Here are the electric-car models on the way for 2019

2019 Audi e-tron first drive  -  Abu Dhabi UAE, December 2018Regular readers of Green Car Reports know we have been saying for a year now that 2019 is the year of the electric SUV. Now the year is finally here, and we thought we'd give our readers a peek at what we know about all the upcoming models. Most are SUVs, with a couple of hatchbacks thrown in. In many cases their specific arrival dates are not...

Tesla plans to begin Model 3 deliveries to China in March

2018 Tesla Model 3Tesla has confirmed that it plans to start making deliveries of its Model 3 sedan to China in March. That will complement an export strategy that’s ramping up in multiple ways. With the volume of U.S. deliveries potentially reduced due to Tesla’s reduced amount for the federal EV tax credit, and the after-effects of a strong push...

Toyota’s newest self-driving test car is a Lexus LS luxury sedan

Toyota Research Institute P4 Automated Driving Test VehicleIf you're going to develop a self-driving test vehicle, why not make it one that passengers would enjoy riding in? Perhaps that's the logic behind Toyota's choice of its new Lexus LS large luxury sedan as the basis for the P4, its latest automated-driving test vehicle—unveiled yesterday by the Toyota Research Institute, or TRI. The...

With cease-fire agreement, spark flickers toward Faraday’s Future

Faraday Future FF91 prototypeLike a prizefighter listening to counts of "eight" and "nine," Chinese electric-car startup Faraday Future, has started groaning, sputtering, and trying to stand. The company, which sputtered to a start building prototype electric luxury cars last year, then was abruptly knocked out when its new Chinese financial backer withheld funds in a...

Future Model 3 rival: Volvo Polestar 2 electric performance car teased

Polestar 2 teasedVolvo’s Polestar sub-brand has released a teaser picture and revealed a little more about its first electric car, to be called the Polestar 2. And the fledgling tech-performance brand doesn’t miss a beat in mentioning the Tesla Model 3. The Polestar 2, which will be the first fully electric vehicle from the entire Volvo Car Group, will...

Tesla ekes 4 more miles out of Model 3 Mid Range

2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWDAfter a $2,000 price drop on Wednesday, Tesla buyers just got four more reasons to choose a Model 3 Mid Range. According to the order page on Tesla's website, the Mid Range Model 3's EPA range rating went up four miles overnight, from 260 miles to 264. To be sure, it's a minimal improvement on top of what was already a pretty useful number of...