2027 Chevy Bolt, Rare Sub-$30K EV, Arrives In Volume At Dealers

The 2027 Chevy Bolt, sporting a sub-$30,000 price tag, is arriving in volume at dealers. Along with Equinox EV, General Motors now has two low-cost EVs on the market.

Waymo Gets Shy As Scaling Creates More Incidents; Plus Key New Details

I examine if Waymo is becoming less transparent and why, and how transparent they should be. Plus several key new details on the blackout, school buses and schoolchild.

2026 F1 Season Begins With A Cloud For Aston Martin, Honda

Aston Martin, a brand associated with James Bond, is off to a slow start for the 2026 F1 season

BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging.’ But there’s a catch.

The Chinese automaker’s new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up.

United Airlines can permanently ban passengers who don’t wear headphones
United Airlines can permanently ban passengers who don’t wear headphones

United Airlines has updated its “Contract of Carriage” to include a line that requires passengers to wear headphones while listening to audio and video content on flights, CBS News reports. Under the updated contract, United can “refuse transport on a permanent or temporary basis” to passengers who don’t follow a list of rules, which now […]

Rivian is betting its future on one of the fastest EV launches in US history

If Rivian reaches its R2 sales target in 2026, it will be one of the fastest ramp-ups ever of a new EV in the United States.

The world’s biggest automaker has one of the dirtiest supply chains: report
The world’s biggest automaker has one of the dirtiest supply chains: report

Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eliminate carbon emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from their supply chains. Toyota, meanwhile, lurks near the bottom of the list, underscoring the persistent difficulty in getting the world’s largest car company […]

Scout’s Chief Digs In On Direct Sales

Scout Motors president and CEO Scott Keogh weighs in on plans to sell direct to consumers and lays out the case for the brand’s electrified pickup and SUV.

You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires
You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires

In 1987’s The Living Daylights, James Bond presses a dashboard button to activate retractable tire studs, giving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage he’s driving more traction on a frozen lake. That tire technology is no longer limited to the movies. Later this year, Finnish tire brand Nokian is planning to launch a new snow tire […]