Rivian R2 And Toyota Highlander: Could These SUVs Become the EV Hits America Needs? Toyota and Rivian, two very different companies, just launched crucial new EVs at a daunting time. Will they succeed? InsideEVs · Feb 13
The Tesla Model S Is Dead. Here's Why It Mattered On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: We eulogize Tesla's O.G. electric sedan. Plus, more on Slate Auto and Scout Motors' latest plans. InsideEVs · Jan 30
The Best InsideEVs Stories Of 2025 Exclusive stories, videos, podcasts—we were very busy amid a wild year in the EV space. Here are some of our favorites. InsideEVs · Dec 31, 2025
The 2026 Nissan Leaf Is An Affordable Joy. That's Why It's Our Breakthrough EV Of The Year In a world of bloated, expensive, angry EVs, the charming and affordable Nissan Leaf stands out. That's why it's our car of the year for 2025. InsideEVs · Dec 17, 2025
Why The BMW iX3 Is Exactly The Kind Of EV We've Been Waiting For Plus, we talk about Trump's war on fuel economy, and Harbinger Motors wants to rewrite the book on EV trucks. InsideEVs · Dec 5, 2025
Subaru Solterra On A Tesla Charger: Here's How It Charges With A NACS Plug The Toyota-Subaru joint-venture EV was never known for fast-charging excellence. But here's how it does on a NACS plug. InsideEVs · Nov 18, 2025
Is America In Its 'Back To Gas' Era? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we talk the automakers' retreat from big EV promises. Where does it all go next? Plus: Volvo's software headaches, explained. InsideEVs · Sep 26, 2025
Tesla's Door-Handle Disaster, Explained On the Plugged-In Podcast, we examine how Tesla once tried to reimagine how door handles work—and how the outcome may change things for the entire industry. InsideEVs · Sep 19, 2025
For Rivian And Lucid, The 'Valley Of Death' Just Got Even Steeper Startup automakers Rivian and Lucid face new challenges. Plus, is Elon Musk's $30 billion Tesla payday worth it? We explain on the Plugged-In Podcast. InsideEVs · Aug 8, 2025
EV Chargers Keep Spreading Across America. These Numbers Prove It On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: More good news for EV charging. Plus, more and more drivers want hands-free autonomous driving, a new study shows. InsideEVs · Aug 1, 2025
Will The New Nissan Leaf Be An Affordable EV Hit, Or Too Rare To Matter? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: We discuss the new 2026 Nissan Leaf and whether it can find mainstream success. Plus, does a Ferrari EV even matter? InsideEVs · Jun 20, 2025
The Trump-Musk Feud Comes Right At Tesla's Big 'What's Next' Moment On today's Plugged-In Podcast: Tesla CEO Elon Musk picks a very big fight ahead of a very big moment for the company. InsideEVs · Jun 13, 2025
I Drove China's Advanced EVs. Now My Brain Is Broken There's kind of a running joke at the InsideEVs office about Staff Writer Kevin Williams: he's been to China so many times, and driven so many of China's hyper-advanced electric vehicles, that he doesn't like anything we get offered stateside anymore. InsideEVs · May 2, 2025
Electric Powersport Vehicles Could Seriously Use Ultra-Fast Charging I recently stumbled across a story from our siblings over at InsideEVs about some seriously game-changing EV tech, as Chinese automaker BYD recently unveiled an EV charging system capable of delivering a staggering 1,000 kW of power, cutting recharge times to just five minutes. This technology could reportedly add around 250… RideApart · Apr 3, 2025
InsideEVs · Mar 21, 2025 BYD's 5-Minute EV Charging Breakthrough, Explained For better or worse, most drivers are still bound by the gas station paradigm. You know, drive the car until it's almost empty, then go to a gas station and fill up. Electric vehicle veterans know that the many different ways you can charge open up new possibilities, but for…
InsideEVs · Mar 14, 2025 Is Toyota Finally Serious About EVs? We've always said that if the Toyota bZ4X ever got some upgrades to its range, charging and performance, it could be a top-tier electric vehicle. Now, that finally seems to be happening, and Toyota also has a lot more EVs headed our way as sales take off. Is the electric…
InsideEVs · Feb 4, 2025 Do You Work At Tesla? We Want To Hear From You. "I go where the problem is, essentially," Tesla's CEO Elon Musk said on last week's fourth-quarter earnings call. "This is unfortunate, [but] sometimes I don't talk to Tesla's executive team and [they are] like, 'Hey, we don't see you very often.' That's because your stuff is working awesome. You're working really…
InsideEVs · Jan 24, 2025 Trump's War On The 'EV Mandate,' Explained Over this past week, I've had a lot of people reach out to ask about electric vehicles. Not which one to buy, exactly (though there's always that question) but to ask about where the space is going now that President Trump is in office. He seems poised to end or…
InsideEVs · Dec 11, 2024 The Chevy Equinox EV Is Our 2024 Breakthrough EV Of The Year To understand why the Chevy Equinox EV was named the inaugural Breakthrough Vehicle of the Year at InsideEVs, you have to understand what this award is about.
InsideEVs · Apr 7, 2023 Here's Why You Should Buy An EV: It's Not Just About Going Green You may be considering buying an electric car to reduce tailpipe emissions or save money on fuel, but there are other key reasons it's becoming a no-brainer.