David Ruddock

photo of Volvo’s first EV sedan to launch with 111 kWh battery… in 2025 image Volvo has begun prototype production of its next-generation luxury electric sedan, possibly called the ES90, in China. The V551, as it’s internally known, will be produced in China. The information about production of the car comes via a leak from Volvo’s own internal board, with a photo of the team proudly…

Volvo has begun prototype production of its next-generation luxury electric sedan, possibly called the ES90. The V551, as it's internally known, will be built in China. This information comes via a leak from Volvo's own internal board, with a photo of the V551 team proudly kneeling next to a giant “CONFIDENTIAL TOP SECRET” sign below a banner with the text “Volvo Cars V551 First VP Car Celebration.” Seems like pretty solid confirmation to us!

Russia has a new electric vehicle concept design from the Moscow Polytechnic University that was revealed on social media earlier this week. It's called “Amber,” and while we know basically nothing about it from a technical perspective, memes of the… unfortunate looking EV are already proliferating on social media. And they're

photo of Automakers had their chance, it’s time to let Apple fix terrible car software image Apple announced two new partners for its next-generation CarPlay platform this week — Porsche and Aston Martin. The latter, a storied but historically technology-challenged (remember the Lagonda?) sports car brand that would greatly benefit from using someone else’s software, makes sense. But Porsche? That…

Apple announced two new partners for its next-generation CarPlay platform this week — Porsche and Aston Martin. The latter, a storied but historically technology-challenged (remember the

Nissan has announced a new performance trim level of the Ariya at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 show this week:...

Polestar posted its 2023 delivery numbers and, as expected, it's a mixed bag for the luxury performance EV brand. With the company only meaningfully selling a single vehicle model — its Polestar 2 sedan — deliveries totaled 54,600 cars for 2023. And in Q4 of the year, the pace of deliveries slowed substantially, down to 12,800 cars (annualizing to a rate of 51,200).

Last week, a 2024 Polestar 2 was dropped off in front of my apartment in downtown Berlin — less than a kilometer from the center of Mitte, the most urbanized area of the German capital city. I'd never driven an EV in Germany before. Over 1000 kilometers later, including a lot of time on the speed limit-free Autobahn, I got pretty familiar with the latest version of the Polestar — a car I first drove almost

And it's still not coming to America. Sorry, readers — thought I'd get the disappoint out of the way. VW has announced a midlife refresh of the current Golf Mk VIII lineup, and the hybrid GTE is getting some seriously attractive updates to the electric portion of the powertrain.

What makes a Lotus, a Lotus? Anyone familiar with automotive history would likely say it's the coy “simplify, then add lightness” philosophy that