EVs News
Mitchell: Collision Claims for Battery EVs Drop for First Time; Hybrids Up
The number of battery electric vehicle claims in the U.S. dropped for the first time in the second quarter by 7 percent, coinciding with a 6 percent year-over-year reduction in new BEV purchases, a ...
Goldman Sees Autonomous Vehicles Transforming Insurance World
The rise of autonomous vehicles will force a reconfiguration of the $400 billion U.S. auto-insurance industry, as accidents caused by human error decrease and costs are slashed, but questions about ...
Several Reasons Why Americans Are Slow to Adopt EVs: Survey
U.S. car buyers' remain hesitant to buy an electric vehicle, despite the wide variety of EV models now on the market—over 75 options introduced in the past four years, according to a new survey by ...
Trump’s Threat to EV Trucking Rules Undermines Big-Rig Bets
Two years ago, Rudy Diaz made a gutsy bet. The 45-year-old owner of Hight Logistics, a trucking company that hauls containers from the bustling ports around Los Angeles, began adding some of the ...
When EVs Take Off: AM Best Reviews Impact on China Motor Insurance
Premiums for policies covering new energy vehicles in China have soared to $13.8 billion—a six-fold jump from the level recorded five years earlier, AM Best said in a special report published ...
Auto Insurers Face Rising Repair Costs, EV and Tech Complexity in 2025: Report
Amid inflation and labor shortages, the growing impact of electric vehicles (EVs) and rising repair costs, insurers and repairers will have a bumpy road to navigate in the year ahead, according to ...
Charging Cable Thefts Pose Obstacle to Greater EV Acceptance
Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, Wash., a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot. Two men, one ...
Most EVs in the U.S. Are Still Being Shipped to the Same Few States
As the U.S. car market swiftly and steadily goes electric, the Volkswagen ID.4 remains near the front of an increasingly crowded field. Americans bought nearly 6,200 of them in the first three months ...