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January brought a 4.7% year-over-year increase in new light-vehicle registrations in the United States. 1.1 million vehicles were registered. All-electric vehicle (EV) registrations slightly outpaced the general market, but the growth rate is significantly slower than in 2023. According to S&P Global Mobility’s data (via Automotive News), battery-electric cars noted 89,042 new registrations (up 15% […]

A major regulatory order this week would decide the near-term fate of the electric vehicle movement in the U.S., impacting not only millions of Americans but also how the world’s second-biggest polluting country tackles climate change. This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to finalize emissions rules that will effectively require a

VW has made things right, just in the nick of time.  Ahead of the arrival of the much, much anticipated ID.Buzz electric van and the aero-savvy, road-trip-ready VW ID.7 hatchback, Volkswagen has set the stage with a wholesome family-ready EV that delivers in nearly every aspect.  It’s a stage that the brand set years ago.

Former President Donald Trump has announced that he would apply a tariff of 100% to cars built in Mexico by Chinese companies for U.S.-market sale—effectively double the previous tariffs he had seeked to apply.  In a Saturday campaign speech in Dayton, Ohio, Trump said that over a period of 30 years Mexico has taken away

Rivian has trademarked the “R1X” name, leading some to believe that a flagship performance EV is in the works, much like the R3X that debuted earlier this month will be a souped-up version of the upcoming R3 crossover. A user of the Rivian Owners forum stumbled upon the trademark filing with the United States Patent

The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX has completed another efficiency run, this time in the Arabian desert. The EQXX has managed two previous long trips on a single charge—previously covering 746 miles from Stuttgart, Germany, to the Silverstone racetrack in the U.K. on the second trip. The focus of this third trip, in which the EQXX covered

Within two weeks (on April 1, 2024), all trims of the Tesla Model Y in the United States will become more expensive by $1,000. The company announced the upcoming price increase on the model’s ordering page. Prices will increase by $1,000 for all Model Y trims on April 1. This appears to be Tesla‘s latest

Gen X and Millennials tend to buy more EVs than Baby Boomers, but the older generation is still in control of EV policy, a pair of recent studies show. Experian’s fourth quarter 2023 Automotive Market Trends report, released Thursday, noted that 9.4% of new vehicles purchased by Gen X in 2023 were electric. Gen X

Hyundai Motor Company’s (Hyundai and Genesis brands) global vehicle sales in February 2024 amounted to 314,909, down 4.1% year-over-year. This affected the year-to-date result, which at 632,765 is 0.9% lower than a year ago. The slight decrease in global sales volume is nothing compared to the significant drop in the company’s plug-in electric car sales

When the Volkswagen ID.GTI Concept debuted last year, it gave fans all over the world some hope that the legendary hot hatchback would survive to be part of the automaker’s all-electric future. But that also depends on whether the actual EV, slated to go on sale later this decade as the ID.GTI, will make it to one