Ford is taking a seven-motor, 1,400-hp Mustang Mach-E to NASCAR

Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400What’s the best way to tease Americans who might not otherwise consider an electric car with a glimpse of EVs’ true performance potential? Take an insanely overpowered, seven-motor Ford Mustang Mach-E electric drift machine where the Cheetah Launch Teslas rarely run: to a NASCAR race. The Mustang Mach-E 1400 is based on the upcoming...

BMW iX3, Nissan’s CCS charging choice, Biden and EVs: Today’s Car News

2021 Maserati Ghibli HybridThe BMW iX3 marks some firsts for BMW, but it isn’t coming to the U.S. Biden pivots to embrace EVs and more aggressive fuel economy targets. And Nissan plays to the future with by hopping fast-charging standards. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Presidential candidate Joe Biden Tuesday stepped up his environmental plan and its...

Nissan’s move to CCS fast-charging makes CHAdeMO a legacy standard

Nissan AriyaWith the release of charging specifications for the Ariya electric crossover, Nissan effectively put CHAdeMO on notice. The automaker revealed that it would be equipping the Ariya electric crossover, which arrives in the second half of 2021, with CCS-format DC fast charging rather than the CHAdeMO-format charging it’s used—and actively...

2022 Nissan Ariya revealed: 10 geeky details on 300-mile electric crossover

Nissan AriyaThe production-bound Ariya electric crossover that Nissan revealed Wednesday morning in Japan represents a bucketload of firsts for the brand. First and foremost to Nissan, the Ariya is at the leading edge of a Nissan Next strategy that involves all-new vehicles and a significant refresh for most of the automaker’s vehicles in the next...

2022 Nissan Ariya: 10 geeky details in 300-mile, $40,000 electric crossover

Nissan AriyaThe production-bound Ariya electric crossover that Nissan revealed Wednesday morning in Japan represents a bucketload of firsts for the brand. First and foremost to Nissan, the Ariya is at the leading edge of a Nissan Next strategy that involves all-new vehicles and a significant refresh for most of the automaker’s vehicles in the next...

2015-2016 Kia Soul EV recalled for rollaway risk

2015 Kia Soul EVThe first fully electric vehicle sold by Kia is being recalled, and it has nothing to do with the battery or propulsion system. On 2015 and 2016 Kia Soul EV models, the parking mechanism can become damaged by moving the gear lever into Park before the vehicle has come to a complete stop. That could lead to a situation in which, as Kia describes in...