Kia boosts global EV target, plans purpose-built robotaxi

2024 Kia EV9 GT-LineIn a presentation to investors this week, Kia announced plans to boost its EV sales targets and launch a purpose-built robotaxi. The automaker said it's now targeting sales of 1.6 million EVs annually by 2030—up from the previous 1.2 million annually by 2030 announced just last year. Kia also plans to have 15 EV models in its global lineup...

Review: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid prioritizes low price, high mpg

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross HybridThe 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid adds a second and more economical powertrain to the compact SUV that debuted last year. Dropping Toyota’s well-proven and fuel-efficient hybrid system into the Corolla Cross boosts fuel efficiency to an estimated 42 mpg combined, against the 30 mpg combined of the standard AWD model. All hybrid versions...

Toyota Prius Prime review, Mercedes EQE and VW ID.7 drives: Today’s Car News

2023 Toyota Prius PrimeDoes the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime reboot the formula pioneered by the Chevy Volt for the better? How do the aero-focused VW ID.7 and plush Mercedes EQE SUV drive? And automakers start to detail which models are eligible for the full $7,500 tax credit amount. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We drove the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime, which goes...

F-150 Lightning tax credit will remain $7,500 after April 18, Ford says

2023 Ford F-150 LightningFord on Wednesday confirmed that the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck and Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid SUV will be eligible for the full $7,500 federal tax credit going forward, while all of its other current EVs and plug-in hybrids will be eligible for smaller amounts. Following the release of guidance from the U.S. Treasury...

Kia EV9 electric SUV confirmed for Georgia production in 2024

2024 Kia EV9The 2024 Kia EV9 electric SUV will be built at the automaker's West Point, Georgia, factory starting in the 2024 calendar year, Kia announced Wednesday at the 2023 New York Auto Show. The ramp-up will happen after the EV9 goes on sale in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of this year, with initial units likely sourced from South Korea. Full U.S...

Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in reboots Volt formula

2023 Toyota Prius PrimeThe 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid version of the conventional 2023 Prius hybrid launched earlier this year. It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers. The Prime adds a much larger battery that can be plugged into the grid to recharge—giving it an estimated EPA combined electric...

Sila claims 20% range boost with silicon-anode battery tech

Sila Nanotechnologies Titan Silicon anode materialBattery firm Sila Nanotechnologies claims a 20% EV range boost, as well as faster charging, with its nano-composite silicon-anode battery tech, branded Titan Silicon. The company made that claim in a recent press release, adding that it has "a development runway to double those gains in future releases." Sila also claims its silicon anodes can...

VW plans to sunset gas and diesel VW Golf in favor of EVs

2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40th Anniversary EditionVolkswagen is not planning new gasoline or diesel versions of its staple Golf hatchback, long Europe's bestselling car, as it looks to go all-electric, brand boss Thomas Schaefer told German publication Automobilwoche (via Reuters) Sunday. The move, which would end the internal-combustion Golf lineup after eight generations going back to 1974...