BMW iX3 first drive: a ‘New Class’ is in session

Tim Stevens / theverge - BMW has been peppering us with teasers and bits and pieces about its next-gen EV platform, Neue Klasse, for so long - fully two years now - that I confess I've become a bit numb to the hype. I'd seen the dashboard-filling displays, talked to engineers end…

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Porsche crowns Cayenne Electric ‘most powerful production Porsche of all time’

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - It’s no surprise that the Porsche Cayenne EV is a beast. Of course the famed German automaker would tout its all-electric SUV as “the most powerful,” the quickest — both off the line and in a charging stall — and record-setting in so many ways. The questi…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 11:22 am / permalink 16111 / 3 stories in 3 months

The all-electric Jeep Recon gets official specs and launch price

Andre Revilla / engadget - Jeep says that the all-electric 2026 Jeep Recon will finally begin production "early next year." This comes three years after the model's original announcement amid multiple delayed starts.Built on a dedicated EV architecture, the Recon will deliver 650 h…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 16093 / 4 stories in 3 months

Amazon Autos now sells pre-owned Ford vehicles

engadget - Amazon Autos is offering a wider array of options starting today, as you can buy a pre-owned Ford vehicle through the platform. Folks in Los Angeles, Seattle and Dallas (and more markets in the future) can see what’s available at a local dealer through Am…

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16046 / 7 stories in 3 months

Waymo to roll out driverless taxis on highways in three US cities

Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times / arstechnica - Alphabet will add routes in LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco for its driverless cars.

Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15932 / 4 stories in 3 months

Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck

BeauHD / slashdot - According to the Wall Street Journal, Ford executives are considering scrapping the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck as losses, supply setbacks, slow sales, and the arrival of a cheaper midsize EV truck undermine the business case for its full-s…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 15751 / 3 stories in 4 months

Spotawheel Raises €300M In Debt And Equity To Expand Used Car Subscriptions And Sales

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Used car platform Spotawheel, offering vehicles for sale and subscription across Greece, Poland and Romania, has raised €300 million through a combination of debt and equity. The debt portion of the financing was provided by Pollen Street Capital. Spotawh…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 5:21 am / permalink 15718 / 3 stories in 4 months

Catastrophic Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack to cost UK economy at least $2.5 billion, according to estimates — 5,000 independent organizations decimated by supply chain fallout

tomshardware - The hack of British car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, has cost the UK economy as much as $2.5 billion, affecting more than 5,000 organizations as the breach brought the company and its entire supply chain to their knees.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15308 / 5 stories in 4 months

Everything we know about Ferrari’s first electric vehicle

Jonathan M. Gitlin / arstechnica - Four motors, 800 V, more than 1,000 horsepower, and it's all made in-house.

Back to Top / Thursday, October 9, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 15040 / 6 stories in 4 months

UK government bails out Jaguar Land Rover with £1.5B loan after hack disrupts vehicle production for weeks

Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - The Indian-owned carmaking giant will be bailed out after a cyberattack stalled car production and its downstream supply chain. Critics argue that the bailout sends the wrong message to hackers and crime groups.

Back to Top / Monday, September 29, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14895 / 6 stories in 5 months

Ford CEO Provides Update on CarPlay Ultra

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - On the latest episode of The Verge's Decoder podcast, released today, Ford CEO Jim Farley told guest host Joanna Stern that the automaker does not entirely like Apple's current implementation of its CarPlay Ultra software system for vehicles."We don't lik…

Back to Top / Monday, September 29, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14893 / 6 stories in 5 months

Automaker giant Stellantis says customers’ personal data stolen during breach

Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - One report says, citing the hackers who took credit for the breach, that 18 million customer records were stolen from Stellantis' customer database.

Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 14799 / 5 stories in 5 months

Tesla exec says the company will redesign door handles that reportedly pose safety risks

engadget - Yesterday, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Tesla following a report by Bloomberg that its electric door handles could stop working when a vehicle's low-voltage battery fails. That created a safety hazard …

Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 14663 / 3 stories in 5 months

Tesla under investigation for door handles that trap people inside

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Tesla is under investigation for faulty electronic door handles that can trap people inside their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the probe, saying it was responding to numerous complaints filed by Tesla owner…

Back to Top / Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2:23 pm / permalink 14600 / 4 stories in 5 months

Tesla Shares Rise on Elon Musk’s $1 Billion Stock Purchase

Gareth Vipers / wsj - The move signals Musk’s commitment to the electric-vehicle maker as its board prepares what could be a $1 trillion pay package.

Back to Top / Monday, September 15, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 14537 / 4 stories in 5 months

Ram ends EV pickup truck plans

Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, said Friday that it will no longer develop a battery-electric full-size pickup. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the primary reason.

Back to Top / Friday, September 12, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 14512 / 3 stories in 5 months

Small, affordable, efficient: A lot to like about the 2026 Nissan Leaf

Jonathan M. Gitlin / arstechnica - Smaller on the outside, bigger on the inside, and it goes farther on a single charge.

Back to Top / Friday, September 12, 2025, 11:32 am / permalink 14480 / 4 stories in 5 months

Feds Consider Ending Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - The federal government is looking at whether to scrap heavy tariffs on electric cars from China as EV sales in Canada continue to slide, reports CTV News. A Nanos survey for CTV News found 62 per cent of Canadians either support or somewhat support removi…

Back to Top / Thursday, September 11, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 14414 / 3 stories in 5 months