Episode 498 of the “Talking Cars with Consumer Reports” video podcast discusses our electric vehicle range test and the ...

That is, finding out your electric car can't live up to its EPA estimate. The opposite, though? That's a nice surprise.

When the Cybertruck kicked off deliveries on November 30, 2023, the range was one of its disappointing qualities. With the first Cybertrucks in the wild, the first real-world range test showed that ...

The latest edition of Norway’s El Prix winter range test had a big surprise: extreme cold. 25 EVs hit the road with a full battery, to see how far they would go before needing a flatbed truck. None of ...

Every online shopper has faced the Amazon conundrum. After 10 minutes of scrolling, you find the perfect item that meets all ...

Twice a year (in the height of summer and the depths of winter), we put a selection of electric cars (EVs) through a ‘drive ’em until they die’ endurance test. The aim? To find out how far they can ...

People are willing to spend at least $100,000 on an all-wheel-drive Tesla-made pickup truck. That should tell anyone that the world's most valuable automaker is nearing an Apple-like following. Many ...

All electric car owners know that cold weather affects range. It’s a chemical phenomenon that also gives your phone, laptop, and anything else powered by lithium-ion batteries a hard time through the ...

Ever since then, we’ve built MotorTrend’s unbiased new-car reviews and comparison tests on the data and insights gleaned from instrumented testing. Our experienced drivers test hundreds of vehicles ...

Winter has a way of exposing weaknesses, and in Norway it does so without mercy. A group of 24 of the newest and best EVs were recently subjected to one of the most demanding range tests imaginable in ...