This Startup Wants To Keep Your City Streets From Being A Mess Of EV Charging Wires

New York-based itselectric is rolling out a clever plan for urban Level 2 charging that could solve several problems at once. “Nobody drives in New York City. There’s too much traffic.” Cliché as that joke is, the truth is that New York’s streets and parking garages are full

Tesla, China, Charging Headaches And More: What To Expect From The EV Market In 2024

In the electric vehicle arms race, 2023 didn't go as anyone anticipated. Here's what could happen next. Two things were unambiguously true about 2023: it was the best year of sales the electric vehicle market has seen yet. It was also the most chaotic, uneven, and

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The Hybrid-Car Dilemma

Americans are falling in love with hybrids. Why don’t car companies want to make them?

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Akio Toyoda Is Still Playing The Long Game

Toyota’s company scion and chief gearhead has moved on from the president’s seat. But his legacy may not be written yet.

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What Happens When The Chips Are Down

The pandemic exposed glaring weaknesses in semiconductor production, sending shock waves through the global economy. To understand the new power dynamics, look no further than the auto industry.

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The U.K. Just Punted a Key EV Target. It Will Happen Again.

What moving Britain's EV mandate from 2030 to 2035 means for Great Britain, the auto industry and the rest of us.

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Will the UAW Strike Go Global?

Will the UAW Strike Go Global?

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Car Hackers Are Out for Blood

The rise of “smartphones on wheels” is ushering in cybersecurity risks that have never before existed on America’s roads.

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Land Of The Giants, Episode 6: The Global Race For EV Adoption

The future of Tesla is in China.

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Forget Fast Charging. America Needs to Fix Slow Charging.

As we race to an electric future, slower charging is stuck in 2015.

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Land Of The Giants, Episode 5: Inside Tesla's Undelivered Self-Driving Promises

It's robots in cars getting coffee — or getting confused by roundabouts — in this episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave.

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Grading Its Impact on Cars, from A+ to F

Here’s where Biden’s climate law is having the biggest impact on the automotive industry — and where it’s falling short.

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Land Of The Giants, Episode 4: The Human Cost of 'Ultra Hardcore'

We turn a spotlight on the people who work in the factory, build the cars, and bear the brunt of Elon Musk’s ‘ultra hardcore’ work culture.

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The Absolute Absurdity of the ‘Woke Electric Cars’ Insult

Elon Musk’s cars are woke now?

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Land Of The Giants, Episode 3: Tesla VS. The Competition

Tesla’s share of the EV market is dwindling as more automakers pile into the space. How does the competition stack up?

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Texas Is a Look Into the Future of Driving

Mindless energy consumption can no longer be the status quo.

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Why the all-electric Volvo EX30 is such a big deal

It marks a shift toward an affordable, mass-market EV from Volvo.

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Land Of The Giants, Episode 2: How Tesla Became The Elon Musk Co.

How Elon Musk took over Tesla using money, strong-arm tactics, and his own popularity

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Land Of The Giants, Episode 1: The Electric Car Goes Mainstream

How Tesla almost went out of business — and then broke the auto industry.

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The Next Great EV Will Be Cheap

The race is on to build a game-changing affordable EV.

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Tesla Is Still Winning the EV Race In 2023

Who needs new models when you have chargers and price cuts?

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For The New Republic: The Bitter Conclusion of Trump’s Failed Flirtation With Electric Vehicles

Trump once used the promise of an electric future to further his own political gains—while leaving Ohio workers in the lurch.

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For Heatmap: Japan’s Storied Automakers Are Getting Crushed on EVs. What Happened?

Toyota and Honda never really believed in EVs. Then China gave them a wake-up call.

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For Road & Track: Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Doesn't Plan to Quit Racing Anytime Soon

Toyoda, 67, says he’ll quit racing when he’s slow. It hasn’t happened yet.

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For Huge Moves: Meet the Woman Behind BMW’s Color-Changing Car

Stella Clarke is bringing color back to the automotive world, by design. Is the industry ready?