2024 Genesis GV60 EV adds lower-priced version with more range

2024 Genesis GV60The 2024 Genesis GV60 gets a number of updates for its sophomore model year, including a new rear-wheel-drive model that boasts more range and a lower price than the existing all-wheel-drive versions. Starting at $53,195 (including a mandatory $1,195 destination charge), the GV60 Standard RWD gets an estimated 294 miles of range from a 77-kwh...

GM Ultium EVs ramping slowly, as targets look out of sight

2022 GMC Hummer EV pre-production at Factory Zero plant in Detroit, MichiganGeneral Motors' third-quarter financial results show a slow production ramp of Ultium EVs but indicate the automaker is unlikely to meet its near-future electric vehicle delivery targets. GM reported that it delivered just 4,222 Ultium EVs in Q3, compared to 15,835 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV models. The Bolt EV and EUV, which are based on a different...

Nissan Hyper Urban concept EV taps V2G tech, flaunts bold design

Nissan Hyper Urban conceptNissan is unveiling four EV concepts in the weeks leading up to the 2023 Tokyo auto show. Each will have the prefix "hyper," with one debuting each week until the Tokyo show's press day, scheduled for Oct. 25. First up is the Hyper Urban crossover which, according to Nissan's press materials, targets "urban- and suburban-based professionals."...

EV maker Lordstown Motors’ assets sold to original CEO for $10M

Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns in assembly plantLordstown Motors' founder and former CEO is buying the bankrupt EV maker's assets, according to a September 29 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Lordstown's "selling entities" said in the filing that Steve Burns made the only qualified bid for what's left of Lordstown, which filed for bankruptcy in late June. Burns...

Rivian accelerates EV production, as Tesla misses targets

Rivian plant in Normal, Illinois, manufacturing its Enduro drive unitAutomakers' third-quarter financial results are in, with positive signs for Rivian, less so for Tesla. Tesla production and deliveries were down versus the previous quarter. The automaker said it produced over 430,000 vehicles and delivered over 435,000. Despite the lower-performing quarter, Tesla claims that it's still on track for the 1.8...

2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: 36-mpg 3-row SUV adds Nightshade look

2024 Toyota Highlander HybridThe 2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid adds a new Nightshade Edition grade for the coming model year, while remains otherwise unchanged. Already available on several other Toyota models, including the smaller Corolla Cross Hybrid for 2024, the Nightshade Edition amounts to a blackout appearance package. On the Highlander Hybrid Nightshade, the blackout...

Electric VW Golf set for Wolfsburg plant, scalable EV platform

2024 Volkswagen Golf GTIVolkswagen on Friday confirmed plans for a new electric version of the Golf hatchback, to be built in Wolfsburg, Germany, starting later in the decade. A more specific timeline wasn't given, but VW confirmed the Golf will be one of several EVs based on its next-generation dedicated EV platform, known as SSP. Announced in 2021, SSP is due to be a...

Electrify America opens 350-kw EV fast charger at Grand Canyon

Electrify America charging station at south entrance to Grand Canyon National ParkElectrify America on Wednesday announced the opening of a DC fast-charging station near the Grand Canyon, putting its natural splendor within reach of more EV drivers. Located at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center at the south entrance of Grand Canyon National Park in Tusayan, Arizona, the charging station includes six individual chargers with power...

Biden policy led Northvolt to Canada for $5.2B EV battery plant

Rendering of Northvolt Six battery factory in Quebec, CanadaSwedish battery firm Northvolt on Thursday said it would build a $5.2 billion (USD) EV battery factory in Canada's Quebec province—its first outside of Europe. Known as Northvolt Six, the factory will be located just outside Montreal, according to a company press release. The first phase of construction is scheduled to start this year, with...

StoreDot could help speed up charging in future Volvo EVs

2025 Volvo EX30Israel-based battery firm StoreDot on Thursday announced a "strategic collaboration" with Volvo to develop very fast-charging battery cells for future EVs. The partnership will produce cells "optimized and tailored for Volvo's future electric vehicle architecture," according to a StoreDot press release. The company expects to deliver the first...