Tesla has raised the base prices of the Model 3 and Model Y by $2,000, the latest in a series of price changes this year. First spotted by Electrek, Tesla's online configurator now shows the price of the base rear-wheel drive Model 3 Standard Range Plus as $41,990 instead of the previous $39,990. The starting price of the Model 3 Performance also...
Activist shareholders have submitted five proposals to compel Tesla to disclose more information about its efforts to diversify its work force, how it handles employee disputes and its human rights record.
General Motors on Wednesday revealed Ultra Cruise, a hands-free driver-assistance system that it says will cover 95% of driving scenarios and, effectively, all public paved roads in the U.S. and Canada—amounting to a potential rival to what Tesla has been enabling as Full Self-Driving beta. Although Ultra Cruise is a Level 2 system and...
G.M. hopes to develop ride-hailing services that use autonomous cars, create insurance products and expand its defense contracting work.
GM announced Wednesday that it plans to reveal the fully electric Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup in January at CES in Las Vegas. The company also released a teaser of the truck, showing off the truck’s available fixed glass roof. It says the Silverado EV will be the first of its full-size trucks to offer such an arrangement. GM President Mark...
A line of pickup trucks leads to a makeshift camp of a rehabbed motel in the shadow of Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado. Up here at 9,600 feet, pickup trucks not only outnumber mountain peaks, they also outnumber the state’s unofficial vehicle, a Subaru Anything. This line of Rivian R1T pickups is different, however: They are the first...
Tesla is continuing its trade secrets fight with Rivian, alleging that the electric-truck hopeful poached employees and stole "highly proprietary" battery technology, according to a Bloomberg report. The Silicon Valley firm filed a lawsuit against Rivian 14 months ago, but claims the company has continued poaching its staff, and using them to...
GM is focusing in on the batteries as the key to achieving a longer range and to lower costs. The Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid will tow and go off-roading. And we drive the Lucid Air. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2022 Lucid Air is already beating top numbers from Tesla in range and charging. But as we found in a very brief...
Up until now, those buying premium electric cars have faced a stark dilemma: Either choose the EV that represents the leading edge of performance, range, and efficiency—yes, that would be the Tesla—or choose the EV that’s a more holistic luxury car in terms of features, styling, refinement, and build quality. The 2022 Lucid Air...
After teasing the 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe in July, Jeep has released more details on its second plug-in hybrid SUV, including electric range and towing figures. In a press release, Jeep said it's targeting 25 miles of electric range and a 57 MPGe efficiency rating, while maintaining the towing and off-road capability of the standard Grand...
