Mazda US boss: Longer-range EVs aren’t the future

2024 Mazda CX-90Jeffrey Guyton, the president and CEO of Mazda USA, isn’t sold on the EV range race. Guyton told Green Car Reports at the 2024 Mazda CX-90 reveal that while electric vehicle buyers today are looking for 300 miles of range, the future's not ever-longer range. Consumers will find they don’t really need even that much, he said...

2024 Mazda CX-90 plug-in hybrid beats Toyota Highlander to PHEV punch

2024 Mazda CX-90Mazda just potentially leapfrogged Toyota, which as of yet has no Highlander Prime in sight. On Monday, the Japanese automaker unveiled the 2024 Mazda CX-90 lineup, consisting of a plug-in hybrid, mild hybrid, and three rows of seats with three different seating configurations. Mazda said all variants of the 2024 CX-90 will arrive in dealerships...

Rivian EDV: All about electric vans for Amazon and beyond

Rivian EDV700Although Rivian’s trend-setting R1T and R1S electric trucks and their outdoorsy lifestyle takes top billing in building the brand, Rivian EDV electric delivery vans have always been a top priority. As for why, look no further than one of the top retailers in the world. In 2019 Amazon announced it ordered 100,000 electric vans from Rivian as...

Review: 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring keeps getting better

2022 Lucid Air Grand TouringAs we head into the new year and prepare to announce the Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023, there seems like no better time to reflect and revisit our past winner, the Lucid Air. A year after taking the technology lead with incredible range, power, and efficiency, the Lucid Air has matured its user experience without losing those headlining...

GMC Sierra EV Denali teased ahead of Oct. 20 debut

GMC Sierra EV Denali teasedThe next electric GMC pickup truck has a reveal date. On Friday, GMC teased the Denali edition of its upcoming Sierra EV with a video, and confirmed its debut date of Oct. 20. The production truck appears to be nearly identical to that of the renders teased in 2021 with large C-shaped LED daytime running lights and inset LED charging indicators. A...

Cadillac Celestiq flagship teased ahead of July 22 debut

Cadillac Celestiq teaserAnother veil lifted on the Cadillac Celestiq electric flagship sedan. General Motors on Wednesday revealed more teaser images of the show car that will debut on July 22. The show car reflects all the possibility of the Celestiq production vehicle. The teaser image shows a long, low-slung fastback with a long dash-to-axle ratio and traditional...

Lexus engineering boss: 800-volt system done, electric is the future

2023 Lexus RZ 450eLexus and Toyota might not be asleep at the EV wheel after all. The automaker, known for biding its time and taking a cautious long-game approach on anything that it sees going big, appears to be applying the same mindset here. In an interview with Lexus chief engineer Takashi Watanabe at a prototype drive for the 2023 Lexus RZ 450e in Barcelona...