Volkswagen Plans Cheaper ID.Buzz After $61,545 Van Struggled
The Volkswagen ID.Buzz delivered the nostalgia buyers expected from an electric Microbus, but its $61,545 starting price became a major…
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Hybrid-Only 2026 Jeep Cherokee Returns 36 MPG With Toyota-Linked System
The revived 2026 Jeep Cherokee uses two electric motors for three distinct jobs: starting its gasoline engine, moving the SUV…
Judge Leaves Tesla Owing $161,700 After Rejecting Model X Vandalism Theory
Tesla Canada remains responsible for reimbursing Intact Insurance $161,700 for a fire-destroyed Model X after a Quebec judge rejected the…
EU Electric Vehicle Sales Hit 1.64 Million as Model Choice Jumps 50%
European Union electric-vehicle sales reached a record 1.64 million from January through August 2026, 45% more than during the same…
Tesla Deliveries Fall 2% as Two Models Supply 98% of Sales
Tesla’s automotive business presents a sharp tension: quarterly deliveries exceeded analyst expectations, yet they still declined from a year earlier…
Audi A6 E-Tron Goes 831 Miles, 72% Beyond Official Range
Eight hundred thirty-one miles on one charge is the headline number, but it is not a new everyday range rating….
Tesla’s $38,630 Model 3 Saves $5,500, Loses 42 Miles and Cabin Features
Tesla has lowered the entry price of its 2026 Model 3 to $38,630, but the reduction comes with a defined…
Some Delayed Ford Recall Remedies Averaged 198 Days, Review Finds
That was the average repair timeline for 22 Ford safety recalls categorized as having significant remedy delays between 2025 and…
2027 Subaru Impreza Costs $1,950 Less, but Still Offers No Hybrid
The 2027 Subaru Impreza lowers the cost of entry without changing the basic powertrain equation. According to Subaru’s pricing announcement,…
U.S. EV Share Falls to 6.2% as Hybrids Reach 16.4%
Electric vehicles accounted for a reported 6.2% of the U.S. new-vehicle market in July 2026, while hybrids reached 16.4% more…
Dongfeng Nissan N7 Update Follows 91% Drop in Monthly Sales
A fall from 10,148 vehicles to 928 in one year is driving the next turn in the Dongfeng Nissan N7’s…
2027 Ford F-150 Gets Larger V6, Same Output, Earlier Torque
The 2027 Ford F-150’s new standard engine is larger than the V6 it replaces, yet its headline output does not…
Sub-$30,000 Chevrolet Bolt Travels 243 Miles at 70 MPH, Beating Highway Estimate
Two highway tests of similar 2027 Chevrolet Bolts produced sharply different results: 243 miles at a steady 70 mph and…
Russia Allows Lower-Grade Fuel Sales Despite Risks to Modern Cars
Russia is responding to fuel shortages by accepting a new risk at the pump: gasoline and diesel with lower environmental…
Honda and Nissan Plan Shared Vehicle Computers, Spreading Savings and Risks
Honda and Nissan want to reduce duplicated engineering without turning a software problem at one brand into a problem for…
Rivian Targets Limited Autonomy+ Rollout in 2026, Still Driver-Supervised
Rivian’s next driving system is intended to handle an entire mapped route, but responsibility will remain with the person behind…
Molicel P70X Targets Hybrid Power Pulses With 900-Watt Five-Second Output
Hybrid batteries do not spend their working lives simply charging to full and discharging toward empty. They repeatedly absorb and…
Bugatti Sells All 250 Tourbillons as Rimac Backs Combustion
Bugatti Rimac says the entire 250-car production run of the Bugatti Tourbillon has sold out, despite a $4.5 million base…