Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday unveiled the EQS SUV, a higher-riding counterpart to the EQS sedan launched last year. The new model is scheduled to reach United States dealerships later this year, as a 2023 model. The EQS SUV shares Mercedes' EVA platform with both the EQS and EQE sedans. It also has the same 126-inch wheelbase as the EQS sedan, but is...
To those wanting a plug-in hybrid Jeep that isn’t a life-size Lego car in which the roof and doors come off and the windshield folds, your time has come. Jeep shoved the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid’s powertrain into the Grand Cherokee. Like its sibling, the 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe sacrifices nothing in its transition to become more...
A Kia electric pickup has already been confirmed as a global model. But it would need to be an upscale model—not focused entirely around value and affordability—to make sense in America, a US Kia executive suggested to Green Car Reports at the New York auto show last week. Kia promised the EV9 SUV for the U.S. market starting in the...
The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid and an all-electric version of the Genesis GV70 will be built in Alabama, Hyundai confirmed last week. Both vehicles will be built at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant near Montgomery, which currently builds gasoline versions of the Santa Fe, as well as the Hyundai Elantra, Santa Cruz, and Tucson. Santa Fe...
At the New York auto show last week, Vinfast released updated pricing information for both of its forthcoming VF 8 and VF 9 electric SUVs and offered new details on its battery subscription program, which will be the first of its kind for the U.S. market. The battery subscription program will be offered in lieu of a battery warranty, which is...
Ford’s chief executive is about to introduce an electric F-150 pickup truck that could determine whether the automaker can survive and thrive in an industry dominated by Tesla.
Which brand teased two future electric sports cars? Which state is planning to form EV policy around those who use a lot of gasoline? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 15, 2022. In a first test drive review of the 2023 Toyota BZ4X, we found it to be weird yet...
Honda confirms a Civic Hybrid. Tesla gets a “do-over” on fixing its Boombox. The Leaf and Niro lineups get refreshed. And California sets its rules for more EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California this morning officially posted its Proposed Regulation for Advanced Clean Cars II rulemaking. Distilled down, the rules...
California aims to increase zero-emission vehicle sales to 35% of all new car purchases by the 2026 model year, on the way to ending sales of new gasoline-only cars by the middle of the next decade. This proposed target from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) includes battery-electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles...
Production of the Honda Insight hybrid sedan will cease in June to make room for a new Civic Hybrid and other hybrid models, Honda announced Thursday in a press release. The Insight is based on a previous-generation Civic body shell, but positioned as a dedicated, more upscale hybrid model with unique styling. Honda said it is now changing...
