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...
The Biden administration announced Thursday a first move aimed at restoring states’ rights to follow more stringent California vehicle emissions rules—and to set electric vehicle mandates. The first procedural step comes in the form of a proposal issued by the National Highway Traffic Administration, rescinding a series of rules issued...
Two recently introduced electric SUVs have earned high safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge got the highest IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating, while the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E was named a Top Safety Pick by the organization. Both EVs earned top "Good" scores in all six IIHS crash-test...
Hitting the targets could require a rapid shift to electric vehicles, the expansion of forests nationwide, development of complex new carbon-capture technology and many other changes, researchers said.
A Portland site is a template for big-rig fast-charging, and open for public use. Biodiesel from beef fat will soon be mass-produced by a Nebraska joint venture. And BYD gives a top-level preview of its third-generation platform for electric vehicles. This and more on Earth Day, here at Green Car Reports. China’s BYD has revealed its...
