After some upgrades for the previous model year, the 2023 Mini Cooper SE carries over with only minor changes. The $29,900 base price and $850 destination charge are both unchanged for 2023, Mini USA confirmed Thursday—meaning the $30,750 Mini maintains its position as the lowest-priced EV in the United States after the Nissan Leaf. The Mini...
Tesla topped J.D. Power's second annual U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Home Charging Study, released Thursday. The study measures EV owners' satisfaction across Level 1 portable, Level 2 portable, and Level 2 permanently-mounted home charging stations. Tesla was ranked highest for Level 2 permanently-mounted stations, the only category that is...
Tesla Model 3 owners might soon get a new aftermarket wireless charging option. Wind-and-solar towers offer an alternative for keeping the load from charging stations light. And Toyota is including free fast-charging for a year for bZ4X drivers. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has announced that the 2023 bZ4X electric SUV will...
Toyota announced Thursday that its first widely available electric vehicle, the upcoming bZ4X electric SUV, will come with one year of unlimited complimentary charging at all EVgo public fast-charging locations. EVgo claims to be the only charging network powered by 100% renewable energy. It operates 800 public DC fast-charging locations, as well...
WiTricity on Wednesday announced a new aftermarket wireless charging system for EVs—including the Tesla Model 3. The WiTricity Halo Charging system will be available for certain EV models as a "limited beta" beginning later this year, with broader availability in 2023 the company said. The system will be capable of charging at 11 kw, adding...
Wind and solar-powered charging could further lower the environmental impact of electric cars; but one New York-based company wants to combine them in one electricity-generating device that could be used for EV charging stations or wherever grid-buffering might help keep blackouts at bay. Change Wind Corporation has developed the Wind & Solar...
Tesla gets a slap on the wrist from the EPA. Mazda teases a new plug-in hybrid. VW gives the ID.4 a range boost. And Polestar reveals more about its climate-neutral car project. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar seeks help from suppliers in building a first truly climate-neutral car by 2030—no tree-planting...
On Tuesday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Tesla over paint-related Clean Air Act violations at its Fremont, California, plant. The total cost of the penalty for violations spanning nearly three years is $275,000, or the retail equivalent of about four base Model Ys. Tesla delivered about 936,000 vehicles...
The 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 is getting a range boost, VW announced Tuesday in a press release, including a series of EPA-estimated figures that haven't yet been officially posted. The estimates do point to a significant range improvement. VW said the base rear-wheel drive 2022 ID.4 Pro has a 280-mile range—20 miles more than the 2021 model. The...
The automaker, which owns Jeep, Ram and Fiat, said its profit more than doubled, thanks to higher prices and cost-cutting measures that outweighed interruptions caused by the semiconductor shortage.
