Ford and VW are worried about battery supply because of a tiff between two cell makers. The Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring plug-in hybrid has a price tag. And another electric Audi achieves the best possible safety ratings. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Audi E-Tron SUV was the first electric vehicle ever to earn the IIHS Top Safety...
Lincoln is in the process of shifting its target demographic toward a more tech-savvy crowd. And that includes introducing a lineup of plug-in hybrid models that make the most luxurious, best-equipped, and best-performing vehicles in the lineup the ones with a charging port. The second of that lineup of plug-in hybrids, the Corsair Grand Touring...
Ford and Volkswagen are concerned that a legal dispute between two South Korean battery makers could cause battery-supply issues for upcoming electric cars, Reuters reported Tuesday. The report cites documents submitted by Ford and VW to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), asking the ITC to allow SK Innovation to manufacture...
The 2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback electric SUV gets the same top-tier United States safety ratings as the standard E-Tron. Both the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have carried over the Sportback's Top Safety Pick+ and five-star rating, respectively, from the E-Tron...
Most traditional carmakers are struggling to produce and market electric vehicles even as Tesla sells hundreds of thousands of its luxury models.
A very special Ford Mach-E electric SUV is going to NASCAR. The 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid has been spotted and looks ready to offer up a RAV4 Prime alternative. And Jeep details several of its plug-in hybrids—just not quite yet for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford is planning to show its Mustang Mach-E...
Jeep is launching 4xe plug-in hybrid versions of the Renegade and Compass in Europe, but both models are unlikely for the United States. The Renegade and Compass share a powertrain consisting of a 1.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine and 6-speed automatic transmission, working with two electric motors—one for each axle. The...
As the Toyota RAV4 Prime arrives on the market in very limited numbers, there’s an alternative that’s already been offered for years: the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. Our friends at Electric Vehicle Web have published photos taken in San Diego by a reader of what appears to be the next-generation version of the...
As the Toyota RAV4 Prime arrives on the market in very limited numbers, there’s an alternative that’s already been offered for years: the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. Our friends at Electric Vehicle Web have allowed us to pass along these photos taken in San Diego of what appears to be the next-generation version of the...
What’s the best way to tease Americans who might not otherwise consider an electric car with a glimpse of EVs’ true performance potential? Take an insanely overpowered, seven-motor Ford Mustang Mach-E electric drift machine where the Cheetah Launch Teslas rarely run: to a NASCAR race. The Mustang Mach-E 1400 is based on the upcoming...