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California electric vehicle drivers could lose single-occupancy carpool lane access later this year, Automotive News reported Monday. The federal law that allows California to grant this perk, one of the earliest such EV ownership incentives, is set to expire Sept. 30, according to the report. California lawmakers reportedly want to extend the statute, but federal lawmakers have not introduced a bill or taken any other action to do so. The 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century allows states to permit carpool lane access for vehicles with only one occupant as long as they are “certified as an inherently…
Like it or not, the development of self-driving cars is going full-swing ahead. After ending its Cruise robotaxi operations last year, General Motors is now planning to develop its next-generation vehicles using Nvidia’s AI chips, the two companies announced today. GM will leverage Nvidia’s expertise in high-tech chips to build new cars, optimize manufacturing and build robots using “AI and accelerated computing.” Nvidia already partners with dozens of global automakers to supply its cutting-edge chips that support advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and assisted driving, including several Chinese brands. Now the race is on to procure the latest and greatest…
The U7 is a flagship sedan priced at the 1 million yuan ($138,000) level and will feature groundbreaking technologies, Yangwang said. Its launch event will be held in Shenzhen on March 27 at 7:30 pm Beijing time. (Yangwang U7. Image credit: Yangwang) Yangwang, the ultra-luxury sub-brand of BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY), will officially launch its new model, the U7 luxury sedan, on March 27, after reviving warm-ups for the model earlier this month. Yangwang announced the date on Weibo today, saying a launch event will take place at 7:30 pm Beijing time on March 27 in Shenzhen, the city…
Toyota’s first electric SUV is getting a major overhaul. The new bZ4X now has a bigger battery for more range, faster charging, dedicated EV features, a stylish facelift, and much more. Here’s our first look at the new Toyota bZ4X. Toyota unveils new bZ4X with significant improvements The bZ4X launched in 2022 as Toyota’s first fully electric SUV. Although it was expected to rival the Tesla Model Y and other top-selling electric SUVs, the bZ4X failed to live up to the task. “I think it’s fair to say that we experienced a few bumps in the road during the launch,”…
Not everything has to be an electric vehicle. I know it’s a crazy thing for the Deputy Editor of InsideEVs to say that, but me and Editor-in-Chief Patrick George talk about this often. The obsession with replacing gas sports cars and high-horsepower desert runners has led to a backlash, where people panic over folks “coming for their gas car.” That’s not how we’re going to get people excited about this transition. And, frankly, neither is the Dodge Charger Daytona EV, as this review from MKBHD shows. I don’t always agree with Marques’ car reviews—he’s made plenty of questionable statements and…
Now that it’s rolling out adapters that allow its electric vehicles to charge at Tesla Supercharger stations, Ford is streamlining things for Apple iPhone users that want to navigate to them. The automaker on Monday announced that Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning drivers using Apple Maps EV route planning, via Apple CarPlay, can now specify a Tesla Supercharger or other North American Charging Standard (NACS) DC fast charger. 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E (Premium with Sport Appearance Package) Drivers can now select NACS as a preference in the settings menu of Apple Maps and then be automatically routed to stations using…
Yangwang said it has completed development and testing of the DiSus-Z body control system, which would soon follow the U7 to market. The U7, a sedan priced in the RMB 1 million range, went on pre-sales last November. (Yangwang U7. Image credit: Yangwang) Yangwang, the ultra-luxury sub-brand of BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY), announced today that its new model, the U7 luxury sedan, would be launched soon, after pre-sales began last November. “The never-before-seen DiSus-Z has now completed its development and testing, and will soon meet you with the launch of the Yangwang U7,” Yangwang wrote on Weibo today. Yangwang…
Toyota’s bZ3X seems to be seeing good initial acceptance, securing over 10,000 orders in its first hour of launch. The model is Toyota’s first all-electric SUV in the RMB 100,000 class and comes with Momenta’s smart driving system. (Image credit: GAC Toyota) Japanese auto giant Toyota has launched its cheapest battery electric vehicle (BEV) model to date, the bZ3X, in China in an attempt to break traditional perceptions that Japanese EVs are expensive and unintelligent. GAC Toyota, Toyota’s joint venture with GAC Group, officially rolled out the Toyota bZ3X at an event last night with a starting price of RMB…
Telo Trucks on Thursday unveiled the first pre-production unit of its MT1 compact electric pickup truck. The next step toward getting the tiny truck into customer hands, California-based Telo said in a press release, is safety and durability testing, followed by regulatory homologation, which Telo hopes to finish next winter. Telo MT1 electric truck prototype. (Mar. 2025) Unveiled in 2023 in an early concept form, the MT1 stands in stark contrast versus current electric trucks, with a very compact size and focus on efficiency. It’s just 152 inches long—the same as the outgoing-generation Mini Cooper SE two-door hatchback—yet Telo claims…
Many of you are worried about the long-term reliability of electric vehicle batteries. I know because you ask me all of the time. Among skeptics and prospective buyers alike, it’s one of the first things to come up: Will the battery last? Yet more and more data is showing that modern EV traction batteries just don’t fail in significant numbers. You don’t have to worry about them. It’s the damn 12-volts that’ll leave you stranded in the office parking lot. Internal combustion drivers know that risk. Traditional cars use a 12-volt battery—usually a chunky lead-acid unit—to start the vehicle and…