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5 years after the unveiling, Tesla is set to begin delivering the company's all-electric class 8 truck on December first. However, only days out until the start of deliveries, Tesla's head of Investor Relations, Martin Veicha says he "didn't believe it's possible to make a 500 mile, fully loaded Class 8 truck."

I’ve written up several predictions of which automotive brands will round out the top 5 plug-in electric sales spots (behind 1st place Tesla). Now that we are near the end of another year, we can pretty well see how those predictions turned out, but what does next year have in store for the U.S. plug-in electric vehicle market? Will the same 5 brands retain their lead spots next year too, or will we start to see some shifts?

Since its unveiling back in 2019, Tesla has made several changes to the Cybertruck design. And today, thanks to a video of a new Cybertruck prototype that surfaced online, we can see all the final changes Tesla has made to the Cybertruck before the start of production.

Tesla has decided to open the floodgates and allow any Tesla owner in North America who purchased the full self-driving option to download FSD Beta. Now hundreds of thousands of Tesla owners will have one more thing to be grateful for on thanksgiving.

The next electric vehicle (EV) Kia will launch in the U.S. will be the mid-sized EV9 SUV, which should go on sale in the latter half of 2023. But Kia is planning to launch other new EVs in the next 4 years too. What kinds of EVs should we expect to see from Kia over the next 4 years?

Citing a conversation that Elon Musk had with the South Korean president, today Reuters came out with a report claiming that Tesla has picked the east Asian country as one of its top candidates for the EV maker's next gigafactory. This new sent Tesla share surging rising by 8% in a single trading day.

The other day I shared a nice lunch and conversation with an older stranger at a winery. We talked about wine, the stories behind each bottle and label, and after a while the conversation turned to electrified vehicles. He was very interested to hear about my experiences and thoughts as he was considering purchasing his first EV or plug-in hybrid for himself, or possibly for his wife.

Tesla China has reached a new domestic delivery record selling 55,100 vehicles between October 1 and November 21. This number significantly outperforms the previous record for a similar timeframe which stood at 43,000 vehicles.

The X-Pro trim of the 2023 Kia Telluride has six specific features that make it stand apart from the three-row crossover crowd when it comes to winter adventures.

For years Tesla owners have been asking Elon Musk to bring Apple Music to the company's vehicles. And today their pleas have been answered as Model S with developer software on display at the Peterson Automotive Museum has been spotted with Apple Music installed.

Tesla is currently in the initial stages of rolling out FSD Beta V11 which is the company's next iteration of autopilot software. FSD Beta V11 is expected to bring vector spaces and use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. Currently, we have yet to see FSD Beta V11 out in the world however, until then we have gotten V11's release note with a list of all the improvements coming with the new software.

According to an official statement by Tesla, the EV maker doesn't expect to begin Cybertruck mass production until mid-2023. However, today we got new insider leaks that suggest Tesla is planning to deliver 30 manually-built Cybertrucks in December.

Since November 2021 Tesla has opened the supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in 15 European countries. And today, the EV maker announced that it will be opening the supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in Italy.

Toyota’s all-new 2023 Prius stuns with across-the-board improvements.

The all-new 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is the top trim in the line. Here’s a list of some cars it is quicker than from 0-60 MPH.

Genesis has now shown off its latest concept electric sports car design. This time a convertible. This puts Genesis way ahead of Tesla in one critical EV market segment.

I find it interesting that one of the most highly regarded automotive publications in the world, Car and Driver, has essentially contradicted itself when it comes to its assessments of Kia’s two AWD plug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUVs: the Kia Sorento and Kia Sportage. The contradiction is right in the headlines for each: one has “zippy performance” and the other “needs more motor”. So which is it C&D?

Mazda’s newest model is being slowed by a lack of workers.

For the second time, testing proves that Mazda is the brand with the safest vehicles. This time it was a test of small cars in which Mazda was the highest-rated brand.

Last month, Kia and Hyundai achieved all-time record hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. While this news may be a sign of improved supply chains, specifically for automotive grade microchips, it also raises interesting questions about the effectiveness of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and raises doubt that the South Korean brands will continue to vie for leadership in the electric vehicle (EV) market space, in the near term.

Some of Tesla’s “Newest” models still haven’t arrived. Fans don’t seem to mind.

Honda’s new Pilot adds a lot of off-road capability for its new generation. Here are 7 ways Honda made the new Pilot better off-road.

Honda's new Pilot is many things, but "King of the Car Pool Lane" is a stretch.

Though inventory remains tight, deliveries prove that Honda is ahead of the curve when it comes to resolving the new-car inventory crisis.

Wrangler owners will be pleased to learn that Bestop is now offering official tops for Jeep Wranglers.

Mazda now has three similarly-sized two-row crossover SUVs. We make the case that the CX-30 is the best of the trio.

Many enthusiasts are signaling the end to low inventory and long lead times. Here’s the truth on where new car inventory and lead times are heading into the early winter of 2022.

Now a convicted felon, Nikola’s founder and former chairman may be in prison for 20 years. But we doubt it.

The American-made Honda Accord enters a new era. Here’s what Honda says we can look forward to.

We test the 2023 Cadillac XT5 SUV and discover that when fully-optioned the XT5 is a fine choice.