Two tech giants possibly pairing up with major automakers could change the shape of electric vehicles and mobility later in the decade. And Lucid might build cars in Saudi Arabia. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The search engine giant Baidu is reportedly partnering up with Volvo parent Geely, to use the automaker’s dedicated...
General Motors has announced a new advertising campaign centered around an “inflection point moment” it sees in electric vehicles. The campaign, called “Everybody In,” coordinates with a comprehensive effort announced Friday to revamp the brand’s image, redesign the company’s logo, and signify that electric...
Lucid Motors is in talks to build an electric-car factory near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg first reported Thursday. This would be Lucid's second factory, alongside the Arizona plant that is scheduled to start churning out Air luxury sedans this spring. Oil-rich Saudi Arabia sounds like one of the last places on earth for an EV plant, but under...
Why would the search engine giant Baidu be embarking on an electric car project? Regardless of the answer, Baidu’s reported choice of Volvo parent Geely as the partner for the nuts-and-bolts of its car venture—while Baidu will develop the software—instantly gives the project the potential to span beyond China, given Geely’s...
Hyundai has disclosed that it’s among the companies vying for a potential tie-up with Apple that would result in jointly developed autonomous electric cars. “Apple is in negotiations with multiple global automakers. Hyundai is one of them and we are in early stages of talks. Nothing has been decided,” the South Korean automaker...
Mr. Musk’s net worth was $188.5 billion at 10:15 a.m. in New York on Thursday, $1.5 billion more than taht of Jeff Bezos.
Volkswagen says why there isn’t one-pedal driving on the ID.4. Sono Motors is preparing to show the next version of its solar car. And Mercedes-Benz shows a completely new interface due first in its electric flagship. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz has revealed a next-generation interface, called MBUX Hyperscreen...
Startup Sono Motors plans to unveil a prototype of its Sion solar-assisted electric car at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, leaving it with relatively little time for a previously-discussed start of production in early 2022. While Sono has shown photos of the car—which has been enough to garner 12,600 reservations, according to the...
Unlike most other electric cars, the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 doesn't feature anything close to one-pedal driving, the aggressive use of regenerative braking that many electric-car fans are fond of. And it's for good reason, VW argues. What happens when the driver of an electric car takes their foot off the accelerator pedal is a "difficult...
How much screen space is just right for the electric luxury cars of the near future? Although the company showed a minimalist direction in the far-off interface hinted by last year’s AVTR concept, it’s going a different direction in the near term: bigger is better. With the MBUX Hyperscreen system due to arrive later in 2021 in the EQS...