EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy Photo by NASA / Isaac WatsonCanoo announced yesterday it is ceasing operations “immediately” and that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware. The EV startup estimates in its filing that its assets are worth $126 million and that it owes over $164 million to its creditors, TechCrunch noted yesterday. Now, the US will appoint “a Bankrup…

What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal Rules for a $7,500 tax break for electric vehicle purchases and leases recently changed, but more far-reaching changes are expected when President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

Just 18 Vehicles Qualify For The $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit Right Now It’s a new year, and that means there’s a new list of EVs and plug-in hybrids that are eligible for the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Because of more stringent requirements, quite a few cars that were on last year’s list are no longer eligible. However, we’ve got plenty of newcomers, and it’s actually slated to… Read more…

Mercedes-Benz EV owners can start using Tesla Superchargers in February Image: Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz said that its electric vehicles will be able to access Tesla’s Supercharger network starting in February. By now you should be familiar with how this goes: a manufacturer announces Supercharger access, first through the use of NACS-to-CCS adapters and then later with native NACS integration. The adapters are ava…

Volkswagen Kicks Off The 2025 EV Price Wars With $149 A Month Lease On An ID4 Sales of electric vehicles reached record numbers in 2024, and the momentum looks to carry over into 2025. Even with the federal tax credits in jeopardy with the new administration, automakers are likely to continue to offer competitive programs to move their EV units. Volkswagen fired the first shot of the new year… Read more…

The Nissan Aryia Is A Forgotten EV Bargain You have probably heard things haven’t been looking good for Nissan. While it’s likely that an alliance between Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi will materialize sometime in 2026, right now is a great time to score a used car deal on the Nissan EV that most people forgot about. Read more…

Single Worker Forgot To Bolt Down Seats On Nearly 23,000 KIA EV9 SUVs Pobody’s nerfect, a my mom’s coffee cup like to remind me every morning as a kid. We’ve all made mistakes at work. However, not many of us have made errors that could kill someone under certain circumstances. Kia issued a recall for 22,883 Kia EV9 SUVs from the 2024 and 2025 model years due to missing seat mounting… Read more…

EV Power Finally Makes Supercars As Fast As Superbikes It’s law: Cars may be fast, but bikes are faster for the money. Sure, two wheels lose cornering grip relative to four, but a $3,500 Suzuki Hayabusa will match a Bugatti Veyron in the quarter mile — straight line speed goes to the bikes. Electric power, though, is starting to even that equation: Now you’ll only need a P… Read more…

Hyundai and Kia now qualify for the federal EV tax credit Photo by Andrew J. Hawkins / The VergeFive electric vehicles from Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis now qualify for the US’s $7,500 EV tax credit, Electrek reports. The new models include popular vehicles like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV9 three-row family hauler. Now, 25 EVs and plug-in hybrids across 10 brands qualify for the credit. T…

Steam Coming Off Your Fast-Charging EV Might Look Scary, But It’s Not Dangerous Electric vehicle fires are extremely dangerous and difficult to extinguish, but they actually occur a lot less frequently than gas car fires. That said, if your EV appears to start smoking while charging in cold temperatures, don’t call 911 just yet. It may just be steam from the heat pump, which is necessary to get… Read more…

Hertz is asking EV renters if they want to keep it, permanently Some EVs in stock on the Hertz Car Sales site. | Screenshot: The VergeHertz has contacted multiple electric vehicle renters recently with interesting low-cost offers for cars like Teslas, offering them the option to buy their rental EVs instead of returning them. One 2023 Model 3 renter shared on Reddit that they were offered a price of $17,913,…

Used Kia EV6 GTs Are Basically Half Off And Still Make 576 HP As the owner of a 68,000-mile 2015 Fiat 500e, I’ll be the first person to tell you that most people’s range anxiety is way overblown. I get around just fine in my little clown car even if I have to charge it pretty frequently. Still, I fully understand looking at the Kia EV6 GT’s specs and deciding to get something… Read more…

Tesla reverses losses to turn higher in a volatile week for the EV stock Tesla on Friday reversed losses from earlier in the day to trade higher, putting the electric vehicle maker’s stock on track to post a weekly gain.

Honda teases reveal of two new Honda Zero EV prototypes Image: HondaHonda teased the reveal of the first two Honda Zero prototypes, which will be making their official debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The company also said it would have a new proprietary operating system for the global electric vehicle series to show off. Honda announced Honda Zero at CES 2024, describi…

Honda and Nissan explore merger to navigate uncertain EV future Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida with Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at a press conference in March. | Image: HondaJapanese automakers Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge to better compete with electric vehicle manufacturers like Tesla, BYD, and others. As reported by Nikkei Asia, the two have discussed signing a memorandum of understanding that outlines p…

Technically – what does the EV dial do? I understand it makes the image brighter or darker. But if I lower it, is it doing the same thing behind the scenes as highlight weighted metering does to make sure the highlights don’t clip? Or does highlight weighted metering work in a different way technically? I’m asking because I’m moving from a camera with highlight weighted metering to on…

The Renault 5 Turbo Is Back As An EV Hot Hatch, And It Looks Awesome The all-electric Renault 5, which looks awesome, promises to bring electric power to the masses and even has a baguette holder, is quite possibly my new favorite car. While you might have thought that the Alpine that’s based on this car was the perfect electric hot hatch, Renault has outdone itself with the new Turbo… Read more…

Toyota’s next EV is this small Urban Cruiser SUV for Europe Toyota’s Urban Cruiser is a compact electric SUV coming to Europe. | Image: ToyotaToyota revealed its latest all-electric vehicle today as the Urban Cruiser compact SUV. The EV, which will be fully revealed at the Brussels Motor Show next month, is intended for the European market, first coming to the UK in the third quarter of 2025. Toyota say…

Rivian’s new Joshua Tree outpost is what EV charging should be Image: RivianWhen I first started testing electric vehicles, finding a charging station was the means to an end. I didn’t care what it looked like or what neighborhood it was in — it was a minor miracle that I found a charger, any charger, to juice up. But now consumers want more. Heck, I want more, and I don’t even own an EV. After all, this is…

The pope goes electric with first EV popemobile from Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-BenzPope Francis will be riding in a new, all-electric popemobile after receiving a modified G-Class vehicle from Mercedes-Benz, the company announced Wednesday. It’s the first electric popemobile from the luxury German automaker, which has been manufacturing vehicles for the Vatican for the last 90 years. For half that time, th…