Photo: Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle (Getty Images) Unless you’re strapping into a race car, there’s almost always a seat for a passenger. You’ve probably had many memorable experiences in your car with someone sitting beside or behind you. It could be a date night with your significant other or taking your child to their first day … Read more
In This Story Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 19, 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. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: Fed Rate Cut Could … Read more
The DS has been part of Zero’s lineup of electric motorcycles since its first year of wide availability in 2010. It has always been, more or less, a taller version of the brand’s standard “S” model. The vibe is more sport touring than adventure touring, which is probably the ideal form factor for anyone with … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, August 26, 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. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat 1st Gear: Ford’s New EV Plan Means More Hybrids … Read more
Image: NurPhoto (Getty Images) Gas prices are down across the country and it’s beautiful to see. Those prices could be going even lower to levels not seen in over three years. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat According to data from AAA, the national average sits at just $3.37. That’s 47 cents … Read more
Photo: Mercedes-Benz The depreciation of electric vehicles is far steeper than data showed just last year. EVs can now lose up to half their value over a single year, based on recent observations. This is a sharp shift from when electric cars were projected in December 2023 to lose half their value in three years. … Read more
BMW i5 eDrive40Image: BMW BMW’s electric i models have proven to be pretty popular for the brand, leading to record sales. The luxury automaker is trying to continue that momentum, so much so that a new ownership app will try and convince owners of gas powered BMW’s that they should go electric. New York Joins … Read more
Right now, electric vehicle sales are hitting a bit of a slowdown. Don’t get me wrong, the market is growing, but it’s not growing as fast as some may have predicted. We know automakers (for the most part) want to build EVs, and we know customers (for the most part) want to buy EVs, but … Read more
Image: EV Motoring YouTube ElectraMeccanica once promised to bring EVs to the masses with the small Solo EV. Now, piles of that dream have been thrown away, forgotten in an Arizona scrapyard. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat First spotted by the Autopian, the pile of EVs was filmed by a scrap … Read more
Photo: Asad/Xinhua (Getty Images) Despite the American perspective of Japan as a technologically forward-thinking nation, new types of motorized vehicles have been heavily restricted in the land of the Motocompacto. This time, electric suitcases are the vehicles in question. Luggage doubling as motorized scooters have become popular in the region and tourists have been bringing … Read more
