Electric Cars Archives

BMW i5 electric wagon is a beauty, but it's not US-bound

Stephen Edelstein

BMW is launching a wagon version of the all-electric i5—but it’s not coming to the U.S. The BMW i5 Touring, as it’s formally known, launches in Europe this May. Like the i5 sedan, it will be...

US Choice Hotels will soon add thousands of Tesla chargers

Stephen Edelstein

The Choice Hotels chain plans to add Tesla EV chargers at locations across the U.S. The company, which runs Radisson, Cambria, Comfort, Country Inn & Suites, and Quality Inn hotels, said in a press release Tuesday...

Ford seeks smaller, lower-cost EVs to rival $25,000 Tesla, China

Bengt Halvorson

Is Ford shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning, and focusing on translating the ethos of the Model T into the EV era? Taken at face value, remarks from Ford...

Toyota ups investment in Kentucky plant set to make 3-row electric SUV

Stephen Edelstein

Toyota on Tuesday announced an additional $1.3 billion investment in its Georgetown, Kentucky, assembly plant to prepare for production of a 3-row electric SUV. This additional money, which brings the plant’s total investment to nearly $10...

2025 Porsche Taycan: More range, 18-minute charging, 2.3-second 0-60

Bengt Halvorson

Porsche appears to be keeping all that’s great about its leading-edge Taycan electric sports car, while teasing out more of the numbers that matter: range, efficiency, and acceleration. The 2025 Porsche Taycan starts with a larger...

2023 Kia EV6, 2023-2024 Kia Niro EV recalled for driveshaft issue

Bengt Halvorson

A small number of 2023-2024 Kia Niro EV and 2023 Kia EV6 electric vehicles are being recalled for an issue that most definitely can’t be remedied with an over-the-air update. In affected vehicles, Kia explains, one...

Waffle House hosts federal EV fast chargers, bucks gas-station trend

Stephen Edelstein

One of the first new EV charging sites in Tennessee funded through the Biden administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program bucks the trend of co-locating chargers with gas pumps. Installed by Atlanta-based charging infrastructure firm...