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Mazda revives rotary engine program, commits to Tesla EV charging connector

Stephen Edelstein

Mazda will use Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector for future EVs, but is still investing in development of a new generation of its signature rotary engines. The automaker announced Tuesday that it would adopt...

EVs from these brands will soon use the Tesla NACS charge port

Bengt Halvorson

Mazda is the latest automaker to adopt the Tesla-based North American Charging Standard (NACS) for future U.S.-market electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker, which announced its allegiance on Jan. 16, including future Tesla Supercharger access, doesn’t currently...

Ram ProMaster EV delivers a pink slip to diesel last-mile vans

Bengt Halvorson

Stellantis’ Ram brand may be best known for flaunting all the attitude with its Rebel and TRX pickups. But on Tuesday it revealed a lineup that looks no-frills yet goes fully electric. Its ProMaster Electric Van...

Tesla starts applying EV tax credit at time of purchase

Stephen Edelstein

Fewer Tesla EVs now qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, but for those that do, Tesla is now applying the credit at the time of purchase. The automaker’s website now says that eligible buyers...

Battery cost makes affordable Toyota EV unlikely, exec says

Stephen Edelstein

An entry-level Toyota EV is unlikely in the near future due to high battery costs, an executive said in a recently published interview with Autocar. Some automakers are launching small, affordable EVs for the European market,...

Future Rivian EV: Half the carbon footprint of its R1S by 2030

Stephen Edelstein

In addition to being less expensive than the current R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV, Rivian believes its upcoming R2 EV will have a smaller carbon footprint as well. And looking beyond the initial R2, Rivian...

2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $9,000

Stephen Edelstein

New incentives can make the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 much cheaper than the newly updated Tesla Model 3, according to CarsDirect. A dealer bulletin shows that all versions of the 2024 Ioniq 6 are eligible for...

Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030

Bengt Halvorson

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like the Civic. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic. As Honda’s global CEO alluded this past...

EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggest

Stephen Edelstein

EVs could help drive down electricity rates by better-utilizing grid infrastructure, according to three recent studies summarized by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), an energy-policy advocacy organization. These studies describe a shift to...

Vinfast EVs: Pickup concept, $20,000 VF 3 mini-SUV, e-bike all bow at CES

Bengt Halvorson

Before the second effort from Vinfast, the larger three-row VF 9, has even gone on sale, the Vietnam-based automaker is already focusing on an onslaught of future vehicles and concepts. Vinfast introduced a trio of future...

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Mazda revives rotary engine program, commits to Tesla EV charging connector

EVs from these brands will soon use the Tesla NACS charge port

Ram ProMaster EV delivers a pink slip to diesel last-mile vans

Tesla starts applying EV tax credit at time of purchase

Battery cost makes affordable Toyota EV unlikely, exec says

Future Rivian EV: Half the carbon footprint of its R1S by 2030

2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $9,000

Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030

EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggest

Vinfast EVs: Pickup concept, $20,000 VF 3 mini-SUV, e-bike all bow at CES

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