How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla’s Autopilot? No One Knows.
Automakers and technology companies say they are making driving safer, but verifying these claims is difficult.
Even misrepresented, Michigan Senator makes case for electric car amid record gas prices
According to the reporting from Fox News, one of the most popular news organizations in the U.S., a Michigan Senator bragged about driving an expensive electric car to Washington, D.C., while avoiding gas stations amid historic prices. Not true. In remarks made Tuesday alongside testimony from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Senator Debbie... Hyundai Ioniq sheds gas models, Polestar 3 first look, solid-state for BMW and Ford: Today’s Car News
Polestar shows its performance electric SUV, the 3. Solid Power is ramping up production of test solid-state cells. And Hyundai announces the end of tailpipes and fuel tanks for the Ioniq lineup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar gave a first look at its upcoming electric performance SUV, the Polestar 3. To be sized and positioned... High-mpg Hyundai Ioniq plug-in and hybrid versions are going away, as Ioniq goes all-EV
With production due to end in South Korea in July, hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the Hyundai Ioniq hatchback will soon be discontinued, Hyundai Motor Company confirmed on Monday. In the U.S., the Hyundai Ioniq Electric was discontinued after the 2021 model year. While the hybrid and plug-in hybrid remained available for the 2022 model... Shell, the Oil Giant, Will Sell Renewable Energy to Texans
The European oil company has been expanding into green energy even as many U.S. energy giants have kept their focus on fossil fuels.
Solid Power sets up solid-state pilot production ahead of testing by Ford, BMW
Solid-state battery startup Solid Power on Monday announced installation of a pilot production line for battery cells—a big step toward delivering cells to automakers for testing. Solid Power plans to produce cells for internal testing first, but plans to deliver cells to investors BMW and Ford for evaluation before the end of the year, the... Polestar 3 first look: US-made performance electric SUV due for production in early 2023
Sweden’s Polestar has shown a first undisguised image of its electric performance SUV, called the Polestar 3. The Polestar 3 will be sized (and priced) to serve as an electric counterpoint to the Porsche Cayenne—so its most direct current rivals will include the BMW iX M60, the three-motor Audi E-Tron S, and the Tesla Model X Plaid... Lincoln Corsair PHEV review, Polestar referrals, California drought and CO2 cost: Today’s Car News
Volvo’s sales of plug-in models are gaining momentum, and Polestar is adding a referral program, but it’s not so Tesla-like. The California drought has a clean-air cost. And we drive Lincoln’s not-so-electric plug-in hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The EVs haven’t yet arrived for Ford’s Lincoln... Review: 2022 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring plug-in hybrid plays to gas prices, not the future of luxury
The brand best known for Town Cars and Continentals has entered the plug-in age with those models’ hallmarks—like a hushed, conservative approach. The compact Corsair SUV bears Lincoln’s under-the-radar Grand Touring badging to softly signal it’s the top-tech, top-lux plug-in hybrid version. And in a recent, long-awaited... More than three out of four Volvos sold in California have a charge port
Of all Volvos sold in California last month, 77% were plug-in hybrids or EVs, the automaker said Thursday in a press release announcing its May 2022 North American sales. That's an increase of 6% over the previous month, demonstrating the continued appetite for plug-in cars in California. Nationally, plug-in hybrids and EVs—which... Polestar adds referral program, but it’s not like Tesla’s
Polestar announced last week that it's launching its own referral program to incentivize owners to promote the brand's EVs to others. A customer referral program was wildly popular for Tesla, but times have changed, and you won't find anything so lucrative as the $1,000 incentives and free cars for top referrers that Tesla at one point offered... Report: California drought will increase CO2 cost of the electricity EVs plug into
A California drought will increase the carbon footprint of electricity used to charge EVs, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The drought has cut the state's hydropower generating capacity nearly in half compared to normal conditions, forcing California to rely on more carbon-intensive sources for a greater... Elon Musk como jefe es una mala señal para Twitter
La manera en la que el magnate ha manejado Tesla revela una disfunción detrás de la capa de tecnofuturismo y éxitos bursátiles del pasado.
Corolla Cross Hybrid, Lexus RX plug-in, Chevy Bolt EV price cut, EV price war: The Week in Reverse
Will more ethanol help ease gas prices? Which brand will apply the name Electra to upcoming EVs? This is our look back to the future, with the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 3, 2022. Despite the holiday weekend, the week that followed brought a number of new-model and even concept-car... Tesla to Cut 10% of Salaried Staff, Musk Tells Employees
The electric carmaker has been growing fast in recent years, but Elon Musk, its chief executive, appears to be concerned about a weakening economy.
Toyota energy storage, Mercedes EQB details, Ford CEO on EV shakeout: Today’s Car News
Mercedes puts a price on its EQB electric SUV. Toyota gets in the home energy storage business—albeit only in Japan, for now. And Ford’s CEO sees EVs as the spark for a big industry consolidation. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Is the auto industry headed for a big shakeout, and a price war over EVs? In a financial... Ford CEO anticipates EV price war, shakeout to favor China, and industry consolidation
Ford CEO Jim Farley sees the automotive industry “headed to a huge price war,” with the idea of “democratized EVs” coming soon. The comments were made within a conversation with analyst Toni Sacconaghi, as part of Bernstein's 38th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference held earlier this week. In it, Farley took a few... Toyota’s Powerwall alternative is designed to work with solar, plug-in hybrids
Toyota on Thursday unveiled a home battery energy storage system similar in concept to Tesla's Powerwall. The automaker has started pre-orders for its O-Uchi Kyuden System in Japan, with sales expected to begin in August through home builders and general construction companies, a Toyota press release said. The system has a storage capacity of 8.7... 2022 Mercedes EQB electric SUV starts at $55,550, optional third-row seat
The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV will start at $55,550 when it arrives at United States dealerships this summer. That price, which includes a mandatory $1,050 destination charge, buys the lower-level EQB 300 4Matic model. Mercedes will also offer an EQB 350 4Matic version in the U.S. starting at $59,100 with destination. Each version will... Ford Plans 6,000 New Union Jobs in Three Midwestern States
The automaker said the move would further its electric-vehicle goals. It may also defuse tensions with the U.A.W. ahead of contract talks next year.