13+ min ago (1628+ words) If any vehicle has ever deserved to be called a "fuel-sipper," it's the Lynk & Co 08 plug-in hybrid. This new crossover from the hot-selling Chinese-European cousin of Volvo and Polestar'has a combustion engine that can power the wheels, but you'd barely know it. Its huge battery provides an impressive range, meaning the engine is off most of the time. When you finally run out of EV range, this PHEV supports DC fast charging, too, so you can get back on the road quickly without burning gas. Driving it last week proved that a (really) big-battery PHEV can work. It behaves like an EV most of the time, but still gives you peace of mind that you won't be stranded with a dead battery. I am not usually the biggest fan of plug-in hybrids'most PHEVs in Europe don't get plugged in as…...

20+ hour, 4+ min ago (1092+ words) Yet I often stop to wonder: "Who's asking for any of this stuff?" Sure, plenty of drivers are clamoring for some of those things, and to borrow an old Steve Jobs-ism, sometimes people don't know what they want until you show it to them. But'the average car on American roads is'now a record 14 years old, so leaps in technology made by the auto industry even recently can be lost on a lot of people.'And new cars are now more expensive than ever.'Put more simply: it's hard to know, or care, about in-car AI systems when you just need to get the kids to school on time.' This was on my mind recently when I got some seat time with the new 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. It is the furthest thing from cutting-edge. But the damn thing just works, and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (681+ words) When the Kia EV9 went on sale last year, it brought battery power and a healthy dose of gravitas to one of America's favorite vehicle segments: three-row SUVs. Its 300+ mile range, comfortable ride and a cavernous interior, along with competitive pricing, made it a finalist for last year's InsideEVs Breakthrough Awards." For model year 2026, Kia improved the EV9 even more with a factory-fitted Tesla-style North American Charging Standard (NACS) port for seamless access to Supercharger stations. With this update, Kia owners will have access to more than 21,500 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. That should practically eliminate any range anxiety owners may have on long road trips. With a week-long EV9 press loaner at my disposal, I headed to a Supercharger for a 10-80% charging test to find out if this update really makes it a better road-tripper than it already was." 2026 Kia EV9 Tesla Supercharger Even…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1213+ words) Sometimes in life, you can do everything right and still not come out on top. Take the Kia EV6, for example. It really deserves to be a bigger hit than it's been. Here's a competitively priced electric vehicle with around 300 miles of range, solid performance, striking looks, decent practicality, and some of the best fast-charging performance you can get under $100,000. Yet it hasn't exactly lit up the sales charts. Its mechanical cousin, the Hyundai Ioniq 5, went to more than twice as many homes in 2024 despite being essentially the same car; this year, it's down to a fourth of that. It's routinely smoked by the Ford Mustang Mach-E and General Motors' EVs, despite having many better specs, and don't even ask about how it does next to the Tesla Model Y." I've never been entirely sure why this is the case, though I…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (605+ words) It's a notable sign of progress that electric vehicles are becoming more than just expensive status symbols for wealthy buyers. As technology improves and battery costs go down, car shoppers everywhere are getting more and more reasonably priced EV options that won't break the bank." We're really seeing this trend in full effect in Europe and China, but even the United States is no slouch these days. Case in point: the Chevrolet Equinox EV and new Nissan Leaf. These are both solid choices if you want an EV with more than 300 miles of range for under $40,000, or even under $35,000, depending on their equipment. But which one is the best choice right now? Edmunds correspondent and friend of InsideEVs Emme Hall put both to the test in a recent video. And right away, she calls it: the Equinox EV is probably…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago (355+ words) Are potential buyers interested in the new electric Cayenne? Porsche seems to think so, pointing to the 110,000 completed configurations on its U.S. website in the first four days after the new EV was unveiled. One explanation for this potential interest could simply be that the new Cayenne configurator is a lot of fun to play around with. I know because I configured my own a few days ago, although I built my dream Cayenne EV on a European website, not the U.S. one, so my configuration didn't count toward this figure'you can see what resulted in the gallery below. Porsche notes that while the over 100,000 individual saved configurations won't translate to actual orders, it has registered 10,500 people who said they were interested in ordering a Cayenne EV. That's roughly half of the nameplate's 2024 sales figure, which totaled over 22,000 units while only being…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago (606+ words) A Tesla driver posted a video showing his concern about his Tesla only having 5% charge on a long-distance journey to Utah. Viewers debated over how certain it is that he will make his trip. On Nov. 23, a TikTok user (@300k.mile.tesla) shared in a video" that he had passed up a Tesla supercharger when he had 12%, and that he then had only 5%, while still 38 miles from his destination. "So this is what happens when you decide to skip a supercharger on a long trip, and you think you can make it," he said. "Let's see if I can." He shows his Tesla screen, which indicates he has 5% charge, with 31 miles and 37 minutes left on his trip. "So still have 37 [miles] to go," he said. "That number is most likely gonna go down. So I make it there with 4%, maybe 3%, but…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago (394+ words) American owners of the Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 9 will soon be able to use their electric cars as generators, enabling them to keep the lights on during grid outages or take advantage of peak and off-peak energy periods, saving some money along the way. The Hyundai Ioniq 9 will get V2H before the Kia EV6 The Kia EV9 three-row SUV already has V2H capability in the U.S., although it's worth noting that only a handful of installations have been made so far in California. To benefit from the feature, owners need additional hardware installed at their homes, and there's only one approved system so far, the Quasar 2 from Wallbox. Kia and Hyundai didn't say what hardware will be needed to get vehicle-to-home up and running for Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 9 owners, but seeing how all three EVs share the same E-GMP 800-volt electrical platform, it's likely…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago (384+ words) Last July, I leased a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV LT2. I got a stunning lease deal, leaving me conflicted about the car. I love my Blazer EV, but I wouldn't have paid its $52,000 sticker price. The good news is, I didn't, and you don't have to, either. Used Blazer EVs are shockingly cheap. The best price I've seen so far is $21,499 at used car retailer CarBravo, for a Radiant Red LT2 with 14,000 miles. But while that price is an outlier, it is exceedingly easy to find examples for under $25,000. Most of them have very few miles, and all appear to be in good condition. Of course, if you've been following the Blazer EV story, you may know why these are cheap. The Blazer got off to a rough start, with software problems that were bad enough to strand our own Kevin Williams. That…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago (357+ words) This is the Kia EV5 WKNDR concept, and I'm not going to lie'it's a looker. Revealed at the Guangzhou Auto Show in China, the rugged-looking electric SUV has all the right ingredients to capture a decent chunk of the American market, where it could go head-to-head with the upcoming Rivian R2. With that out of the way, one can dream that the boxy EV5 WKNDR concept will someday be on dealer lots across the country. With widened wheel arches, chunky off-road tires, a lift kit and a Land Rover Defender-style accessory plate on the left C-pillar, the adventure-ready SUV could be a hit among American buyers who occasionally wander off the beaten path in their daily drivers. A lot has changed inside, too. The Kia EV5 WKNDR (pronounced "Weekender) got a huge infotainment touchscreen that extends to the passenger side, a tiny digital instrument…...