Category: Auto

When firefighters arrived on scene, they asked the driver to dump his load in the street, which would reduce the…

For the all-wheel-drive SE ($50,500) and SEL ($53,000) trims—probably the ones most people will buy—range increases by a useful 30…

Formula 1 racing turns 75 this year. The sport has been under new management for a few years and is…

This was as fun as it looks. Sam Abuelsamid This was as fun as it looks. Sam Abuelsamid The XRT…

“The worry of the Street is that Musk dedicating so much time—even more than we expected—to Doge takes away from…

In December, MDOT issued a new call for proposals for building up to 29 additional highway charging stations, expecting stable…

Hyundai Ioniq 5s with NACS (J3400) ports, as opposed to the CCS1 style, are starting to roll out of its…

The waiting is the hardest part Given that we know our I-Paces are doomed, owners really want to put this…

Honda and Nissan were also unable to agree on a management structure, as well as a valuation for Nissan, and…

Utility terrain vehicles, also known as side-by-sides, are multi-seat off-road vehicles used for work or play, and their use is…

American roads have grown deadlier for everyone, but the toll on pedestrians has been disproportionate. From a record low in…

The US has had to pause some of these new tariffs almost immediately, and the proposed 25 percent tariffs against…

The new rules have been extremely attractive to carmakers. In addition to causing Honda to reconsider its exit, Ford is…

BMW has pledged to continue investing in combustion engine and hybrid technology as it warned of a “rollercoaster ride” in…

If you live or drive in Austin, Texas, you might start seeing some new-looking Teslas on your roads later this…

Now Audi has gone a little further, abandoning its almost-new nomenclature in the process. As naming conventions go, Audi at…

Last week, France’s Renault, which holds a 36 percent stake in Nissan, urged its Japanese partner to negotiate a higher…

Speaking of Sport mode, power delivery can even get a little frisky if you press the Boost button on the…

Early car sales data for January is starting to arrive from countries across the pond, and they paint an alarming…

Being an EV-only brand in 2025 looks to be a harder job than once anticipated, and for Polestar that’s doubly…

The powertrain has been tuned for power delivery, not maximum efficiency—that isn’t the job of a car wearing the AMG…

Credit: World Bicycle Relief The S2 model aimed to give riders an uphill climbing gear but without introducing the complexities…

ANNA, Ohio—Honda’s Anna Engine Plant has changed a little since I last visited. As we wound our way past the…

“And fundamentally, you guys have things that roll and we have things that rotate, and you have things that get…

The steering wheel is track-spec, too, a Sparco steering wheel that replaces the big, leather-wrapped one in the road car.…

Ford’s no stranger to the NASCAR life. Ford driver Joey Logano was the 2024 Cup Series Champion in one of…

Tesla released its financial results for 2024 on Wednesday afternoon, following the close of the markets. The maker of electric…

The anti-dive effect of that front suspension is quite noticeable under braking, and in either Normal or Sport mode, the…

US President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Transportation was sworn in to his new job yesterday. And…

The 35th Anniversary Edition is the latest in a long line of special edition Miatas, including anniversary cars for the…

“On the exterior design portion, the aerodynamic drag is our biggest contributor,” Galante told me. “It kind of comes up…

Shah and Curry’s research that led them to the discovery of Subaru’s vulnerabilities began when they found that Curry’s mother’s…

That’s sufficient for an EPA range estimate of 285 miles (459 km), which is less than the regular all-wheel drive…

“Equally as important to the strategy of when to take pit boost is the execution of it. Although it isn’t…

To do this, it eliminates “state emissions waivers that function to limit sales of gasoline-powered automobiles.” That spells bad news…

Post-pandemic, my creed became “Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.” That belief is why I’ve almost exclusively used…

The FTC said its complaint alleged that “GM used a misleading enrollment process to get consumers to sign up for…

Electric vehicle chargers are increasingly a target of vandals, often in search of copper. “Even at our headquarter site here…

The battery system on an electric car can either charge—from regenerative braking or an external power supply—or discharge—powering the EV’s…

“If it’s a one-second maneuver, you want it to take one second, right? Those millions of degrees of freedom model…

With that data—plus, in some cases, data from connected vehicles—Allstate could see when, how far, and for how long someone…

