Abigail Bassett Profile and Activity

Freelancer

Nov 21|

Scout Motors’ plan to ditch dealers is exactly what customers want

The VW-backed company is following in the footsteps of Tesla and Rivian by selling directly to customers without a dealership.

Oct 28|

Honda says its new electric platform is an antidote to oversized, overweight EVs. We test drove a prototype in Japan to see how that’s developing.

Oct 8|

Volvo’s new flagship EV has plenty of luxury bells and whistles, but some of its technology is still TBA.

Sep 3|

Jul 25

People love to speed, but with traffic fatalities rising, would they accept new technology that would make it harder to drive recklessly?

Jun 12

Jun 11

GM staged a blackout to demonstrate how EVs can power an entire home — and also shore up our aging grid infrastructure.

May 16

The company’s future is cloudy, as EV sales growth stagnates. But RJ Scaringe says the more affordable EVs will help win over new converts.

Mar 8

At the same time there’s a little bit of Kia to it, at least in the teal color.

It reminds me a little of a Kia Steltos. People were ready for R2, but R3 was a real surprise. The audience loved it.