While the electric car boom continues, manufacturers are trying to make their cars as cheap as possible to match their gas counterparts. The gap gets smaller every year, but electric powertrains or ...

Electric cars were supposed to follow the familiar tech script: early adopters pay up, then prices fall and the mass market piles in. Instead, the industry is colliding with higher costs, patchy ...

After a brief hiatus following the discontinuation of earlier Bolt models in 2023, Chevrolet listened to consumer demand and brought the Bolt back for the 2027 model year. This return is marked not ...

As CNET's expert on all things automotive, the question I've gotten most from people facing high inflation, tariff spikes and the end of the federal EV tax credit has been: "Is now a good time to buy ...

The field of cheapest electric car keeps expanding (and improving), with several new models appearing for under $40,000 recently. Many entry-level models continue to get cheaper (before counting tax ...

Some of the best EVs we’ve driven in 2025 also happen to be among the most affordable. Improvements to battery tech and more efficient platforms have driven down prices, and with cheap new EVs ...