However, the ban, as written, is not absolute. Companies can seek authorization to import software or hardware that would otherwise…

The Unified Lateral Controller The algorithm that handles all of that is called the Unified Lateral Controller. “So it’s a…

Only 5 percent of US consumers want their next vehicle to be a battery electric vehicle, according to a new…

Yesterday, Tesla revealed a facelift for its bestselling Model Y crossover. Or at least it did if you live in…

Many more OEMs have lost eligibility, however. The Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV have both fallen off the list as…

“I’m not gonna lie, I was nervous about it,” said Malmgren, who works as the senior policy director for Plug…

During a roundtable following Honda’s CES press event, Mahito Shikama, VP and head of Honda’s software-defined vehicle business development unit,…

ADAS, entertainment, AI The Afeela 1 is loaded with a combined 40 different sensors—a mix of optical cameras, lidar, radar,…

Tesla is the target of yet another federal safety probe, the fourth currently open by the National Highway Traffic Safety…

Waymo says the problem only caused a delay of just over five minutes and that Johns was not charged for…

The car in question belongs to Michael Uehli, and it’s quite far from stock. Originally a twin-turbo model, it now…

Last September, faulty door handle hardware caused Volkswagen to take the rather drastic steps of suspending sales and production of…

This is the hybrid powertrain. Credit: Honda And that can be tempting. The car we tested is much more pedestrian…

Tesla sold almost 1.8 million cars in 2024, according to data released by the company this morning. Unfortunately for the…

Carbon fiber, aluminum, maybe the odd bit of titanium here or there: These are the materials we usually expect race…

Connected cars are great—at least until some company leaves unencrypted location data on the Internet for anyone to find. That’s…

Apparently Hertz’s purging of electric vehicles from its fleet isn’t going fast enough for the car rental giant. A Reddit…

In 2019, then-head of the alliance Carlos Ghosn was arrested by Japanese police on charges of financial misconduct. After three…

The “race” On the Saturday of the race weekend, a demonstration of two A2RL vehicles raced around the circuit. The…

Yesterday, US Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Joshua Hawley (R-MO) sent letters to the heads of Ford,…

HEALDSBURG, Calif.—Earlier this summer, Ars got its first drive of Audi’s new Q6 e-tron on some very wet roads in…

Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency granted a pair of waivers to California, allowing the Golden State to continue regulating…

The fact that Honda was working on a new Prelude coupe was not entirely secret—not after the automaker unveiled a…

The incoming Trump administration has even more plans to delay electric vehicle adoption than previously thought. According to Reuters, which…

PHOENIX—Dodge gave its development team a relatively simple brief for the new Charger: It had to look, drive, and sound…

After spending more than $10 billion to try to develop an autonomous robotaxi, General Motors is now calling time on…

Fear not—there’s no one-click option, so no one should be in any danger of absent-mindedly buying a brand-new Palisade. Instead,…

Consumers demand Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for smartphones, and the new screens wrap around the dash and driver perfectly;…

Although there’s been a whole lot of pessimism recently, electric vehicle sales continue to grow, even if it is less…

Unfortunately, while the car is quicker than the original model, the software isn’t. The overall experience is somewhat sluggish, especially…

In contrast, a sodium-ion battery relies on an element—sodium—that you can find in table salt and ocean water. Among the…

In fact, I think the cheaper, less powerful i5 eDrive40 (or the all-wheel drive xDrive40) is the better i5, but…

“Since the beginning, we’ve understood that creating great products like the R1T and R1S only made up half the equation,”…

Charging networks can and likely will continue to offer incentives for brand loyalty, whether through apps or rewards points. But…

Charging networks can and likely will continue to offer incentives for brand loyalty, whether through apps or rewards points. But…

Volkswagen workers in Germany have gone on strike today in the largest industrial action taken against the company since 2018.…

The United States will have a second team competing in Formula 1 from 2026, when Cadillac Formula 1 will join…

However, if you’d like to use Apple Maps or easily access any of the media available on your phone while…

Otherwise, drivers will get mad. “The mainstream manufacturers have to be a little careful because they don’t want to create…

Over the past decade, spurred on by series like Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship, the world of motorsport…

One neat thing about the display is that it doubles as anti-theft security. It’s spring-loaded in place, and if you…

