Ford may be poised to double its production target for the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in response to strong customer interest, Reuters reported Monday. The automaker is targeting annual production of 80,000 units in 2024, up from the initial target of 40,000 units, according to the report, which cites anonymous sources familiar with the...
Porsche on Tuesday outlined a series of improvements due in 2022 Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo models set to arrive at U.S. dealerships later in the year. Although it appears that the Taycan carries over its performance and driving range, Porsche reports that both thermal management and charging functions have been improved. It now includes a...
The MX-30 EV is going to California with a 100-mile range, but it’s intriguing. More electric crossovers are coming to Kia dealerships. And the Mustang Mach-E is ready for some range boosts. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2022 Mazda MX-30 EV has been priced starting at $34,645 and rated at 100 EPA miles, the company confirmed...
Ford is already planning updates for the 2022 Mustang Mach-E, chief engineer Donna Dickson confirmed in a recent interview with industry analyst Sandy Munro on the latter's YouTube channel. First spotted by Design News, the full interview runs just over 38 minutes, with the discussion of range and efficiency improvements starting around the 26:00...
The 2022 Kia EV6 is only the first of multiple electric crossovers the automaker plans to launch by 2025, according to a recent Auto Express report. At least two other models are in the works, according to the report. The next one in the queue will be a large SUV aimed specifically at the United States, Kia European product boss Sjoerd Knipping...
Mazda is carrying the natural, sporty driving experience that its lineup of gasoline vehicles already has to its upcoming MX-30 EV, it says. However with an EPA estimated range of just 100 miles, many of the MX-30’s California owners might end up spending a lot of that drive time more concerned about where they’re going to charge next...
Every Chevy Bolt EV built is being recalled for its battery. The world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell ferry is being put to use in the U.S. Genesis will offer inductive wireless charging, Yosemite is getting very fast EV charging. And Dodge is accelerating its electric muscle-car plans. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This weekend we...
How will Dodge transition a brand best known in recent years for its gas-swilling, tire-scorching Hellcats, Demons, and Hemi V-8 engines to a brand that sees electric performance as the future? Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis recently provided Automotive News some more hints, at a Dodge-sponsored drag-racing event. On the way to a battery electric muscle...
A hydrogen fuel-cell ferry is currently undergoing trials ahead of planned passenger operations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Owner Switch Maritime claims it will be the world's first commercial vessel powered solely by hydrogen fuel cells. Dubbed Sea Change, the ferry is a 70-foot, 75-passenger catamaran that, Switch claims, will have the same...
Visiting a national park free of tailpipe emissions just seems like the proper way to do things. Electrify America aims to make that easier at one of the country's most popular national parks. The Volkswagen-funded charging network announced Thursday that it is opening a new DC fast-charging site for drivers traveling to Yosemite National Park. It...
What electric car started its ramp-up toward U.S. mass production next year? Have sales of vehicles with tailpipes already peaked? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 21, 2021. This week, we got an in-person look at the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV and found it...
The Genesis GV60—the Hyundai luxury brand's first dedicated electric vehicle, due next year—is shaping up to offer a technology first: It will be one of the first global-market EVs with original-equipment wireless charging. The hardware, claimed to be supplied by WiTricity, will initially only be offered (or enabled) in South Korea...
General Motors has expanded the recall of Chevrolet Bolt EV models due to battery-related fire concerns—to include 2019-2021 Bolt EV models and new 2022 Bolt EV and EUV models. GM just earlier this week confirmed that it planned to replace all battery modules on affected 2017-2019 Bolt EV models, subject to be adjusted after an additional...
The recall now covers 2017-2022 models. The latest move, to add three more model years, will increase costs by $1 billion.
Tesla announced Thursday that it plans to build a humanoid robot in prototype form next year. The so-called Tesla Bot, or Optimus Prime, was revealed as part of the company’s AI Day, intended to stoke enthusiasm in the company’s different, cameras-only AI-based approach toward future self-driving capability. And CEO Elon Musk appears...
Automakers will soon face higher fines for gas guzzlers. Tesla reveals a robot. Nissan shows a spicier side of e-Power. VW shows it can build its mass-market EV in the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen has produced the first U.S.-made VW ID.4 electric car, at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory. Although just a validation...
Stricter federal fuel economy and emissions rules, outlined earlier this month in concert with the EPA, and coordinated with a goal for more EVs, will require automakers to make more efficient vehicles—along with some EVs. But that isn’t the only thing they’ll have to contend with. The penalties for failing to comply with those...
Nissan on Tuesday unveiled a performance-tuned hybrid hatchback for the Japanese market. While it won't be coming to the United States, the Nissan Aura Note Nismo shows the tuning potential of the automaker's e-Power series hybrid system, which is expected to appear in future U.S.-market Nissan models. Short for "Nissan Motorsports," Nismo is the...
The first Volkswagen ID.4 electric car has rolled off the production line at the automaker's Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory, VW Group of America CEO Scott Keogh announced Thursday in a LinkedIn post. Mass production doesn't start until next year, however. Finished in Glacier White Metallic, the first completed car is a validation build used to...
Genesis shows an electric crossover that’s related to the Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. The Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid is rated at 32 electric miles. And is the Ioniq 6 electric sedan delayed? This and more in this very Hyundai roundup, here at Green Car Reports. The Genesis luxury brand, from Hyundai, has revealed its first dedicated electric...
