Hyundai has given an additional glimpse of an all-electric SUV concept that previews its upcoming Ioniq 7, due in 2024. The concept, called Seven, is due to be fully revealed at the LA auto show later on November 17. According to the company, the Seven concept “captures Hyundai Motor’s future design and technology innovation in the...
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Tesla Model 3 prices rise yet again. The Fisker Ocean will offer a choice of very fast-charging battery packs. And Ford eyes the electric restomod potential of its drive systems. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The upcoming Fisker Ocean will offer very fast charging—peaking at more than 250 kw—thanks to two packs to be...
Tesla has once again made changes to the Model 3 lineup, including a price increase for the base version. The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, which was previously the de facto base model, has been replaced by an unnamed base rear-wheel drive Model 3 trim level, per Tesla's website. All-wheel drive Long Range and Performance versions remain in...
Fisker and CATL on Tuesday announced a battery-supply deal for the Fisker Ocean electric SUV, which Fisker said is on track for a November 2022 production start. Under the terms of the agreement, CATL will supply two battery packs for the Ocean and a total of 5 gigawatt-hours of cells annually from 2023 to 2025, Fisker said in a press release. The...
Volvo is applying mild-hybrid tech to the rest of its lineup on the way to all-electric. Volkswagen is seeking a way to charge the Taycan and other premium EVs very quickly without charge cords. And Tesla is now accepting other brands’ EVs at a select few Supercharger stations. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has said for...
Volvo’s march towards electrification continues at a brisk pace, powered in large part by a growing portfolio of electric vehicles (like the C40 Recharge that arrives in the first quarter of next year) and the T8 plug-in hybrid versions that it offers on many of its other vehicles. But the Swedish automaker isn’t stopping there. Volvo...
Volkswagen Group of America is launching a joint research project with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to develop high-power wireless charging for electric cars. Using a Porsche Taycan as a test bed, teams from VW, ORNL, and UT Knoxville have upped the power level of...
Hertz had said that it would convert more than 20 percent of its rental fleet to Tesla’s cars, a deal that helped propel Tesla’s stock value beyond $1 trillion for the first time.
Non-Tesla electric cars can now charge at 10 of the automaker's Supercharger stations in the Netherlands. It's a first step toward potentially opening the network to other EVs. The pilot program opens 10 stations to owners of EVs that accept the Combined Charging Standard (CCS); they'll still have to use the Tesla app to access them, an explainer...
