The EU recently made moves to properly check the safety of US pick-up trucks. Now the car industry is calling ‘daddy’ Trump for help. When a three tonne Ram pick-up collides with a VW Polo, the American truck always comes out on top. Europe’s auto lobby is working hard to … [continued]
As I was preparing the 1st quarter 2026 US EV sales report, one more thing jumped out at me that I wanted to highlight before working on our normal quarterly articles. Out of more than a couple dozen auto brands, only six had EV sales growth in the 1st quarter … [continued]
"Owners of Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, FIAT and Maserati battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in North America now have greater freedom in how they charge, thanks to expanded access to more than 27,500 Tesla Supercharger locations. Starting today, Stellantis BEV customers can access Tesla V3 and V4 Superchargers using a Free2move Charge North American Charging System (NACS)-CCS1 DC adapter."
It was Tesla’s biggest “mote” on the US EV market for years — its widespread, fantabulous, easy-to-use Supercharging network. Several years ago, Tesla offered to open it up to other automakers if they simply 1) helped fund it, and 2) made cars that were compatible. No one bit. Elon Musk … [continued]
The Ramcharger from Ram will be the heaviest half ton pickup truck from the company ever, but there is good news.
Just the other day, I wrote about Stellantis suspending plans for the Chrysler Airflow EV. Now news is the company is cancelling the Ram 1500 REV. The news doesn’t come from Stellantis itself. It comes from Mopar Insiders, which reports that Ram has been telling suppliers the Ram 1500 REV … [continued]
The EREV (extended range electric vehicle) is suddenly the hottest thing in the world of electric cars as EV sales slow.
Tesla drivers get into the most crashes, according to a recent survey conducted by LendingTree. The survey was conducted over the course of a year, from November 14, 2022, to November 14, 2023. Overall, Tesla drivers were identified as the second worst drivers in the study — but the worst … [continued]
The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its pre-COVID days. Sales in the 3rd quarter of 2023 were 16% higher than sales in the 3rd quarter of 2022 and the 3rd quarter of 2021. However, they were only … [continued]
The Ramcharger is a true plug-in hybrid. The onboard V-6 engine is there just to keep the battery charged for up to 690 miles of range.
It’s time for another one of our quarterly US auto sales reports. No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these. First, before getting into the automaker comparisons for the second quarter of 2023 versus the second quarters of … [continued]
