Production-bound Nissan Ariya electric vehicle: July debut, due in 2021

Nissan Ariya ConceptNissan will reveal the production version of its long-awaited electric crossover based on the Ariya Concept on July 15 in Yokohama, Nissan confirmed Monday at its global automaker’s annual shareholders’ meeting. Although Nissan USA confirmed the date of the debut to Green Car Reports, it isn’t yet providing specific launch timing...

Porsche reveals base-model Taycan electric car—so far only for China

Porsche Taycan base model (China spec) -  June 2020In China on Monday, Porsche revealed the first details for a version of the Taycan electric car it hasn’t officially shown anywhere else in the world: a rear-wheel-drive, single-motor version. As with the Taycan 4S, the base model offers a choice between a 79.2-kwh battery pack (Performance Battery) and a 93.4-kwh pack (Performance Battery...

GM teases design details for Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV, sets debut date

Cadillac Lyriq silhouette  -  from teaser video, June 2020General Motors has set a new debut date for the reveal of the first fully electric vehicle from its Cadillac luxury brand. On August 6 the automaker will hold a “virtual debut” event that’s likely to release pictures of the production-bound concept as well as some other new information about features and market positioning...

Analysis: What does the Ford F-150 Hybrid reveal about the F-150 Electric?

2021 Ford F-150With the release of tech details for the long-awaited 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid—and the rest of a redesigned lineup of F-150 trucks Thursday—Ford has passively sketched out much about its future for electrified trucks. And that includes the F-Series Electric that’s due in 2022. The reveal of F-150 Hybrid details tell us a lot more...

2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid: Just 23 mpg, but can power a worksite

2021 Ford F-150The Ford F-150 Hybrid has been a long time coming. Although the possibility has been suggested by company executives for years, it’s understandable why the hybrid version of such a strong American institution—America’s best-selling vehicle for almost 40 years—had to get it right from the start. As revealed Thursday...

Analysis: Range is a red herring and we don’t need a 500-mile EV

2020 Hyundai Ioniq ElectricRange is glamorous. And big batteries have a wow factor that appeals both to luxury shoppers expecting excess and to tech-savvy people for the mind-boggling amount of energy packed neatly under the floor. It’s easy to understand the mindset. The idea of a 400-, 500-, or 600-mile range in an electric vehicle appeals to the same side of the...

Electric truck hopeful Rivian moving more of its workforce to California

Rivian R1SRivian is the only one of a group of well-funded upstart EV makers to have a strong presence in the traditional heart of the American auto industry—the Detroit area. But according to a Tuesday report from Autoline, the electric truckmaker now has plans to tip the scales a little more toward the West Coast, and it’s in the process of...

Nevada rebuffs Trump EPA, considers cleaner California vehicle standards

NevadaNevada could be the next U.S. state to join California vehicle emissions standards, as opposed to the lax standards and lack of electric-vehicle targets recently enacted by the Trump EPA. On Monday, Nevada governor Steve Sisolak announced the Clean Cars Nevada initiative, which aims to adopt new regulations leading to an increase in the number of...

Apple CarPlay will help BMW i4 electric car find chargers along the way

Apple CarKeyBMW confirmed Monday that many of its vehicles in the near future will use two useful tech pieces just announced by Apple. A new iPhone-based digital key will be offered soon on many BMW models, first on the 2021 BMW 5-Series, and Apple CarPlay-based electric-vehicle charger routing will be included in the upcoming BMW i4 electric car due in late...

Mullen banks on Chinese electric sports car and SUVs for going public

Qiantu K50 by MullenCalifornia-based Mullen Technologies wants to do more than sell the swoopy Qiantu K50 electric coupe it teased at the New York Auto Show last year. Mullen maintains that model will arrive in the U.S.—in the second quarter of 2021. But it now also plans to sell a battery electric SUV, called the MX-05, in the second or third quarter of 2021...