With the confirmed discontinuation of the Clarity Electric for 2020, Honda no longer has a single battery-electric model in its U.S. lineup. American Honda Motor confirmed to Green Car Reports last week that the Clarity Electric was discontinued at the end of the 2019 model year and won’t be coming back again. In what was a very quiet last...
Goodyear has developed a "self-generating" designed to extend the life of tires, as well as make them more adaptable to different conditions. The Goodyear ReCharge tire concept features a tread that can be replenished using fluid-filled capsules. So instead of replacing the whole tire, only the tread is replaced. In a new as-you-drive approach to...
General Motors has been teasing the possibility of a Bolt EV-based crossover for nearly two and a half years. It’s been broadly assumed that such a model will offer a little more interior space and versatility than the current Bolt EV—as well as some chunkier design cues and all-wheel drive. GM will soon deliver some, but definitely...
What will Volkswagen call its upcoming electric crossover headed to the U.S. this year? Which automaker is planning to step up sustainable materials on its mainstream models? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 6, 2020. By far the most significant event in our coverage...
Mercedes adds plug-in hybrids, but not for the U.S. We cover a wide range of follow-up points and takeaways regarding GM’s upcoming electric vehicles. And Ford is making some of its big vans electric. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford is planning to introduce an electric version of its Transit van for the U.S. for the 2022 model...
From 2020 through 2025, GM plans to invest more than $20 billion—more than $3 billion annually, on average—toward electric-vehicle programs. And by the middle of the decade, the company aims to sell a combined one million EVs annually in its two largest markets of the U.S. and China. “We want to put everyone in an EV, and we have...
Package delivery is about to get a lot greener. An electric version of the Ford Transit cargo van will launch in the United States and Canada for the 2022 model year. Details on the electric Transit will be revealed at a later date, but Ford noted that the North American version will be built in the U.S. Note that Ford previously announced that a...
GM’s plan for an all-electric future just took a step closer to reality. The Fiat 500e is coming back, but maybe not to California. Lucid is aiming to sell and service its cars in some of the same ways as Tesla. And Hyundai shows an EV concept with no steering wheel. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Wednesday GM detailed its Ultium...
Under its Design Dome, part of its Warren Tech Center and where concept cars have been prepared and vehicles—even like the EV1—have been designed and developed since 1955, GM provided a sketch to media and investors Wednesday. It was delivered in the form of executive presentations, technology displays, and a portfolio of 12...
Under its Design Dome, part of its Warren Tech Center and where concept cars have been prepared and vehicles—even like the EV1—have been designed and developed since 1955, GM provided a sketch to media and investors Wednesday of how its Ultium electric propulsion strategy will take form in actual production-bound vehicles. It was...
The Fiat 500e electric car will return for a second generation, but this time it will likely not be sold in the United States. After withdrawing both gasoline and electric versions of the 500 from the U.S., Fiat unveiled a redesigned 500 for the European market. This marks the first redesign of the retro city car since 2007. The gasoline 500...
Mercedes-Benz is adding plug-in hybrid versions of three recently-redesigned compact models—the CLA, CLA Shooting Brake, and GLA—but none of them are slated for the United States. In keeping with the automaker's naming scheme, the plug-in hybrids are designation CLA250e, CLA250e Shooting Brake, and GLA250e. The CLA Shooting Brake (a...
Although the official debut of the Lucid Air electric sedan is more than a month away—in April, at the New York Auto Show—the California company today started to sketch out one very important aspect: How it will sell and service its cars. It’s a critical and potentially resource-draining decision for a startup automaker like...
The Hyundai Prophecy is a new electric concept car that, as its name suggests, looks toward the future. In this case, that future includes autonomous driving. As indicated by a previous teaser, the Prophecy takes a different design direction from Hyundai's previous 45 electric-car concept. Where the 45 featured retro styling inspired by the 1970s...
General Motors says it is aiming to sell a million electric cars and trucks annually by 2025 in the United States and China.
General Motors says it is aiming to sell a million electric cars and trucks annually by 2025 in the United States and China.
General Motors provided Wednesday the most comprehensive picture yet of how its “all-electric future” will take form—quickly, efficiently, and profitably, as the company emphasized. With a no-cameras presentation to press and investors, the company previewed 11 fully electric vehicles in different stages of development. Building...
BMW has shown the concept version of its Tesla Model 3 rival, and it’s looking nearly ready for production. Byton is positioning its business for sales and service in Europe. Renault shows a concept EV that looks beyond 2025. And there’s now a name for the electric crossover headed to VW dealerships as soon as late this year. This and...
Volkswagen on Tuesday officially confirmed what has been an open secret for some time: that the ID Crozz concept crossover will be called the Volkswagen ID.4 when it goes on sale later this year, starting in Europe. VW also confirmed that the ID.4 crossover would be sold and produced in Europe, North America, and China. Volkswagen of America will...
A new Renault concept car previews a modular platform to be used by the French automaker and its alliance partners on future production electric cars. The Renault Morphoz is an electric crossover that could hint at one of the first production models based on the new platform, codenamed CMF-EV. Here there's a single electric motor that drives the...
