automobiles

GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing

GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing

Mickey Vernon

Cruise robotaxis are back on the road … well, kind of. Though General Motors pulled the plug on its self-driving ...

China’s Electric Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hotspots

China’s Electric Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hotspots

Mickey Vernon

Xiaomi released its first EV model, the SU7, in early 2024. By the end of the year, foreign diplomats, investors, ...

Auto Shanghai 2025 Wasn’t Just a Car Show. It Was a Warning to the West

Auto Shanghai 2025 Wasn’t Just a Car Show. It Was a Warning to the West

Mickey Vernon

It has long been said that visiting China from the West is akin to landing in a parallel universe. Pick ...

The Electric Explorer’s Nightmare Launch Shows Everything Ford Gets Right and Wrong About EVs

The Electric Explorer’s Nightmare Launch Shows Everything Ford Gets Right and Wrong About EVs

Mickey Vernon

I asked Amko Leenart, director of design for Ford Europe, about why Ford used VW’s woeful controls in both the ...

Jaguar Type 00 EV: Price, Specs, Availability

Jaguar Type 00 EV: Price, Specs, Availability

Mickey Vernon

One of the many criticisms leveled at Jaguar in the firestorm ignited by its rebrand last month was that while ...

Cybertruck’s Many Recalls Make It Worse Than 91 Percent of All 2024 Vehicles

Cybertruck’s Many Recalls Make It Worse Than 91 Percent of All 2024 Vehicles

Mickey Vernon

And on this metric, the Cybertruck might be wanting. “Cars with ongoing recalls well after launch suggest a much higher ...

An Innovative EV Motor Used by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari Is Being Mass-Produced by Mercedes

An Innovative EV Motor Used by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari Is Being Mass-Produced by Mercedes

Mickey Vernon

Car enthusiasts mourn the commoditization of propulsion. Once petrolheads would have chosen a BMW for its sonorous straight-six or a ...