SUVs are proving to be so popular these days that they all seem to be spawning coupe-like variants that are SUVs, just less practical. The Volvo XC40 Recharge is the latest to procreate, with the Volvo C40 Recharge set to debut as a 2022 model early next year. The last time that Volvo used the “C” designation was back in 2013, for a...
SUVs are proving to be so popular these days that they all seem to be spawning coupe-like variants that are SUVs, just less practical. The Volvo XC40 Recharge is the latest to procreate, with the Volvo C40 Recharge set to debut as a 2022 model early next year. The last time that Volvo used the “C” designation was back in 2013, for a...
Volkswagen on Tuesday announced a "New Auto" strategy that aims to consolidate future electric cars onto a single platform, and calls for increased emphasis on software and the development of autonomous-driving tech. By the end of the decade, VW expects most of its portfolio to to be made up of electric vehicles, and most of those will eventually...
The far-reaching plan to reduce the trade bloc’s carbon footprint includes tougher mandates for automakers, steel makers, airlines, energy producers and other industries.
Electrify America on Tuesday announced a new plan to more than double its charging infrastructure in the United States and Canada. Dubbed the Boost Plan, it aims for more than 1,800 DC fast-charging stations, and a total of 10,000 individual connectors, by 2025, as well as increased use of higher-power 150-kilowatt and 350-kw fast-charging...
Audi provides a concept-car tease of its future after internal combustion. Mazda reportedly shelves the rotary, again. Ford is discontinuing diesels in the F-150. And VW is pushing toward a future that revolves around mobility and software. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Ford F-150 diesel is being discontinued—and Ford sees...
Audi plans to unveil a trio of electric concept cars within the next 12-18 months, previewing the brand's future design direction as it shifts away from internal combustion. Last week, Audi senior vice president Henrik Wenders posted a video to his personal LinkedIn page teasing the three concepts, and Audi has followed that up with more details...
Mazda may be putting a planned rotary-engine range extender on hold, according to an Automotive News report. Once a Mazda trademark, the rotary engine was expected to return in the MX-30 crossover, but now the automaker seems to be backpedaling. A rotary range extender is still under consideration, "but the timing of its introduction is...
Ford confirmed Monday that the light-duty diesel version of its F-150 full-size pickup—badged Power Stroke—is being discontinued. Although the cancellation comes just weeks after the debut of the fully electric 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning and a fleet-focused F-150 Lightning Pro, Ford made clear that the decision isn’t directly...
A longtime real estate investor and former Goldman Sachs executive decided to take an electric truck company public. Chaos ensued.
Fisker and Foxconn have confirmed that they’re in talks with Wisconsin as the potential manufacturing location for Fisker’s $30,000 electric vehicle—although a series of broken promises from Foxconn could get in the way. The Chinese EV maker Nio is the only automaker around the globe to have found some measure of success with...
Although Hyundai is getting plenty of well-earned attention for its Ioniq 5 crossover EV, and anticipation builds around the Santa Fe–sized Ioniq 7 electric SUV expected next year, with a total of 10 electrified vehicles due for its U.S. lineup by then, Hyundai is just getting ready to roll out its first plug-in hybrid SUV. That’s the...
Chinese automaker Nio is the only company to achieve any real success with battery swapping, and it has no plans to stop anytime soon, according to a recent Reuters report. Nio plans to have 4,000 battery-swapping stations globally by 2025, according to the brief report, which quoted Nio president Qin Lihong. The company also plans to have 700...
Foxconn and Fisker are in talks to build a $30,000 electric car in Wisconsin, local newspaper The Journal Times confirmed Thursday. Known as a contract manufacturer for the Apple iPhone, Foxconn announced plans for a Wisconsin factory in 2017, originally for large LCD screens. Reports about the Wisconsin factory as a possibility for EV production...
Pandemic year or not, gas prices run on supply and demand. Those simple rules have again pushed up prices at the pump, leading many more Americans to once again think about fuel efficiency. Several unexpected things have driven the price hikes this time, including OPEC drama on the supply side, and a spike in demand due to a rapid recovery from...
Which charging network is presenting air quality updates at its chargers? Which EV startup teamed up with Pininfarina? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 9, 2021. One by one, the legacy automakers are pivoting to focus more on EVs and less on internal combustion. This...
Lightyear’s solar car is set up to outdo Tesla on efficiency. Stellantis, the parent of Dodge, Jeep, and many more brands, is hatching some big electric vehicle plans. And Rivian is considering another propulsion trick. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. After yesterday’s announcements heralding electric muscle cars from Dodge...
The Lightyear One solar-supplemented EV was driven 440 miles on a test track on a single charge of a 60-kilowatt-hour battery pack, Lightyear claims. The test was conducted using a "validation prototype" at the Aldenhoven Testing Center in Germany, last month, Lightyear said in a press release. While a closed course is very different from...
Less than six months after the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA, the combined automaker called Stellantis presented on Thursday what could set it up for success in the decade of the electric vehicle: a comprehensive EV strategy, the bandwidth to scale it up, and a big investment. Although the investment—about $36 billion over...
Less than six months after the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA, the combined automaker called Stellantis presented on Thursday what could set it up for success in the decade of the electric vehicle: a comprehensive EV strategy, the bandwidth to scale it up, and a big investment. Although the investment—about $36 billion over...
