Drivers of certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV models recently endured months of living with just 90% of their battery capacity and range—and a winter of charging outside—due to concerns over fire risk. As of Wednesday, they’re being advised by the automaker to go back to parking outside and not to leave their cars charging...
The Volkswagen Group plans the future around most of its brands’ EV models around a single platform and software system. VW’s Electrify America charging unit expands its network plans. And we take an up-close look at the Volvo C30 Recharge. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Electrify America on Tuesday announced that through a...
SUVs are proving to be so popular these days that they all seem to be spawning coupe-like variants that are SUVs, just less practical. The Volvo XC40 Recharge is the latest to procreate, with the Volvo C40 Recharge set to debut as a 2022 model early next year. The last time that Volvo used the “C” designation was back in 2013, for a...
SUVs are proving to be so popular these days that they all seem to be spawning coupe-like variants that are SUVs, just less practical. The Volvo XC40 Recharge is the latest to procreate, with the Volvo C40 Recharge set to debut as a 2022 model early next year. The last time that Volvo used the “C” designation was back in 2013, for a...
Volkswagen on Tuesday announced a "New Auto" strategy that aims to consolidate future electric cars onto a single platform, and calls for increased emphasis on software and the development of autonomous-driving tech. By the end of the decade, VW expects most of its portfolio to to be made up of electric vehicles, and most of those will eventually...
The far-reaching plan to reduce the trade bloc’s carbon footprint includes tougher mandates for automakers, steel makers, airlines, energy producers and other industries.
Electrify America on Tuesday announced a new plan to more than double its charging infrastructure in the United States and Canada. Dubbed the Boost Plan, it aims for more than 1,800 DC fast-charging stations, and a total of 10,000 individual connectors, by 2025, as well as increased use of higher-power 150-kilowatt and 350-kw fast-charging...
Audi provides a concept-car tease of its future after internal combustion. Mazda reportedly shelves the rotary, again. Ford is discontinuing diesels in the F-150. And VW is pushing toward a future that revolves around mobility and software. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Ford F-150 diesel is being discontinued—and Ford sees...
Audi plans to unveil a trio of electric concept cars within the next 12-18 months, previewing the brand's future design direction as it shifts away from internal combustion. Last week, Audi senior vice president Henrik Wenders posted a video to his personal LinkedIn page teasing the three concepts, and Audi has followed that up with more details...
Mazda may be putting a planned rotary-engine range extender on hold, according to an Automotive News report. Once a Mazda trademark, the rotary engine was expected to return in the MX-30 crossover, but now the automaker seems to be backpedaling. A rotary range extender is still under consideration, "but the timing of its introduction is...
