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Strong demand for the F-150 Lightning ahead of its launch next year has prompted Ford to increase the all-electric truck’s production output. Sources familiar with the matter revealed to Automotive News that the Blue Oval plans to spend another $850 million to increase production to more than 80,000 units in 2024. That’s double what was […]

The folks over at Ram Commercial just announced updates to the ProMaster lineup of vans, which includes new safety tech and more available options. It’s all well and good, but Ford is bringing an electric Transit to market this year. Where’s the electric ProMaster? It’s coming. While details are scant, the news release detailing the […]

More details have finally been released on the 2022 Mazda MX-30 EV, the Japanese brand’s first battery-electric vehicle in the United States. The most important one is the range and it appears the subcompact crossover will get an EPA rating of 100 miles per charge. That’s on the low end of the spectrum along with […]

At 101 years old, Harold Baggott has seen a lot during his life. He was born in 1920, around the same time as the automobile started to gain prominence. The first time he drove a car was when he was 10 in his family farm’s milkman delivery float using a Ford Model T. Baggott eventually […]

Prospective European customers of the Ford E-Transit, an all-electric version of the popular commercial van, have started trials to see how it integrates into their fleets. A total of 10 vans are being put into a series of real-world operations to evaluate their viability. These scenarios include postal, municipal, utility operations, and last-mile grocery deliveries […]

Dodge has risen as one of the important brands under the Stellantis umbrella and it will use electrification to amplify the performance of its vehicles. Before the production version of its first all-electric muscle car arrives in 2024, Dodge will preview it with a concept car next year. Speaking with Automotive News, Tim Kuniskis, CEO […]

The 2022 Polestar 2 has been announced with more range and a lower starting price. Quite possibly the biggest news is that the front-drive single-motor version is now available in the U.S. That gets you an EPA-estimated 265 miles of range on a single charge and 228 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque. Polestar says […]

There aren’t that many choices left for battery-electric vehicles made specifically for city or short-distance driving and commuting. With the Hyundai Ioniq Electric gone, your choices are down to the Nissan Leaf and the refreshed 2022 Mini Cooper SE. When it initially arrived, the all-electric Cooper S E was rated for 110 miles per charge […]

The 2022 Kia Sorento PHEV has been announced as the second electrified model in the lineup. Thanks to a larger battery and a more powerful electric motor, it gets more flexibility while offering more power and seating for six. Available in SX and SX Prestige grades, the Sorento PHEV sits at the top of the […]

The EPA has released the efficiency ratings for the 2022 Kia Sorento PHEV and we like what we’re seeing. In all-electric mode, the Sorento PHEV can travel up to 32 miles, meaning you can easily commute emissions-free, especially if you don’t live far from work. When driven as a hybrid, the EPA rates the Sorento […]