The electric-car deals this month span beyond the Bolt EV. A report suggests there aren’t enough EV battery factories planned for the next decade. Some very special tires are going into a solar car that hopes to leapfrog Tesla in efficiency. And the supplier behind the VW diesel scandal pushes back on the EV future. This and more, here at...
The Lightyear One is claimed to be the world’s first long-range solar electric vehicle. And by being three times more energy efficient than other electric vehicle alternatives currently on the market—yes, Tesla, we’re looking at you—it’s aiming to “leapfrog the grid” and shift the focus away from just...
Lashing out against proposals for upcoming Euro 7 emissions legislation, the CEO of the mammoth auto industry supplier Bosch last week called regulators “fixated” on EVs, and accused the EU of running a “technology monopoly” that chokes all other means of climate innovation. The comments underscore a simple truth. Amid new...
Battery-manufacturing capacity will have to grow dramatically for electric cars to surpass internal-combustion vehicles in the 2030s, according to a new report produced by Ultima Media, and sponsored by Swiss tech firm ABB. The report's conclusion is based on two predictions: that electric cars are poised to overtake sales of internal-combustion...
April is shaping up to be a good month to buy an electric car or plug-in hybrid, with several good deals spotted by CarsDirect. In Southern California, a price cut has allowed shoppers to lease a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric for around the same price as a gasoline model, according to the website. The best deal, which applies to the Kona Electric SEL...
The president’s plans to cut emissions in half by 2030 relies heavily on a government effort to steer the development of new industries, but business leaders are fretting over the rapid timeline.
Which electric vehicles earned top safety ratings this week? Which luxury brand revealed a fully electric sedan with 800V charging? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 23, 2021. This week we took a first drive in the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid and found that its...
Toyota is building hydrogen combustion engines. Honda reveals more about its U.S. EV plans. California is back on a path to setting its own vehicle emissions rules. And the list of EVs with top safety ratings is growing fast. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Both the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E and the 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge are on the...
Honda is planning to completely phase out internal combustion engines from its North American lineup by 2040, the company announced Thursday night. That means a combination of battery-electric and fuel-cell models will add up to 100% of its sales by that time. The company spelled out that as interim targets, it sees those two groups making up 40%...
Toyota has tried to put hydrogen fuel cells in everything from passenger cars to buses and semi trucks, but now the automaker is embarking on a very different hydrogen-propulsion project. Instead of fuel cells, Toyota is developing a combustion engine that runs on hydrogen, and not for road use. This time, it's for racing. The automaker announced...
