Jeep Avenger EV SUV debuts for Europe, joined by 4×4 concept version

Jeep AvengerThe Jeep Avenger, the Stellantis brand's first production-bound EV, made its formal debut at the 2022 Paris auto show Monday ahead of its planned 2023 launch. The Avenger is a subcompact crossover first shown in September alongside the larger Recon and Wagoneer S electric SUVs, both of which are scheduled to arrive at dealerships in 2024. Unlike...

Europe-focused Lexus UX 300e gets bigger battery, more range

Lexus UX 300eThe Lexus UX 300e went on sale in Europe two years ago as the luxury brand's first EV. It's now getting a bigger battery pack and more range—but still won't be available in the United States. The battery-pack size increases from 54.3 kwh to 72.8 kwh, while range increases from 196 miles to 280 miles with 17-inch wheels and 273 miles with...

2024 Cadillac Celestiq rises as $300,000 electric flagship

2024 Cadillac CelestiqAfter showing a concept car this summer, Cadillac on Monday unveiled the production version of its Celestiq flagship EV, confirming a $300,000 price tag for the hand-built electric hatch. The price seems more Rolls-Royce than Cadillac, but the production process will also resemble the British firm's low-volume method. Starting in December 2023 the...

Report: Green hydrogen will be ready to scale up this decade

2022 Toyota Mirai LimitedHydrogen could play a major role in emissions reduction by 2030 thanks to the scaling up of low-carbon "green hydrogen" production, the non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) explained last week in a blog post. The carbon footprint of fuel-cell vehicles can vary dramatically based on how the hydrogen they use is produced. Green hydrogen is...

EPA range figures rise for entire 2023 Porsche Taycan lineup

2023 Porsche TaycanNearly every 2023 Porsche Taycan variant gets an EPA-estimated range boost, the automaker confirmed this week. Porsche in July announced a software update it said would bring an efficiency and range boost, but now the automaker is providing specific figures. The Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo wagon gets the biggest increase. Porsche estimates range at...

Sono takes Sion solar EV on US tour in bid for fleet business

Sono Sion in Times SquareSono Motors is bringing its Sion solar-supplemented EV to the United States, but it's unclear if the small hatchback will be sold here to retail customers. The Sion was on display in New York City's Time Square Tuesday, followed by a stop in Brooklyn Wednesday on what will be a multi-city tour, Sono said in a press release. The car will also be...

Canoo gets orders for at least 3,000 more electric vans

Canoo Lifestyle Deliver Vehicle with Zeeba logoEV startup Canoo this week confirmed fleet-management company Zeeba has ordered at least 3,000 of its electric vans. The latter company has signed an agreement for 5,450 vehicles, with an initial binding agreement of 3,000 vehicles through 2024, Canoo said in a press release. Zeeba will lease those vehicles to small- and medium-sized businesses...

2024 Polestar 3 starts at $85,300, expected 300-mile EPA range

2024 Polestar 3Polestar on Wednesday revealed the 2024 Polestar 3, which is a significant stage in the evolution of the Swedish EV brand. It's scheduled to go on sale in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2023, starting at $85,300 with destination. The brand's first SUV, the Polestar 3 is twinned with Polestar parent Volvo's upcoming electric successor...

Tesla Model Y takes top sales spot in Germany

Tesla Model YThe Tesla Model Y took the top sales spot in the German vehicle market in September, according to sales numbers reported by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) (via Electrek). Tesla has achieved monthly bestseller status in other countries—such as Norway—but doing so in Germany is significant because the American firm is...

Toyota Crown Prime PHEV: Might range, performance top RAV4 Prime?

2023 Toyota CrownA Toyota Crown Prime plug-in hybrid could be in the works to complement the Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime, according to a recent Motor Trend report. The Crown returns to the United States for the first time since the 1970s as a replacement for the Toyota Avalon, and with an all-hybrid powertrain lineup. But Toyota is also considering a plug-in hybrid...

Hyundai, Genesis, Kia EVs due to get modular platforms, OTA updates

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis will add over-the-air (OTA) software updates by 2025, Hyundai announced Wednesday. The first model to feature firmware-level OTA updates will be the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6, which is based on the same E-GMP platform as the Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Genesis GV60. By 2025, Hyundai expects all models—including both gasoline...

BYD confirms EV pricing for brand’s launch in Europe

BYD HanChinese automaker BYD last week detailed plans for its European launch, which will include three EVs and encompass most of the continent's largest markets. A dealer group in August announced plans to sell BYD cars in Sweden and Germany, and the automaker has now confirmed plans to launch in those markets as well as Norway, Denmark, the...

Future Honda EVs to be powered by batteries from Ohio plant

2024 Honda PrologueHonda and LG Energy Solution on Tuesday confirmed details of a joint-venture Ohio battery plant that will produce battery modules for North American-market Honda EVs beginning in 2025. Announced in 2022, the joint-venture plant will be located in Fayette County, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus, and aims for 40 gigawatt-hours of annual...

Poll: Majority of Californians back gasoline car ban

Marengo Charging Plaza, Pasadena, CaliforniaA majority of Californians support the state's goal of banning sales of new internal-combustion vehicles by 2035, but opinions are highly partisan, according to a new poll conducted by UC Berkeley. A newly passed state law requiring all new vehicles sold in California to be all-electric or plug-in hybrids received the backing of 55% or...

Foxconn plans to build Indi One EV in Ohio, previews more Foxtron EVs

Indi OneFoxconn recently signed a memorandum of understanding with IndiEV to build initial versions of the startup's One EV at its Ohio factory, while also showing two more EVs of its own. Under the agreement, Foxconn will manufacture "the first Indi One prototype vehicles" at its factory in Lordstown, Ohio, according to a company press release. It's one...

Off-the-grid Hotel Hyundai is powered solely by Ioniq 5 EVs

Hotel Hyundai powered by Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVsA pop-up hotel powered entirely by EVs has opened in the United Kingdom. It's called Hotel Hyundai, and it helps demonstrate the vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability the automaker is building into its vehicles. V2L allows cars to discharge power, and is even approved for EV-to-EV charging. In this case, a fleet of Ioniq 5 hatchbacks provides power for...

EV tax credit rules on American sourcing will get fast-tracked by IRS

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV and EV production startsThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Treasury Department are seeking public comment on draft rules for the revised federal EV tax credit, indicating these rules could be on the fast track to finalization. "We are trying to do this expeditiously," John Podesta, senior White House advisor overseeing energy guidance, told Bloomberg and other...

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro costs $12,100 more than 2022

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning ProThe Ford F-150 Lightning has already been given a price hike for the 2023 model year—in this case, applying only to base, fleet-oriented Lightning Pro models. The base Lightning Pro now has a $51,974 base price, along with a $1,795 destination charge. Ford originally priced the F-150 Lightning Pro at $39,974—or $41,669 with the $1,695...