Bengt Halvorson
Editor | LinkedInBengt Halvorson is an editor at WardsAuto based in Portland, Oregon.
Originally from Michigan, Halvorson has been tracking the transformation of the auto industry and unpacking mobility tech for several decades. In recent years he has focused on EVs as a senior editor at Car and Driver and editor-in-chief of Green Car Reports. Halvorson has an applied physics and engineering background, and earlier in his career he helped provide analysis on hybrid powertrains and environmental impact, followed collector-car prices at Sports Car Market, and served editorial roles at Automobile Magazine, and Autocar.
Halvorson is a juror for the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards, has provided industry insight for Autoline, CBS News, Kiplinger, and Fox News, and has had bylines in a range of other outlets including Motor Trend, Forbes, Time, and U.S. News & World Report. He started a recurring EV-focused event called Drive Revolution and has led panels on the related technology shift at conferences including AutoMobili-D and EV Roadmap.
11 articles by Bengt Halvorson
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Justice Department sues to block California clean cars rules
March 17, 2026 -
Lucid reveals Lunar robotaxi concept, previews Cosmos and Earth
March 16, 2026 -
Honda cancels 0 Series EVs amid “extremely challenging” financials
March 13, 2026 -
Ford scrapped cost-cutting norms to create its $30,000 EV
March 5, 2026 -
Lucid will protect margins as it reaches further into mass market
Feb. 25, 2026 -
MicroVision buys assets of troubled lidar maker Luminar for $33M
Feb. 24, 2026 -
7 reactions: Auto industry takes on Supreme Court tariff ruling
Feb. 24, 2026 -
Stellantis takes $26B write-down over EVs, sells stake in battery JV for $100
Feb. 20, 2026 -
Honda took a $1.7B write-off on EVs, now it’s restructuring for them
Feb. 17, 2026 -
Trump’s EPA scraps greenhouse gas emissions standards
Feb. 13, 2026 -
Subaru takes a $233M loss, points to tariffs
Feb. 10, 2026
