Nissan sees lots of crossover between Formula E, production EVs

Nissan Formula E car, at Portland, 2024Nissan plans to bring its e-4orce AWD tech into Formula E Formula E may in turn become a testbed for performance AWD Battery tech will stay divergent between production and racing Nissan’s Formula E race car is wearing the e-4orce badge for the first time this 2023/24 season. Yes, that’s the same badge you might find on a 2024 Nissan...

Nyobolt’s electric sports car shows 5-minute fast-charging in action

Nyobolt electric sports car prototypeIf there were reliable high-power EV fast-chargers everywhere, and you could gain about 100 miles of range in four minutes, would you really need such a big battery? The very fast-charging battery cells from Cambridge, U.K.-based Nyobolt aren’t the solid-state cells that are so eagerly anticipated as a potential EV game-changer, but they...

Oil industry pushes back versus softened fleet mpg standards

2025 Ram 1500 RHOThe oil industry last week launched a legal challenge versus the U.S. EPA and its latest light- and medium-duty vehicle standards set for the 2027-2032 model years. The case was filed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), which represents members ranging from valve makers to Shell and Exxon Mobil. Joining in are the National Corn Growers...

Why do EVs cost more to insure than hybrids in 2024?

Tesla Model 3 PerformanceAs more data rolls in from the insurance industry, an unfortunate trend has persisted for electric vehicles: They cost more to insure. And there are enough of them in the vehicle fleet now to underscore that it’s no longer a matter of insurance companies covering themselves for the unknowns of a new vehicle type. Based on calendar-year...

Test drive: 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge PHEV is better in charge

2024 Volvo S60 RechargeIt’s been nearly a decade since Volvo first started rolling out plug-in hybrids in the U.S., and while the formula for them hasn’t changed a whole lot, a couple of important details have. One of them is that Volvo’s made the batteries larger every few years, leading to more plug-in electric range, improved hybrid drivability, or...

Fisker bankrupt, Volvo S60 Recharge canceled, Kia EV3: Today’s Car News

Fisker OceanVolvo cancels its highest-mpg hybrid. Kia might be thinking Mexico for its upcoming affordable EV. FIsker has gone belly up on the Ocean. And why don’t Americans drive their EVs more? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The American EV startup automaker Fisker filed for bankruptcy Monday after it failed to gather enough new investment...

Musk: Buying EV batteries from suppliers costs less vs. Tesla’s own

Tesla Semi loaded with Teslas, including a CybertruckTesla CEO Elon Musk, in Thursday’s annual shareholder meeting, called himself “a helpful accelerant” to the company’s future, as shareholders approved a pay package for Musk valued at $46 billion based on current stock prices. Meanwhile, one aspect that was due to change the company’s trajectory, cut costs, and enable...