Electric vehicles

EV maker Rivian burst onto the automotive scene with the R1T, an all-electric pickup, then added the R1S SUV, and just launched its follow-up line, the R2 — a smaller sport-utility vehicle. However, CEO RJ Scaringe says more versions are in the works.

Welcome back to the VW ID Talk podcast with Jan and Wes! This week, we are diving into the highly anticipated VW ID.3 Neo. Volkswagen claims they listened to customer feedback, but did they actually fix everything that was wrong with the original ID.3? We break down all the major changes, inside and out. 

EV analyst, Loren McDonald, joins the show to dissect the latest trends, ironically starting with the price of gas. We'll delve into how fluctuating prices are accelerating electric vehicle adoption and the critical importance of developing robust home and multifamily charging infrastructure. Loren provides insights into automakers' strategic investments in charging ecosystems and the challenges of public fast charging reliability. 

Our guest in this episode is veteran kickass communicator, sometimes singer, all-around media master, Sam Locricchio, director account services, Near Perfect Media. 

We discuss the Coldplay kiss-cam mess, the Gwyneth Paltrow video response, how the automotive media has handled the electric vehicle story and if the automakers blew it, and what pisses off Sam about reporters. A lively 30-minute conversation.

Porsche isn’t always a style leader, but as is the case with the all-new 2026 Cayenne Coupe Electric and its 1,100-plus horsepower, you can be out front of the pack when the traffic light turns green. 

Friend of TTAC Robin Warner is here to help you figure out which version of the 2026 Toyota C-HR XSE is right for you.

The SWINCAR e-Spider is a fully electric, tilting all-terrain vehicle designed for extreme mobility. Its unique pendulum suspension keeps the driver level while each wheel moves independently across rocks, slopes, and uneven ground. 

Hyundai is taking its flagship electric vehicle upmarket, revealing the 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD Performance Calligraphy Black Ink model during an event held at its newly constructed Metaplant America near Savannah, Georgia.

Jeep is looking to give its new Avenger model an updated look, and it teased it Monday morning with a new picture showing the new version of the brand’s iconic seven-slot grille — and little else.

General Motors is reportedly suspending development of its next-generation electric vehicles, specifically the full-size trucks. This comes after nearly twelve months of production stalls at the automaker’s dedicated electrified truck plant, supporting claims that GM would want to move away from EVs. However, the automaker suggested that things aren’t that cut and dried.

Rivian moved into the next stage of growth, kicking off production of its second vehicle, the smaller R2 SUV, at its plant in Normal, Illinois.

Guests Bob Granito and Bill Thau from IVP Research Labs join the show to discuss the intersection of autonomous systems and EVs, sharing insights from comprehensive research studies that reveal surprising findings about stress levels when cars drive autonomously compared to manual driving.

The world’s automakers aren’t entirely on the same page when it comes to electric vehicles, as evidenced by Mercedes-Benz veiling an all-new, all-electric 2027 C-Class.

Slate Auto, the electric pickup company created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, got a financial shot in the arm, raising $650 million as it moves toward production of its first trucks later this year.

Ford Motor Co.’s transition away from an electric vehicle-centric auto company and toward a more flexible enterprise was highlighted by the creation of a new team dubbed the Product Creation and Industrialization team and announced departure of Ford’s EV guru Doug Field.

Lucid Group’s search for a permanent CEO has finally ended with Silvio Napoli, former chief of Schindler, the Swiss elevator and escalator company, taking on the role from interim chief Marc Winterhoff, who will remain as chief operating officer.

We discussed EV depreciation on our podcast last week.

The launch of the Scout SUV and pickup truck seems to be delayed.

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The rumblings that Volkswagen’s U.S.-focused EV spinoff, Scout Motors, first vehicles might be delayed got much louder after a new report claims the Traveler SUV won’t arrive until 2028 and the Terra pickup in 2030.

Volkswagen of America will stop producing the ID.4 all-electric SUV at its plant in Tennessee later this month, shifting that production capacity to higher-volume models.

As Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa reworks the company’s business structure, the company is looking to work with China EV maker Leapmotor to use its technology in the production of an Opel-branded SUV in Spain.

Chris Russo, SmartCharge Clean Energy Program Manager at Con Edison wants to give you money as SmartCharge incentivizes off-peak charging to balance grid demand and make everybody a winner.

With rising gas prices now combining with average sales prices at near-record highs, automakers looking for a successful second quarter need to ramp up efforts to make vehicles more affordable and more efficient.

One of the primary benefits of electric vehicle ownership is avoiding the run to the gas station because you can charge at home daily. However, a new study from JD Power & Associates suggests EV owners aren’t as happy as they used to be with that experience.

The head of Volkswagen’s  Scout Motors unit insists legal actions by several dealers won’t thwart the automaker’s direct-to-consumer sales model.

Automakers are apparently worried about losing billions of dollars thanks to the steep deprecation curve on all-electric vehicles. The industry expected them to be worth significantly more and are reportedly growing extremely concerned as demand remains low while leased EVs come back to dealerships.

Honda’s push to shore up its finances claimed another electric vehicle casualty, the Afeela, which was to be built through a joint venture with electronics giant Sony.

The 2027 BMW 3 Series has been revealed and it’s basically the production version of its Neue Klasse EV concept that debuted in 2023.

Joby Aviation is bringing its vision of fast, clean city travel to life through a new partnership with Virgin Atlantic, marking a significant step forward for electric urban aviation.

Over a third of the US population lives in multifamily housing without charging access. That's a massive EV transition hurdle. So what's the solution?

Just days after revealing it will be cutting three electric vehicles for the U.S. market, Honda is unlikely to produce a second-generation Prologue crossover when production of the first-gen ends in December.

