Sorry, Early Rivian R2 Buyers: No Lidar Retrofit For You There's no plan to retrofit early R2s with lidar, confirms Rivian. By Rob Stumpf News - Dec 17 -
Why Ford's 'Skunkworks' $30,000 Electric Truck Has To Save The Day Now The carmaker’s skunkworks EV division has little to do with Ford as we know it—and that may help reverse the entire company's fortunes. By Andrei Nedelea Technology - Dec 16 -
The 2026 Polestar 4 Gets A Huge Price Cut, Just In Time For The First U.S. Deliveries Polestar’s most important model is finally going into U.S. customers’ hands, and there’s a hefty discount for the holidays. By Iulian Dnistran News - Dec 16 -
Stellantis Recalls Another 6,000 PHEVs Because Their Brake Pedals Could Snap A brake pedal shouldn’t collapse under any circumstances, but 27,000 Stellantis-made plug-in hybrids didn’t get the memo. By Iulian Dnistran Recalls - Dec 15 -
This One Change Made The 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Way Better Ford finally fixed one of its most annoying “features.” By Mack Hogan Test Drives - Dec 13 -
The 2026 Subaru Solterra Is A Much Better EV Now—Except For One Crucial Thing Subaru's take on a Toyota EV is vastly improved over its first generation. But one strange omission could make road-tripping difficult. By Patrick George Car Reviews - Dec 11 -
Tesla's Full Self-Driving Blew Me Away. I Still Wouldn't Buy It Who’s driving this thing, again? By Mack Hogan Test Drives - Dec 9 -
This Hot New Plug-In Hybrid Acts Like An EV—Complete With DC Fast-Charging The Lynk & Co 08's big battery and a powerful e-motor do most of the work, leaving the gas engine as a rarely used range extender. By Andrei Nedelea Car Reviews - Nov 30 -
Rivian’s New Autonomy Tech Arrives: Is This the Breakthrough It Needs? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we recap Rivian's Autonomy and AI Day event, and interview its AI chief, James Philbin. By Patrick George Podcast - Dec 12 -
Engineers Explain How BMW Made The iX3 A Charging And Range Powerhouse I sat down with BMW's charging and battery experts to learn what went into the extremely impressive iX3. By Tim Levin Interview - Dec 6 -
I Drove The 2027 BMW iX3. Here's Why It'll Be A Hit With 400 miles of range and ultra-fast charging, BMW's new SUV is built to weather the EV slowdown. By Tim Levin First Drives - Dec 3 -
I Charged The 2026 Kia EV9 At A Tesla Supercharger. It Got Complicated The Kia EV9 worked just as advertised during my week-long test. The Tesla Supercharger? Less so. By Suvrat Kothari Charging - Nov 29 -
