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AutoManiacs car care lineup review

Update November 28, 2024: AutoManiacs is offering a few deals for the 2024 Holiday season and EV Pulse readers can save an additional 15% off using coupon code: EVPULSE15. You can read our review of AutoManiacs’ products below and if you’re interested, make sure you take advantage of the current savings. If you’ve paid any […]

by Jason Siu

11/28/2024

2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD Limited review: Significantly improved, still hard to recommend

For 2024, Toyota made a few small refinements and one major enhancement to its bZ4X all-electric SUV. Depending on the trim level, there’s more standard equipment than before and the all-wheel-drive model’s battery pack DC fast charges dramatically quicker than before. Unfortunately, despite these meaningful enhancements, many of the bZ4X’s inherent shortcomings have not been […]

by Craig Cole

8/30/2024

2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter review: Premium but pricey

Commercial customers looking for an all-electric van have some solid options to choose from. There’s the surprisingly versatile Ford E-Transit, GM has its BrightDrop offerings, you can grab the sleek-looking Rivian EDV, Ram is developing a battery-powered version of the ProMaster, and Mercedes-Benz will happily sell you a 2024 eSprinter. That last option is a […]

by Craig Cole

8/30/2024

2024 Hyundai Kona Electric review: More for your money

For all their benefits, EVs do have downsides, one of the most significant of which is steep pricing. Many drivers simply can’t afford to drop 100 grand or more on an exotic new Cybertruck or Lucid Air, though, many mainstream electrics are still far too expensive as well. The good news is, however, you don’t […]

by Craig Cole

8/30/2024

2024 Cadillac Lyriq RWD review: Acing basics, missing minutiae

Despite what the company might trumpet in its press releases and marketing materials, GM’s Ultium-based electric vehicles are somewhat hit or miss. The new Chevy Equinox EV is superb, a remarkable achievement of price-conscious design and engineering, but the GMC Hummer SUV and pickup, for instance, are far too bulky and expensive for their own […]

by Craig Cole

7/23/2024

2024 Lexus NX 450h+ Luxury review: A plug-in steppingstone to the all-electric world

The Lexus NX is a small luxury SUV that’s available with a whopping three different powertrains and either front- or all-wheel drive, an embarrassment of choice. A simple gasoline engine is the base offering, but you can also get a hybrid propulsion system and even a plug-in hybrid powertrain if you’re curious about electrification but […]

by Craig Cole

7/8/2024

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review: The best driving EV ever

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the most interesting electric vehicle you can buy in the U.S. today and by a cavernous margin. Nothing else on the market comes close to the thrills — and groundbreaking features — this menacing hatchback offers. Something special The South Korean automaker’s first high-performance electric, the Ioniq 5 […]

by Craig Cole

7/8/2024

2024 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro S review: Earned respect

The Volkswagen ID.4 sucks, or more accurately, it used to. For 2024, the German car company has made some huge changes and impactful refinements to this all-electric SUV that have transformed the ID.4 from an also-ran into what is arguably the most improved EV available in the U.S. today. One upgrade every driver will feel […]

by Craig Cole

6/12/2024

2025 Toyota Crown Signia first drive review: Long live the longroof!

Just like wood-bodied convertibles, Volkswagen diesels and common courtesy, station wagons are all but extinct from America’s roadways. But these eminently practical vehicles might be staging a comeback thanks to the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia. Only available as a hybrid, which this Japanese automaker is famous for building instead of pure EVs, the Signia is […]

by Craig Cole

6/7/2024

2024 Chevy Equinox EV first drive review: The Goldilocks of EVs

The new 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV is the Goldilocks of electric vehicles. Affordably priced, thoughtfully engineered and attractively designed, this utility vehicle is impressively well balanced, excelling in numerous areas without breaking the bank. It may be a little late to the party, but this new Equinox EV was worth the wait. This SUV’s design […]

by Craig Cole

6/7/2024

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