John Beltz Snyder

If you’ve been following industry news, you’ve been hearing about disappointing growth in EV sales. It’s gotten to the point that automakers are dialing back their electrification goals, delaying electric models, and considering more hybrids in their portfolios.

Toyota sold the Previa minivan in the U.S. for most of the 1990s. Called the Estima in Japan, it was largely known — and possibly avoided by U.S. consumers — for its polarizing dustbuster styling, but it also proved a weak competitor to the likes of the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager.

Tesla has kept mum about its refreshed Model Y, codenamed “ Juniper,” but it's going into production soon. As such, prototypes have been out testing on public roads, where eagle-eyed enthusiasts have been able to catch glimpses of them. The latest sighting comes from a user on X, who offers a couple of angles, along with video of the camouflaged Model Y driving on the highway in the rain. Despite the attempts to hide them, this footage gives us a close enough look to fuel some speculation.

Do you have an EV, and are thinking of getting a third-party adapter to charge your CCS-equipped car at a Tesla Supercharger, or vice versa? If you’ve sipped around, you’ll no doubt have noticed a big price discrepancy among the products on the marketplace. You may have also noticed that automakers generally want you to use an adapter they have approved … and that those are pretty expensive.

BMW has big plans for electrifying its M performance division. The Bavarian brand recently gave us our first official look at its first all-electric M car, the “ZA0” M3 EV, which will live alongside its internal-combustion counterpart. BMW M has been showing off its exploits on YouTube with a video series documenting the development of its upcoming EVs. That includes a monster of a powertrain —

Sometimes when a new EV comes out, you have to wait a while for the version you want or can afford. Often, it's the top-of-the-line configurations that arrive first, with the biggest battery, all-wheel drive, and a hefty price tag. Such was the case with the Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla launched the Cyberbeast first at $99,990. Next came the dual-motor All-Wheel Drive variant, starting at $79,990.

It’s been an interesting year for Rivian. 2024 started rocky with Rivian’s stock price dropping despite positive delivery and production numbers for 2023. It adjusted its forecast for 2024 in October, citing a supply shortage disrupting production. However, in November, Rivian and Volkswagen announced a new joint venture worth $5.8 billion to develop new EV architectures and software. 2024 is over now, and Rivian has released its annual production and delivery figures. Those numbers beat analysts’ projections, and the news has Rivian’s stock price on a rapid upward trajectory.

General Motors has released its fourth-quarter and year-end sales report for the U.S. for 2024. It’s a pretty rosy outlook for The General, which leapfrogs Toyota as the best-selling automaker in the country. In all, GM delivered 2,705,080 vehicles in 2024, accounting for a four-percent increase over 2023. By comparison, Toyota sold

The Saloon and new 0 Series SUV will get to know you through A.I., and hit the market next year.

Ram unveiled its first electric pickup, the 1500 REV, back in February 2023. It was followed by its range-extended sibling, the Ram 1500 Ramcharger, later that year. Then, those got delayed as Ram worked to improve the quality of both products. In November 2024, Ram again altered the production schedule for its electrified trucks, prioritizing the launch of the Ramcharger