The Xiaomi SU7 Made Me Understand How Xiaomi Conquered China The updated SU7 Sedan is great, and the way it got here should strike fear in the hearts of every global auto manufacturer. InsideEVs · Jun 15
Another Reason I Hate Pop-Out Door Handles: They Snitch On You To Thieves I, for one, love when my car tells the world, 'I'M UNLOCKED.' Lucky for me, pop-out door handles do that automatically. InsideEVs · Jun 15
A Rivian R1T Towed A Big Trailer 1,500 Miles. Despite The Range Loss, It Cost Less Than Gas Pulling a 4,500-pound load over a massive cross-country trip through the Rockies made a dent in the usable range, but it was still worth it. InsideEVs · Jun 15
Tesla's Wild Robotic Charging Arm Never Happened. Xiaomi Just Made It Reality Forgot to plug in your EV at home? Xiaomi’s latest product takes care of it, even if you’re away. InsideEVs · Jun 15
Ford's $30,000 Electric Pickup: Here’s A Closer Look We get a glimpse at the design sketches as the first prototypes hit the public roads for testing. InsideEVs · Jun 15
This Low-Mileage 2025 Tesla Model Y Lost A Lot Of Range Fast After 18 months and just over 13,000 miles, Tesla’s own battery-health test showed a result its owner called unacceptable. InsideEVs · Jun 14
This Simple Trick Boosted My Plug-In Hybrid's Fuel Economy To 50 MPG My Volvo wagon’s fuel economy was great to begin with, but a driving strategy change unlocked a new achievement. InsideEVs · Jun 13
Sodium Batteries And EVs That Power The Grid: Inside GM's Big Energy Push With sodium-ion batteries and vehicle-to-grid technology, General Motors' growth ambitions extend far beyond cars. InsideEVs · Jun 13
Yes, EVs Really Are Cleaner Than Gas Cars. Here's By How Much A new MIT-led study finds EVs beat gas cars on emissions almost everywhere, but your ZIP code and driving habits decide how big the advantage is. InsideEVs · Jun 13
The Rivian R2 Is Finally Here. The CEO Just Shared When To Expect More Models Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared details about what's next for Rivian, including a loose timeline on R3 and more. InsideEVs · Jun 12
'Really Impressed': Engineering Explained's Jason Fenske On Rivian R2 On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we talk Rivian R2 first drive impressions with Jason Fenske, of the popular YouTube channel Engineering Explained. InsideEVs · Jun 12
The Electric BMW M3 Is Coming. Here's What It Might Look Like It looks like a close-to-production preview of the production BMW i3 M, which will be shown at Le Mans, but the specs are still under wraps. InsideEVs · Jun 12
The Rivian R2 Is Now Shipping With A Rare Accessory The Competition Forgot Existed The R2 is billed as a relatively affordable adventure-ready EV. For an extra $755, owners can get some peace of mind. InsideEVs · Jun 12
Edmunds Has Owned A Volvo EX30 For A Year: ‘It’s Been Rough’ After one year and roughly 8,000 miles, Edmunds’ staff concludes that the EX30 has been “a very frustrating car to live with.” InsideEVs · Jun 12
InsideEVs · Jun 11 I Drove The 2027 Chevy Bolt. I Loved All The Storage Space But Its Cheap-Feeling Interior Was Underwhelming The 2027 Chevy Bolt has punchy acceleration, a great infotainment system, and a surprisingly spacious interior.
InsideEVs · Jun 11 This Dodge Charger EV Prototype Packs An Experimental Semi-Solid-State Battery Dodge parent Stellantis is exploring the viability of semi-solid-state batteries with real-world testing. The test mule: A Charger EV.
InsideEVs · Jun 11 China Loves This Cheap Battery Tech. Here's Why General Motors Might Not Stick With It LFP is the industry’s go-to cheap EV battery tech, but GM says another chemistry, LMR, could offer similar cost benefits with fewer drawbacks.
InsideEVs · Jun 11 BYD's New Hybrid Hatchback Could Supercharge Its European Takeover The Dolphin G DM-i PHEV is BYD's first car designed for Europe and made in Europe.
InsideEVs · Jun 11 BYD Says It Will Be The World's Largest Automaker In 5 Years. The Pentagon Is Nervous Washington has picked a fight against BYD just as the Chinese automaker vows to become the largest car company in the next five years.
InsideEVs · Jun 11 BYD Is Bringing Thousands Of 5-Minute EV Chargers To Europe—And Canada Is Next BYD’s Flash Chargers can deliver up to 1,500 kilowatts of power to cars fitted with its latest Blade Battery.
InsideEVs · Jun 11 The BMW iX3 Just Drove Over 500 Miles In A Demanding Real-World Range Test The long-wheelbase version of the iX3 tackled 6,500-foot altitude changes and near-freezing temperatures.
InsideEVs · Jun 11 A YouTuber Debunked Donut Lab's Solid State Claims. It Reveals Something Huge About Lithium Batteries Donut Lab claimed to have made the world's first production-ready solid state battery. An in-depth investigation suggests otherwise.
InsideEVs · Jun 10 Mercedes’ Smaller-Battery GLC EV Doesn’t Have A Range Problem Mercedes-Benz has added two lower-priced electric GLC variants, and the rear-drive version still claims up to 404 miles of WLTP range.
InsideEVs · Jun 10 Lucid's Top Engineer Departs The EV Startup As New CEO Takes Over Emad Dlala, Lucid's senior vice president of engineering and software, has left the company, TechCrunch reports.
InsideEVs · Jun 10 ‘This Is The Biggest Fear For Me’: Toyota Chairman Admits He Isn’t Ready For The Electric Future Toyota says it's committed to solving the climate crisis. But the guy whose name is on the building doesn't seem to agree.