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You may have watched or read rave reviews of the Kia Niro EV over the last three years, praising the South Korean automaker’s second global EV for its performance, practicality and driving dynamics. However, the Niro just doesn’t look that exciting and those who did buy one, most likely did so for practical reasons, not

Electrified vehicle sales, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric, significantly increased over the course of the past year in the US. A new report, released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) using data from Wards Intelligence, reveals big progress in all three categories of xEVs (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs). As we can see, in the

Ford Motor Company has poached former Tesla engineering director Alan Clarke as the Detroit carmaker looks to challenge North America’s EV leader in the coming years. Clarke, a 12-year Tesla veteran, joined Ford in January to work with the Advanced EV Development department in California, according to his LinkedIn page. He made the move public

When we first saw the brand new Mercedes-Benz EQE right alongside the EQS at IAA 2021, it struck us just how similar the two vehicles looked inside and out. In fact, probably even the most savvy car person would have a hard time telling which is which at a glance, and yet Mercedes says the

The 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale has been officially unveiled yesterday as the brand’s first model to offer a plug-in hybrid variant, but it turns out the automaker could also make a pure electric Tonale if it wanted to. InsideEVs US attended a digital preview of the 2023 Tonale last week along with other North American

Following the release of new photos with the RZ 450e electric crossover, Lexus has dropped two additional images of another upcoming electric model, which for now is known as the Electrified SUV. Both prototypes were previewed in December 2021 along with an array of upcoming EVs from Lexus and parent company Toyota. Little is known about

China’s biggest electrified vehicle maker BYD has unveiled a new all-electric Type A school bus in the United States. Offering vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which allows the vehicle to serve as a power storage resource when it’s not transporting students, the BYD Type A can seat up to 30 students, slotting beneath the 84-seat Type D bus

Wuhan-based Chinese automaker Dongfeng reverse-engineered the original AM General Humvee and created both military and civilian versions that still bear a striking resemblance to the original. Called the Dongfeng Warrior M50, its power comes from a 4-liter Cummins diesel that makes 200 horsepower, but now the state-run company is reportedly looking to turn it into

When the Porsche Taycan first burst onto the scene, its Turbo S variant was the quickest accelerating and most powerful EV on the market. Around two years have passed since, though, and now it has been dethroned by two sedans with over 1,000 horsepower, one of which is the new highly acclaimed Lucid Air in

As pressure on the Biden administration to acknowledge Tesla’s EV accomplishments mounts—there’s a petition and even a Times Square billboard for that—a White House official is saying the government could use Tesla’s expertise in dealing with the chip crisis. While on CNBC’s Squawk Box show, US secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo—appointed by president Biden—acknowledged that

After the NHTSA recall announcement, Tesla has started pushing an over-the-air software update to remove FSD Beta’s ability to perform “rolling stops” at stop signs.  The update is coming as part of Full Self-Driving Beta’s version 10.10, of which release notes were shared online. It’s unclear how long it will take for the update to

Bentley is working on its first ever electric vehicle, which is expected to debut in 2025 as the brand’s new flagship. It will have all the usual Bentley traits of luxury, exclusivity, performance and style, but the EV will have one important unique trait: its battery will grant it unmatched range, according to the automaker.

The RAC has become the first major breakdown recovery service to use an electric patrol van after starting a trial with the Renault Zoe Van. Although the hatchback-based vans cannot tow another vehicle – and the RAC says no electric vehicle is yet capable of that task – the small vans still carry tools to

The Tesla Model X Plaid combines two seemingly opposite qualities in a very interesting package. It is a roomy and practical six-seat family car—and therefore a heavy vehicle—that can accelerate more quickly than pretty much anything else on the road. The 2022 Model X Plaid packs 1,020 horsepower from a tri-motor powertrain that enables it

The Tesla Model 3 was able to break into the top 20 best-selling cars in Europe (28 European markets, monitored by JATO Dynamics), where plug-in electric cars expanded their share to 19% of the market. According to the data, 141,429 Tesla Model 3 (up 64% year-over-year) were registered (including a record 27,358 in December –

