Volkswagen has tapped its top U.S. executive to lead the newly established Scout brand, the automaker announced late Tuesday. Scott Keogh, who is president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, will become president and CEO of Scout, said the automaker, confirming again that the Scout brand will launch “all-electric pick-ups and rugged...
Volkswagen’s ID.4 is shifting to American-made and becoming more affordable. Porsche is working on a flagship electric SUV. And the Chevy Blazer EV will cover a wide range of wants and needs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV has been revealed, and it shares nothing except a name with the gasoline Blazer...
The next-generation Porsche Macan is going electric, but on Monday the automaker announced another, more high-end, electric SUV project. "We plan to add a new luxury, all-electric SUV model to our attractive portfolio," Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said in a press release for the automaker's Capital Markets Day. To be built in Leipzig, Germany, the...
The 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 finally marks the start of United States production for the electric crossover, and adds a new base model, VW confirmed Monday in a press release detailing its 2023-model-year updates. For 2023, all U.S.-market ID.4 models will be assembled at VW's Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory. It's been a long time coming. VW started...
Chevrolet unveiled the 2024 Blazer EV on Monday, and the battery electric crossover shares nothing except a name with the internal combustion Blazer that relaunched in 2018. “It’s Blazer in name, much like our ICE, but the similarities stop there," Steve Majoros, VP of Chevy marketing, told journalists in a briefing last week in...
Polestar tips on pricing for its Model X-sized Polestar 3. Vinfast opens California stores. Mini teases the possibility of an electric convertible. And Ford is recalling a lot of late-model hybrids over what only sounds like part of a potential remedy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford is recalling more than 100,000...
Ford is recalling a total of 100,689 late-model hybrid vehicles over concerns that an engine failure might lead to a fire—but Ford hasn’t provided much additional information about what is causing the engine failures. The recall affects 2020-2022 Ford Escape, 2021-2022 Lincoln Corsair, and 2022 Ford Maverick models that have the...
The Polestar 3 electric SUV could undercut some potential rivals in price when it launches in early 2023, according to a new report. Speaking at the Automotive News Europe World Congress, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said the Polestar 3 will be priced between 75,000 euros and 110,000 euros. With the current dollar-to-euro parity, that also means...
Vinfast on Thursday opened its first United States retail stores in California, and announced $1.2 billion in incentives from North Carolina for a planned factory in the state. Located in Santa Monica, San Mateo, San Diego, Commerce, Berkeley, and Corte Madera, the stores are the first of 30 Vinfast plans to open in California, the Vietnamese...
Where are the electric convertibles? It’s a niche that’s not at all represented in today’s market—and there hasn’t been a single new one since the Tesla Roadster. Now Mini has hinted that it’s thinking about the possibility of an electric convertible that’s not only compact but affordable—perhaps as...
Which automaker entered the charging business? How are Tesla Powerwall owners forming a “virtual power plant” to back up the grid? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 15, 2022. Hyundai confirmed the U.S. arrival of its Ioniq 6 electric sedan for the first...
The federal government has put the kibosh on the possibility of some fun sounds to alert pedestrians. U.S. states are mapping out their pieces of a national EV charging network. And the Toyota Crown Hybrid Max takes a bow. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has reconstituted its largest sedan, the Avalon, into the Crown by raising...
New rules require electric cars and hybrids to emit warning sounds at low speeds, but federal regulators won't let drivers choose their own sounds. The rules were created to address the lack of engine noise in so-called "quiet cars," mandating alternative artificial sounds at speeds below 18.6 mph to make these cars easier for pedestrians...
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up.
One way is through investing in companies that make batteries for those vehicles and those that mine and process the minerals in the batteries.
The 2023 Toyota Crown will be the first model in the U.S. to offer the automaker's Hybrid Max performance-hybrid system, which drives the wheels directly with electric motor torque both at the front and rear, Toyota revealed early Friday. What’s the Crown, you ask? If you take a look at the full-size Avalon Hybrid sedan, you already have a...
Panasonic is building a U.S. battery “mega factory.” Hyundai revealed more about what the Ioniq 6 electric sedan gains versus Ioniq 5—and why it looks so different. And GM and Pilot are getting in the charging business. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Look out Electrify America. GM and Pilot this morning announced a...
Panasonic is building a U.S. battery “mega factory.” Hyundai revealed more about what the Ioniq 6 electric sedan gains versus Ioniq 5—and why it looks so different. And GM and Pilot are getting in the charging business. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Look out Electrify America. GM and Pilot this morning announced a...
States and the federal government are closer to finalizing plans for new federal EV charging infrastructure. Several states are working to submit plans ahead of a September 30 deadline to receive funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI), according to Transport Topics. States were asked to submit plans for NEVI...
Panasonic expects to achieve a 20% boost in energy density for EV batteries by 2030, the company's CTO said in an interview with Reuters published Wednesday. The interview preceded the company's announcement to build the largest battery plant in the world in Kansas City. Increasing energy density—essentially increasing the amount of energy...
