GM is flooding dealers with Bolt EVs – is that part of the plan?
GM is flooding dealers with Bolt EVs – is that part of the plan?

GM raised plenty of eyebrows when it announced that its resurrected 2027 Chevrolet Bolt – one of the lowest-priced, most capable new EVs in North America – would only be built for a single model year. Despite the limited-time offer and solid sales, dea…

Chevy built an all-American EV truck — why is nobody buying it?

The Chevy Silverado EV is a solid first draft of an EV pickup truck. Here’s what could make it better.

Ferrari replaces marketing chief after Luce EV launch backlash
Ferrari replaces marketing chief after Luce EV launch backlash

Ferrari has replaced its long-serving chief marketing and commercial officer, Enrico Galliera, just weeks after the rocky debut of the Luce, the automaker’s first electric car.
The company named former BMW Italy boss Massimiliano Di Silvestre as Gallie…

Rivian lays off hundreds, under 2% of staff, a week after R2 launch
Rivian lays off hundreds, under 2% of staff, a week after R2 launch

Rivian laid off hundreds of workers on Tuesday, or less than 2% of its workforce, just one week after it began deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV.
The electric automaker confirmed the cuts hit its service and customer teams, which include sales and…

New Chevy Spark EUV is officially the best selling electric SUV in Brazil
New Chevy Spark EUV is officially the best selling electric SUV in Brazil

Chevy resurrected Spark EUV nameplate with the launch of the all-new, affordable Chevy Spark EUV for 2026, with the hopes that its new, 220-mile range EV would be a “game changer” that helps accelerate the company’s EV transition in developing markets …

Honda shelves $11B Canada EV factory as its electric retreat deepens
Honda shelves $11B Canada EV factory as its electric retreat deepens

Honda is shelving its massive C$15 billion ($11 billion) EV and battery manufacturing hub in Ontario, Canada, according to a new report from Nikkei. The move escalates what was initially framed as a temporary pause into what increasingly looks like an …

Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV record
Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV record

Ford Racing’s new Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just became the quickest electric car on the planet, running a 6.87-second quarter mile at 221 mph at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte this weekend.

The run demolished Ford’s own previous EV record — a …

GM suspends next-gen electric truck indefinitely as it retreats to gas
GM suspends next-gen electric truck indefinitely as it retreats to gas

General Motors has indefinitely suspended plans to refresh its full-size electric truck and SUV lineup, putting the future of the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Hummer EV, and Cadillac Escalade IQ in limbo beyond the current generation.

The …

RAM 3500 driver switches to a Silverado EV, and the fuel savings are SHOCKING
RAM 3500 driver switches to a Silverado EV, and the fuel savings are SHOCKING

How much can drivers really save by trading their ICE truck for an EV? One driver parked his trusty 2023 RAM 3500 diesel and drove a new 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV for a few days — and his real-world fuel savings are impossible to ignore.

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GM idles Factory Zero again, lays off 1,300 EV workers for a month
GM idles Factory Zero again, lays off 1,300 EV workers for a month

General Motors has shut down production at Factory Zero in Detroit for the second time in less than three months, temporarily laying off 1,300 workers. The plant won’t restart until mid-April.

The idling, which began on March 16, marks the latest in…