Author: Sofia
A PHEV’s smaller battery pack cycles far more often than EV batteries, and that extra workload can add up. Source link
As car interiors become increasingly dominated by giant touchscreens, Nissan believes there are some controls that simply work better as physical buttons and knobs. Ponz Pandikuthira, Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer for Nissan North America, says designing vehicle controls cannot be treated purely as a styling exercise. While moving everything onto a touchscreen might result in a cleaner-looking cabin, functionality can suffer in the process. “Ultimately, you could put everything on a screen, for example, make everything a digital switch,” Pandikuthira said. “It’s a very clean design on the inside. But the functionality takes a big beating.” According…
The bZ3X is the best-selling EV produced by a joint venture in China. A right-hand drive version was spotted testing overseas, suggesting Toyota will bring the popular electric SUV to global markets. Is Toyota launching the bZ3X overseas? After the bZ3X went on sale in March 2025, the electric SUV became an instant hit. Toyota’s joint venture, GAC-Toyota, which produces and sells it, claimed the bZ3X was “so popular that the server crashed,” securing over 10,000 orders in an hour. The bZ3X is Toyota’s “first 100,000 yuan-level pure electric SUV” in China, with prices typically starting at 109,800 yuan (15,500)…
Last week, Tesla sent me the Model Y L for five days to test, assess, and enjoy for journalistic purposes. It’s always a treat when I get any media vehicle, and I’ve had the pleasure of working with Tesla and Ford for hands-on reviews of their products. This one was exceptionally exciting for a few reasons: first, because it is the car I own, but bigger, so I was really excited to see if that extra space was worth it; and second, because my Fiancée (we’re down to just 18 days ’til she’s officially my wife!!!) and I plan to…
General Motors said it is now using old battery materials to power new electric vehicles. Source link
Mercedes-Benz has signed a definitive production agreement with British self-driving startup Wayve to build its “AI Driver” into future Mercedes vehicles, with integration starting within the next two years. It’s the first time Wayve’s end-to-end driving AI is going into a production car in the premium segment, and it deepens a relationship that already includes Mercedes investing in Wayve’s $1.5 billion Series D round earlier this year. What Mercedes is actually buying Wayve doesn’t build cars. It builds the software that drives them, using what it calls an “AV2.0” approach: an embodied-AI system that learns to drive from data instead…
More than a dozen new lamppost-mounted EV charging ports are now live across the state of New York. Source link
GMC Some cars are just not worth it as a base model, but earn their way into being worth buying when you spec them out. Those aren’t the cars we’re talking about today. Instead, we’re here to talk about the opposite, the cars where there’s just no compelling case for breaking open the piggy bank and opting for the upper trim. Today, we want to know: What upper trim level just isn’t worth it? This is a pretty broad question, which means you’ve got a range of answers to pick from. Do you prefer a stripped-out sports car, something with no…
Honda is best known for motorcycles, cars, generators, lawnmowers, robots, jets… basically anything with a motor attached to it. But now the Japanese giant appears ready to add another two-wheeler to that list: an electric mountain bike. Honda recently showed off its new e-MTB project at Sea Otter Europe in Girona, Spain, marking a surprisingly serious return to the mountain bike world after an absence of roughly two decades. And this doesn’t appear to be merely a styling exercise. Honda’s German website is already inviting riders to register their interest in the upcoming e-MTB, declaring, “New terrain, same dream,” and…
A study of millions of UK vehicles shows that electric cars stay on the road longer than petrol cars, and the gap widens as mileage increases. With electric cars being a relatively new technology, many people have been skeptical of what their long-term reliability would look like. Despite EVs having fewer moving parts which suggests less opportunity for failure, fear of the new still keeps people worrying. But electric cars aren’t really that new anymore. The oldest EVs of the modern era have now been on the road for nearly two decades, so we’ve got some data now. And it…