In-depth EV reviews by EV Rob.
Subaru‘s first attempt at an electric vehicle, the Solterra, was a lukewarm effort. It wasn’t bad exactly, but it didn’t deliver the range, the value, or the charging speed to compete, and it felt more like an obligation than a commitment to going electric. The Uncharted is the sound of Subaru finally getting serious. It’s…
There has never been a vehicle quite like the Tesla Cybertruck, and depending on who you ask, that’s either the highest praise imaginable or a gentle way of saying please put it back. It looks like a child’s drawing of a truck rendered in brushed stainless steel. It arrives at stoplights like a prop that…
It’s easy to forget how much the Model 3 changed things. When it arrived, electric cars were either tiny economy boxes with pitiful range or six figure novelties for early adopters. The Model 3 was the first electric car that a normal person could look at as a sensible replacement for a gas powered sedan,…
The Tesla Model Y is, by unit sales, one of the best selling vehicles in the entire world, electric or otherwise. It has spent years near the top of the global sales charts, which is a remarkable achievement for an electric SUV and a sign of just how thoroughly it nailed the formula that mainstream…
Few vehicles have been given a rougher start than Toyota‘s first modern electric car. It launched as the bZ4X, a name that sounded less like a car and more like a password you’d be forced to reset every 90 days. Worse, it drove like a compliance car built to satisfy regulations rather than compete, hampered…
Toyota fans with good memories will recognize the name C-HR. It was a funky, sharply styled little crossover that Toyota sold in America for a few years before quietly discontinuing it, a car that always looked more exciting than it drove. Now the name is back, and the second time around it comes with a…
The Volkswagen ID.4 has never been the flashiest electric SUV, the quickest, or the one people post about online. It’s been something arguably more valuable and definitely less celebrated: a practical, comfortable, sensibly priced electric crossover that just quietly does its job. It’s the reliable colleague who never misses a deadline and never asks for…
In the electric vehicle world, a few years is a lifetime. Cars that seemed cutting edge at launch often look dated by the time their third or fourth model year rolls around, overtaken by newer rivals with bigger batteries and faster charging. The Volvo EX40 is an exception. It first arrived back in 2021 wearing…
Last year, the Volvo XC60 quietly did something remarkable. It passed the legendary Volvo 240 to become the best selling Volvo of all time, clearing 2.7 million units. That’s the kind of success a company builds its future on, so when Volvo set out to make an electric version, the stakes were enormous. The EX60…
The Volvo EX90 arrived carrying the weight of enormous expectations. It was meant to be Volvo’s electric flagship, the three row luxury SUV that would define the brand’s electric future and take on the best in the class. Then it launched, and the reality didn’t quite match the ambition. Early examples were plagued by software…