The Bubble by SeaBubbles is a fully electric hydrofoil water taxi designed to reduce urban pollution and ease traffic congestion in busy cities.

Lucid Motors executives traveled to New York City for the company’s first-ever Investor Day where they essentially told them the EV maker will need to produce midsize vehicles for some time before the company will be profitable.

During the event, attendees got an early look at the first of three midsize models — the Cosmos — that will roll out during the next two years. The Cosmos is a midsize crossover expected to compete with the Tesla Model Y and Rivian R2. In 2027, the Lucid Earth should make its debut which will be followed by an unnamed vehicle the following year.

The company also shed light on its plans to expand its robotaxi services with Uber. Currently the company uses the Gravity SUV for testing with Nuro and Uber handling the testing in San Francisco. However, officials noted the longer-term plan is to offer a midsize vehicle for use. 

Lunar, which is a purpose-built two-seat robotaxi concept using the midsize platform, might be that vehicle. It’s “designed to maximize efficiency, utilization, and lifetime operating economics,” officials said. 

Rivian’s been beating the drum for its next vehicle, the R2, for a while, and now it’s changed the beat to tell those wanting buy one just how much they’ll need to pony up: $57,990, not including taxes and fees.

Honda revealed today faces a potential $15.8 billion loss and it will cut three electric vehicles designed for the U.S. market as a result as it looks for ways to improve its 2026 fiscal year results.

Slate Auto shuffled the top executives at the fledgling electric vehicle maker, naming a new CEO and moving his predecessor into a new role before the keys to the first small pickup have been given to the buyer.

We discussed EV owners' satisfaction on Friday's podcast.

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Hyundai will not be bringing the updated 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV to the United States. However, Americans will still be able to lay their hands on overstocked 2025 models and the performance-enhanced 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N.

In a  Cox Automotive analysis released a couple weeks ago about electric vehicle sales in the US, there is this:

“While the Q4 collapse will command headlines, total EV sales in calendar year 2025 tell a different story: Thanks in part to record volume in Q3, total EV sales last year came in just shy of 2024’s 1.30 million. In fact, 2025 was the second-best year on record for EV sales in the U.S., and the EV share of total market sales was a strong 7.8%, down from 8.1% a year earlier, according to Kelley Blue Book estimates.”

The ”Q4 collapse” was a decline in EV sales to 5.8 percent of the total US new vehicle market.

The “record volume in Q3” was a market share of 10.5 percent.

Today's podcast took a look at the EV market in a post-tax-credit world.

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Stellantis N.V. accomplished a first since its creation in 2021: it posted a loss. And much like its newly reborn Hemi engines, it was big and showy. 

Automakers are always looking for ways to improve their bottom lines, and Ford’s found a way to get Mustang Mach-E buyers for an extra $495 — you gotta buy a frunk now.

Lucid Motors took in more money and delivered more cars last year than the previous year and reported an adjusted loss of $2.8 billion, including a worse-than-expected $874.7 million in the fourth quarter.

The predicted decline of electric vehicle (EV) following the end of the $7,500 federal tax credit last fall has been well documented. However, a new JD Power study shows that EVs retain a certain level of popularity.

Lamborghini’s CEO has confirmed that the company will not be building the Lanzador EV and has basically sworn off the concept of all-electric vehicles. Instead, the Italian brand stated that it’ll be prioritizing hybrid models to deliver both performance and emissions compliance.

As part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent celebration regarding its repeal of the endangerment finding and status of automatic stop-start, there was a somewhat dubious claim suggesting the government could save Americans $1.3 trillion by 2055. With the EPA issuing a follow-up regulatory impact analysis, some are now claiming that the math isn’t working. However, some of their numbers are looking equally suspect.

Sales of new electric vehicles (EV) fell off a cliff after the $7,500 federal tax credit died at the end of last September, and as a result there is a 168-day supply of new EVs on dealer lots. Time for a deal, right?

If anyone wondered about how Polestar would handle the uncertainty surrounding electric vehicles in the near term, wonder no more: it’s going all out with four new vehicles hitting the streets by 2028.

Rob Hoffmann's podcast, which we republish as part of our TTAC Content Creator series, raises an interesting point -- it's still hard for apartment and condo dwellers to charge EVs.

Rivian offered good news to investors, increasing its revenues while reducing its losses for 2025, despite a tough fourth quarter when EV sales in the U.S. fell off significantly.

Looks like the 2027 Toyota Highlander is going all-electric.

Toyota has decided to reinvent the Highlander as an all-electric SUV for the 2027 model year. This is assuredly a response to the Grand Highlander gobbling up sales that would have gone to its little brother. But one still wonders if this is the best play for Toyota to make.

The TELO Truck is a fully electric mini pickup designed for urban driving without sacrificing utility or performance.

The make-or-break metric for electric vehicle makers is consistently reporting profits, and analysts predict the beginning of that profitability measurement for Rivian is not coming with its Q4 and full-year earnings reports.

Ford Motor Co. lost $8.2 billion for all of 2025 despite its revenue rising slightly, all of it tied to the $19.5 billion charge it took to account for its underperforming electric vehicle business. However, it offered a bright outlook for 2026.

Charging anxiety replaced range anxiety as one of the top issues potential electric vehicle buyers grappled with in the last two years. A  new report reveals that public DC fast-charging port installations grew 30 percent last year — just as EV sales are plummeting.

Aptera is a fully electric, solar-powered vehicle engineered for maximum efficiency and range. Its lightweight, ultra-aerodynamic design dramatically reduces energy consumption, allowing it to travel farther than traditional EVs. Built-in solar panels can add up to 40 miles of charge per day from sunlight alone, reducing the need to plug in.