All articles from May 2026
The ZR1X makes 1,250 horsepower and was supposed to be America's fastest production car in a straight line. The triple-motor Sapphire disagrees. Four runs, four wins, from both a dig and a rolling start.
The iX3 has the bigger battery, faster charging, and better driver-assistance tech. The GLC EQ has S-Class air suspension and acoustic windows. Both are around 90,000 euros. The winner depends on where you drive.
The Ioniq 9 Calligraphy folds its third row flat, charges at 350 kW, and offers captain's chairs with massage and cooling in the second row. It also drives better than any three-row EV has a right to at this price.
The Cosmos, Earth, and Lunar concept share 95 percent of the same architecture. The engineer responsible for cost explains how Lucid's efficiency advantage makes the math work across all three, and what the Atlas drive unit unlocks.
Over 8,000 miles through four seasons, the Renault 5 Electric held up. The 52 kWh battery managed at least 170 miles even in winter. The gear selector still trips people up. The verdict: buy one.
The Lucid Air Sapphire beat a 1,250-horsepower Corvette four times in a row. Lucid is also planning a $50K SUV on the same platform. Meanwhile, three separate reviews ask whether electric cars are ready for everyone else.
The iX3 carries a 108 kWh battery and 400 kW charging. The GLC offers a more lavish interior with massage seats and a panoramic roof as standard. Both cost nearly the same. The verdict is not as simple as the range gap suggests.
A year of real commutes, Michigan winters, and 40,000 miles reveals the gap between 108 MPGe on the sticker and 41 MPG in practice. The car held up. The powertrain philosophy is harder to live with.
A five-seat electric Ferrari with near-300-mile range, Jony Ive design touches, and $600,000 pricing lands to near-universal criticism. Ferrari's stock fell 5% the same day. The former CEO called for the prancing horse to be removed.
Adventure Pilot, a community-built branch of Comma AI, unlocks steering angles and low-speed turn capability that Rivian never delivered. The install takes minutes. The gap it fills has been open for years.
VPP programmes in 35 states pay homeowners hundreds to over $1,000 a year to let utilities draw from home batteries during grid peaks. EV participation could extend that support window from two hours to four.
Rivian Gen 1 owners got their driver assistance from hobbyists. Niro PHEV buyers discovered the real efficiency numbers a year in. VPP owners are getting paid back. Today's thread: what happens after you sign the paperwork.
The Ojai, co-developed with Zeekr and costing roughly half the I-PACE to produce, debuts Waymo's sixth-generation driver system as the company targets one million paid weekly rides by year-end.
Launch control returns 2.6 seconds to 100 km/h, but the handling impresses more than the raw numbers. Three power modes: 857 hp, push-to-pass at 1,000-plus, and 1,156 hp full attack.
The new ES merges ES and LS into a 5.14-meter sedan starting at $50,000. Outstanding interior quality and hybrid efficiency, but the 71-72 kWh EV battery is behind the competition.
ChargePoint and Eaton's new Express Solo delivers up to 600 kW across four ports and integrates battery storage without a separate inverter, but most sites need a full grid upgrade to use it.
A 10-pound panel that hangs from a balcony and plugs into any outlet can trim monthly electricity bills by 10-25%. Germany has 4 million installed. The US is finally catching up.
From Waymo's Ojai to a 600 kW charger to a $400 balcony panel, today's stories all hit the same wall: the technology is here. Getting power to it is the hard part.
