Yoke or not, some Teslas might have the wrong airbag

2021 Tesla Model S PlaidTesla may have installed the wrong airbag for Model S and Model X owners who opted to switch from the available steering yoke back to the steering wheel, or vice versa. That’s according to recall documents posted late last week by the federal government and dated November 3. The frontal airbag itself is different between the two steering...

VW plans under-$35,000 EV for US arrival around 2027

Volkswagen ID.2all conceptVolkswagen is once again planning to bring an affordable electric vehicle to the U.S. market—and it’s setting a target under $35,000. According to reporting from Reuters, from one of its own trade conferences in Detroit, VW Group of America product strategy chief Reinhard Fischer confirmed the new product focus for North America...

Super-fast-charging Polestar EV could gain 100 miles in 5 minutes

StoreDot semi-solid-state batteries for PolestarThe electric vehicle brand Polestar has announced that it plans to make the first EV with extremely fast-charging, semi-solid-state battery cells from the tech firm StoreDot. The announcement was made as part of a Polestar Day event held in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the companies demonstrated both the charging of StoreDot’s...

Ramcharger PHEV, Jeep Wrangler EV, $27,000 Euro Tesla: Today’s Car News

Jeep ReconRam rolls out a shorter-range electric pickup with a full-size engine under the hood and a lot more range on gasoline. A Jeep Wrangler EV is in the cards. And Tesla wants to make a $27,000 EV in Germany. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ram on Tuesday revealed a fully redesigned lineup of Ram 1500 trucks. In addition to the 2025 Ram 1500...

Nissan e-Power hybrid tech might evolve for US on the way to EVs

Nissan Surf-Out concept (2021)Since the introduction of its e-Power series-hybrid system seven years ago, Nissan has refined the tech and leaned on it as the path toward a fully electric future for the brand. But there isn’t a single U.S.-market model yet with this tech. What’s the holdup? Partly, it’s that Nissan has focused its hybrids toward other markets...

Subaru commits to Tesla NACS charge port for future EVs

Subaru Sport Mobility conceptSubaru reported Wednesday that it has reached a deal to adopt the Tesla-based charge port, called the North American Charging Standard (NACS), for its future battery electric models due to arrive in the U.S. starting in 2025. According to Subaru, it will adopt NACS ports on “certain Subaru BEVs launched in North America” beginning that...

Nissan hopes its solid-state EV batteries won’t need cooling at all

Nissan Hyper Tourer conceptNissan is one of several automakers that see solid-state battery technology as a potential game-changer for EVs going into the next decade. In-house, it plans to both perfect development of all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells and establish how to make them, with the tech due to make it into a production EV by 2028. If all goes well, Nissan wants...

Chevy Equinox EV priced at $34,995—with an estimated 319 miles

2024 Chevrolet Equinox EVChevrolet has confirmed a few more details regarding the upcoming Equinox EV—including more detail on its arrival timing, a price hike for the base version, and the attraction of a nearly 320-mile range for an effective cost in some cases of under $30,000. In a press call Monday afternoon, GM revealed that the base Chevrolet Equinox EV will...