New Vehicle Reviews (Page 31)

Hirokazu Umeda, Panasonic's chief financial officer (CFO) just revealed that Tesla is asking them to accelerate development of 4680 battery cells by building a new plant in the US.

This week Torque News is reviewing the 2022 Toyota Sienna Hybrid Platinum trim and we are impressed by the treats it offers: heated front seats and steering wheel for all, 3 or 4 zone climate control, SmartKey, 8 to 10 airbags, USB, USB-C and HDMI ports, 12" screen in the ceiling, 6 to 12 JBL sound quality and 36 miles of fuel economy per gallon.

Thanks to the low voltage at which they work as compared to other ternary chemistries, LFP batteries offer better behavior during recharging, significantly increasing the life cycle.

The new 2022 Passport AWD Trailsport from Honda is a perfect execution of a trail-ready SUV. Here’s why we love the Trailsport trim.

Mazda's best-selling SUV the CX-5 is updated inside and out for a 2022 version that improves on some features over its predecessor.

In its 2021 impact report, Tesla announced that its closed-loop recycling system achieves a raw material recovery rate of 92%, maintaining the performance it announced last year when it made this process public.

In March 2022, 851,000 plug-in vehicles (electric cars and plug-in hybrids) were registered around the whole planet, which represented a 60% year-on-year increase. As a result, plug-in models reached a 15% market share (pure electrics alone made up 11%). Non-plug-in hybrids stayed at 832,000 units; in addition, they barely experienced a 1% growth.

In one recent review, the V6 engine change in the Toyota Tundra was blasted for not providing truck customers with the traditional V8 engine owners look for in a big truck that can handle a big payload. Here’s a 2nd opinion by a Toyota mechanic who walks viewers through his thoughts during an inspection of the new Tundra with an ownership perspective that could change minds.

Tesla plans to increase its properties in Germany through the purchase of a 247-acre (100 hectares) piece of land right next to Giga Berlin.

In a letter sent to the local government in Shanghai, Tesla thanked for the support provided and at the same time started talks about the future of the company in Chinese territory.

The more luxurious Lincoln is now also available in plug-in hybrid format. The new Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring has arrived in dealerships and impresses the driver in many ways.

Tesla's controversial decision to eliminate the portable chargers from the standard equipment of its electric cars led it to reduce the price of both the portable and the wall charger, which is now one of the cheapest on the market.

Here’s your chance to avoid paying too much for a popular make and model with this new listing of small cars, a range of SUVs, and trucks that although not the highest priced, still qualify as popular cars. Included in the listing are the expensive popular models to avoid and the less expensive popular models that are smarter car shopping alternative choices with some under-the-radar models easily missed.

We review the all-new Mazda CX-50 Turbo. If you thought this was simply the new CX-5, you are mistaken. Here’s what the CX-50 really is, and why Mazda created it.

Kia, via its sister company Hyundai, is ranked among the best automotive brands for its Lane Keep Assist features according to Consumer Reports. Kia uses the same or similar systems as Hyundai. Two of Kia’s best selling family vehicles, the Sorento and Telluride, offer a suite of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), but there are differences in feature availability between them. These models are often cross-shopped and safety feature availability/performance may be a key decision factor for some.

Tesla has been planning a strategy with batteries free of "complicated" raw materials, such as nickel or cobalt, for years now. In that sense, almost half of all new cars already have LFP batteries.

Tesla has finally started the development process of the Cyberquad, the electric ATV that should arrive next year along with the Tesla Cybertruck.

Here’s an in-depth review of the 2022 Toyota Supra by a Toyota mechanic who inspected and test drove one this past week and has this to say about some of its good and not so good points that could be a deal breaker for you.

Tesla has already opened two major new manufacturing centers, Giga Texas and Giga Berlin; both must accelerate their production in order to meet the expectation of 1.5 million Teslas produced in 2022.

Tesla's business is not limited to manufacturing amazing electric cars: it also sells stationary batteries, both to homes and industries, as well as solar photovoltaic panels and tiles. But how much does Tesla actually earn from this business?

Tesla increased its turnover by 81%, in yet another quarter of record sales and deliveries of its Model 3, Model Y and S & X electric models.

Thanks to the sustainable energy focused YouTube channel Now You Know hosted by father and son duo Zac & Jesse, we get a glimpse of how the Model X fairs against the Rivian R1T in a quarter-mile race.

We test and review the new 2022 BMW 220i coupe and find it sharp in more ways than one.

Elon Musk says when you consider all new things created by Tesla and are not made by other automakers, Tesla is actually more than a dozen startups in one. Here are all the different startups included in the Tesla umbrella.

Tesla and Volkswagen are ready to continue manufacturing electric cars on their Chinese production lines after the mandatory break due to the latest COVID-19 confinements in Shanghai.

We test the 2022 Chevy Equinox and find out why it is so popular.

Tesla's China factory with the entire city of Shanghai is currently under lockdown due to a surge in COVID cases. The factory has now been shut down for 3 weeks and in that time Tesla has lost over $2.5 billion in sales.

One distinguishing feature of the Tesla Model 3 & Y is that the vehicles only come with a single screen for the entire vehicle. However, this might be about to change after a teardown of the vehicles' MCU revealed a currently not in use connector dubbed "2nd display".

As per the latest information available, from now on the leasing of all Tesla models will not allow their purchase at the end of the contract. In the midst of a situation in which the delay in deliveries and the price increase of new vehicles has led to a steady revaluation of second-hand markets, Tesla has decided to change its policy in the leasing contracts for customers in the US.

During the Giga Texas opening event Elon Musk stated that the new Tesla Roadster would rise from the projects put in the fridge, and that it would finally arrive on the market in 2023; an almost traditional announcement that is made at each Tesla event ever since the first presentation of the sports car.