From EVs to RPGs: turning the “Motor City” back into the “war machine”
With EV sales stalling and the "Department of War" hungry for hardware, the Pentagon is courting GM and Ford for an industrial reconversion.
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Slate Auto’s radical $25k bet to save the EV market
With $1.4 billion from Amazon’s elite and Jeff Bezos, Slate Auto is rewriting the EV playbook. Discover the 600-part electric pickup.
Lamborghini built the world’s most expensive “limited edition”
Lamborghini unveiled the Fenomeno at Monterey Car Week: 1,065 HP, a V12 hybrid powertrain, only 29 units, and a $3.5M starting price.
Godzilla isn’t dead: Nissan’s plan to resurrect the GT-R
The Nissan GT-R R35 is gone, but its successor is already a top priority for Nissan's CEO. Here's everything we know about the next-gen GT-R.
Too big for Europe: America’s pickup trucks became a trade war flashpoint
Giant US pickup trucks like the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 may soon be banned from European roads. Is a EU-US trade deal in danger?
Mini’s new Red Line Edition tries to save the gas engine with stripes
Mini’s 2026 Cooper S Red Line Edition hits the US market with 204 hp, Chili Red flair, and a $44,540 price tag.
Mercedes plans to spend billions to escape U.S. tariffs
Mercedes may shift GLC production to Alabama by late 2027 as rising U.S. tariff pressure pushes the brand to localize one of its top-selling SUVs.
General Motors is rethinking its EV push, and the implications are serious
GM has paused production at Factory Zero, highlighting weaker EV demand in the U.S. and a broader shift back toward traditional vehicles.
Xiaomi keeps raiding Tesla’s talent pool
Xiaomi has hired Kong Yanshuang, Tesla China's former General Manager, to overhaul its EV sales operation. The move makes perfect sense.
China just opened a legal gun on U.S. clean tech tariffs
China has launched an investigation into US barriers on clean tech imports, setting the legal groundwork ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing.
The battery Dragon’s smirk: CATL thinks America is just bluffing
Robin Zeng says the US EV market is "destined for failure" without CATL. From Ford’s royalty checks to GM’s 60% tariff masochism.
US buyers are broadly open to Chinese cars, according to this study
A new report suggests many US consumers are open to Chinese electric cars, despite tariffs and political resistance.
EV fires (still) are every firefighter’s worst nightmare
EV fires are rare, but when a lithium-ion battery pack enters thermal runaway, the rules of firefighting change completely.
Lamborghini just posted record numbers: there’s space for an EV
Lamborghini shattered records in 2025 with 3.2 billion euros in revenue and 10,747 cars delivered. EVs might show up after 2030.
Canada could help China’s biggest carmaker break into the US market
Canada’s lower tariffs on Chinese EVs have reopened the door for BYD, which is also considering a local factory.
EV owners could face new fees as Congress leaves gas taxes unchanged
EV owners may soon face new federal costs under a transportation proposal now taking shape in the House.
Trump said he’d keep gas cheap, then he started a war
Gas prices haven't been this high since October 2023, and the Iran war is the reason. Trump's creative accounting mean for your next fill-up.
America first, EV chargers last: how to kill a federal program
Twenty state attorneys general warn that the Trump administration's push to raise "Buy America" content requirements for EV chargers to 100% would make the $5 billion federal charging program impossible to execute.
Volvo drops its smallest EV in the US, but keeps it in other markets
Volvo will remove the EX30 from the US market after weak sales, while keeping the small electric crossover on sale elsewhere.
When Chinese BAIC took a Jeep, a G-Wagen, and a blender
The BAIC BJ81 looks like Jeep and Mercedes had a love child in Beijing. But beneath the bold design hides a 1.5-liter hybrid range extender.
US EV sales fall 41% as the post-incentive slowdown hits
US electric vehicle registrations fell 41 percent in January as the market adjusted to the end of the federal tax credit.
Porsche considers US production for some of its cars
Porsche absorbed over $811 million in tariff costs in 2025, and US production now looks like a real option for the brand.
The Mercedes EQS now worth less than a new Civic
A 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ bought for $104,200 just sold at auction for $26,100. That's not a typo. Here's the story of EV depreciation.
From Hormuz to the pump: how a not-quite-war is draining your gas tank
Gas prices are climbing again, and this time the Middle East is more than a backdrop. Here's what the conflict in Iran means for oil markets.