Buying Advice
Snow Hit the Cascades and Rockies This Week. Winter-Proof Your Car Before Sunday
Seven checks to do before the clocks change, who should do each one, and why AWD is no substitute for the right tires.
#EV Range
Pricing
The 2027 Lexus RZ Costs $100 More, Keeps 301 Miles and Changes Almost Nothing Else
The 2027 RZ starts at $47,495 with destination, carries over all three powertrains and range estimates, and reaches dealers in early 2027. NACS and M Mode arrived a year ago.
EVs
Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II Hits the Road With 390 Miles of Range and 749 lb-ft
Rolls-Royce drove the updated Spectre on public roads for the first time in Stockholm. New cells add up to 18% range, torque climbs to 749 lb-ft, and charging gets quicker.
EVs
Subaru’s Trailseeker Just Made Wards’ 10 Best List — in a Year With Zero Gas-Only Engines
The Trailseeker joined the 2026 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems list in its first year on sale, alongside nine other electrified winners — and not a single gas-only engine.
EVs
BMW Survey: 73% of Americans Need 75 Miles a Day. 42% Want an EV With 300
A BMW-commissioned poll finds most Americans could live with 75 miles of range, yet 42% want 300. Price, not range, is still the biggest barrier.
New Cars / EV
VW ID. Tiguan Debuts With 373 Miles of Range, Real Buttons — and No U.S. Date
The ID.4’s replacement gets three powertrains, a 15-inch screen, and a €42,695 starting price in Germany. Volkswagen still won’t say when Americans can buy one.
New Cars / EV
BMW's Electric iX4 Coupe-SUV Arrives in March at $66,200 — and a 603-HP M60 Follows
The iX4 50 xDrive costs $4,700 more than the iX3 it's based on, and its 428-mile range is still BMW's own estimate, not an EPA rating.
EVs
Jaguar Type 01 Starts at $130,500 With 1,015 HP and Tesla Supercharger Access
Jaguar's electric four-door GT opens US orders in early 2027 with 850-volt charging and native Supercharger access. Here's what the price covers — and what Jaguar still hasn't said.
Tech
Solid-State EV Batteries: Who's Really Close to Production — and Who's Just Testing
Toyota still targets 2027–28 for its first all-solid-state EV, but every other car with "solid-state" cells is a test mule — and some aren't fully solid at all.
EVs
Mitsubishi's Eclipse Sportback EV Starts $7,755 Above the Leaf It's Based On
Mitsubishi's Leaf-based Eclipse Sportback reaches U.S. dealers this month with one option, up to 282 miles of range, and a $39,740 sticker with destination.
Comparison
Rivian R2 vs. Tesla Model Y: Same $57,990 Price, Very Different SUVs
Both Performance models start at $57,990. The R2 goes farther and tows more; the Model Y is quicker, IIHS-rated, and its cheaper versions are on sale now.
Preview
Jaguar's 986-HP Type 01 Debuts Tuesday. Here's What We Still Don't Know
Jaguar's 986-hp electric four-door GT debuts in New York on October 6. Power is official; the exterior, U.S. price, range rating, and on-sale date are not.
EVs
EV Winter Range: Teslas Keep Up to 88%, GM's Ultium SUVs Trail the Pack
Fleet data from 30,000 cars shows EVs keep 78% of their range at freezing on average — but Teslas hold up to 88%, while GM's Blazer EV keeps just 69%.
EVs
Kia's Cheapest EV Is Finally in Showrooms. Here's What $31,385 Gets You
The entry-level EV3 Light FWD comes with dual 12.3-inch screens, a native NACS port, and 221 miles of range, which is 41 fewer than the cheaper Chevrolet Bolt.
Pricing
The C-HR Is Toyota's Cheapest AWD EV — and It Matches the bZ's Range
Toyota's three electric SUVs carry over for 2027 with an $80 price bump. Line up the prices against the range ratings, and two trims stand out.
EVs
Lexus TZ Beats Its Toyota and Subaru Siblings to Market, but With the Least Power
Every TZ makes 308 hp, less than the related Highlander and Getaway, but Lexus's three-row EV reaches showrooms first, with up to 315 miles of estimated range.
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
New Volvo XC60 Goes 78 Miles on Electricity — 24 More Than Any PHEV in the US
A floor-mounted battery more than twice the size of today's pack pushes Volvo's two best-selling SUVs past the Mercedes GLC 350e's US record — by a wide margin.
Concepts
VW's Record-Setting Concept Uses the Cheap Parts From a Car America Can't Buy
The Mission Efficiency coupe posted a 0.158 drag coefficient and 6.89 kWh/100 km on a 794-mile drive using the ID. Polo's motor and battery. None of it is headed to the U.S. — yet.
EVs
Rivian Says All-Terrain Tires Cost the R2 23 Miles of Range
Rivian's own guide to the R2 Launch Package's two wheel setups rates the all-terrain BFGoodrich package at 307 miles against 330 for the Pirelli all-seasons. The EPA's database agrees, and the gap is wider than on any R1S.