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Presenting Car and Drivers 2021 EV of the Year

Presenting Car and Drivers 2021 EV of the Year

view photos marc urbano car and driver if an automaker wanted to convert people from ev skeptics to ev evangelists, it's hard to imagine a better vehicle for the job than the ford mustang mach-e. it arrives in the familiar shape and size of the [...]

Would You Rather: 2021 EV of the Year Contenders

Would You Rather: 2021 EV of the Year Contenders

for our inaugural ev of the year test, we gathered 11 electric vehicles that are on sale today (sorry, no gmc hummer ev, bmw i4, or tesla cybertruck) and drove them thousands of miles and charged them for hundreds of hours to determine our winner. you can read all about car and driver's first ev of the ye [...]

GMs EV1 Electric Car Invented Many Technologies that are Commonplace on Todays EVs

GMs EV1 Electric Car Invented Many Technologies that are Commonplace on Todays EVs

view photos gm the general motors team that developed the pioneering ev1 electric car had to invent new technologies that are now commonplace on evs. among them: low-rolling-resistance tires, keyless ignition, a heat pump for hvac, and regenerative [...]

769-HP Lamborghini Aventador LP780-4 Ultimae Is a Farewell from a Classic

769-HP Lamborghini Aventador LP780-4 Ultimae Is a Farewell from a Classic

View Photos DIEGO VIGARANI/Lamborghini Launched in 2011, the Lamborghini Aventador hypercar has now reached the end of its production run and has announced the final V-12–powered edition, named Ultimae. The Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae is making [...]

2022 BMW 2-Series Coupe Is Bigger and More Powerful

2022 BMW 2-Series Coupe Is Bigger and More Powerful

view photos bmw the second-generation bmw 2-series is here in rear-wheel-drive 230i and all-wheel-drive m240i xdrive models. the 230i uses a 255-hp turbo four-cylinder engine, while the m240i is powered by a 382-hp turbocharged inline-six. they' [...]

2022 Lotus Emira Is Modern but with an Unmistakable Lotus Pedigree

2022 Lotus Emira Is Modern but with an Unmistakable Lotus Pedigree

view photos lotus the 2022 lotus emira will serve as replacement for both the elise and exige, becoming the specialist automaker's only sports-car line—and its last to have a internal-combustion engine.the emira will have a choice of two e [...]

Bentley Flying Spur Plug-In Hybrid Is Next Step toward Electrified Lineup

Bentley Flying Spur Plug-In Hybrid Is Next Step toward Electrified Lineup

view photos bentley bentley's bentayga hybrid is no longer the sole hybridized model in the lineup as the automaker moves closer to its pledge to go all-ev by 2030.the flying spur plug-in hybrid has a total of 536 horsepower and 553 pound-feet o [...]

Genesis G80 Luxury Sedan Will Spawn a Sport Variant with Rear-Wheel Steering

Genesis G80 Luxury Sedan Will Spawn a Sport Variant with Rear-Wheel Steering

Genesis Genesis will launch a performance-oriented Sport model of its G80 luxury car with unique styling cues.The G80 Sport will likely join the lineup as a 2022 model later this year.A rear-wheel-steering system on the Sport will enhance the luxury sedan's performance, [...]

NHTSA Tells Autonomous Tech Companies They Need to Report Crashes

NHTSA Tells Autonomous Tech Companies They Need to Report Crashes

gremlingetty images companies working on autonomous and driver assistance technologies did not need to report any incidents to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) about times when their vehicles did not work as advertised. now they do.for at least the n [...]