Jim Koscs

Increasing competition with new electric vehicles, federal tax credits, and other factors have made used EVs more commonly available and cheaper. Volvo QuickTakes: Used-EV prices have dropped significantlyFurther EV price cuts are possibleMore new…

For a new vice president of direct sales, EV powertrain startup Hypercraft chose a veteran of the small-displacement turbo tuner market who later pivoted to EVs. Kirk Miller’s long journey to recently joining Hypercraft began decades ago. His love of…

Volkswagen Article QuickTakes: In 2007, Volkswagen introduced a four-cylinder diesel engine that it said met the lowest emissions standards without the complex exhaust emissions technology that other automakers were installing on their vehicles. It…

Manuel Carrillo III | Capital One Article QuickTakes: Shockwaves from a different kind of quake rippled out from California in August 2022 when the state announced its pending requirement that all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold there will…

Volvo Article QuickTakes: Debuting in the EX90 electric crossover, Volvo's Ride Pilot system will make the leap to Level 3 automation. On the SAE's scale of driving automation, Level 3 is where self-driving begins, with drivers able to remove their…

Volvo has cultivated a well-earned reputation for safety and understated design over the past six decades. Now and again, though, the normally staid Swedes have been known to have a little bit of fun. Remember the turbo “R” models? The six-cylinder…

Born at the dawn of the ICE age, Holley today has 70 brands that almost exclusively cater to gas performance and racing. With the EV market in its sights, though, the Holley High Voltage Experience scheduled for July is attracting some of the biggest…

Picking the best electrified car for your needs is a matter of comparing the strengths of different types and matching them with your intended use. By Jim Koscs May 23, 2022 Honda Article QuickTakes HybridPlug-in Hybrid (PHEV)Electric Vehicle (EV)…

Though similar in concept, hybrids and plug-in hybrids are a world apart when it comes to the ownership experience. By Jim Koscs May 17, 2022 Kia/Toyota Article QuickTakes: Plug-in hybrids have bigger batteries and more electric rangePlugging in…

This industry veteran’s career has been steeped in gasoline and tire smoke, with piston-engine roar for a soundtrack. Now, he has a vision for steering an EV performance tuner brand (spoiler alert: it includes racing). It’s not unusual for the top…

With the auto industry on the road to EV transition, the racing community prepares for change. At the 2021 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on June 26, the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 did a crowd-pleasing burnout, staged, and then carried its…

Maranello Amps Up Electrification All those rumors of a V6-powered Ferrari turned out to be true. The Ferrari 296GTB unveiled on June 25 is a mid-engine model with a new V6, and it’s part of a hybrid electric powertrain that cranks out an astounding…

A Heady Mix of Gas and Electrons It’s already been more than a decade since Porsche first showed the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The production version followed three years later and was even more powerful than the…

A McLaren Hybrid for the Masses Do you like supercar fun facts? Here’s a good one about the 2022 McLaren Artura arriving later this year: it weighs less than a Toyota Prius Prime. How could that factoid even matter in the slightest? It’s not that…

If the “Electraliner” name emblazoned on its flanks didn’t immediately give away the game for a long, gleaming lakester at Bonneville Speed Week last August and at El Mirage in October, then the push-less start and Star Trek-ish whine of an electric…

Another Step Toward Electric Meet the latest piece of Ferrari history, its first plug-in hybrid. Teased in spy photos for months, the Ferrari SF90 broke cover at the end of May. With 986 horsepower, the DF90 Stradale is the marque’s most powerful…

Not since Speed Racer confronted the mysterious Mammoth Car in 1967 has a utility vehicle generated as much controversy as the Tesla Cybertruck. Unveiled in late November, this electric pickup truck looks like nothing else roving the earth. Its…

For decades, some of the fastest, most powerful cars from Italy wore two badges: Ferrari for the builder and Pininfarina for the designer. (Sometimes Pininfarina was the builder, too.) A new 1900-horsepower Italian hypercar arriving in 2021 will wear…

The story of a teacher revitalizing a neglected, underappreciated or unloved high school class is always fodder for a feel-good movie. Stand and Deliver and Dead Poet’s Society come to mind. Heck, even School of Rock, with struggling musician Dewey…

Are you ready for a Mustang with a really big battery? On January 3, 2017, Ford CEO Mark Fields stopped by the company’s Flat Rock, Michigan, assembly plant, which builds the pony car, to announce that Ford would offer a hybrid version in 2020. A…