The Tesla Model Y's Octovalve And Cooling System Manifolds Are Simply Amazing

Automotive benchmarking company has been tearing into a for a number of weeks now, and perhaps the company’s most intriguing discovery is the amazing cooling system consisting of an “Octovalve” hooked to a fascinating coolant manifold that interfaces with a ridiculously complex refrigerant manifold. Just look at this thing...

Apr 22, 2026

Electric Cars Are More Green Than Ever As Coal Declines

I think we can all agree that pretty much everything sucks right now, and it’s very rare to see even a small bit of good news. That’s why I got so excited to see a little bit of that good news come across my desk this morning. In the...

Apr 22, 2026

More Cars Should Abandon Infotainment Screens For A Nice Smartphone Mount

If you read about the , you might also just be realizing Datsun is (was) still around as a low-budget brand outside the U.S. One way it was keeping prices down: Omitting center-console screens for simple phone mounts. That seems like something more cars could adopt across the board....

Apr 22, 2026

Tesla May Debut Secret Cheaper Long-Range EV Batteries Later This Month

may be looking at itself less like an automaker and more like a power company if plans to introduce a new, lower-cost long-range EV battery that can be easily recycled later this month work out. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been teasing big battery news for later this month...

Apr 22, 2026

Why Tesla Is So Interested In 'Cell-To-Pack' Batteries

Tesla has been hinting at some revolutionary new battery technology for a few months now, and that the goals are to create a that can finally make EVs on par with the cost of building ICE vehicles. There are lots of elements to what will make this possible, but...

Apr 22, 2026

It's Time For Volkswagen To Build An Electric XL1

Back in 2013 when the Volkswagen XL1 went into limited production, it was a futuristic and exciting proposal. This low-slung hyper-efficient machine was intended as a marketing exercise to continue VW’s greenwashing of “clean diesel” technology. We all know how that turned out, but what it did do was...

Apr 22, 2026

This British Startup May Have Solved Urban EV Charging

The problems with driving an electric car, if you live in an urban center, pretty much stem from . Right now most EV charging is done at home, in a driveway or inside a garage, which is hard to come by in urban environments. The reverse of that is...

Apr 22, 2026

Next-Gen Kia Stinger May Be One Of 11 New Electric Kias

The is, without a doubt, the most exciting car in Kia’s lineup. It feels like a sports car, looks like a sports car, and importantly has the name of a sports car. And that may be enough to force it to evolve into a fully electric car, according to...

Apr 22, 2026

You Can Technically Charge A Tesla Model X With Human Power

In 2020 we’re all looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment, and one big way to do that is to generate clean emissions-free electricity. Whether it be solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, or wind, the renewable and clean energy movement is gaining momentum. What about good old fashioned...

Apr 22, 2026

Ford Cop Cars Can Now Heat Interiors To Over 133 Degrees To Kill Coronavirus

announced new software Wednesday that will allow police to kill “99.9 percent of viruses” that may be hiding on surfaces in 2013-2019 Ford Police Interceptor SUVs. The software is already in use in some police precincts and is available for all current-generation vehicles. Ford got the idea from New...

Apr 22, 2026

Volkswagen Could Face Billions In New Fines Over Dieselgate

Hey, remember ? The zombie Volkswagen emissions scandal that started approximately three hundred lifetimes ago in 2015? VW apparently isn’t done feeling the ill effects of its bid to trick customers and regulators into thinking its diesel engines were less polluting than they actually were. A new court ruling...

Apr 22, 2026

Indianapolis Is Scrapping Dozens Of Pininfarina-Designed EV Hatchbacks When It Should Have Sold Them To Me Instead

Blue Indy was a car sharing program in Indianapolis, Ind. which operated for almost five years, securing around 11,000 users and generating around 180,000 rides. Now Blue Indy is dead, and many of its unique Pininfarina-designed Bolloré BlueCar units are sitting in junkyards waiting to be scrapped. Why scrap...

Apr 22, 2026

Toyota Still Thinks Hydrogen Fuel Cells Are The Future

Toyota’s . A new joint venture with five companies in China means it’s digging in even deeper. The venture, for now, is pretty modest, reports. But it is the continuation of development of a still-interesting corner of the alternative fuel world. It’s one that increasingly has me thinking battery...

Apr 22, 2026

Think Twice About Those 'Discounted' Tesla Horsepower Hacks

Many people see automotive electrification as an open door for quick and easy performance and platform hacks and upgrades, possibly just done at home. While we’re currently in the wild west of this sort of performance hacking, just keep in mind that isn’t going to put up with it...

Apr 22, 2026

Tesla Model S Long Range Plus Achieves Surprise 402-Mile EPA Range

CEO announced today the company is the first automaker to break the impressive 400-mile production electric vehicle benchmark. It wasn’t some all-new car, but instead with the Tesla Model S Long Range Plus you can buy yourself right now. Apparently whatever issue they had getting to 400 last month...

Apr 22, 2026