The so-called crate engine has been a boon to car hobbyists, providing streamlined option for replacing the engine of a project vehicle. While crate engines are typically V-8s, United Kingdom-based Swindon Powertrain now offers an electric equivalent. The company's HPD (short for "High Power Density") electric powertrain consists of a pre-packaged...
What is the top-selling sedan in California? Which automaker has done a half a million battery swaps? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 5, 2020. First, something for electric-car fans to celebrate: In California, the Tesla Model 3 outsold the Honda Civic, Honda Accord...
Electric-car charging connects all of our headlines this morning, as a $500 billion infrastructure bill would emphasize charging corridors. Audi makes a point about the E-Tron’s flat charging curve. And Germany is mandating charging connectors at gas stations. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Audi revealed why it thinks its flat...
Germany will require all gas stations to offer electric car charging as part of a 130 billion euro ($146 billion) economic recovery plan, reports Reuters. While some gas-station chains have begun to add electric-car charging, Germany is likely the first country to mandate it nationwide. The requirement is part of a sweeping recovery plan announced...
Electric-car charging, hydrogen infrastructure, and penalties for greenhouse-gas-offending states were included in the long-anticipated U.S. House of Representatives transportation bill, released Wednesday. The INVEST in America Act (Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation) would allocate $494 billion over five...
When an electric vehicle is plugged in overnight in a garage, whether it needs four hours or six hours to top off is most likely insignificant. But on a road trip and stopped at a DC fast charger, every minute counts—and knowing exactly how long a roadside charging stop can be can make a big difference for morale. As Audi has previously...
Vegan leather, plastic bottles recycled into a suede-like fabric: Automakers are adapting to customer interest in environmentally friendly alternatives to typical interiors.
The largest commercial electric passenger plane can go 100 miles on batteries. Mercedes has outlined its plans to globally source batteries for localized EV production. And GM is reportedly working on an electric van. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The world’s largest commercial electric airplane—a converted Cessna—has...
General Motors is reportedly working to develop a fully electric van that might be aimed at a potential profit center for vehicle makers: commercial delivery fleets. The model, according to Reuters, is code-named BV1 and due to start production in late 2021—placing it within a half-year of the arrival of the GMC Hummer pickup and SUV and the...
Mercedes-Benz has ambitious plans to produce 50,000 electric cars this year, and now the German automaker has offered more detail on how it plans to supply those cars with batteries. In a press release, parent company Daimler said it would establish a "global network" of nine battery factories at seven locations in Europe, North America, and Asia...
The cheery, lightweight documentary looks at the electric car racing series Formula E.
A milestone in the quest to develop electric commercial aircraft occurred last week. The world's largest commercial electric airplane took to the skies, flying for 30 minutes over Moses Lake, Washington. The plane, a modified Cessna Caravan that normally seats nine people, was the product of two Seattle-area aviation companies, according to The...
Nio reports half a million battery swaps in China. Abrupt changes in global energy trends could help green energy, long-term. And Bollinger teases some very cool cargo features. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. No, Frunkgate isn’t about the controversy among car designers over frunks as bonus space vs. wasted opportunity. It’s...
Global energy investment was predicted to be at its highest in six years, according to the International Energy Agency. But in its annual World Energy Investment report out last Friday, the energy authority has dramatically changed its trendlines. The IEA anticipates that total energy investment is anticipated to drop by 20%—nearly $400...
Tesla once promised battery swaps for its electric cars as a quicker alternative to charging, before abandoning the idea. Now Chinese automaker Nio has succeeded where Tesla could not, completing 500,000 battery swaps in its home market as of May 26, just over two years after the first battery-swap station opened. Nio unveiled its Power Swap...
Bollinger Motors is one of many startups developing electric trucks, but its B1 SUV and B2 pickup truck will have a pair of exclusive features. The company announced Tuesday that it had been granted a patent for its Passthrough and Frunkgate, which take advantage of the lack of an internal-combustion powertrain to offer more storage space...
BMW is reportedly considering an all-electric M5 sport sedan. The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid gets recalled—and no, not yet for that fuel-tank issue. And once-promising electric car-sharing service has reached the end of the road. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The car-sharing service that originally launched at BlueIndy is no more, and...
Toyota is recalling some RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 models to fix a possible manufacturing flaw in the front suspension. The issue tracks back to “improper production conditions” from a supplier, such that the rigors of heavy acceleration and braking might eventually cause cracks in a lower control arm. If part were to break, it might result...
The BMW M5—one of the most recognizable sport-sedan nameplates, could become an electric car as part of an upcoming redesign, reports Car magazine. The M5 is a high-performance version of the BMW 5-Series, and the next generation of that model—codenamed G60—is due in 2023, according to the report. The electric M5 will reportedly...
Dozens of electric cars from the defunct BlueIndy car-sharing service were sent to a scrapyard, as the City of Indianapolis mulls what to do with leftover charging stations, according to local news reports. The Bollore BlueCars—purpose-built for BlueIndy and other car-sharing services operated by France's Bollore Group—are waiting to...
