February 2024 – Page 74

Ford Teases Not So Secret Affordable Electric Vehicle Again

Electric / eMobility / eV
February 7, 2024

Ford's "secret" electric vehicle skunkworks team is gearing up to make Model T history repeat itself, if all goes according to plan.

Ford seeks smaller, lower-cost EVs to rival $25,000 Tesla, China

Electric / Electric cars / eMobility / eV
February 7, 2024

Is Ford shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning, and focusing on translating the ethos of the Model T into the EV era? Taken at face value, remarks from Ford CEO Jim Farley on Tuesday suggest that may be the case. During the company’s Q4 2023 earnings, Farley and top executives summed that the...

Toyota Will Build A Three Row Electric SUV In Kentucky

Electric / eMobility / eV
February 7, 2024

Toyota says it is making a further investment in its Kentucky factory to manufacture a battery electric three row SUV.

Ford’s Developing A Cheap EV Platform To Fend Off Tesla And Chinese EVs

Electric / eMobility / eV
February 6, 2024

A small "skunkworks" team within Ford has been working on a low-cost EV platform for two years, Ford CEO Jim Farley said on Tuesday.

The BMW i5 Touring Is The Electric Wagon You Want But Can’t Have

Electric / eMobility / eV
February 6, 2024

Unless you're in Europe, of course. There’s also a plug-in hybrid version of the German wagon that’s a solid “nein” in the U.S.

The 2025 Porsche Taycan Gets Major Upgrades In Range, Performance And Charging

Electric / eMobility / eV
February 6, 2024

The Taycan Turbo S is now the quickest production car Porsche has ever sold, but charging and range may be the real wins here.

2025 Porsche Taycan: More range, 18-minute charging, 2.3-second 0-60

Electric / Electric cars / eMobility / eV
February 6, 2024

Porsche appears to be keeping all that’s great about its leading-edge Taycan electric sports car, while teasing out more of the numbers that matter: range, efficiency, and acceleration. The 2025 Porsche Taycan starts with a larger battery pack. Versions with the Performance Battery Plus now have a gross capacity of 105 kwh—up from 93...