Electric - Car News & Reviews

Lotus Teases Type 130 EV Hypercar with Wispy Green Smoke

Lotus makes some of the coolest sports cars in the world, even if the best of them aren’t offered in the US. As fans wait for the return of the Exige and Elise to the States with their next generation,…

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2019 Audi e-tron Electric SUV Gets EPA Range Estimate

May is right around the corner, and that’s when Audi’s e-tron electric SUV is expected to roll into showrooms. The e-tron is billed as a “right-size” and “right segment” electric vehicle, and Audi hopes its driving range will match up…

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Polestar 2 Is a Pure Electric Set to Take on Tesla’s Model 3

Recently, Volvo spun off its performance division to create the new Polestar brand. Now, the automaker has revealed its first production vehicle, the Polestar 2. Set to go into production in early 2020, the 5-door pure electric wants to give…

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Tesla Model 3 Loses Consumer Reports “Recommended” Rating

One of the most coveted ratings for many automakers is the “recommended” rating from Consumer Reports (CR). Tesla wanted that rating badly for its “more affordable” EV, the $42,900+ Model 3. It initially missed that rating due to poor brake…

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Pininfarina Battista Electric Car Makes 1900 Horsepower

We may not be over the range anxiety portion of the acceptance scale for electric vehicles just yet. But we are over the performance barrier. With the earliest electric vehicles being things like the Nissan Leaf, car guys and gals…

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Volkswagen Dune Buggy Reborn as an EV

One of the most iconic of all dune buggies ever made are the ones VW produced back in the the ’60s and ’70s. Now Volkswagen has unveiled a new generation concept car based on those dune buggies of yore. In…

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Porsche Expected to Double Taycan Production

Porsche has a new EV coming that aims to compete against Tesla. The car is called the Taycan, and will be based on the Mission E concept seen here. A new report says that Porsche will double production from the…

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Russian Aviar R67 EV Looks Like a 1967 Mustang, But is Anything But

Aviar Motors, an EV maker out of Russia has taken the style of an iconic ’60s muscle car and turned it into a modern EV. The ride is called the Aviar R67, and it looks a whole lot like a…

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The Teslonda Is a Crazy Tesla-powered Honda Accord

We all know that the electric motors in the Tesla Model S can push out a tremendous amount of torque, and at breakneck speeds. But what if you don’t like the way the Model S looks? You stuff a Tesla…

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The Rivian R1T Is a Pure Electric Truck for the Tesla Set

Elon Musk has said Tesla it’s working on its own pickup truck, but it may be quite some time before that comes to market, as they continue to meet demand for the Model 3. In the mean time, truck buyers…

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Icon’s Latest is a 1949 Mercury Coupe with a Tesla Heart

The last few times we talked about Icon has been when the company whipped up a pair of very cool off-road vehicles with the Icon BR that looks like an old Ford Bronco and the restored 1965 Kaiser Jeep. At…

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Toyota Tundra PIE Pro Serves Pizza Hut Pizza to Go

Car and truck companies usually turn up to the SEMA show with tricked out sports cars and hot rods. And while Toyota showed up this year with a selection of upgraded Corolla hatches, they also brought along a custom built…

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Xing Miss R is a 1300+ hp EV for Track or Off-road

While it’s got a strange name, you’ve got to hand it to Taiwanese outfit Xing Mobility for the vehicle that wears it. Taking aim at the forthcoming Tesla Roadster, the Xing Miss R touts an insanely powerful pure-electric drivetrain that…

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