BMW’s new mainstream electric sedan is starting to take shape. With development well underway, a new report leads us to believe that Munich is taking Tesla’s latest offerings very seriously. How seriously? Try 530 horsepower and 300 miles of total rang…
Author: Byron Hurd
BMW i4 electric sedan shaping up as Tesla Model 3 rival
BMW’s new mainstream electric sedan is starting to take shape. With development well underway, a new report leads us to believe that Munich is taking Tesla’s latest offerings very seriously. How seriously? Try 530 horsepower and 300 miles of total rang…
Tesla Model 3 and Model S rise in annual reliability survey, now “Recommended”
Tesla’s love/hate relationship with Consumer Reports is getting another nudge from Cupid this week. Its bread-and-butter Model 3 and Model S sedans have rejoined CR’s ranks of “Recommended” vehicles yet again. Over the course of the past year, the Mode…
Morris retro-cute electric delivery van: pricing and more info
The Morris Commercial JE is officially alive. This revived icon is set to make a splash in the commercial EV world, but don’t expect to see it delivering bouquets of discount flowers; this lightweight, high-tech EV has a price tag to match. Morris firs…
Analysis: Higher fuel costs under lax Trump mpg rules outweigh affordability gains
The Trump administration’s proposed fuel economy regulation rollbacks could cost U.S. consumers as much as $300 billion, a new analysis suggests, calling into question EPA chief Andrew Wheeler’s claims that the new proposals would save buyers money, pr…
Volkswagen breaks ground on plant expansion for US-made electric cars
Volkswagen has broken ground on an $800 million expansion of its Tennessee production facility that will eventually house assembly lines for electric vehicles. The Wednesday announcement marks the beginning of a shift toward battery-electric vehicles f…
Hyundai develops world’s first cabin active noise control aimed at road noise
Noise cancellation has become commonplace in modern cars, especially hybrids and vehicles with internal combustion engines that utilize unconventional firing sequences, but Hyundai is looking to tackle yet another form of unwanted noise: the type that …
EPA wants to limit the studies behind environmental regulations
In a move ostensibly aimed at increasing regulatory transparency, the EPA has proposed new rules that would require extensive disclosure of the data gathered in the research behind public health regulation—including confidential health records. W…
Green group nudges Ford to put some “eco” in its Ecosport
One watchdog group argues that Ford isn’t doing enough to make its smallest vehicle for the U.S., the Ecosport, as “eco” as it could be—and that holds true whether the name nods to efficient or economical. The Union of Concerned Scientists is try…
GM reveals the Chevy Menlo electric car to China
General Motors officially unveiled its new Menlo EV Friday, giving the Chinese market its first real look at the car that will spearhead the company’s local electrification efforts. The Chevrolet Menlo likely would weigh in at 200 miles or less by EPA …
