Recalls
Rivian Recalls Nearly 99,000 EVs Over a Backup Camera Glitch It Already Fixed Over the Air
A screen prompt can hide the rearview image in some R1T, R1S, and R2 models. The software fix is already on more than 95% of affected vehicles.
PN
EVs & Technology Editor
Priya Nair
Priya covers batteries, charging and software-defined cars, with an engineering degree and a spreadsheet for every range claim ever made. She has road-tripped EVs across three continents and keeps the receipts.
134Stories
Latest by Priya Nair
EVs
VW Delays the ID. Buzz's U.S. Comeback Again, Skipping the 2027 Model Year
The electric van skips a second straight U.S. model year, and the Tourer camper promised for this fall now arrives with the 2028 model.
Tech
China Honors BMW's Gen6 Battery, the Pack Behind the iX3's 434-Mile Range
The cylindrical-cell pack that gives the new iX3 its 434-mile EPA rating was recognized in China a day before the SUV's official US launch.
EVs
Audi A6 e-tron Drives 831 Miles on One Charge, Taking Lucid's Guinness Record
Rally champion Miko Marczyk spent more than 45 hours draining the battery on Polish roads, beating the Lucid Air's 749-mile mark by 83 miles.
EVs
Polestar Finally Gave the Polestar 4 a Rear Window. Americans Won't Get It
The new body style adds rear glass, an inch of headroom, and nearly 59 cubic feet of cargo space. A federal rule keeps it out of US showrooms, but Canada is getting it.
EVs
Rivian's $2,000 Borealis Purple Arrives on the R2, Performance Trim Only
The light-shifting purple lands months ahead of its original 2027 timing, but it's a $2,000 option reserved for the priciest R2.
Tech
GM Is Putting Your Tahoe's Key in Your Phone's Wallet This December
Cadillac's electric crossovers get phone-as-key access first, and GM's big Chevy, GMC, and Cadillac SUVs follow in December — with iPhone, Pixel, and Galaxy support.
Tech
VW Brings Phone-Controlled Gaming to U.S. Cars — but It'll Cost $149 a Year
Six 2027 models get 20 parked-only games, from Tetris to UNO, played with passengers' phones as controllers. After a short trial, access requires VW's paid In-Vehicle Premium plan.
EVs
Some New GM EVs Now Run on Batteries Made From Old Ones
A pilot turned 80 retired GM packs into cathode material for new Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC EVs, though the "100% recycled" claim leaves out lithium.
EVs
Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Wins in Germany — and It's the Only Ioniq 6 Left in America
The 601-hp electric sedan beat the field in GCOTY's Performance class months after its World Performance Car win. American buyers, though, will have a hard time finding one.
EVs
Tesla Wants Another $50,000 Roadster Deposit — Nine Years After the First One
Tesla wants $5,000 by card and a $45,000 wire within 10 days, all before it shows the production Roadster on October 1. The 2017 depositors are still waiting.
Recalls
Ford Recalls Mustang Mach-E Over Software That Can Cut Power While Driving
Only 86 cars are affected, but the defect is unusual: replacement battery control modules that overstate the pack's health, risking sudden power loss and, over time, a battery fire.
New Cars
Rolls-Royce's 100-Car Electric Convertible Starts Testing From the Arctic to Arabia
Prototypes of the coachbuilt EV will face desert heat, Arctic cold, and 15,000 trunk-lid cycles before the first of 100 cars reaches clients in 2028.
Comparison
Tesla Model Y vs. Hyundai Ioniq 5: What America's Two Best-Selling EVs Cost Now
America's best-selling EV against its strongest challenger: real 2026 prices without the $7,500 credit, a charging gap that cuts both ways, and a $99-a-month software question.
EVs
The Tesla Roadster Is Taking $50,000 Deposits Again. Here's What Tesla Has — and Hasn't — Promised
Tesla has a reveal date, a countdown clock, and a $50,000 deposit page — but no price, no production date, and a spec sheet from 2017 it has never repeated for a real car.
Tech
Porsche Built Battery Cells With 100% Recycled Cathode Material From Old Porsche Packs
Cells built with recycler cylib use lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese recovered entirely from end-of-life Porsche packs — but they're test hardware, not showroom parts.
Industry
Mercedes Starts Building the New GLA, but US Buyers Wait Until Late 2027
Series production of the new GLA is underway in Rastatt, EVs first and 48-volt hybrids to follow. American deliveries are still about a year away.
Industry
Bentley's First EV Will Be Hand-Built Inside a 1938 Factory Building
Days before the Torcal's debut, Bentley showed the new hand-assembly line inside its Crewe factory — a £350 million bet on building its first EV at home.
New Cars
The 2027 Cayenne Electric Is the First Porsche With Power-Operated Doors
Porsche's electric SUV becomes the brand's first model with power-operated doors, adds a music-synced massage system, and opens up 105 paint choices — at unchanged prices.
Tech
GM's New Truck UI Keeps CarPlay Front and Center — Three Years After Vowing to Drop It
GM's new software platform lands first in its best-selling trucks, pairing 60 inches of displays with deeper CarPlay integration — three years after the company vowed to phase projection out.