Author: Stephen Edelstein

Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX fall short in crash tests

2024 Honda Prologue crash-test results from the IIHSThe 2024 Acura ZDX and 2024 Honda Prologue electric SUVs have failed to earn safety awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The two electric vehicles performed well in multiple tests, but came up short in the small overlap front test, earning only an "Acceptable" rating, the IIHS said Thursday in a press release. The highest...

Scout previews pet and camp modes in electric truck concepts

Scout Terra conceptScout will follow the lead of Tesla and Rivian in offering software-based modes and features for its Traveler electric SUV and Terra electric pickup truck. A TikTok video by Jordan Sanford briefly showed a pet mode on a Scout EV's infotainment display. Scout spokesperson Kathy Graham subsequently confirmed this mode, as well as a camp mode and...

Hyundai Ioniq 9 3-row EV SUV teased, debuts Nov. 21

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 teaserThe Hyundai Ioniq 9 will debut at the LA auto show on Nov. 21 The Ioniq 9 will be an electric three-row crossover SUV built in Georgia The Ioniq 9 will share its underpinnings with the Kia EV9 and arrive in 2025 Hyundai on Wednesday released the another teaser for the Ioniq 9, a three-row electric SUV the automaker will unveil at the 2024 Los...

Tesla wants all new vehicles to be wired like the Cybertruck

2025 Tesla Cybertruck  -  Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.Tesla wants to apply the 48-volt electrical architecture it debuted in the Cybertruck to vehicles from other brands. In a recent blog post, the automaker explained that it will implement what it calls the Low Voltage Connector Standard (LVCS), building off the 48-volt Cybertruck architecture, in all of its vehicles to help simplify hardware. And...

2025 Lucid Gravity costs $94,900, targets 440 miles of range

2025 Lucid GravityThe Lucid Gravity electric SUV is still on track to start production before the end of the year, targeting more than 440 miles of range and more than 800 hp, Lucid confirmed Tuesday. Order books are scheduled to open Nov. 7 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Orders will initially be taken for a Gravity Grand Touring model priced at $94,900 before...

Tesla Roadster battery replacement cuts 400 pounds, half the space

2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.As the second-generation Tesla Roadster remains on the drawing board, a Texas-based company has sketched out a new life for original Roadsters, while improving their handling. Re/Cell, which specializes in remanufacturing EV battery packs, recently unveiled a replacement Roadster battery pack that's 400 pounds lighter than the original and takes...