Polestar’s range expands a little more today. The Swedish spinoff announced that it is opening its order books for a…

This is not egregious behavior, at least on the scale of garage door opener firms. And Aladdin’s app works with…

Ending the tax credit is not something the incoming administration can do via executive action—Congress controls government spending, and this…

The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it, all manner of uncomfortable conversations with relatives who think they know…

Tesla has issued yet another recall for the angular, unpainted Cybertruck. This is the sixth recall affecting the model-year 2024…

Cadillac has another new electric vehicle on the way. It’s the 2026 Vistiq, a three-row SUV that fills the gap…

The CX-50 Hybrid is also quite well equipped in its base Preferred trim. Opting for the $37,400 Premium trim adds…

Before the powertrain was ready for the CLA, it needed testing, which Mercedes did with an elegant concept called the…

In 2023, 46 percent of all franchise (i.e. not Tesla, Rivian, Vinfast, or Lucid) EV sales were leases, a trend…

Yesterday, Donald Trump won a second presidential term from American voters. His first term was marked, among other things, by…

GMC’s Hummers have always been divisive. After getting hold of the rights to a civilian version of the US military…

Whenever we write about electric vans, the comments reveal a growing but pent-up demand for a camper version. Well, it…

If conventional wisdom were to be believed, the car we’re reviewing today should not exist. Automakers are only interested in…

As I followed a friend down a flow-y, undulating single-track trail, I started laughing. Unlike my mountain bike-riding companion, I…

The texting example is particularly good at getting the point across, at least to me—my times averaged about 14 seconds…

Google revealed today how it plans to use generative AI to enhance its mapping activities. It’s the latest application of…

Polestar has more than a few issues with the proposed rule, according to its public comment. For one, the definition…

Owners of Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning electric vehicles are getting an over-the-air software update that will finally give…

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Today, the reborn Scout Motors showed off a pair of new electric vehicles that revives the long-dormant maker of…

All of that helped total revenue rise by 8 percent year over year to $25.2 billion. Gross profit jumped by…

New cars really are better than they used to be. They last longer, they’re more efficient, and they’re safer for…

Perched in the driver’s seat, I’m not sure why you would need to be, anyway. Nothing about the Buzz’s driving…

Today, Mercedes-Benz opened its first battery-recycling plant in Germany. The new plant will use an “integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical” approach to recycling…

Today, federal safety investigators opened a new investigation aimed at Tesla’s electric vehicles. This is now the 14th investigation by…

I’m not sure I’d seen a green leather interior quite the color of our test Macan 4S, but I’m obsessed…

Electrification is moving through different parts of the automotive industry at different speeds. And soon, it will be time for…

Software fixes are now responsible for more than 1 in 5 automotive recalls. That’s the key finding from a decade’s…

Tesla’s controversial “Full Self Driving” is now capable of some quite advanced driving. But that can breed undeserved complacency, according…

Starting a new car company isn’t easy—just ask Henrik Fisker, whose second bite at that particular cherry ended the same…

“Car back!” If you’ve ever been on a group bike ride, you’ve no doubt heard these two words shouted by…

“It’s going to be a glorious future,” Musk said, albeit not one that applies to families or groups of three…

Meanwhile, a number of companies and open source projects are working on offering third-party support for Juiceboxes. Unfortunately, only newer…

(Note: This is a completely different problem to the one the battery packs in the Chevrolet Bolt faced; those sparked…

Honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering defect. An improperly made part can cause certain cars’…

General Motors was one of the first to get cold feet. Technical problems slowed the launches of new BEVs from…

Costs proved daunting While the Cardinal’s engineering advances, engine, transaxle, and sheet metal tooling were to be imported to keep…

In January 2023, they published the initial results of their work, an enormous collection of web vulnerabilities affecting Kia, Honda,…

Thierig also pointed out that sick leave tended to increase on Fridays and late shifts. “That is not an indicator…

The arrival of competent electric vehicles is a boon for car enthusiasts as much as those who consider driving a…

FIrst attempt at straight-on charging from a designated Tesla spot. You can see how that plug is never, ever going…

A group of more than 5,000 car dealers have made public their worries about a lack of demand for electric…

