Chad Kirchner

Citing raw materials costs, production scaling, and increased plant capacity, Ford announced a price reduction on its F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup. Customers ordering today will have their trucks by October at a price that is a bit closer to the price at which the Lightning went on sale. For those with short memories, Lightning has […]

The rear windshield wiper has returned! Wait… what? Today at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Hyundai debuted its high-performance N version of the Ioniq 5. In addition to being designed to be a track slayer, it’s the first E-GMP car from Hyundai Motor to have a rear windshield wiper. Based on the Ioniq 5, the […]

Mercedes-Benz announced today that it’ll join the growing list of automakers who will support NACS in North America in 2025. This means Mercedes-EQ owners will be able to access the 12,000 Tesla Supercharger locations across the country, plus a growing list of third-parties that’ll support the standard. “Our strategic priority is clear: Building the world’s […]

If you’ve ever noticed a large number of white Teslas at your local charging station, it’s for a pretty big reason. Sure, white is a good looking color on these cars, but additionally it’s the only color that is a no cost option. As in free. Every other color is at least a $1,000 addition. […]

Now that the industry has seemingly decided that NACS is the way to go for charging, automakers are starting to come on board pledging to support it. It makes sense that once Volvo decided to make the switch, Polestar wouldn’t be far behind. It took the whole of two days for Polestar to announce that […]

The dominoes of NACS adoption are falling quickly, but when it all settles there needs to be more competitors to DCFC than just Tesla. That’s what other charging manufacturers are also adopting the connector. Today, Electrify America announced that it will be supporting NACS by 2025. Current stations will be retrofitted and new stations will […]

First it was Ford. Then it was GM. Then it was Rivian. This week, another automaker has announced its adoption of the Tesla connector starting in 2025. “As part of our journey to becoming fully electric by 2030, we want to make life with an electric car as easy as possible,” said Jim Rowan, CEO […]

If you spend any considerable time with an electric vehicle, you know there’s more to charging than just having a charging station to plug into. Where are they located? Are they busy? Do they work? Are they along my route? How long do I need to stay there? How do I pay for it? These […]

If you spend enough time in the EV world, someone will talk about A Better Routeplanner and how great it is for, you know, planning routes. With a lot of built-in trip planning solutions not yet up to snuff, A Better Routeplanner would often come in clutch for EV road trips. Rivian, seeing an advantage, […]

Every year, our friends over at Cars.com release a list of vehicles that are the most made in the United States. The list is comprised of not just manufacturing location, but parts sourcing and employment. The top 10 list this year is full of EVs, and it will only likely grow as more and more […]