The LA Auto Show — one of the first indoor auto shows to return since the COVID outbreak — was light on news and heavier than usual on vaporware. However, there were a few vehicles, tech and companies that stood out during the two press days […]
Author: Abigail Bassett
Vietnamese Carmaker, VinFast, Plots a Course for the U.S. Market
VinFast, the Vietnamese automaker under Vingroup, was one of the LA Auto Show’s numerous newcomers this year aiming to make an impression with consumers. The company showed off two all-electric crossovers at the show. And like so many new entrants to automotive — or in […]
Biliti Bets US Market is Primed for Electric Tuk Tuk Deliveries
Image courtesy of Biliti Electric. Biliti Electric, a startup founded less than a year ago, wants its electric tuk tuks to become a common sight in densely packed cities in the United States. The three-wheeled, open-cabin, all-electric delivery vehicles known as the GMW Taskman are already […]
Subaru Goes All-Electric with the 2021 Subaru Solterra
Subaru pulled the cover off its first all-electric crossover for the second time in November. This time, the 2023 Subaru Solterra electric crossover — the Toyota bZ4X doppelgänger — made its U.S. debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The first all-electric subcompact crossover is […]
Hyundai’s New Electric SUV Concept Features “Hygienic” Touches
Hyundai announced Wednesday at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show a new all-electric SUV concept vehicle that features everything from lounge seating to what Hyundai calls a “hygienic” interior, an appropriate feature as we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Concept vehicles are […]
The Smoking Tire Podcast: My Time in a Porsche Cayenne S on the Rebelle Rally
After returning from the Rebelle Rally in late October, I sat down with the stellar Matt Farah and Zack Klapman for an episode of the popular and well-known podcast, The Smoking Tire. It was a fantastic couple of hours and we talked about everything from […]
Women Leaders in Automotive: Making Change
I recently hosted a panel for Reuters, featuring the top female leaders from all around the world. In this 35-minute long discussion, we talked about what the future of automotive looks like through the female lens. Watch the full panel here, or below.
How the Pandemic Has Changed the Way We Shop
The global pandemic brought major changes to consumer shopping behaviors, some that may surprise you. Klarna’s CEO and Co-founder, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, joins Fast Company’s Innovation Festival to share the latest data on this evolving world of retail. In this panel for Fast Company, I sat down […]
The Vehicles and Women of the 2021 Rebelle Rally
The Rebelle Rally is an all-women off-road navigational competition that covers more than 1,400 miles of the western desert in the U.S. Fifty two-woman teams will race in a mix of crossovers, SUVs and pickups in the grueling ten-day race that starts October 7 at […]
Everything You Need to Know About the All-Women’s, Off Road, Rebelle Rally Competition
The Rebelle Rally is a women-only off-road navigational competition that covers more than 1,400 miles of the western desert in the U.S. In its sixth year, fifty teams will put their crossovers, SUVs and pickups to the test in a grueling ten-day race. Eleven automakers […]
First Drive of the Lucid Air Reveals Power and Panache
While cruising along Interstate 8 in the Lucid Air, it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn to spider graphs. Spider graphs offer a quick glimpse of how various factors like power, performance, weight and aerodynamics interact with one another. For the engineer sitting in the […]
Lamborghini’s Vision for an Alternative Fuel Future
Car enthusiasts have a history of electric-car hesitancy. While some are fully on board with electrification and hybridization, there are still some petrol holdouts, especially at the rarified and pointy end-of-the-price spectrum like Lamborghini. The push for electrification and hybrid powertrains poses a significant challenge […]
ABIGAIL BASSETT 