeks to prevent zoning authorities from treating EV charging differently from gasoline dispensing. That means any location considered suitable for EV charging would...
Lithium supply may soon exceed demand for use in EV batteries, potentially bringing price parity with internal-combustion vehicles later this decade, according to a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). New emissions rules proposed by the EPA are expected to boost EV sales to 67% of total U.S. new-car sales by...
Mercedes-Benz is delaying an EV sales target that would have seen the automaker go all-electric in at least some markets by 2030, Reuters reports. The automaker told investors Thursday that it now expects EVs and hybrids to account for up to 50% of its sales by 2030. In 2021 Mercedes said it aimed to hit the 50% sales target in 2025, and sell only...