Plug-in hybrids might be polluting a lot more than the emissions-test numbers suggest. Portland is re-upping on the Electric Avenue concept, but for big electric trucks this time. Daimler’s Smart plant sale will enable something that’s not small and not electric. And could solid-state battery tech arrive by the middle of the decade?... Plug-in hybrid pollution, solid-state timeline, charging electric trucks: Today’s Car News
Plug-in hybrids might be polluting a lot more than the emissions-test numbers suggest. Portland is re-upping on the Electric Avenue concept, but for big electric trucks this time. Daimler’s Smart plant sale will enable something that’s not small and not electric. And could solid-state battery tech arrive by the middle of the decade?... 
Ineos Automotive confirmed on Tuesday that it’s acquired the Daimler AG facility in Hambach, France that builds Smart EQ Fortwo electric cars—for building throwback SUVs that are gasoline, diesel, and perhaps hydrogen fuel-cell powered. The plant, which has been nicknamed Smartville and has made future-leaning cars from the city-car... 
Earlier this month, Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America, which is headquartered in Portland, established a charging testbed for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Like the original “Electric Avenue” for electric-car charging (I attended the dedication in 2011), Daimler and PGE say that the effort, nicknamed... 
Aptera says you won’t have to plug in. Toyota finally confirms some electric vehicles on the way. Volvo’s first electric car is on our annual shortlist. And Canoo is planning to show another electric van—this one for making deliveries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Canoo, the California startup aiming to make its... 
Volvo’s vehicles have for years been unified around a mantra of safety and longevity, and Scandinavian design themes that are stylish and confident but not too over-the-top. The brand’s first electric vehicle, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, is a finalist for Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021. It shows all the signs of carrying... 
The California-based electric vehicle startup Canoo announced Monday morning that it plans to reveal a new Multi-Purpose Delivery Vehicle on December 17, 2020. The reveal will happen just four days ahead of a special-meeting vote among current stockholders, for a business combination with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., that will make the... 
The first solar roadway in the U.S. is being tested—in Georgia. We drive the electric vehicle at the front of VW’s mass-market push for the U.S, the ID.4. Nissan is scaling up its e-Power hybrid system in Japan. And at least one automaker thinks that making plans to ban gasoline vehicles makes more sense than a maze of credits. This... 
Which U.S. EV startup reported that its new factory is complete? Which automaker said that fuel-cell tech might be a smarter option than big double-layer batteries for trucks and SUVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 4, 2020. Earlier this week, we announced our... 
Subaru has given its plug-in hybrid a refresh for 2021. Rimac shows us how it tests for electromagnetic compatibility. And we run through why some models didn’t make our Best Car To Buy shortlist. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. After announcing our finalists for Best Car To Buy 2021 earlier this week, today we looked into why... 
It has most definitely not been a typical year for product launches and vehicle arrival timing. On Tuesday we took stock of this year’s 5 Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy finalists, and several models were conspicuously missing from the list due to later-than-anticipated delivery starts. One of the finalists named—the Ford... 
Eight automakers still oppose California’s right to set its own vehicle emissions rules and mandate EVs. California’s Karma is revealing a more modestly priced plug-in hybrid. And our Best Car To Buy shortlist is at the tech forefront. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Karma has revealed that a more affordable GS-5 plug-in... 
Remember when the most fuel-efficient cars were also the ones with stripped-down cabins and nearly featureless interiors? Today, in the era of electric cars, that idea is mostly obsolete—partly because it takes a wealth of technology both in the cabin and integrated with the propulsion system that helps us save energy and preserve the earth... 
Lucid finishes building its Arizona plant and already starts planning for its second model. A Subaru electric vehicle is on the way. And Hyundai reveals its next-generation platform for electric vehicles, and suggests that trucks and SUVs might be better off with fuel cells. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai has revealed the E-GMP... 
A top Hyundai executive hinted Tuesday that the company is considering fully electric pickups and SUVs. Although when they arrive, they might not take the same form with the plus-size battery packs used in rival efforts. The company said that the E-GMP dedicated electric vehicle platform is intended for mid-size and larger vehicles—in a wide... 
Hyundai on Tuesday revealed more about the platform, called E-GMP, that will underpin next-generation electric vehicles sold across Hyundai Motor Group brands—including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. A high-performance model based on E-GMP will be able to dash from 0-62 mph in less than 3.5 seconds, and to a top speed of 162 mph, Hyundai says... 
We announce the shortlist for Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021. Ford is planning to build an EV in Germany, and it confirmed its Mach-E GT Performance Edition might be as quick as a Model Y Performance. And GM and Nikola release a very different agreement. This and more! General Motors and Nikola have finalized a partnership they... 
What’s the best green car among those new in 2020 for the 2021 model year? Each year we start with a shortlist, and the qualifications for that have evolved as electric vehicles have become not only feasible for the mass market, but cleaner. For the third year in a row, we’re applying a filter that leaves us with a relatively small... 
Ford on Tuesday confirmed a little more information about the Mach-E GT Performance Edition, which will be offered for order in spring 2021 and delivered starting late summer 2021. The Performance Edition will deliver 480 horsepower and 634 pound-feet of torque through dual motors, and the 0-60 mph time looks promising as it matches that of the... 
Audi’s shift to fully electric vehicles is adding urgency to the carbon-neutral rethink it’s giving manufacturing. Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel-cell system could be destined for an SUV throwback. The Tesla Model S and Model X aren’t being recalled yet, but an investigation could lead to one. And hundreds of thousands of diesel... 
The federal government has opened a safety probe into a suspension issue that potentially affects up to 115,000 vehicles and could suddenly leave owners stranded. According to the Preliminary Evaluation, issued Friday by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, front-suspension fore links (on the left or right side) could fail in 2015-2017 Tesla...