460 kW charging and 450 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get. BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the new X5 and iX5, as well as a refreshed i7 (which you can read…
General Motors’ plans will require quite a lot of customers’ trust. GM provided flights from Detroit to New York and accommodation so Ars could attend the GM Future event. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. It’s easy to criticize US automakers and their tepid approach to electric vehicles…
Tesla’s once-booming energy storage business also shrunk in Q3 2026. Tesla published its third-quarter 2026 financial results this afternoon. Earlier in October, it reported its sales and deliveries for the three-month period, selling fewer cars than in the same quarter in 2025, yet it still beat analyst projections. Now…
”I do think there’s a lot of merit to combining the companies.” Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would like to see the consolidation of his business empire by formally merging his two largest companies, SpaceX and Tesla. “Do I think it would be a good idea? Yes,” Musk…
Drivers had electrodes strapped to their heads as they tested EVs on track. The human desire to go fast is old, dating back at least as far as the first time some adventurous Yamnaya saw a horse on the Pontic-Caspian steppe and thought, “I bet if I jumped on…
Slate’s first showroom sells the promise. Mass production will determine the rest. As I sat in the cab of the pickup truck and manually rolled down the windows, I closed my eyes and, for the briefest moment, flashed back to opening the windows on a cold, winter day in…
If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it. Nine years after first trying to resurrect the Roadster, Tesla is apparently trying again. CEO Elon Musk might have relocated its HQ to Texas, but yet again he has…
Porsche’s turnaround plan for 2035 involves less volume but more expensive cars. Porsche showed us a preview of a new model this afternoon as it unveiled the Mission S concept in New York. It’s a mid-engined sports car that will slot into the Porsche range above the 911. But…
With the end of IMSA’s 2026 season, we have thoughts about the future of the sport. IMSA provided accommodation so Ars could attend the Petit Le Mans. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. The rising tide that has been the Drive to Survive effect has lifted more boats…
Small EVs and efficient people carriers update familiar names for the modern age. Perhaps the days when auto shows debuted new models aren’t entirely over. The big trade shows for cars were a gateway drug for many, expos where you could see the newest models of today and the…
