Would You Pay Higher Gas Prices to Slow Climate Change?
Governors in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States are pondering that question.
Would You Pay Higher Gas Prices to Slow the Climate Crisis?
Governors in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States are pondering that question.
VW electric sports car, Lucid batteries, Mercedes EQA compact EV: Today’s Car News
Volkswagen considers building an EV sports car. Lucid reveals its battery pick. And Mercedes teases its EQA electric small car in the snow. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The production version of the Mercedes-Benz EQA electric car, the brand’s first compact-car EV effort in years, will arrive by the end of the year. Lucid has... Report: VW mulls electric sports car to rival next-gen Tesla Roadster
Volkswagen has shown the flexibility of its MEB electric-car platform with various concept vehicles, from a tall station wagon to an electric dune buggy. But a new report indicates VW could stretch the capabilities of MEB even further with an electric sports car. The sports car could arrive in the middle of the decade and share a name with VW's ID... Lucid reveals battery cell supplier for 400-mile Air electric sedan
Lucid has revealed the battery cell supplier for its upcoming Lucid Air electric sedan: LG Chem. According to an announcement made Monday, the upstart electric carmaker, LG Chem cells will be “exclusively powering standard versions of this luxury EV through 2023.” Lucid noted in an accompanying release of “additional agreements... Mercedes-Benz EQA compact electric car arrives later this year in production form
The next Mercedes-Benz electric car will debut at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show. It will be a production version of the Concept EQA compact hatchback, which was first seen in 2017. While the new model hasn't been confirmed for the United States, it's expected to go on sale in Europe in 2021. Mercedes released photos of camouflaged EQA prototypes... Tesla Autopilot System Found Probably at Fault in 2018 Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board called for improvements in the electric-car company’s driver-assistance feature and cited failures by other agencies.
Tesla and Industry Criticized at Hearing on Autopilot System
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking at the electric-car company’s driver-assistance feature after several deadly accidents.
Polestar Precept concept, solar efficiency, smart transmissions: Today’s Car News
Polestar gives a glimpse of a future flagship electric car. Researchers suggest much higher solar cell efficiency without rare materials. And Hyundai is working on giving transmissions more smarts, not necessarily more gears. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show, Polestar has released pictures and info for its... Hyundai connects its transmissions to all the data, boosts vehicle efficiency
Even as it moves to launch more electric cars, Hyundai is looking for ways to wring more efficiency from internal-combustion powertrains. The automaker has developed what it calls an "Information and Communication Technology (ICT)" transmission-control system that uses both GPS real-time traffic data, and onboard sensors to choose the optimal... Solar-cell efficiency could double, research prototype suggests
Solar cells produce electricity without carbon emissions, but the low efficiency numbers leave a lot of room for improvement. New research suggests a possible way to boost that—possibly without a radical rethink or the introduction of rare, expensive materials. Researchers in St. Petersburg, Russia, have created a prototype solar cell using... Polestar Precept concept teases future flagship four-door electric car
Polestar Tuesday revealed the first full photos and information for the Precept, a concept electric car that will be shown in March at the Geneva International Motor Show. Polestar has, in recent weeks, been teasing the Precept concept from the inside out. It’s already revealed that the concept would be upping the ante with more sustainable... Porsche charging, Lordstown Motors electric truck, Tesla Cybertruck details: Today’s Car News
Tesla is working on a very smart suspension for the Cybertruck. Yamaha moves into the electric-motor business. Porsche has built the highest-power fast-charging station in Europe. Lordstown Motors is planning to put four motors inside its pickup’s wheels. And Audi shows off its three-motor version of the E-Tron. This and more, here at Green... Porsche builds highest-power charging station in Europe—and Teslas are invited
Porsche announced last Wednesday that it opened what amounts to Europe’s most powerful charging station yet. The charging station taps into 7 MW of energy from all-renewable sources, and it’s a showcase for Porsche Turbo Charger units, developed by Porsche Engineering and showcased over recent years as part of its plans for Taycan and... Electric pickup from former GM plant will have in-wheel hub motors
Lordstown Motors is planning to use a former GM facility near Cleveland, Ohio, to effectively beat GM to the punch—in offering an all-electric, made-in-America pickup. “Our goal is to build the first electric pickup truck in the United States and likely the world,” said CEO Steve Burns, in a video (below) released last Wednesday... Tesla Cybertruck active suspension will be “game-changing,” says Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk used his preferred method of communication—Twitter—to reveal a few more details about the upcoming Cybertruck electric pickup truck on Friday. "Active ride height & active damping are game-changing for a truck or any car with a high max/min weight ratio," Musk tweeted. Achieving a balance of capability and... Hot Wheels helps feed Tesla Cybertruck hunger with electric toys
The Tesla Cybertruck generated quite a lot of buzz when it was unveiled in November 2019. Three months later, Hot Wheels is trying to cash in on that buzz with toy versions of the electric pickup truck. Hot Wheels will release radio-control Cybertruck models in two sizes—1:64 scale and 1:10 scale, referring to the size of the model in... Hot Wheels helps feed Tesla Cybertruck hunger with electric toys
The Tesla Cybertruck generated quite a lot of buzz when it was unveiled in November 2019. Three months later, Hot Wheels is trying to cash in on that buzz with toy versions of the electric pickup truck. Hot Wheels will release radio-control Cybertruck models in two sizes—1:64 scale and 1:10 scale, referring to the size of the model in... Plug-in winter driving, Model S and X range boost, used Tesla primer: The Week in Reverse
Which big name in tech and philanthropy just got a Porsche Taycan? Why can’t some Toyota hybrids fill up their tanks? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 21, 2020. Things are changing at Tesla—in some ways, definitely for the better. The Tesla Model 3 was... Jaguar Land Rover EV concept, plug-ins for the snow, Tesla Model 3 a Top Pick: Today’s Car News
Tesla scores big in Consumer Reports’ annual roundup, and might be using a different kind of battery for China for the Model 3. Jaguar Land Rover is looking at its electric-mobility future. And we dig into some of the best EVs and plug-in hybrids for the snow. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Jaguar Land Rover has introduced a...