The 2020 Tesla Model Y is perfectly positioned. A crossover, it represents the fastest growing automotive segment. An electric vehicle, it’s part of a future that is rapidly approaching. It’s the first viable entry (sorry, Jaguar I-Pace, buyers just aren’t into you) in a class primed to expand. It’s here, it’s... First drive review: 2020 Tesla Model Y sets the benchmark for electric crossovers
The 2020 Tesla Model Y is perfectly positioned. A crossover, it represents the fastest growing automotive segment. An electric vehicle, it’s part of a future that is rapidly approaching. It’s the first viable entry (sorry, Jaguar I-Pace, buyers just aren’t into you) in a class primed to expand. It’s here, it’s... 
Electricity grids in some United States cities may require upgrades to handle increasing numbers of electric cars, according to a new study from the United States Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). "While we don't know exactly when the tipping point will happen, fleets of fast-charging vehicles are going to change... 
A plan by Fisker Inc. to use Volkswagen's MEB electric-car platform has reportedly stalled. Negotiations between the two companies that were supposed to end this month are now delayed until at least September, the company reported in a financial document filed Friday. In an investor presentation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission... 
Although the mammoth parking buildings and garages in urban centers are generally seen as eyesores and architectural afterthoughts, ponder this: What if they helped stabilize the power for the community around it? That’s a future that Nissan appears to be pointing to with what it claims is a global first. In its Nissan Pavilion exhibition... 
Which Chinese brand is aiming to have the most affordable EV in the U.S. market? What looks like a modern-but-downsized electric VW Microbus? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 31, 2020. General Motors showed a little more of its upcoming GMC Hummer EV on... 
General Motors and EVgo announced a partnership Friday that will result in the installation of more than 2,700 DC fast charging connectors—all powered by 100% renewable energy—over the next five years. The announcement marks the first significant move from GM toward helping expand fast-charging infrastructure, and investing in public... 
Lordstown Motors makes a traditional truck ad for its electric truck, and it’s refreshing. And Panasonic says that the cells it currently supplies to Tesla are going to get a big boost in energy density. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A Panasonic executive has revealed that the cells the company supplies to Tesla for the Model 3... 
Lordstown Motors released the first ad for its Endurance electric pickup truck Thursday—even though first deliveries for the truck remain about a year away. The Endurance was designed primarily as a work vehicle aimed at fleet buyers, and the ad certainly shows that. Chock full of farmers and construction workers, the ad looks like it was... 
Panasonic plans to give battery cells for Tesla electric cars a 20% boost in energy density in five years, Reuters reported Thursday. That timeframe could potentially line both the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y for a boost in range, performance, or both at that time. Tesla could at that time choose to make packs smaller and lighter with the same... 
Tesla and Nikola need to compete with electric trucks from familiar brands like Peterbilt. GM revealed more about its upcoming Hummer EV. Toyota is pushing along with solid-state battery development. And Kandi cars are arriving soon. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota solid-state battery technology is reportedly on schedule for a...