Electric Cars Archives

Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

Bengt Halvorson

At its annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, Stellantis’ Jeep brand has presented four new concept off-roaders. Unlike recent years, all of this year’s concepts were gasoline-fueled. The lone plug-in concept among them was the...

BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Stephen Edelstein

BMW continues to preview its next-generation EVs with a new concept car, while also providing a bit more detail on some of the engineering for these new models, which are due to start production next year....

Hyundai, Kia, Genesis recall 147,000 US EVs over 12V battery issue

Stephen Edelstein

Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis are recalling nearly 150,000 EVs in the U.S. over an electronics issue that may cause 12-volt batteries to lose charge while driving. The recall population includes 98,878 Hyundai and Genesis EVs from...

GM considers odd EV battery cell shapes for better cooling

Stephen Edelstein

As it seeks to address production issues with its current Ultium battery cells, General Motors may be considering something even more complex. First spotted by Motor1, a recently filed GM patent application discusses battery cells with...

Shell is shedding some gas stations in favor of EV charging

Stephen Edelstein

Shell plans to eliminate some of its current gas stations while putting further emphasis on EV charging. “We are upgrading our retail network, with expanded electric vehicle charging and convenience offers, in response to changing customer...

Will Toyota Prius Prime gain EV route planning smarts?

Bengt Halvorson

Among the new features of the Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid recently launched in Europe is an efficiency-boosting trip planner that could be useful to Toyota’s U.S. plug-in hybrid customers. Called Predictive Efficient Drive, this feature analyzes...

Rivian adapters arrive in April, enable Tesla Supercharger waypoints

Stephen Edelstein

Rivian will begin shipping free North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters to customers in April, giving them access to over 15,000 Tesla Supercharger fast-charging stations across North America, the automaker announced Monday. Compatible Supercharger sites will...