Below are 2023 LA Auto Show highlights from the companies that have the potential to make a difference, including Lucid, Hyundai/Kia, Chevrolet, and Toyota. A surprise was a roundtable on Chinese cars in Mexico. The biggest news and the only significant new vehicle unveiling from my perspective was the unveiling … [continued]
The Magna-built Fisker Ocean SUV will have batteries from CATL thanks to this long-term deal.
Kia will unveil its EV 9 concept in Los Angeles next week.
The Los Angeles Auto Show announced in September that it would hold an inaugural awards program called THE ZEVAS this year. That stands for The LA Auto Show Zero-Emission Vehicle Awards. THE ZEVAS pays homage to the latest in zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) that are either available on the market now … [continued]
Like nearly every other mainstream concept these days, the Hyundai Vision T features a high degree of electrification. In this case, the car is built around a plug-in hybrid powertrain that, according to the press release, “indicat(es) its eco-lifestyle focus and inherent balance with the environment in which it is driven.”
Auto’s top executives have a long history of downplaying Tesla. But the tide may be turning. With the impressive success of Tesla’s Model 3, top execs are beginning to show the Silicon Valley automaker some long-deserved respect.
Rivian took the Los Angeles Auto Show by storm for the reveal of its fully electric truck and SUV. Both are based on the same skateboard-style electric chassis, which will be available with three different battery sizes for a maximum range of 400+ miles per charge in the largest configuration.
The 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show is over and leaves us with a few questions, observations, and trends to report back. In this first part, we take a look at startups and how they go head to head against more established carmakers, as well as the difference between the media days and public days. In part 2, we will look more closely at traditional carmakers.
Rivian rolled into Los Angeles in grand style with not one, but two, new fully electric vehicles that have been crafted to bring sport and utility into the world of electric vehicles.
The 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show 2018 shows a new face, new trends, and that electric vehicles (EV) are here to stay — despite a fairly low turnout.
