Author: Stephen Edelstein

Vinfast VF 9 3-row electric SUV deliveries slowly begin

First U.S. deliveries of the Vinfast VF 9The first 9 examples of the Vinfast VF 9 have been delivered Vinfast said deliveries of the VF 9 are now underway across its distribution network The Vinfast VF 9 costs $69,800 Vinfast on Monday delivered the first handful of its VF 9 three-row electric SUVs to U.S. customers. The company held a small event at its Los Angeles headquarters in which...

US-built 2025 Kia EV9 qualifies for $3,750 EV tax credit

2025 Kia EV9U.S. production of the Kia EV9 is being cut back 2025 EV9s assembled in the U.S. qualify for $3,750 of the federal EV tax credit The 2025 Kia EV9 costs $56,225 Kia is cutting back U.S. production of the EV9 electric SUV, but 2025 models that are assembled here will qualify for a $3,750 federal EV tax credit, reports The Korea Herald. The credit...

Lucid Air Pure recalled due to loss of drive power

2024 Lucid Air PureLucid Motors is recalling 1,539 Air Pure models, the base version of its electric sedan, for an issue that could cause a complete loss of drive power. The recall of 2024 and 2025 Lucid Air Pure electric vehicles addresses a rear subframe wiring harness that may be too short, straining the electrical connection and causing loss of power to the sole...

Tesla Cybertruck wrap option disappears

Tesla CybertruckTesla appears to have discontinued its vinyl wrap option for the Cybertruck. It's no longer listed in the automaker's online accessories shop, where it was previously found. This was first spotted by Canada's Drive Tesla, which noted that the disappearance of the Cybertruck wrap option comes after Tesla reduced the number of colors from 11 to...

Study: EV battery prices to drop by 50% by 2026

Audi battery assembly at Brussels, Belgium, factoryEV battery prices have been falling, and they could decline even more steeply over the next two years, according to a new Goldman Sachs report. On the pack level, global average battery prices declined from $153 per kwh in 2022 to $149 in 2023, according to the report, which predicts that they'll continue dropping to $80 per kwh by 2026. That's...

Next-gen Jaguar EV prototype teased

Next-generation Jaguar EV prototypeJaguar has finally provided a glimpse of the first of what the automaker claims will be a full lineup of electric vehicles. The automaker on Thursday showed a heavily camouflaged of a four-door grand tourer, sporting an exaggerated hood and fastback-like profile—likely with a liftgate rather than a trunklid at the rear. It will be one of...