$3B GM-Samsung battery plant might enable electric Corvette, Camaro

Possible electric Chevrolet Camaro in GM Ultium teaser videoGM and Samsung SDI announced Tuesday that they will form a joint venture for battery production. In a release, the companies made clear that this joint venture, starting with more than $3 billion, won’t initially be making batteries that directly replace or augment the brand’s Ultium cell strategy developed with LG. The new plant will...

Lucid Gravity electric SUV is being road-tested, official debut soon

Lucid Gravity testingCalifornia’s Lucid Motors today revealed a couple of first photos of its upcoming Gravity electric SUV undergoing testing—in camouflaged form—on U.S. public roads. The Gravity is due for a production start in 2024, with an official detail, specification details, and an opening of the reservation queue all expected soon this...

California hits 1.5 million plug-in vehicles

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-ECalifornia is farther ahead on the road to electric vehicle adoption than it anticipated a decade ago. Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced that the state had passed a cumulative 1.5 million cumulative plug-in vehicle sales. That’s two years ahead of a goal set by previous California Governor Jerry Brown, aiming to hit that number by...

In the shift to EVs, are tailpipes a sign of the past?

ExhaustIt’s Earth Day. And in what’s become a Green Car Reports’ Earth Day tradition, it’s time to revisit a litmus test for how much the vehicle market has changed. The question: “When will buying vehicles with tailpipes be seen as morally wrong?” Or, to paraphrase and clarify: When will driving around your...

GMC Hummer EV Pickup climbs to 355-mile estimate, SUV at 314 miles

2024 GMC Hummer EV SUVGM on Friday released range estimations for its 2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, including for both body styles of the loaded 3X trim. The company is now suggesting that one of the models of its so-called supertruck might go 355 miles on a charge. If anything, that's a testament to how much impact tires can have on EV range...