Toyota announced U.S. EV battery production, and that sounds like a nod to future U.S.-built EVs. Bosch intends to make fuel cells in the U.S. for semis. And Sono Motors is racking up reservations for its solar EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Sono has announced that it’s reached 20,000 reservations for its $25,000 Sion solar...
Bosch on Wednesday announced a $200 million investment to build hydrogen fuel-cell stacks for Class 8 semi trucks at its Anderson, South Carolina, facility. Production is scheduled to start in 2026, and work has already begun on upgrades that include adding an estimated 147,000 square feet of floor space for fuel-cell manufacturing and related...
Toyota on Wednesday announced a $2.5 billion expansion of a planned North Carolina battery factory to add manufacturing capacity for EV batteries. Last October Toyota announced that it would make batteries in the United States by 2025. Then in December it announced a North Carolina battery plant that it said would make hybrid batteries but would...
The plan is part of a global push by the automaker to develop and produce electric vehicles.
California commits to ban internal combustion vehicles when one brand dominates EV sales. The slate of EVs with more than 300 miles of range has grown, especially in 2022. And Rivian will help level your in-vehicle campsite. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In its next over-the-air software update, Rivian plans to reveal a Camp Mode that...
California’s more aggressive deadline for phasing out new internal combustion vehicle sales, culminating in a 2035 shift to all EVs, might seem a tough target to achieve to those in some parts of the U.S. But it’s all about perspective. In the U.S. as a whole, EV sales accounted for 5.6% of the U.S. vehicle market in Q2 of...
The 300-mile EV is finally becoming a mainstream commodity, with no fewer than 14 vehicles achieving that benchmark for the 2022 model year, according to the EPA. As the United States Department of Energy points out, in model year 2016 there was a single model—the Tesla Model S—that achieved a 300-mile range. Back then a 300-mile range...
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has teased another new feature for the R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV aimed at outdoor adventures. Camp Mode will prep vehicles for overnight stays in the woods by shutting off screens, conserving battery power, activating flood lights, and automatically leveling the suspension to provide a flat sleeping...
Charging on demand comes to more cities. A new study sees the USPS electric mail-truck analysis as flawed. And which brands are impressing buyers the most in terms of tech features? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla and Genesis were among the top-performing brands for advanced-tech features, according to J.D. Power, while Hyundai was...
SparkCharge announced a new round of funding Monday that will help enable a continued expansion of the firm’s unique on-demand charging services. The company essentially uses portable hardware to help fill gaps in infrastructure or help EV owners with unforeseen charging needs. Through its Currently app, SparkCharge has been allowing EV...
