In the broad shift toward electric vehicles, full-line automakers like Kia face a dilemma: Do they look to heritage and nostalgia? Do they install the new tech under the hood and move on? Or are EVs the chance for a complete reset on multiple levels? Looking at Kia, it’s essentially the latter. As the first of many EVs from the brand to be... First Drive Review: 2022 Kia EV6 electric car is a hoot, and it hits reset for the brand
In the broad shift toward electric vehicles, full-line automakers like Kia face a dilemma: Do they look to heritage and nostalgia? Do they install the new tech under the hood and move on? Or are EVs the chance for a complete reset on multiple levels? Looking at Kia, it’s essentially the latter. As the first of many EVs from the brand to be... 
Porsche has announced that it’s driven a Taycan from Los Angeles to New York City with less than two and a half hours of cumulative charging. The trip covered 2,834.5 miles and included 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds of charging, with results certified by the Guinness World Records organization. That beats—by a lot—the... 
Which luxury brand revealed a plug-in hybrid with DC fast-charging? Which industry made an appeal to Congress to host charging infrastructure? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 28, 2022. In Tesla’s quarterly update call—this one singled out specifically... 
Land Rover sees an official EPA range of close to 50 miles for its Range Rover plug-in hybrid. Electric vehicle newbies are charmed with EVs but not so tied to a brand. And Mini is officially converting its classic minicars. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mini is launching what it calls a “bespoke upcycling” program for... 
Most first-time EV owners are very satisfied with the experience—especially with respect to service, driving enjoyment, and styling. And satisfaction with range is a key purchase reason for certain EV models. Those are among the findings from J.D. Power’s 2022 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study (EVX), released Thursday... 
Land Rover on Thursday confirmed pricing and range estimates for the 2023 Range Rover P440e plug-in hybrid. The automaker estimates 48 miles of electric range, but noted that is pending final EPA certification. Land Rover previously said the P440e will have a 38.2-kwh battery pack with 31.8 kwh of usable capacity. It will also have 50-kw DC fast... 
Mini is launching an EV conversion program for classic cars. The Mini Recharged program will convert classic Minis to electric drive, with all changes reversible to protect the originality of donor cars, Mini said in a press release. The original engines are marked and stored, leaving the option for them to be refitted later. The idea for the... 
Tesla isn’t developing the $25,000 car yet, and it won’t launch any new models in 2022. Bentley is getting ready to build its first electric car. And some Firestone service centers are getting ready for EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has confirmed that its Cybertruck, Roadster, and Semi are all delayed to 2023, as... 
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday that the electric-car maker is not currently working on its $25,000 EV and suggested that the availability of such a car doesn’t matter as much as when the car becomes autonomous. Musk claimed that the actual cost of transit drops by a factor of four or five when autonomous vehicles are enabled... 
Firestone is rolling out expanded services for EV and hybrid drivers at certain service centers, as well as EV charging, parent Bridgestone announced Tuesday in a press release. A total of 44 service centers in Austin and San Francisco will now offer "inspections, diagnostics, maintenance and repairs" of high-voltage components for both hybrids...