by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 15, 2021
With an assortment of new models coming, starting with the recently revealed i4 and iX, BMW aims to fully double sales of all-electric models in 2021, the automaker said today. When plug-in and conventional hybrids are factored in, meanwhile, BMW said that it would...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2021
In a wide-ranging Consumer Electronics Show keynote address led by General Motors CEO Mary Barra, the automaker revealed significant new details about its push into electrification, announcing new projects and offering up more information about production programs...
by Larry Printz | Jan 12, 2021
Having already launched the 2021 Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback electric luxury crossovers, the German automaker is following them with the Audi e-tron GT Prototype. Debuting Tuesday at CES, the Gran Turismo is a four-door, four-passenger car employing technology...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 12, 2021
General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra is fond of saying the automaker is “on a path to an all-electric future,” something she underscored during a virtual CES webinar focusing on not only the automaker’s battery technology but also showing off some of the many...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 30, 2020
Carmakers are scrambling to get electric vehicles out to consumers. They are also working on simple solutions to deal with one of the drags on EV sales – keeping them charged. Volkswagen Group has developed a robot charger that moves from vehicle to vehicle to perform...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 28, 2020
Despite strong pushback from the country’s largest automaker, Japan has announced plans to halt the sale of vehicles relying solely on internal combustion engines after 2035. The move means the Asian nation will join a growing list of countries planning to phase out...
by Michael Strong | Dec 23, 2020
December is the time for Christmas movies and holiday-themed car commercials and Ford Motor Co. managed to merge both of those into one advertisement for the new Mustang Mach-E that may the spot that carries the season. Ford recreated the famous scene from National...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 22, 2020
The coming year will be a big one for EV enthusiasts with a flood of new products, such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E, GMC Hummer and Volkswagen ID.4, charging into showrooms. Although interest is clearly growing, a new Consumer Reports study finds that the vast majority...
