EVs Will Be Cheaper To Make Than ICE Cars But Cost More To Fix

The cost of making EVs is decreasing faster than the industry anticipated. EV production will reach cost parity with ICE-equipped cars in as little three years, and the latest forecast from Gartner predicts that EVs will actually be cheaper to make than gas-powered cars by 2027. One would expect prices to go down as EVs … Read more

Tesla Cars Lose Value Three Times Faster Than A Maserati, Study Says

Tesla’s “no haggle” direct-buy pricing model was once heralded as the future of how Americans would buy cars. Several years later, the dealership system is still going strong. Now, according to a recent study, Elon’s insistence on adjusting MSRPs based on market conditions has had detrimental effects on Tesla’s resale value. Jon Cryer’s First Car … Read more

Even The Geneva Auto Show Was Kind Of A Bummer

Last week the 2024 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show took place in the halls of Palexpo, like it has for a 120 year-plus history. Except this time the show was fundamentally different. 200,000 visitors were expected over the course of the 2024 show. A few short years ago in 2019 roughly 600,000 visitors … Read more

Large Parts Of America Still Have ‘No Interest’ In EVs

Good morning! It’s Friday, March 8, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. How the Rivian R1S Drives On-Road and Off 1st Gear: Many States Still ‘Don’t Have Anything To Do … Read more

The First Car To Ever Go Over 100 Miles Per Hour Was An EV

You’ll be forgiven for not knowing much about the automotive world around the mid-1890s. It was a long time ago, and the world was a very different place back then. The automobile was pioneered by thousands of people making iterative improvements to four-wheeled transport, some more important than others. History remembers the Henry Fords and … Read more

New EVs Still Can’t Beat The Efficiency Of A Toyota Prius PHEV

The Toyota Prius Prime has beat out the latest EVs for the title of greenest car. Despite more EVs coming to market, none of the latest fully-electric vehicles in the U.S. managed to outdo the efficiency of the humble Prius plug-in, according to the Washing Post and recent findings in the 2024 GreenerCars report. Andy … Read more

Lucid And Rivian Are Gearing Up For A Miserable 2024

Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Rivian Recalls Nearly Every Car It Has Built 1st Gear: Rivian, Lucid 2024 Production Falls On Weakening Demand … Read more

These Are The Cars That Should Never Go EV

Photo: Mazda In light of the little stumble EVs have taken lately, we asked readers what cars should never go EV. It turns out Jalopnik readers are more amenable to EVs than their car enthusiast loyalties would suggest, because loving cars isn’t really about pitting ICE versus EVs. It’s more about what makes a car … Read more

The Ineos Fusilier Is An EV With A Range-Extending Engine Because EVs Can’t ‘Get You From A To B’

While Mercedes backtracks on its future electric vehicle plans and Ford cuts production of its battery-powered F-150 Lightning, British automotive upstart Ineos has entered the murky waters of electrification with an EV of its own, the Fusilier. But at its launch, company boss Jim Ratcliffe made no excuses for the limitations of purely battery-powered cars, … Read more

Stellantis CEO Gets 56 Percent Pay Boost, Makes 518X More Than Average Worker

Good morning! It’s Friday, February 23, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Why Is Carvana Stock Suddenly Thriving? 1st Gear: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Made $39.5M in 2023 I don’t … Read more