Eco-routing has prevented a significant amount of carbon emissions, Google claims as it crunches the numbers. Stellantis sees a future without standalone inverters and onboard chargers in EVs. And is battery swapping tech ready for fleets of electric delivery trucks? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The California battery-swapping firm... Battery-swapping electric trucks, Stellantis simplified EV tech, Google Maps’ emissions gains: Today’s Car News
Eco-routing has prevented a significant amount of carbon emissions, Google claims as it crunches the numbers. Stellantis sees a future without standalone inverters and onboard chargers in EVs. And is battery swapping tech ready for fleets of electric delivery trucks? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The California battery-swapping firm... 
Will a predictable, gas-station-like experience for getting a fully charged vehicle convince more last-mile delivery companies to shift to EVs? That’s the proposition from California-based Ample, which now says it can give electric trucks a full charge in five minutes, thanks to its second-generation battery-swapping system revealed in May... 
Stellantis announces a second battery plant with Samsung SDI. We look at why EVs lose more range in the winter than in the summer. And a group of lawmakers in the so-called Battery Belt want to subsidize EV manufacturing but not boost their sales with policy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A group of Republican lawmakers seek to block... 
Stellantis announced early Monday that it plans a second U.S. battery plant to help support American EV production. With a memorandum of understanding signed between Stellantis and Samsung SDI Monday, the companies seek to start production at the facility in 2027 and “an initial annual production capacity of 34 gigawatt-hours.” But the... 
Why are Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid owners being advised not to plug in? Which SUV costs less to lease as a plug-in hybrid than in standard gasoline form? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 21, 2023. One of the best-received pieces of news of the week came Monday... 
Tesla owner satisfaction is trending down. Hyundai shows the new look for its Santa Fe lineup. And there’s quite a deal on the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, enabled by a federal credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid currently costs less to lease than the non-hybrid Wrangler—thanks in part to the... 
In California, Jeep is currently offering a lease of the Wrangler 4xe for about $100 per month less than one of the equivalent non-hybrid Wrangler that bears a lower sticker price. Looking at the overall effective monthly cost (including cash due at signing), the deal spotted by CarsDirect amounts to $399 a month for 36 months with $4,499 due at... 
All of Audi’s electric SUVs earn top safety ratings. Mazda is reportedly considering Mexico for EV production. And Tesla is rolling out better batteries in its Cybertruck. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla on Wednesday revealed a few more tech tidbits about its Cybertruck—most notably, that Cybertruck battery cells will... 
GM EV production remains sluggish. Bosch sees hydrogen internal combustion as part of the future for trucks. And Nissan is the latest to go Tesla with its charge port. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The list of automakers confirming the switch to Tesla’s NACS charge connector continues to grow. Nissan on Wednesday became the first...