Car insurance premiums increased an “unprecedented” 14% in 2023
Car insurance premiums rose an "unprecedented" 14% in 2023 as insurers sought to boost profits, according to a 2024 LexisNexis U.S. Auto Insurance Trends Report. Insurance premiums have been creeping up since drivers returned to the road en masse follo...
2025 Audi E-Tron GT: Flagship performance EV ups efficiency, range
The 2025 Audi E-Tron GT gets a boost in range, efficiency, and power as part of a mid-cycle refresh revealed Monday. Styling hasn't changed much from what we've become familiar with since the E-Tron GT was unveiled in 2021, although there are new front...
Tesla confirms 3 upcoming “amazing” EVs, omits Roadster
Tesla is developing three new EVs, but appears to have nixed the second-generation Roadster. During the automaker's 2024 stockholder meeting, which was live-streamed on YouTube Thursday, CEO Elon Musk announced three upcoming "amazing" EVs and showed a...
NYC had electric taxis in the ’90s—the 1890s, that is
New York City's iconic fleet of taxis once included some EVs—but you have to look back more than a century to find them. As National Geographic explains in a recent article, electric taxis had a brief moment of popularity in the city in the 1890s...
Rivian developing bed-mounted decking and cargo boxes
Rivian is working on a new system of clamps to secure cargo in the beds of pickup trucks. In a patent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in early 2023, but only published by the agency on May 30, Rivian discuss...
Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck has 6,000 lb of downforce at 150 mph
Ford released the first full image of its F-150 Lightning SuperTruck The F-150 Lightning SuperTruck will have 6,000 pounds of downforce at 150 mph The F-150 Lightning SuperTruck appears to be in it to win it at the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Cl...
GM exec: 2026 Chevy Bolt EV will be most affordable US EV
When the Chevrolet Bolt EV returns next year it will be the most affordable EV in the U.S., Marissa West, president of General Motors North America, said in a recently published interview with Automotive News. GM discontinued the Bolt EV at the end of ...
Aston Martin product boss: People want big engines
Aston Martin's DBS successor will feature a new V-12 engine because it's what its customers want, Alex Long, the automaker's head of product and marketing strategy, said in a recent interview with CarThrottle. The engine was recently confirmed by Aston...
Lawmakers demand emissions data for $8B federal hydrogen hubs
Two House Democrats are demanding that the Department of Energy report projected lifecycle emissions for seven federally-funded hydrogen hubs. First reported by Politico, Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Don Beyer of Virginia wrote a letter to the En...
Ford working on climate-controlled frunk
EV front trunks, or frunks, provide handy storage space, but a recent Ford patent filing points to a way to make them even more useful. The filing in question outlines giving frunks climate control. It was published by the United States Patent and Trad...