Tesla has yet to explain the outage, but the issue appears to span the globe. Based on several posts on Twitter, it seems that Tesla owners around the world are reporting not being able to connect their phone to their vehicle or, in some cases, not even being able to start the car. The reports mention an unexplained […]
The 2022 Kia EV6 is arguably one of the most exciting new electric cars coming out in the near future. This crossover has already started to roll out globally, but the first examples aren’t expected to arrive stateside until early next year. So when Kia offered to sneak me backstage at its annual dealers’ meeting in Las
The Korean automaker Hyundai and Factorial inked a partnership to jointly develop next-generation solid-state batteries. And they could be a game changer. The solid-state battery is, really, the holy grail of electric vehicle technology. Such a battery promises major increases in both range and safety. At Hyundai, the automaker thinks it found the right company to eventually build
Toyota’s first electric vehicle is prepping for launch next year, but on Thursday, the automaker revealed numerous details on the production version of the new BZ4X electric SUV. They include some surprises, such as the introduction of a steer-by-wire system married to a Tesla-style yoke. For Toyota, known for being a conservative automaker, this is pretty shocking. We’ll
Mitsubishi already basically revealed the 2022 Outlander plug-in hybrid not too long ago, and it provided no surprises when it comes to design. However, on Thursday, the brand spilled the details, including the SUV’s impressive 54-mile electric range. To be clear, that’s not an Environmental Protection Agency estimate, but instead the European WLTP cycle. WLTP is typically a little
2022 Honda Pilot shoppers will find a new base model at dealerships when the latest SUVs show up. But the trim changes also mean buyers will pay a few thousand dollars more for the least expensive Pilot available. The SUV’s new base trim will be the Sport, while the LX trim kicks the bucket. Effectively, this creates
Rejoice, sports car fans. If you’re eying a 2022 Toyota GR 86, you won’t need to fork over much more cash than before. On Wednesday, Toyota announced the new car will cost $28,725 after a $1,025 destination charge. If you don’t have a calculator handy, that’s only $640 more than the outgoing car, and buyers will
Mercedes’ redesigned SL roadster has four seats, a cloth roof and lots of new performance tech — and the SL55 moniker is back. After years of speculation and a long teaser campaign, Mercedes-Benz finally unveiled the seventh-generation SL roadster on Thursday. Dubbed the R232, this is the most radical redesign of the SL in decades. In addition to
Rolls-Royce loosens up the Ghost’s collar with dark design elements and a 563-horsepower V12. Black Badge models are hugely important to Rolls-Royce, making up roughly 30% of the company’s sales globally. Rolls-Royce plans to offer darker versions of all its cars — except the flagship Phantom — and the latest is the new Ghost Black Badge, which made
Now you can get a live feed of your car’s sentry mode cameras, for a fee. Tesla has offered a Sentry mode — aka its version of a dash cam — for a while now, and it’s proven to be pretty popular with Tesla owners. More recently, the company promised that owners would be able to get
