According to a Thursday report from Bloomberg, GM is working on a program that would expand its Corvette sports-car nameplate to a brand of at least two vehicles, including an electric crossover SUV that might arrive in the later half of the decade. General Motors refers to the program as Project R, according to the report, and it hasn’t yet... Electric Mustang, Hummer, and…Corvette: Which icons shouldn’t go all-electric?
According to a Thursday report from Bloomberg, GM is working on a program that would expand its Corvette sports-car nameplate to a brand of at least two vehicles, including an electric crossover SUV that might arrive in the later half of the decade. General Motors refers to the program as Project R, according to the report, and it hasn’t yet... 
GM announced late Friday that it plans to produce the EV600 electric van at its Ingersoll, Ontario plant, starting in late 2021. The EV600 was revealed earlier this week, as part of a new BrightDrop commercial vehicle unit, and the production announcement channels US$800 million toward the plant, under a tentative agreement with the Unifor labor... 
Which company revealed both an electric cargo van and a flying car this week? Why is Tesla being asked to recall so many of its cars for failing touchscreens? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 15, 2021. Our real-world range test of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, one of... 
General Motors is offering quite the deal on Chevy Volt and Bolt EV used cars. And we look at how battery health reports might help prop up the used-car market for EVs. Meanwhile, Renault takes the high-performance R5 into all-electric territory. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A Euro hot-hatch legend is coming back, all-electric. The... 
All the hype over electric vehicles could lose much of its charge over a continued weak link: the used EV market. There are about 44,000 used-car dealerships in the U.S. today, and roughly a quarter of those have ever sold an EV. Outside of some boutique dealerships in EV-savvy cities on the West Coast and elsewhere (and outside of the Tesla... 
Perhaps spurred by the final week of an administration, it’s a morning of green-car news from regulators Washington, D.C. The Trump administration has attempted to delay steeper mpg fines. A large-scale recall of Tesla vehicles for touchscreen issues has been requested by the NHTSA. And the NTSB says that automakers aren’t doing enough... 
The federal government has asked Tesla to recall approximately 158,000 vehicles, including the 2012-2018 Tesla Model S and the 2016-2018 Tesla Model Y, for failures that would result in the loss of rearview camera views and “other safety-related vehicle functions.” Specifically, the National Highway Traffic Safety... 
Hyundai teases its Ioniq 5 crossover due for deliveries later this year. Cadillac also showed a glimpse of its Celestiq that’s not expected until 2023. The Model Y gets some reassuring crash-test ratings. And the very good-looking Sony electric car we saw last year at CES is moving along. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Sony has... 
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has posted official federal crash-test results for the 2021 Tesla Model Y, and it achieves top-tier results in every possible way. In federal NCAP crash testing, the Model Y achieved five stars overall, plus five stars in every single category of frontal and side testing, as well as in rollover... 
Hyundai has revealed some first photos and video of its upcoming Ioniq 5 electric SUV, set for a debut in February and to go on sale this fall. These are the first photos of the Ioniq 5 in prototype form, and it sure looks a lot like the 45 concept, as revealed in September 2019 at the Frankfurt auto show. The company said that the Ioniq 5 will be... 
General Motors is setting up a new business around electric delivery vehicles. Lordstown says that it has 100,000 orders for its electric truck. And Nio could soon beat other carmakers to offer solid-state batteries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Nio has revealed its Model S–sized ET7 flagship sedan—and with it, the debut... 
General Motors provided a better idea Tuesday of how it will hasten an electric transformation in commercial fleets—with the formation of a new standalone business, called BrightDrop. BrightDrop plans to expand to offer what GM VP of global innovation Pam Fletcher described as “a portfolio of integrated zero-emissions products, with... 
The Tesla Model Y standard range arrives just in time to face off with the Ford Mustang Mach-E. We take a look at Mach-E range. Some of Europe still doesn’t see EVs as a green choice. And Geely and Baidu create a new EV company, while rumors swirl about Hyundai and Apple. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Tesla Model Y Standard... 
How far can the Ford Mustang Mach-E go on a highway trip at 70 mph? Just as far as the EPA ratings suggest, I recently found out in a real-world range test. The Mach-E is the first electric SUV not from Tesla to reach an EPA-rated range of up to 300 miles, and in the Mach-E Premium 4X form we recently tested, the official range is 270 miles. Those... 
Which carmaker, like Tesla, isn’t planning to use lidar sensors in its driver assistance system? Which carmaker made an argument against one-pedal driving? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 8, 2021. Nio is set to reveal a new flagship sedan this weekend, that... 
Two tech giants possibly pairing up with major automakers could change the shape of electric vehicles and mobility later in the decade. And Lucid might build cars in Saudi Arabia. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The search engine giant Baidu is reportedly partnering up with Volvo parent Geely, to use the automaker’s dedicated... 
General Motors has announced a new advertising campaign centered around an “inflection point moment” it sees in electric vehicles. The campaign, called “Everybody In,” coordinates with a comprehensive effort announced Friday to revamp the brand’s image, redesign the company’s logo, and signify that electric... 
Why would the search engine giant Baidu be embarking on an electric car project? Regardless of the answer, Baidu’s reported choice of Volvo parent Geely as the partner for the nuts-and-bolts of its car venture—while Baidu will develop the software—instantly gives the project the potential to span beyond China, given Geely’s... 
Hyundai has disclosed that it’s among the companies vying for a potential tie-up with Apple that would result in jointly developed autonomous electric cars. “Apple is in negotiations with multiple global automakers. Hyundai is one of them and we are in early stages of talks. Nothing has been decided,” the South Korean automaker... 
Volkswagen says why there isn’t one-pedal driving on the ID.4. Sono Motors is preparing to show the next version of its solar car. And Mercedes-Benz shows a completely new interface due first in its electric flagship. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz has revealed a next-generation interface, called MBUX Hyperscreen...