500-Mile Electric Cars, Tim Walz Is A Car Guy And Mercedes Naming Conventions In This Week’s News Roundup

500-Mile Electric Cars, Tim Walz Is A Car Guy And Mercedes Naming Conventions In This Week’s News Roundup

Photo: Volvo The Volvo EX90 is a ridiculously comfortable, quiet and luxurious electric vehicle, but what if you aren’t quite ready to go fully electric? Well, that’s where the XC90 comes in. It’s been refreshed with new styling and a new infotainment system, and while those changes aren’t exactly revolutionary, they should make the XC90 … Read more

Here Is Every Automaker With Scaled-Back EV Plans So Far

Here Is Every Automaker With Scaled-Back EV Plans So Far

2025 Porsche TaycanImage: Porsche Porsche has seen great success with its EVs, but it’s now rethinking things as well. The automaker originally planned for more than 80 percent of its new-vehicle sales to be fully electric in 2030. Now Porsche is leaving EV success up to consumer demand, giving a statement to Auto News that … Read more

Fisker Fire Sale And Amazon Electric Delivery Vans On Literally On Fire In This Week’s News Roundup

Fisker Fire Sale And Amazon Electric Delivery Vans On Literally On Fire In This Week’s News Roundup

Photo: Amber DaSilva / Jalopnik Update July 2, 2024, 1:20 PM: Volvo reached out to Jalopnik to clarify that, while some customers have returned vehicles for a refund, the EX30 remains on sale in the UK. A company representative stated: “The EX30 continues to be sold in the UK and with more than 4,500 already … Read more

Americans Bought More Than 40,000 Cars That Were Built In China In The First Half Of 2024

Americans Bought More Than 40,000 Cars That Were Built In China In The First Half Of 2024

Photo: Lincoln For years now automakers, politicians and car enthusiasts alike have been ranting about how Chinese automakers are coming to ruin our country and the auto industry as a whole. While we have yet to see any Chinese companies enter the U.S. market and start selling cars here, a handful of existing brands have … Read more

Unearthed Sketches Reveal An Off-Roader Volvo Almost Built In The 1970s

Unearthed Sketches Reveal An Off-Roader Volvo Almost Built In The 1970s

Illustration: Volvo Since the company’s founding in 1927, Volvo has become renowned for its practical, safe and stylish utility vehicles. While best known for its wagons, Volvo has produced all manner of hatchbacks, delivery vehicles, crossovers and even a new electric van. Volvo’s first SUV, the XC90, made its debut in 2002, but newly released … Read more