The European passenger car market was not able to rebound from the chip supply crisis and noted another decrease last month. In December, new passenger car registrations in Europe (28 European markets, monitored by JATO Dynamics) fell by 22% year-over-year to 949,252. That’s despite December 2020 already down 3.8% compared to December 2019. In 2021,

America is the land of big vehicles and with the launch of the GMC Hummer EV… even bigger vehicles still. They are now being shipped to dealers and their size really puts other GMC products into perspective, like the Yukon parked next to it in this set of photos taken at a showroom in North

Tesla revealed in its Q4 2021 financial report that the Giga Austin plant in Texas started producing Model Y in late 2021. We actually saw a report about the first car in August. More recently, multiple cars appeared in the parking lot, and some were even driving on public roads. The brief info indicates that

The GMC Hummer EV pickup truck went into production in mid-December of 2021 and the VIN number 001 was auctioned off, fetching $2.5-million, all of which went to a firefighters’ foundation. Now it looks like the very first of these trucks that are destined to reach buyers have started their journey to GMC dealerships, as

US pickup truck owners are famously brand loyal, with many of them driving models from the same automaker their entire life. However, the advent of all-electric trucks appears to disrupt this behavior, at least in this early stage where not all automakers have battery-powered models on sale. Data from the Silverado EV Forum reveal an

Tesla really wants to to start Cybertruck production, although it’s not clear when, and the most recent estimate is early 2023, although there’s a chance it will still debut sometime this year. Progress on the electric pickup is continuing, though, as shown by this prototype snapped by a Tesla employee, which looks pretty much production ready.

General Motors announced announced a nearly $154 million investment in its Western New York Lockport Components plant to handle electric motor components production. Specifically, the plant will produce the electric motor stator module for Ultium platform-based electric truck and SUV products. The stator is one of the two main parts of an electric motor –

Even though BMW’s most forward-looking of recent concepts, the i Vision Circular, which is supposed to be a vehicle from 2040, still has a conventional steering wheel, it looks like the manufacturer may have other plans. Unlike Tesla, which just removed the top and bottom of a conventional steering wheel to create its yoke, BMW

The Tesla Model X Plaid is the world’s quickest-accelerating crossover SUV in production today, with an official 0-60 mph time of 2.5 seconds (0-100 km/h in 2.6 seconds) and a quarter-mile time of 9.9 seconds. Remember we’re talking about a 5,390-pound (2,444-kg) vehicle with six seats, falcon doors, and not the most aerodynamic shape designed

The Hyundai Ioniq 5, which entered the U.S. market in December, appeared in the latest episode of Munro Live. It’s not a teardown (we hope there will be one, as the Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP platform simply deserves it), but a more general overview by Sandy Munro and Cory Steuben. The first impressions are overwhelmingly positive,

Kia has made immeasurable progress over the last 15 years, but over the last 5 years, the manufacturer has started looking at changing its image yet again. This Korean automaker is now looking to shift perspectives about itself as it wants to be perceived as a more premium automaker, with the new EV6 being clear

Over a year into the Full Self-Driving Beta program, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there has not been a single crash or injury caused by cars running the technology. In response to a tweet by Tesla shareholder Ross Gerber, Musk confirmed that there have been no accidents in the Full Self-Driving Beta program since its

French car maker Citroen has canned petrol- and diesel-powered versions of its Berlingo and SpaceTourer MPVs, leaving the two models with only electric power. The news comes as sister company Peugeot makes a similar move, removing internal combustion-powered versions of the Rifter and Traveller from sale. With that move, Peugeot killed off all the petrol-

Audi reports a strong 2021 for fully electric vehicles, despite the fact that the worldwide semiconductor shortage affected overall global sales. Last year, the company sold a total of 1,680,512 cars (down 0.7% year-over-year). In the case of all-electric cars, the total volume increased to 81,875, which is 57.3% more than a year ago. That’s

The Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV closed the year 2021 on a high note in China as the absolute best-selling electric vehicle – far above the #2 Tesla Model Y, which topped the electric crossover/SUV category. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)’s data (via Moneyball and CnEVPost), in December, 50,561 Wuling Hong Guang