Powertrain

The refreshed ’22 Bolt hatchback is priced $5,000 lower than the previous model, while the all-new Bolt “EUV” compact ute will start at $33,995. Chevrolet also will cover standard installation of a Level 2 home charger for eligible customers.

Toyota will debut two battery-electric models and a plug-in hybrid in the U.S. market later this year. The automaker says a PHEV can be cleaner than a BEV, considering the “waste” of a BEV carrying around a heavier battery pack than it needs.

The third electric Audi production model draws heavily on the Porsche Taycan.

Stepping into the EV world requires assessing the cost of ownership, and a vehicle’s price and insurance rates are among the key factors to contemplate.

No existing combustion-engine road car comes close to matching the on-paper powertrain credentials and the torrent of torque that comes along with this spectacular $3 million Italian electric-powered all-wheel-drive hypercar.

“We don’t see ourselves as an auto company, but as a tech company designing (and making) vehicles,” says Arrival’s Chief Design Officer Jeremy Offer.

I’ve test driven a number of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in cold weather and the drop-off in driving range is significant.

GM President Mark Reuss notes during a CES 2021 conversation with author Malcom Gladwell that GM concluded about two years ago it didn’t want to spend another dollar in R&D “on things that carry two propulsion systems.”

The factory already builds the XC40 Recharge BEV, as well as plug-in hybrid versions of the XC40, and will launch production of a second BEV model later this year.