Articles tagged "Featured"

The Hyundai Ioniq family has been growing, and we are already looking at the Ioniq 6. It is an all-electric sedan - the first non-SUV based on the E-GMP platform used by Hyundai and Kia. Although they share the same platform, the Ioniq 5...

The Tesla Model Y has been on sale since 2020, which makes it the brand’s newest model. It is a small crossover that shares its platform and powertrains with the Model 3. Today we test one of the most popular configurations for the Model Y - the...

Introduction Volkswagen first debuted the ID.3 in the beginning of 2020 and it was the brand’s first fully electric vehicle on the new MEB platform. The hatchback was somewhat of a test product for Volkswagen, all first generation ID.3 customers...

Renault first introduced the Megane in 1995 and the model has seen many changes over the next close to three decades. It was a small coupe, a sedan, a minivan, a hatchback, a station wagon and even a convertible was available at one point. Now, for...

800V car architectures are great - they tackle arguably the biggest issue EVs face by enabling faster charging without sacrificing battery longevity. But Hyundai, being unsatisfied with the advantage it already has, is consistently trying to...

Several makers have already toyed with equipping their EVs with solar panels. And at first, it makes sense. As your car sits idling, you get extra range for free. Plus, it's clean energy, which is good for the environment, too. Plus, there's the...

Earlier this year we launched the Real world range tool to help future EV owners answer the question “how far can this car go before I need to stop at a charging station?” Now we’re launching a companion tool that will help you answer the question...

We don’t have many options when it comes to buying an electric car on a budget - that’s the reality. Whether you want to save the planet or just want to enjoy cheaper and quieter motoring, you'd need to dig pretty deep inside your pockets to get...

Skoda Enyaq is a very important car for the Czech automaker - it is the first all-electric car to leave the factory. It still is a true Skoda - with abundance of standard equipment and attractive price it builds on the company’s legacy. Yet it is...

Have we got a treat for you today - there’s a Cat in the house! Any company that names its entire lineup as various Cats, deserves a closer look. No serious car company would do that so we are glad we had a chance to get up close and personal with...

Toyota and Subaru have recently released their respective all-electric compact SUVs but unlike the Lexus RZ450e, the two companies didn’t put much effort into differentiating their vehicles. Visually the cars are identical, technically they are...

What a treat today! We are looking at a BMW iX M60 in what is arguably its most fitting color - black metallic. Together with the optional 22” black rims the car just looks menacing and ready to have some - or rather a lot - of fun. Let’s jump...

There is a growing consensus in the automotive industry that the future of land transportation is electric propulsion. However as e-mobility reappeared as a concept (don’t forget that at the dawn of the automotive era ICE and electric cars...

Renault Megane E-Tech Electric went on sale in February this year and during the Sofia Motor Show we had our first chance to have a closer look at it. This is Renault’s first model built on the dedicated CMF-EV platform and is available with two...

Mercedes-Benz introduced the AMG versions of the EQE sedan back in February this year but the cars themselves were hardly available to order and spotting one was nearly impossible. Mercedes is clearly working hard on electrifying its entire range...

The main reason that electric vehicles haven’t completely taken over the transportation load is the technology level of their high voltage batteries. Even though during the last decade huge advancements in the field have been made, the batteries’...

The BMW i3 was first introduced at the end of 2013. It was a compact fully electric vehicle which initially had two versions: all-electric and with range extender. Even though the car is 9 years old now, its technology was so advanced even today no...

If you are interested in performing a deep dive in internal combustion engine technology, you must be prepared to be bombarded with many different concepts. Naturally aspirated engines, turbocharged engines, direct injection, indirect injection, or...

Electric drivetrains are a historic shift in the automotive world. It means that many components of an ICE car are no longer relevant for an electric vehicle. Some of the parts have similar and some have different functions. In this article, we try...

The overwhelming majority of electric cars nowadays don’t use a gearbox. There are three main reasons why this happens, but before we perform a deep dive into the details, we need to explain what a gearbox is and what it does in an ICE car. This...