United Kingdom startup Trojan Energy will test charging stations that pop up from the sidewalk when needed. The Subsurface Technology for Electric Pathways (STEP) will pilot program will see 200 curbside charging stations installed in the London boroughs of Brent and Camden. The project will receive 3 million pounds ($3.9 million at current...
QuantumScape, the decade-old solid-state battery startup backed by Volkswagen, is going public. This will be accomplished through a reverse merger with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp., with an enterprise value of approximately $3.3 billion, the startup said in a press release Thursday. Kensington is a special-purpose acquisition...
The Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid has been revealed. Groups are petitioning GM, Toyota, and FCA. A study aims to correct the errors in many other studies assessing lifetime carbon emissions. And GM and Honda are moving toward an alliance. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Details have been released for the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in...
Honda and GM are considering a partnership on development and supply-chain costs for much more than fuel cells and battery tech. The two companies announced on Thursday in a joint press release that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to form a North American auto alliance. If adopted, the companies will combine efforts in a...
Lifetime carbon emissions of electric cars are much lower than previously suggested, according to a new study from the Eindhoven University of Technology. First reported by Der Spiegel, the study also takes aim at previous studies claiming electric cars have higher overall emissions than internal-combustion vehicles. Factoring in emissions from...
Jeep on Thursday gave us our first official look at its first plug-in hybrid destined for the U.S., part of an electrification onslaught that the company has committed $10 billion for the future. The 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe will arrive in the U.S. in early 2021. It follows the Compass 4xe and Renegade 4xe sold in Europe only, although the Wrangler...
A coalition of consumer, science, environmental, and religious groups is asking General Motors, Toyota, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to end their support of the Trump administration's moves to lower emissions standards. On Tuesday, the coalition of nine groups, including Consumer Reports, the Sierra Club, and others, delivered an open letter with...
Autos worth $500 or less have competed for 15 years in a circuslike race called 24 Hours of Lemons. Now electric vehicles have been invited, with no limit on spending.
Defying the pandemic, the German carmaker began producing a new S-Class, one of its biggest moneymakers. But can it catch up to Tesla?
Electric vehicles could remain expensive to build even after batteries become much cheaper. Ford sent signals it doesn’t plan to accelerate EV volume past Tesla in the near future. And the Lucid Air can do very, very well at the dragstrip. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid has claimed that the Air, which will be fully revealed...