Chinese and American carmakers are moving factories into Mexico to avoid import tariffs. While the Mexican economy benefits, the country is left in a risky position between the not-so-friendly superpowers. As the rhetoric surrounding Chinese products such as EVs, transitions to matters of national security, the stakes are only rising. The U.S. government has been agonizing for months now over how to prevent Chinese companies from sneaking around tariffs by building EVs in Mexico. For America’s southern neighbor, that means a tightrope walk as it finds itself becoming a battlefield in the ..read more

Two prototypes of the Nissan Frontier were spied testing on public roads with camouflage wrap covering most of their bodywork. Changes will include slightly revised grilles and new alloy wheel designs. The covered interior suggests a new digital cockpit for the midsize pickup. The third generation of the Nissan Frontier has been around unchanged since the 2022 model year, so the company is working on a facelift to better compete with newer rivals in the midsize pickup segment. Camouflaged prototypes of the Frontier were spied testing in two different configurations, suggesting that the up ..read more

Lamborghini has finally added PHEV tech to the one car in its lineup that was crying out for a plug-in conversion. The Urus SE combines a 612 hp (620 PS) twin-turbo V8 combustion motor with a 189 hp (192 PS / 141 kW) electric motor housed inside the eight-speed transmission. That combination nets 789 hp (800 PS), making the SE the most powerful Urus available, and hurls the SUV to 62 mph (100 kmh) in 3.4 seconds, a tenth faster than the 657 hp (666 PS) Urus S. A 25.9 kWh battery gives a claimed range of 37 miles, which is around half of what you’ll get out of the latest Range Rover PHEV, bu ..read more

The Mini Aceman crossover combines a small footprint with greater practicality than the mechanically-related Cooper hatchback. The model is exclusively available with electric power, producing either 181 hp (135 kW / 184 PS) or 215 hp (160 kW / 218 PS), with 40.7 kWh or 54.2 kWh battery packs respectively. The Aceman will go on sale in markets Europe, China, and the UK, but Mini has yet to announce it for North America. Mini has finally unveiled the all-new Aceman, a fully electric crossover set to compete in the booming subcompact SUV segment. The high-riding sibling of the Mini Cooper o ..read more

Ford has also increased AC charging speeds from 11 kW to 22 kW and DC speeds from 115 kW to 180 kW. The new E-Transit extended range can travel up to 250 miles on a single charge. No less than 19 different E-Transit variants are offered in Europe. Just six weeks after the U.S.-spec Ford E-Transit was updated for 2024, the carmaker has rolled out similar updates to the large electric van in Europe. As it did in the U.S., Ford has boosted the van’s range with a new battery pack and will start customer deliveries in 2025. The new battery, with 89 kWh of usable capacity, comes standard in t ..read more

The new model is sold with all the same powertrain options as the Captur. Interestingly, Mitsubishi hasn’t borrowed the enlarged 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster of the Renault. Mitsubishi has yet to announce market-specific details or pricing. Just 19 months after Mitsubishi’s European ASX morphed into a rebadged version of the Renault Captur, the Japanese carmaker has updated the model to match the new 2024 Captur. Like the subcompact SUV that it replaces, the new ASX looks virtually identical to its French twin. Photos of the new model were first shared online by Mitsubishi Moto ..read more

Audi has introduced updated plug-in hybrid powertrains for the Q7 and Q8. The models have larger capacity batteries and updated electric motors. Thanks to the changes, the crossovers have an electric-only range of up to 53 miles. Audi has introduced the updated Q7 TFSI e quattro and Q8 TFSI e quattro. Both plug-in hybrids have an updated powertrain that promises to make them more eco-friendly. Without further ado, the crossovers have been equipped with a new 25.9 kWh battery pack. Thanks to its increased capacity, the models now have a WLTP combined electric-only range of up to 53 miles ..read more

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