Here’s Which New Vehicles Data Shows Are Most Likely To Run For Over 250,000 Miles

These are the true long-term runners in the U.S., with the overall longevity list dominated by Japanese brands, and trucks commanded by the domestics.

Kia’s electric van lineup is getting more interesting with reveal of PV7
Kia’s electric van lineup is getting more interesting with reveal of PV7

You may not know it, but minivans are making a comeback in the US. Look around, and you’ll start to notice an uptick in these breadboxes on wheels. Sales were up 21 percent in 2025, suggesting that the humble minivan is shaking off its “uncool” stigma and finding new fans among an SUV-weary public. I’m […]

Now Light’s minimalist phone can easily call an Uber
Now Light’s minimalist phone can easily call an Uber

More than a decade after its Kickstarter proposed a “cell phone designed to be used as little as possible,” Light is adding a direct connection to Uber and Lyft with a new Rideshare tool. For owners of either the Light Phone III or the upcoming Light Flip, they can use it to find pick up […]

New Volvo XC60 Takes On Super Hybrids With 124 Miles Of Electric Range

The new Volvo XC60 promises 124 miles of electric range and new safety technology. Can this bestselling SUV stay ahead as rival Chinese super hybrids raise the stakes?

Want To Buy A Tesla Cybercab? The Economics Should Scare You

Tesla will control all aspects of operation and control all flow of money, so they have little motive to pay owners more than “barely enough” — if even that. See the Math

GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay
GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay

General Motors is polishing up the software experience in its bestselling trucks in an effort to reduce the amount of dangerous tapping and swiping that’s required to access the most-used controls. It’s also giving Apple CarPlay and Android Auto spiffy new picture-in-picture displays – which is notable given GM’s previously stated hostility to phone mirroring […]

Volvo’s plug-in hybrid XC60 and XC90 can really go the distance
Volvo’s plug-in hybrid XC60 and XC90 can really go the distance

Most plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) today get an average of around 30-50 miles of battery-only range: decent, but not mind-blowing. With hybrid sales dominating the market today, Volvo is out to prove that its PHEVs can push the limits of what’s possible. Today, the Swedish automaker revealed the updated PHEV versions of its popular […]

Volkswagen’s crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate

Volkswagen’s new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air.

Waymo opens robotaxi service in Las Vegas

Las Vegas will be Waymo’s 15th commercial robotaxi market.

Volkswagen’s slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records
Volkswagen’s slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records

No, that’s not a Tesla Cybercab. That’s Volkswagen’s Mission Efficiency, the world’s slipperiest electric vehicle. The near-production 2+2 seat electric coupe prototype was built on VW’s MEB+ platform, incorporating front-wheel drive components from the upcoming ID. Polo and ID. Cross models. True to its name, the mission of Mission Efficiency is to break records. With […]