Electric : Car News And Reviews

Toyota has landed itself in the Guinness World Records book for the longest distance driven by a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle without refueling. Toyota used the 2021 Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to set the record.

Over the years, Tesla has promised to build mass-market and affordable electric vehicles. So far, that promise hasn’t really materialized, and pricing continues to get pushed ever higher for its most affordable models. This week, Tesla increased pricing for its Model 3 and Model Y EVs.

The Rebelle Rally is an annual off-road rally driven and navigated by talented women, and it marks the first time Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover will participate in off-road competition. The driver behind the wheel if the ID.4 will be Mercedes Lilienthal, joined by navigator Emily Winslow.

This week, Ford announced what it’s calling its most advanced, most efficient, and largest automotive construction complex in its history. The facility will be called Blue Oval City and is designed to enable Ford to produce electric vehicles at scale for customers in America.

Like many automakers around the world, Lotus is currently working on eliminating combustion-engine cars. Part of its march towards that full electric goal is the reveal of Project LEVA, the new lightweight EV structure Lotus will use moving forward.

GM has been hit very hard financially and in reputation with a massive recall of its Bolt EV. The costs of the recall are somewhere around $2 billion so far. A bit of good news for owners of Bolt electric vehicles who have been worried about driving or charging them has been announced.

Ford has confirmed that pre-production has begun on its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup. The trucks are being made at at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford says the first sample trucks are now leaving the factory.

British sports carmaker AC has revealed a new electric model called the AC Ace RS Electric. The car looks exactly like its old-school combustion-engine powered brethren. However, rather than having a gasoline-burning engine under its hood, it has a 230 kW electric motor that produces 369 lb-ft.

Kia has confirmed some details on the 2022 Niro Hybrid. As far as changes go compared to last year, it appears the only real change is the addition of a new Kia logo badge on the interior and exterior of the vehicle.

Alpha Motor Corporation has announced that it has put its Wolf Electric Pickup on display through the end of November at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The truck is part of the display called “Alternating Currents: The Fall and Rise of Electric Vehicles.”

There are several upsides to electric vehicles, including that they produce no emissions from the tailpipe and don’t require gasoline to operate. However, there are some downsides too, with the most significant being limited driving range and the time it takes to recharge.

The people over at The Little Car Company have produced some extremely cool small electric vehicles meant for adults or children. One of the most iconic was based on a classic Bugatti racing car. The company is back with another vehicle called the Ferrari Testa Rossa J.

Faraday Future is an electric vehicle startup that’s been teasing its FF 91 crossover EV since 2017. After years of struggles and false starts, one of the biggest mysteries has been when the vehicle would be available to purchase.

The AC Cobra has been around since the 1960s and was originally powered by a small-block Ford V8 engine. AC Cobra has announced a new generation of its iconic sports car called the AC Cobra Series 1 Electric.

GMC is celebrating the Fourth of July by offering up a new video of its Hummer EV pickup showing off its “Watts to Freedom” mode. Watts to Freedom = WTF, see what they did there? The mode is essentially a launch mode that channels all of the horsepower and torque from its three electric motors for maximum acceleration.