Mercedes is debuting its next electric van at Monterey Car Week. An orange tint of smoke in the air always contributes to dramatic lighting for sunrise photos in Los Angeles. But this early in the fire season, the coloring serves as an inescapable reminder of greenhouse gas emissions and…
The Radster is great as a Class 2 e-bike, but not quite as strong as a Class 3. With e-bike manufacturing in China having expanded considerably, the number of companies offering affordable e-bikes over the last five years has exploded. But the market for cycles with an electric assist…
It’s a clean-sheet approach to designing and building an electric vehicle. Ford will debut a new midsize pickup truck in 2027 with a targeted price of $30,000, the automaker announced today. The as-yet unnamed pickup will be the first of a series of more affordable EVs from Ford, built…
The e-Transit and F-150 Lightning’s replacements will be delayed awhile. The Ford Motor Company is adjusting its electric vehicle strategy. The automaker will prioritize smaller and more affordable EVs ahead of the replacement for the F-150 Lightning fullsize pickup truck and e-Transit van. The Lightning replacement, codenamed T3, should…
Sometimes, a car makes more sense when you experience it in context. REIDEN, Germany—There is a lot to be said for testing a car on the roads it was developed on. A Kei car, for example, makes more sense in downtown Tokyo than on one of Nashville’s arterial highways,…
Lots of suspension tweaks but no extra power for this WRX variant. The Subaru WRX has always been the equivalent of an automotive shrug. Not because it lacks character but because it simply doesn’t care what others think. It’s a punk rock band with enough talent to fill stadiums…
Falling operating margins, revised sales estimates, and scaled-back forecasts. An ill wind blows through the automotive industry. Yesterday, after the market closed, Rivian reported its results for the second quarter of 2025, and they weren’t great. Unlike the last two quarters, Rivian did not make a gross profit, and…
Morgan’s heritage looks come with a BMW powertrain and a lot of FMVSS exemptions. Lift up either side of the new Morgan Plus Four’s engine decklid and no carburetors or velocity stacks materialize on the engine of this otherwise eminently classic-looking car. The latest generation of Plus Four returns…
Ohio is Rivian’s latest battleground for direct sales. Electric vehicle maker Rivian filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles this week in an effort to force the state to lift its ban on direct-to-consumer vehicle sales. Rivian is one of a number of new EV startups…
F1 now takes a monthlong summer break, but what’s the state of the championship? Formula 1 teams can start their annual summer break today. Sometime this month, each of the 10 teams has to close its factory for 14 consecutive days. Laptops stay in the office, email goes unchecked.…
