The 2027 BMW i5 Gets More Range Just As The Tesla Model S Fades Away BMW’s executive sedan is a little more efficient now, and all versions come with a Tesla-style NACS charge port. InsideEVs · Jul 20
Pilot's EV Charging Network Isn't Slowing Down. It Just Hit 300 Locations EV drivers can now use 350 kW chargers at a lot more travel centers throughout the United States. InsideEVs · Jul 20
EVs Just Beat Gas And Diesel In Europe’s Biggest Car Market For The First Time EVs and hybrids were neck and neck, but all-electric cars emerged as the top choice in Germany last month. InsideEVs · Jul 20
Bentley's EV Will Use an Orchestra to Replicate the Sound of a V8 Bentley realized that rhythm is the most important aspect of engine noise, so it mainly uses drums to replicate the thrum of a V8 for its electric SUV. InsideEVs · Jul 19
Ferrari Is Auctioning Off The First Example Of its First Electric Car. How Much Do You Think It'll Fetch? Ferrari is auctioning the very first production Luce EV ever built. Chassis 0 heads to Monterey Car week with a one-off Tailor Made spec to benefit charity. InsideEVs · Jul 19
This Suzuki’s Engine Blew Up. The Owner Converted It Into An EV In Just Five Days The parts for the conversion cost less than a nice e-bike, and it took less than a week to make it all happen. InsideEVs · Jul 18
The Xpeng L03 Aims To Take On Europe And Undercut Tesla This Chinese SUV has integrated Google Maps and FSD-like capability, all for about $3,500 cheaper than a Tesla Model Y. InsideEVs · Jul 18
Toyota Is Paying EV Drivers $3,000 To Switch To A bZ Toyota is offering up some serious conquest cash to make the switch from a rival EV brand to its bZ electric SUV. InsideEVs · Jul 17
California's EV Rebate Won't Apply To All Cars. These 13 Automakers Qualify Brands like BMW and Mercedes are off the list, but for a good reason. There's a price cap for eligible cars, and so not all brands are playing. InsideEVs · Jul 17
The Winners And Losers In EVs In 2026 So Far On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we talk about the EV shakeout of 2026, Tesla's big comeback, and a new EV called Chip. InsideEVs · Jul 17
'Completely Insane': China Has 650 New Car Models So Far This Year China's auto industry has pumped out nearly 650 new and refreshed cars since January, leaving Western automakers in the dust. InsideEVs · Jul 17
BYD Wants To Overtake Toyota, And It Says It Doesn't Need America To Do It BYD wants to be the top-selling car company in the world within the next five years—with or without selling in the U.S. InsideEVs · Jul 17
MG Is Putting Semi-Solid Batteries In Its Next Plug-In Hybrids MG’s next-generation plug-in hybrids will combine semi-solid-state batteries with efficient new engines, strong performance and better refinement. InsideEVs · Jul 17
GM Wants To Lower EV Owners’ Energy Bills With Smarter Home Charging General Motors Energy partnered with WeaveGrid, enabling access to managed charging programs and utility programs. InsideEVs · Jul 17
InsideEVs · Jul 17 The Most Important Range Rover EV Is Coming Sooner Than We Thought The Range Rover Sport is getting an electric version, and it’s going right on the Lucid Gravity’s territory.
InsideEVs · Jul 17 This Tiny New EV Motor Cuts Weight And Size For Impressive Efficiency Geely’s new “Thunder” electric drive system integrates no fewer than 12 hardware functions into a single enclosure.
InsideEVs · Jul 16 Launch Mode Actually Makes The 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance Slower After repeated tests, it seems that the 2026 Tesla Model Y is faster to 60 mph when not using launch mode than it is when using it.
InsideEVs · Jul 16 I Used To Hate Giant EVs Like The Cadillac Escalade IQL. Then I Drove One The Escalade IQL weighs 9,000 pounds and has 750 horsepower. Nobody needs that. But Americans want it.
InsideEVs · Jul 16 Honda Just Axed Its Last EV In The U.S. Say goodbye to the Honda Prologue. With that and the Acura ZDX both canceled, Honda is left without an electric offering in America.
InsideEVs · Jul 16 Americans Can't Have These Affordable Chinese EVs. But They're Coming To Canada China's Dongfeng Motor showed off a gaggle of cars in Montreal, with plans to sell its first two starting in 2027.
InsideEVs · Jul 16 Toyota And BMW Are Testing Renewable Gas As An Alternative To EVs The two automakers have kicked off a real-world trial using Repsol’s Nexa 95 fuel, which promises to reduce emissions by 70%.
InsideEVs · Jul 16 One Of Our Favorite Hyundai EVs Is Suddenly Cheaper Than Ever Hyundai’s grin-inducing electric crossover is a whopping $6,300 cheaper than before. It also has a native NACS port.
InsideEVs · Jul 15 Hyundai’s $5 Billion EV Battery Plant In Georgia Powers Up The automaker is teaming up with Korean battery maker SK On to supply batteries to the nearby Metaplant America.
InsideEVs · Jul 15 Volvo Could Bring An Electric Sedan And Wagon To U.S. By 2028: Report Volvo is reportedly considering bringing a sedan and wagon back to the U.S. as EVs, after discontinuing its gas-powered models.
InsideEVs · Jul 15 EV Startup Reveals $15,000 25-MPH Car That You'll Never Have To Park Chip Motors is a new EV startup betting that Americans are willing to go smaller—and pay up to have someone else do the parking.