On Tuesday, at an event previewing the fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning, President Joe Biden will attempt to sell Americans—and lawmakers—on his proposed $174 billion of electric vehicle spending. In a new White House fact sheet released Tuesday, ahead of the Detroit appearance, the President provided a bit more detail about this... Biden proposing point-of-sale incentives, affordable EVs made in America
On Tuesday, at an event previewing the fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning, President Joe Biden will attempt to sell Americans—and lawmakers—on his proposed $174 billion of electric vehicle spending. In a new White House fact sheet released Tuesday, ahead of the Detroit appearance, the President provided a bit more detail about this...
Production of the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV and 2022 Chevy Bolt EV has started, and first cars are already shipping out to dealerships, GM confirmed Monday to Green Car Reports Amid many delayed rollouts and arrivals, due to microchips and supply-chain issues, that’s about a month earlier than GM suggested earlier this year. Per the update from...
Ford is already showing what it plans to do with over-the-air updates and the Mustang Mach-E. A solid-state battery advance claims to tackle a familiar problem with a different solution. A truck stop in California plans to offer no gas or diesel but will have megawatt charging for semis. And Fisker EVs will offer some of the latest interfaces from...
Fisker and Sharp on Monday announced an agreement to develop and product interior interface technologies for up to four upcoming electric vehicles. The agreement would mean that Sharp will supply screens and other components, with “class-leading resolution balanced with optimized power consumption,” to a series of upcoming Fisker...
A group of Harvard researchers announced last week that they have designed a stable lithium-metal solid-state battery that can be charged and discharged at least 10,000 times “at a high current density.” Lithium-metal solid-state battery cells are widely seen as an important piece of the future for electric cars within the next...
Which companies announced plans to make a $30,000 EV in the U.S.? What European automaker says it sees a potential upside in battery-swapping tech? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 14, 2021. Anticipation continues to build about the electric pickups that are due to...
Hyundai plans to build electric vehicles in the U.S. The Mini Cooper SE gets a range boost. Fisker and the maker of the iPhone want to make a $30,000 EV in the U.S. Toyota sees just 15% of its lineup as fully electric in 2030. And we look at the 1967 Ford Mustang vs. the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Fisker...
Toyota electric vehicles are arriving in the U.S. market in 2022. While that itself stands as a surprise pivot for the brand, which was as recently as 2019 saying that there was essentially “no demand” for EVs at U.S. dealerships, hold your horses. On Wednesday the company provided a better picture of exactly how committed to EVs it...
Electric vehicle startup Fisker and iPhone maker Foxconn announced Thursday that they’ve signed “framework agreements” to build a mass-market electric vehicle in the U.S. starting at less than $30,000 before incentives. Dubbed Project PEAR for Personal Electric Automotive Revolution, the yet-unnamed model would ramp up production...
Renault revives its interest in battery swapping. GM teases the GMC Hummer EV’s off-road toolset. And we take another look at highway range in the Chevy Bolt EV—and a factor that can still cause range anxiety. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. General Motors has teased some of the off-road talents of the upcoming GMC Hummer EV...
We discuss much about driving range in electric cars—not just because a high range rating is a top priority to EV shoppers, but because it’s something you need to consider in a way you might never have for gasoline vehicles. Factors that can dramatically affect driving range include how fast you’re driving, outside temperatures...
Nissan is pointing out the flexibility EV shoppers have in services like Turo. The 2022 Bolt EV and EUV are rated for range. And GM has a plan for recycling materials from its Ultium EV cells. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV has been EPA-rated at 247 miles of range. While that’s not quite the 250 miles...
Sometimes you need more electric-car driving range, or a cure for all the concern about getting from one charging station to another on a road trip. Or you can get by just fine with a compact car 360 days of the year but need a bigger vehicle—and a tow hitch—for the annual week up at the cabin. Nissan is offering a perk to Leaf buyers...
The Porsche Macan is going electric, although that doesn’t mean the gas version is going away. Subaru’s first electric vehicle for the U.S. has a name. And Minnesota is looking like the first in the Midwest to adopt California’s EV mandate. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The fully electric version of Porsche’s...
Subaru has announced that its first fully electric vehicle, due to go on sale in 2022, will be called Solterra. The small electric SUV was confirmed by Subaru in December as on schedule and headed to the U.S. It will be built on a dedicated electric vehicle platform that has been co-developed with Toyota, combining Subaru’s all-wheel-drive...
Ford has confirmed that it's using the F-150 Lightning name for its upcoming fully electric F-Series models due starting in 2022. The automaker disclosed little more about the electric F-150 Lightning, but it announced an official reveal date of May 19, and indicated that the model will bring "stunning innovation, technologies and capabilities" to...
Rivian rolls out towing and cargo details for its R1T electric truck. GM is targeting affordability for at least some versions of its Chevy Silverado EV. The Ford F-150 Lightning is official, and due soon. And a Canadian company has big plans to build electric school buses in the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM CEO Mary Barra...
Although the fully electric Chevrolet Silverado EV will likely be built on the same underpinnings as the GMC Hummer EV, it’s shaping up to be positioned very differently for the market—with an emphasis on affordability. “What's especially important is that this truck will be in a high-volume entry, and one of the most popular and...
Which electric vehicle maker might lose some of its revenue from emissions credits? Which company is developing a ride-hailing car specifically for Uber? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 7, 2021. Although there weren’t any big product reveals this week, a number...
China’s Nio heads to Norway. The Tesla Model Y is California’s top-selling EV. And CARB lays out a plan that’s not quite an ICE ban. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California has laid out a proposed framework for its Advanced Clean Cars II rules, and while it doesn’t quite ban the internal combustion engine, it...