Andrew J. Hawkins

Here are some of the first images of the prototype Vahalla, which is the luxury British automaker’s first plug-in car, on track to enter production in early 2024. This is a limited production run, with Aston Martin only making 999 units. But the hybrid racer sounds powerful enough for Le Mans or F1, sporting a bespoke twin-turbo flat-plane V8 engine, together with three e-motors, in a 1,012 PS hybrid all-wheel drive hybrid powertrain. In other words, fast.

Ford says half of its dealers in the US, or around 1,550, are opting to sell electric and hybrid vehicles in 2024. That’s down from around two-thirds of dealers that said they would sell EVs about a year ago.

Consumer Report did some preliminary testing with its Tesla Model S with Autopilot after a massive 2 million vehicle recall triggered a new software update. And unsurprisingly, the group’s safety experts came away thoroughly unimpressed.

Verge contributor Kevin Williams has a harrowing tale about his first test ride of the new Chevy Blazer EV in InsideEVs. First, the infotainment display disappeared. Then it came back but started flashing. Then the instrument cluster crapped out. And after plugging into a fast charger, the whole thing just kind of gave up.

Tesla vehicles don’t have the best record for quality. The brakes will sometime slam without warning. The range is often inflated. Autopilot is a mess. And now, according to Reuters, the suspension and steering columns on “tens of thousands” of Tesla vehicles are experiencing premature failure — sometimes after just a couple hundred miles of ownership.