Electric
Electric Vehicle Sales Are Increasing Exponentially: Report
Do you ever feel like you’re constantly hearing about electric vehicles? It turns out, there’s a good reason for that — people keep buying them. Every year, EVs make up a higher percentage of vehicles as a whole than ever before. Now, according to a new report from Bloomberg, the march of the EV is […]
Nearly A Fifth Of IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Cars Are Electric
Image: Hyundai Ahead of the 2024 model year the IIHS stepped up the requirements for its highest Top Safety Pick+ award. Previous winners aren’t grandfathered into the award and must increase their safety standards to continue to be sold as a TSPP awarded automobile. Notably, this year the independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated […]
Mercedes Thinks CLA Concept’s DRLs Will Be The Electric Equivalent Of A Cool Exhaust
Photo: Mercedes-Benz The latest Mercedes-Benz CLA concept may not exactly be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s still a pretty cool little car. Aside from the sleek design and futuristic cabin, it also promises 466 miles of range, which should convert to a little less than 400 miles of range in EPA testing. The most […]
Volkswagen Needs To Make The 550-HP Electric ID.X A Reality
Photo: Volkswagen Volkswagen has been offering electric cars in America since the launch of the ID.4 electric SUV back in 2020 and, while its EV lineup is due an ID.Buzz-shaped shakeup soon, it’s not the most exciting battery-powered range out there. All that would change, however, if the German company decided to make this, the […]
Mercedes Will Build A Mini Electric G-Wagen For The U.S.
Good morning! It’s Friday, September 8, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. What Recession? Car Companies Insist Everything Is Fine 1st Gear: Mercedes Minimizes The G-Wagen When Mercedes unveiled the […]
The VW ID. GTI Is An Electric Hot Hatch We Probably Won’t Get (Update)
VW is pressing forward with its plans to become one of if not the top EV manufacturer in the world. The brand plans to launch seven all new EVs in the next three to four years. That means everything is going electric, even performance cars as we recently saw previewed with the VW ID.GTI concept. […]
The Electric Mini Countryman Will Produce Over 300 HP
Photo: Mini Mini is planning to have an all-electric model lineup by 2030, but the Mini Cooper Electric has been the only EV from the automaker available in the United States. However, customers won’t have to wait until the end of the decade for the next electric model. Mini has unveiled the 2025 Mini Countryman […]