David Kiley

There are so many elements to succeeding in the era of electrification. In this WardsAuto podcast we talk with two heavy hitters about range and BEV safety. Acura is readying its ZDX battery-electric-vehicle CUV for 2024, and Acura sales chief Emile Korkor talks about how the ZDX is set apart from other SUVs and CUVs that have been electrified.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has given automakers and buyers a reprieve from the looming Sept. 30 deadline to qualify for the  $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit, allowing customers to sign binding purchase agreements and make a payment now, but take delivery after the end of next month. The provision will allow customers and dealers to order vehicles that won’t arrive until the fourth quarter but still allows them to qualify for the tax credit.

Cadillac is showing a new concept this week during Monterey Car Week, meant to point to the luxury brand’s future design language for battery-electric vehicles. Dubbed Elevated Velocity1 (EV1), the 2+2 CUV channels the luxury brand’s V-Series performance line in a new design language for future performance BEVs, the company says. As the future growth rate of BEVs remains unclear following the Sept.