Category: Electric cars

First Drive: 2025 Porsche Taycan makes good on the mission

2025 Porsche TaycanNumbers alone aren’t what make a car thrilling or great. But they’re often what gets the conversation started. When Porsche revealed its original Mission E concept, in 2015, it was in many respects a first-draft effort of what it needed to do to one-up Tesla, and it dropped some positively jaw-dropping numbers. Porsche focused on an...

Tesla had its worst quarter since pandemic shutdowns

Tesla Model 3 (Europe-market refresh) Tesla on Tuesday revealed preliminary production and delivery numbers for the first quarter, and they’re down markedly—falling versus the same period the previous year for the first time since 2020 and the onslaught of the pandemic. In the first quarter of 2024, Tesla made 433,371 vehicles, while it delivered just 386,810 vehicles...

Rivian R1T tops IIHS safety list for pickups, electric or not

2024 Rivian R1TThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) now has one and only one pickup truck model on its Top Safety Pick+ honor roll, and it’s fully electric. Fresh off a new round of testing, the Rivian R1T electric truck has been upgraded by the IIHS to Top Safety Pick+ status, from its previous Top Safety Pick. The elevating factor: Updated...

Is Musk getting in the way of Tesla sales growth?

Giga Texas opening  -  Elon MuskTesla CEO Elon Musk's reputation has deteriorated significantly thanks to his online outbursts—and that may be negatively affecting Tesla sales, Reuters reports. In a new survey by marketing analysis firm Caliber provided exclusively to Reuters, a "consideration score" for Tesla fell to 31% in February, less than half its high of 70% in...