The race to decarbonize passenger cars and light-duty trucks in the U.S. is accelerating. Battery electric vehicles accounted for almost 6% of all new vehicle sales in 2022, up from close to 3% in 2021, and demand is outstripping supply, even as manufacturers roll out new models and designs. The Biden administration is spending billions of dollars to build out EV charging networks and providing incentives for purchasing new and used EVs.

At the end of 2022, Mercedes-Benz AG reported that it doubled its sales of battery-electric cars, with a growth of 124%, this is the sale of 117,800 units in 2022 against 52,500 units in 2021 worldwide. After the opening of the first green car dealership in the Mexican southeast, Mercedes-Benz Mexico estimates that the sale of 100% electric vehicles will make up around 20% of new car sales by 2023.

EVer wonder what a Mercedes would be like running on AA batteries?

A Tesla buyer who has yet to receive his car said the company reduced the cost of his order by about $12,000 after he complained about missing out on big price cuts. The man, who asked to not be named for privacy concerns but whose identity is known to Insider, ordered his Tesla Model Y last July for $72,440.

Automaker BMW unveiled a pair of concept cars under the name BMW i Vision Dee during its CES 2023 event. The cars interact with drivers through color-changing panels and a front display that creates something like facial expressions.

Major security flaws have been found in Mercedes, Ferrari, and other top luxury cars which could have allowed threat actors to steal the owners’ personally identifiable information, track their vehicles, and in some cases - even unlock and start the cars. Almost two-dozen car brands were affected by the flaws, including top brands such as BMW, Roll Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover, Ford, KIA, Honda, Infiniti, Nissan, Acura, Hyundai, Toyota, and Genesis.

The demand for EVs has not gone away, but the demand for Teslas has. Even after slashing prices and offering discounts for the first time, Tesla could not meet its sales targets and now has excess inventory. Other automakers, like Ford, are raising prices and are unable to meet customer demand.

Toyota is developing a manual transmission that it hopes to use in future electric cars, with the intention of making EVs more engaging to drive. The project’s under the remit of Lexus, who will take a leading role in the development of all Toyota’s high performance electric cars moving forward.

Remember the hydrogen-powered Hyperion XP-1 which made headlines in August 2020 with its impressive specs? Well, the first model from the California-based startup made its public debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, still looking like a vehicle built by an alien civilization.

Mercedes is the latest manufacturer to lock auto features behind a subscription fee, with an upcoming “Acceleration Increase” add-on that lets drivers pay to access motor performance their vehicle is already capable of. The $1,200 yearly subscription improves performance by boosting output from the motors by 20–24 percent, increasing torque, and shaving around 0.8 to 0.9 seconds off 0–60 mph acceleration when in Dynamic drive mode (via The Drive).

Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Thursday the U.S. Treasury Department should limit the definition of a "foreign entity of concern" to ensure more electric vehicles can qualify for up to $7,500 in consumer tax credits. In August, Congress passed the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) legislation to restructure EV tax credits and, will, in the coming years, bar credits if any EV battery components were manufactured or assembled by a "foreign entity of concern" or if batteries contain critical minerals extracted, processed, or recycled by a foreign entity of concern.

If Volkswagen were in a committed relationship, it would never completely remove Tinder anyway. Volkswagen stated several times that they saw a future exclusively with battery cars, but behind the scenes the brand does not dare to commit itself completely. It turns out that they have even quietly filed a patent for a hydrogen car that can drive 2,000 kilometers on a single tank.

A nationally representative survey of 8,027 Americans shows that across all racial demographics, overall interest in purchasing electric vehicles is high. Among those surveyed, 33% of white respondents, 38% of Black respondents, 43% of Latinos and 52% of Asian Americans say they would “definitely” or “seriously consider” purchasing or leasing an EV as their next vehicle.

The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the U.S.

Headlights on new US cars may soon leap forward thanks to a little-noticed regulation that took effect in February, allowing cars on American roads to use lights that intelligently adapt their beam brightness and shape in ways that will utterly change our expectations of headlights. It's a change the insurance companies, safety advocates and I have been eagerly awaiting.

A Tesla owner has revealed that when he was locked out of his high tech car, he was told he'd have to fork out $26,000 for a new battery. Mario Zelaya, from Canada, took to TikTok to explain the situation, slamming his $140,000 Tesla vehicle as a 'piece of trash' after the car automatically locked itself when the battery died.

Value brand Dacia has unveiled its Manifesto concept. The rugged, two-seat off-road buggy previews the brand's future as it reinvents itself for the next chapter in its history. While the Dacia Manifesto won't become a production car, the tech and solutions on board will influence features that we'll potentially see on future models. New cars like the next Duster SUV coming in 2024 and the Bigster family SUV due in 2025 seem likely candidates.

A global insurance company is taking heat for staging a battery fire during a crash test of a Tesla sedan. The insurance firm Axa was claiming to demonstrate how electric cars can quickly erupt into a dangerous blaze after an accident. But it wasn't the Tesla's battery that caught fire. In fact, Axa had removed the vehicle's battery ahead of the late August demo, the Paris-based company later said.

Dodge will discontinue its gas-powered Challenger and Charger muscle cars at the end of next year, marking the end of an era for the brand as it starts to transition to electric vehicles.

BMW and Toyota plan to sell jointly-created fuel cell cars starting in 2025..