This morning, Tesla posted its sales and production numbers for the third quarter of 2024. While not spectacular when compared…

Owners of the popular home EV chargers made by Juicebox are about to lose a whole lot of features. Its…

Waymo’s robotaxis are going to get a lot more angular in the future. Today, the autonomous driving startup and Hyundai…

The electric vehicle charging company EVgo has secured conditional approval for a $1.05 billion loan from the US Department of…

Getty Images The ongoing dispute between the United States and China over electric vehicles shows no sign of abating. Today,…

Enlarge / Nissan’s ProPilot Assist was one of two partially automated driving systems to be studied for crash safety improvements.…

Getty Images Both BMW and Stellantis are recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles in the US this month due to…

Enlarge / No, we haven’t photoshopped the rear wheel of this electric motorcycle; it uses a hubless motor. Michael Teo…

Enlarge / After developing the Next Gen stock car and then the Garage 56 car, NASCAR’s tech team has now…

Enlarge / Vehicles for sale at an AutoNation Honda dealership in Fremont, California, US, on Monday, June 24, 2024. Getty…

As the world races to decarbonize everything from the electricity grid to industry, it faces particular problems with transportation—which alone…

Enlarge / In the past, car companies engaged in “horsepower wars.” Now it seems they’re competing in a screen size…

Enlarge / Robert Wickens looks out from the cockpit of the Formula E GenBeta test car in Portland, Oregon. Formula…

Enlarge / For some time now, Tesla has produced more cars than it has sold. This past quarter, that changed.…

Enlarge / Tires are a growing source of microplastic pollution. Michelin says it wants to change that. Getty Images Reduce,…

Enlarge / Audi took the lead on developing VW Group’s new Premium Platform Electric, and its first EV to use…

Enlarge / Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker introduces the all-electric compact hatchback Pear during its inaugural “Product Vision Day” in Huntington…

Enlarge / The Polestar 4 is the latest entrant into the crowded midsize luxury electric SUV segment. We think it…

Rivian Volkswagen is committing $5 billion to upstart EV company Rivian, with $1 billion in cash upfront and $4 billion…

Enlarge / A Tesla Cybertruck at the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24,…

Enlarge / Car designer Henrik Fisker poses with a Fisker Ocean at the Salvation Army California South Division’s annual Sally…

Enlarge / The Tourbillon is recognizable as a modern Bugatti, but it’s very different under the skin. Bradley Iger Since…

Enlarge / Ford Mustang Mach E electric vehicles are offered for sale at a dealership on June 5, 2024, in…

Clint and Rachel Wells had reasons to consider buying an electric vehicle when it came to replacing one of their…

Enlarge / The introduction of model year 2025 brings a retractable hard-top option for the McLaren Artura, plus a host…

Getty Images One of the major data brokers engaged in the deeply alienating practice of selling detailed driver behavior data…

Enlarge / The Mod Easy Sidecar As some Ars readers may recall, I reviewed The Maven Cargo e-bike earlier this…

Tenways I enjoyed riding the Tenways CGO800S far more once I stopped thinking of it as a bike, and more…

Tesla shareholders will vote on Thursday on whether to restore the mammoth pay package for chief executive Elon Musk that…

Enlarge / Polestar’s first electric SUV is the new Polestar 3, and it’s rather great to drive. Jonathan Gitlin MADRID,…

Enlarge / What can I say? It was tough putting the Brompton C Line Electric through its paces. Finding just…

Getty Images/3alexd Have electric vehicles been overhyped? A casual observer might have come to that conclusion after almost a year…

Enlarge / The R1S and R1T don’t look much different from the electric trucks we drove in 2022, but under…

Enlarge / For 2026, F1 cars are going on a little bit of a diet. Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile Earlier…

FT montage/Getty Images The resurrection of a car plant in Brazil’s poor northeast stands as a symbol of China’s global…

Enlarge / “It got more attention than last year, and the development feels steadier, faster, and safer,” said Toyota Chairman…

Enlarge / Tesla will have to rely on its Dojo supercomputer for a while longer after CEO Elon Musk diverted…

Enlarge / With just 222 miles of range, you can’t venture far off-grid in the Subaru Solterra. Subaru Over the…

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) New cars have gotten pretty expensive, and it feels like electric cars are…

