by Michael Strong | Sep 14, 2020
With nascent electric vehicle companies being hot commodities these, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra’s plan to keep the company on track to expand its EV capabilities makes plenty of sense. “EVs represent the key growth segment for General Motors,” she said...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 14, 2020
Once relegated to the back of the pack in quality, reliability and customer satisfaction studies, Korean carmakers have surged to the top of the charts in recent years – and the 2020 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards are just the latest example. Genesis, the Korean luxury...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 14, 2020
Battery cars currently account for a small fraction of the vehicles being sold but that’s expected to accelerate rapidly in the coming decade as more products come to market and regulators around the world enact strict new emissions and fuel efficiency mandates. So,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 11, 2020
After helping promote electric vehicles by siting EV chargers in cities and along highways, Electrify America is expanding its product portfolio with the launch of a new business unit called Electrify Home. The new unit is designed to help EV owners make it easier to...
by Michael Strong | Sep 11, 2020
With more and more EV makers looking to enjoy some of the advantages of being a publicly traded company, at least one – aside from Tesla – is now seeing the downside, or perhaps more accurately “short” side. Nikola Corp., which just announced a $2 billion...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2020
Donald Trump, speaking to a rally of campaign supporters in Michigan on Thursday, made a long list of false claims about the auto industry, among other things saying he “saved” it during his first term. Pressing to keep swing state Michigan in the Republican camp...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2020
A quick look at the resume of Lucid’s design chief Derek Jenkins and you recognize one of the auto industry’s hot shots of design. Since graduating from the prestigious Art Center College of Design, he has helped a handful of top brands craft some of the most...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2020
It’s been six years since veteran automotive engineer Peter Rawlinson unexpectedly tendered his resignation at Tesla – where he helped develop the critical Model S sedan – so he could head off to launch his own electric vehicle company. Lucid Motors was one of many...
by Michael Strong | Sep 10, 2020
Advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, often mean different things to different drivers and a new study shows that the expectations of what’s expected can be summed up using an old cliche: What’s in a name? According to a new study from AAA, the name of the ADAS...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2020
It can be difficult to defy gravity – or so Lucid Motors is hoping. Even as it formally unveils its first battery-electric vehicle, the California start-up is teasing a second model, the Lucid Gravity. And, in an SUV-crazed market, the company is betting this is where...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 10, 2020
General Motors has been in a rush during the past week to stake out a larger territory in the emerging market for electric vehicles, announcing alliances with Honda, Nikola and Uber that are expected to help expand its ambitious plans for EVs. GM also touting its...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 9, 2020
With the demand for sport-utility vehicles continuing to soar, Jaguar Land Rover plans to enhance the iconic Land Rover Defender for the 2021 model year. New for 2021 Model Year is the Defender X-Dynamic, which bridges the gap between Defender and Defender X with a...
