BMW on Monday announced plans for a prototype solid-state battery by 2025, followed by a production-ready version by 2030. The batteries will power a new generation of electric cars, based on a dedicated platform, making its production debut around that time. The automaker is in the midst of an electric-car push, but the models announced so far...
Hyundai’s Genesis on Monday showed a very understated, production-bound approach to adding a first electric car to its lineup: Electrify its flagship sedan, the G80. Depending on how you look at it, the Genesis outperforms its “electrified” billing but plays a conservative angle in not looking dramatically different as an EV. The...
A fully electric Toyota pickup won’t be a rival to the Tesla Cybertruck, but that’s beside the point. Such an electric truck could be another big game-changer for the traditional market—a bit like the idea of a Ford F-150 Electric or a Chevy Silverado EV. With the reveal of the RAV4-sized Toyota bZ4X Concept on Monday, Toyota...
The 38-mpg Tucson Hybrid is the first hybrid SUV in Hyundai’s lineup, and from what I’ve seen it’s the best way you can get the new Tucson—for now. The redesigned 2022 Tucson gets a fresh look, upgraded tech, and a growth spurt that gives it one of the best back seats in this crowded class. A relatively short drive on- and...
A series of electric vehicles rolled out by Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota—all at Shanghai—are all headed to the U.S. The rugged charm of Alpha Motors’ latest electric pickup has some of your attention. And a study suggests the whole U.S. could go electric by 2035. This and more. Here at Green Car Reports. The Audi A6 E-Tron...
Toyota has released the bZ4X Concept, the first EV built on the company’s e-TNGA platform for EVs and co-developed with Subaru. As early reports have indicated the bZ4X appears about the size of the best-selling RAV4 Hybrid—or a future version of it, perhaps—and Toyota says that worldwide sales of the model will start globally by...
With an introduction held at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, Mercedes-Benz announced a surprised addition to its United States EV lineup. The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB is scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. in 2022. The EQB is the electric equivalent of the GLB-Class compact crossover (which we believe would have been a good electric car), itself a...
Audi is looking back to one of the most important models in its past for the inspiration behind an important piece of its future—in its new A6 E-Tron Concept, set to debut Monday at the Shanghai Motor Show The A6 E-Tron Concept is a luxurious electric fastback with seating for five, and it harks back a bold turning point for the brand, the...
“No one was driving the vehicle” when the car crashed and burst into flames, killing two men, a constable said.
After unveiling the retro-styled Wolf electric pickup truck last month, Alpha Motors has revealed a second version, boasting a larger cab, quicker acceleration, and greater towing capacity. While Alpha is taking reservations, neither version is expected to start deliveries until 2023 at least. The second model—the Alpha Wolf+—has...
