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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 ...

Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

Mickey Vernon

If that tool were to leak or be sold online—Rodriguez himself says he doesn’t plan to publish his—he says anyone ...

Wayve’s AI Self-Driving System Is Here to Drive Like a Human and Take On Waymo and Tesla

Wayve’s AI Self-Driving System Is Here to Drive Like a Human and Take On Waymo and Tesla

Mickey Vernon

As I arrive, he’s laying out an impressive lunch spread of salads and carved ham and huge blocks of good ...

Mazda CEO Says U.S. Deserves A Two-Rotor Rotary Engine Because The MX-30’s Single Rotor Is Too Weak

Mazda CEO Says U.S. Deserves A Two-Rotor Rotary Engine Because The MX-30’s Single Rotor Is Too Weak

Ev Richard

Never forget the Mazda RX Vision conceptPhoto: Mazda Mazda’s famous rotary engine finally made its big return last year, but ...

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 ...

Kentucky Bill Would Potentially Crush Cars Seized From Street Racers

Kentucky Bill Would Potentially Crush Cars Seized From Street Racers

Ev Richard

If you’re tired of street racers ruining your sleep, putting others in danger and often facing few consequences while the ...

Cybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)

Cybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)

Mickey Vernon

A select number of all-electric Tesla Cybertrucks now have the ability to drive on US highways hands-free, after the automaker ...

Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work

Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work

Mickey Vernon

Today, the Biden administration announced a near-unprecedented 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, a move the White House said ...

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 ...