Sebastian Blanco
Contributing Editor
Sebastian Blanco has been writing about electric vehicles, hybrids, and hydrogen cars since 2006. His articles and car reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Automotive News, Reuters, SAE, Autoblog, InsideEVs, Trucks.com, Car Talk, and other outlets. His first green-car media event was the launch of the Tesla Roadster, and since then he has been tracking the shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles and discovering the new technology's importance not just for the auto industry, but for the world as a whole. Throw in the recent shift to autonomous vehicles, and there are more interesting changes happening now than most people can wrap their heads around. You can find him on Twitter or, on good days, behind the wheel of a new EV.
Car Rental Companies Expanding Again, Leading to Spring Deals
The scarcity and high rental-car prices of the pandemic years are looking like a memory, so if you're planning a road trip this spring, you might be pleasantly surprised.
2021 Dodge Durango Hellcat Owners Are Not Happy There’s a 2023 Version
Owners who paid big money to get what they thought was a one-year-only limited model are hopping mad, and several have filed a class-action lawsuit over it.
VW's Scout Brand Will Build EV Pickups and SUVs in the U.S.
With production starting in 2026 and a new battery plant in Canada set to open in 2027, electric trucks will constitute the lineup of the new Volkswagen Group brand.
Rolls-Royce Phantom Syntopia Takes Haute Couture to Crazy Levels
The factory-led transformation is the work of designer Iris van Herpen, and there'll be only one, so glimpse it (or look away; your choice) while you can.
Amazon's New Car-Parts Shop Is Hooked Up with Local Dealers and Automakers
They've had a personalized 'Garage' feature for years, but now you can get OEM parts delivered straight to you or your local mechanic.
Tesla Unveils Third 'Master Plan' Reaching for Sustainable Energy Economy
CEO Elon Musk mentioned how Tesla's next-generation vehicles will contribute to the company's overall goal, but rumored updates to the Model Y and Model 3 were not directly discussed.
Mitsubishi Outlander Ralliart Plug-In Hybrid Could Be Coming in 2024
Japanese sources say a 286-hp high-performance version of the compact SUV could be out in little more than a year.
Audi Could Build EVs in U.S. Thanks to Biden's Inflation Reduction Act
With a pledge to make a third of its lineup electric by 2025, the company is eyeing production in the U.S. and the financial advantages it would bring.
Check Out Custom Slot Car Racing Featuring 'Animal House,' Mad Magazine
Slot Mods Racing has found a brilliant way to bring people right back to the obsessions of their childhood and youth.
2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 Starts at $66,975
The EV SUV will come in two trim levels, both luxuriously equipped and stuffed with technology.
Hyundai, Kia Think They've Foiled the TikTok Theft Challenge
The automakers have released new software that acts as an immobilizer for cars with a standard key ignition, which have proved easy to steal.
Subaru Recalls 2023 Solterra EV over Wheels, Says Don't Drive until Fixed
The announcement affects only 1182 2023 models, but it's the same problem—wheels that could fall off—that caused an earlier recall.
See Every Super Bowl LVII Car Commercial
The car-themed ads will include Ram's new electric pickup truck, a pacifier emoji for Kia, and Will Ferrell loving GM EVs.
Why Are Pickup Trucks at the Center of the Auto Universe? Because People Keep Buying Them
People are buying trucks in droves, while demographic changes in who's buying—along with the arrival of EVs like the Ram 1500 REV and Ford F-150 Lightning—keep things exciting.
Used Car Prices Ticked Up in January after Steady 2022 Declines
The best you can say is that the market is in a period of change. We try to make sense of the numbers.
Honda Reveals New Details on 2024 CR-V Powered by Hydrogen
Picture a CR-V with two H2 tanks in the rear, an 'intelligent power unit' under the seats, and a fuel-cell system and drive unit mounted as one under the hood.
Nissan Projects Solid-State Batteries in Its EVs by 2028
Major automakers are working to bring the longer-range, faster-charging, more affordable technology to electric vehicles. Now Nissan is projecting a date.
Feds Revise EV Tax Credit Rules So More Vehicles Can Be Called SUVs
Why? Because the price cap is higher. The Cadillac Lyriq, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Model Y, and more will now qualify as SUVs under the higher $80K limit.
9 Cool Details on Mazda's New 2024 CX-90 Three-Row SUV
While the big story with the CX-90 is its new platform, we found that the new crossover contains plenty of smaller interesting tidbits as well.
Tesla EVs, Even Mildly Damaged, Are Being Written Off by Insurance Companies
Insurers are increasingly concluding that a broken Tesla is too expensive to fix.
Lucid's Fortunes Are Looking Up
The EV startup's products are stunning, but the route to market has not been easy. Now stock prices are rising on Saudi buy-in rumors, and the company is supplying Formula E racing.
Ford Offering $2500 If 2023 Bronco Customers Switch to Another Model Than What They Ordered
The SUV is still in high demand and short supply, but Ford is apparently determined not to lose those customers.
Despite Buying a 'Lemon,' Juneau, Alaska, Is Not Done with Electric Buses
EV fans, brace yourselves for an onslaught of electric buses in school systems and municipalities, because Alaska is only the leading edge of the change.
2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup Edition 1 Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day
If you must have one of these beefy EVs in your driveway, this may be the only way to do it for now—and it might even be at a bargain price.
Wyoming Politicians Call for EV Sales to End in the State after 2035
Banning electric vehicles—or posturing about wanting to—is a political stunt in an era already overstuffed with them.
Best (Worst) of Rejected Vanity Plate Names of 2022
Between the references to drugs and sex and the imaginative profanity, the state's drivers had plenty of vanity plate ideas rejected in 2022.
Feds Prefer EVs over Hydrogen for Future Cars in New 'Decarbonization' Blueprint
A new government long-range plan envisions electric power being the best choice for passenger vehicles, while long-haul truckers should look to hydrogen.
Tesla Marks Down Its Model 3, Model Y EVs as Much as 20 Percent
The price drops are happening worldwide, and in the U.S. there are especially big cuts to the price of the Model Y.
Digital License Plates Could Be Used to Track You, Steal Data, Hackers Find
In addition to the ability to hack into the plates—which the maker has already fixed—the researchers found similar “critical vulnerabilities” in a wide range of vehicles on the market today.
Ferrari Display Engine, Toy Land Rover, Unimog Workhorse Are Our BaT Picks to Start 2023
No need to bring a trailer if you choose these enticing non-car options at the Bring a Trailer auction site.
Mercedes Launches Its Own High-Speed Charging Network for EVs
Owners of other brands of electric vehicles can use the stations too, with 10,000 coming to North America, Europe, and China by decade's end, in a venture shared with ChargePoint and MN8 Energy.
Afeela Is a New EV from Sony and Honda Coming to the U.S. in 2026
Revealed at CES 2023, the new brand will start taking pre-orders in 2025, and we can only hope the production model looks as good as this handsome sedan prototype.