Enlarge / The Mustang Mach-E Rally is the latest version of Ford’s electric crossover. It features plenty of power and…

Enlarge / No one’s entirely sure if driverless racing will be any good to watch, but before we find that…

Enlarge / The regular Hyundai Elantra is a perfectly fine compact sedan. But once the boffins at Hyundai N got…

Enlarge / Jeep is ready to join the electric SUV fray with the new Wagoneer S, which goes on sale…

Enlarge / The Clip attached to a late-90s vintage mountain bike. Eric Bangeman Shortly after World War II, a French…

Enlarge / Until the Bolt returns, this is Chevrolet’s entry-level electric car, the Equinox EV. Michael Teo Van Runkle A…

Enlarge / For a while the Lyriq was a rare sight on the road, but now that production has picked…

Enlarge / The Cadillac Optiq is the brand’s next EV, slotting underneath the electric Lyriq in the range. Michael Teo…

Enlarge / Used Tesla Model 3s can be had for less than $20,000 now. Getty Images The launch of a…

Enlarge / After building almost 100,000 W12-powered Bentley Continental GTs, the brand is moving to a plug-in powertrain. Jonathan Gitlin…

Enlarge / The current 911—known to Porschephiles as the 992 generation—has just been given its midlife refresh. The most obvious…

Aurich Lawson European car manufacturers are currently tripping over themselves to figure out how personal transport and “last mile” solutions…

Enlarge / A Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla fans—and CEO Elon Musk…

Enlarge / These minerals were once part of lithium-ion battery cells and will be once again. Redwood Materials Battery recycling…

Enlarge / Tesla sold 1.2 million Model Y crossovers last year. John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images For at least…

Enlarge / Chevrolet is starting at the top with the Silverado EV RST First Edition. It’s betting that EV truck…

Enlarge / BMW’s single-motor, rear-wheel drive i4 eDrive40 ticks an awful lot of my boxes. Jonathan Gitlin I have a…

Enlarge / Fleets looking for a medium-duty electric truck now have a new option. Motiv Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles account…

Enlarge / The Chevrolet Blazer was pulled from sale almost immediately after our first drive in December. Now it’s back…

Enlarge / The Land Rover Defender has a cult following, and if you’re looking to make one electric, there’s now…

Enlarge / Aurora’s sensors festoon this Volvo VNL class 8 truck. Volvo Trucks Recently, we took a look at Volvo’s…

Getty Images | SOPA Images A federal judge ruled yesterday that Tesla must face a lawsuit alleging that it committed…

Enlarge / The Pedego Moto has serious moped energy. Eric Bangeman I’m not a fat-tire bike guy. My tire tastes…

Enlarge / GM used a Silverado EV to power a 10,000-square-foot house as a demo of its Home Energy system.…

Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology has issued a warning to automakers that sell connected cars. Companies…

Enlarge / New energy vehicles are being loaded into containers for export at Taicang Port and Taicang International Terminal in…

Getty Images | NurPhoto Two weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk enacted widespread layoffs throughout the company, including the 500-strong…

Enlarge / First revealed in 2017, the current Aston Martin Vantage has just had a styling and engineering overhaul. Aston…

Enlarge / The Velomobile Bülk, with its hood in place. Note the hood has an anti-fog covering on the visor…

Graham Hughes/Bloomberg via Getty Images The federal government is looking at a phantom braking problem that appears to be affecting…

Enlarge (credit: Honda) Global carmakers are stepping up their investment in hybrid technologies as consumers’ growing wariness over fully electric…

Enlarge / America sends five times more freight by truck than rail, so it’s important to start making those trucks…

Aurich Lawson | Tesla | Airplane! There’s more bad news for Tesla. On Monday, we learned that CEO Elon Musk…

Enlarge / A C-V2X bicycle can alert a C-V2X-enabled car to its presence—note the large yellow icon on the screenshot…

Brandon Bell/Getty Images The federal government has given Tesla quite the homework assignment. The electric automaker has until July 1…

Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On Sunday night, even more Tesla workers learned they were no longer employed by…

Enlarge / When you’re a legendary F1 designer like Adrian Newey, it’s easy to persuade the team to let you…

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Beata Zawrzel No car company in recent years has been able to generate more…