Study: Lack of home-charging awareness is holding back EV adoption

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E at Electrify America fast chargerConsumers are uneducated about home charging for electric cars, and that's holding back adoption, according to the J.D. Power 2021 EV Home Charging Study. Brent Gruber, J.D. Power senior director of global automotive and author of the study, said in a statement that "the lack of awareness around charging options is making it very difficult to move...

2022 Honda Insight hybrid starts $2,000 higher, still gets 52 mpg

2022 Honda InsightThe 2022 Honda Insight hybrid sedan gets a price bump for the new model year, but retains its 52 mpg combined EPA fuel-economy rating. The price increase is largely due to the elimination of the base LX trim level, leaving only the EX and Touring trim levels. The 2022 Honda Insight EX starts at $26,205, while the 2021 Insight LX had a $23,885 base...

Which electric vehicles include free road-trip fast-charging?

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 at Electrify America DC fast-charging stationWith summer approaching, a holiday weekend upon us, and stir-crazy families looking toward post-pandemic road trips, it's as good a time as ever to survey which electric vehicles include free fast-charging. Quite a few of them do, although some automakers only offer a limited amount of free charging—often based on kilowatt-hours—rather...

2021 Tesla Model S Plaid due for reveal and first deliveries June 10

2021 Tesla Model S Plaid+Tesla CEO Elon Musk can be a bit ambitious with timelines. And it appears that the arrival of an extensively redesigned Model S is no exception. Musk tweeted Saturday that deliveries of the revamped electric sedan will start June 10—reflecting a one-week delay over a planned event and rollout for June 3—as he said it “needs one...

EV tax credit boost, Tesla Vision fail, Tesla and Texas: Today’s Car News

Ford pedestrian sound for hybridsTexas doesn’t budge for Tesla. Safety agencies and consumer groups warn about Tesla Vision in the Model 3 and Model Y. And will Americans be able to get up to $12,500 with a re-upped EV tax credit? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Legislation currently advancing in the Senate includes a provision to give the EV tax credit a big...

Proposed EV tax credit boost: $12,500 for union labor and US-made

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV and EV production startsAs the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats push ahead on coordinated policy to strengthen U.S. manufacturing infrastructure and help pivot to electric vehicles and clean energy, one outcome is looking increasingly likely: an expansion of the EV tax credit. As part of Oregon Senator Ron Wyden’s Clean Energy for America Act, which...

Proposed EV tax credit boost: $12,500 tax credit, for union labor and US-made

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV and EV production startsAs the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats push ahead on coordinated policy to strengthen U.S. manufacturing infrastructure and help pivot to electric vehicles and clean energy, one outcome is looking increasingly likely: an expansion of the EV tax credit. As part of Oregon Senator Ron Wyden’s Clean Energy for America Act, which...

Tesla won’t be able to directly sell the cars it builds in Texas to Texans

Tesla Model YWhile it works to open a Texas factory, Tesla still can't sell cars directly to customers in Texas—and won't be able to for some time. The Texas legislature has run out of time to make the necessary changes to state franchise laws in its current session, and it won't reconvene again until 2023, The Drive reported Thursday. With a factory...