Tag: Range
Tesla fined $2.2 million in South Korea for exaggerating driving range of EVs
SEOUL — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla Inc for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range of its electric vehicles (EVs) in low temperatures. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said that Tesla had exaggerated the “driving ranges of its
2023 Rivian R1T and R1S add range; quad-motor Max pack gets further away
Rivian recently sent owners an over-the-air update for the 2023 R1T pickup and R1S SUV with wintertime convenience features like a Snow Mode and remote window defrosting. We don’t have the full tech details, but there could have been some powertrain efficiency measures included, too. The EPA published energy efficiency figures for the pickup and
2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron and SQ8 E-Tron First Drive: New name, better range and more fun
LANZAROTE, Canary Islands — The 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron is entering into a vastly different electric world today than when it went on sale as the E-Tron in 2019. Buyers have more luxury EVs to choose from than ever, with the BMW iX, Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV and Rivian R1S among others here to join Audi
Euro-market Volvo C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge add efficiency, range
Volvo’s tweaked the powertrain specs for the C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge in Europe in both front- and all-wheel-drive trims. (We don’t get the FWD versions here, only the AWD models.) First reported by CarsUK as a rumor, Autocar dug into the details after the new models hit some EU configurators. The big change there
Zenvo TSR-GT ends the TSR range with a 263-mph top speed
The Danes aren’t known for being flashy, which helps explain how Danish supercar maker Zenvo has been building and selling 1,000-horsepower, million-dollar coupes since the ST1 in 2008. Zenvo introduced the latest evolution of its single product in 2016, the TSR. Next year, the TSR will be replaced by an all-new model, so the company
2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron revealed as E-Tron refresh with more range, new styling
It’s been four years since we first drove the Audi E-Tron, and today Audi’s electric SUV is getting both its first major refresh and a name change to go with it. Goodbye, E-Tron, and hello 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron. The name change arrives to bring the E-Tron in line with the electric Audi lineup now
2024 GMC Sierra EV revealed with 754 horsepower, 400 miles of range
This is the 2024 GMC Sierra EV in all its Denali Edition 1 glory. You probably knew this was coming. After all, when Chevrolet debuts a new pickup, the GMC version of said truck is typically quick to follow. That’s exactly the case here yet again as the Sierra EV follows the somewhat recent debut
2023 Range Rover Sport First Drive Review: Prince Charming
land-rover range-rover-sport Full Overview I’ve never cared for Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport. The first generation, launched in 2004 as a 2005 model and code-named L320, was little more than a rebodied Land Rover Discovery. I get the decision to build the thing—amortize the costs of developing the chassis with two vehicles, as well as