Canoo delivers NASA Artemis shuttles, broadens DoD battery project

Canoo Crew Transportation Vehicles for NASA Artemis programEV startup Canoo this week announced delivery of vehicles for NASA, and expansion of a battery-development project with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), but gave no updates the production of customer vehicles. The three Canoo EVs delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, dubbed Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs), will be used to...

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning gets $1,500 discount—in some regions

Ford F-150 Lightning: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning is getting a discount. That’s especially noteworthy as up until now, the cost of the popular Ford electric truck has been climbing at a very steep rate. According to partner site CarsDirect, citing a dealer bulletin, Ford is offering up to $1,500 in purchase incentives on the F-150 Lightning, as well as low-APR...

Toyota shifts hydrogen fuel-cell focus to Europe and China

2022 Toyota Mirai LimitedToyota will pivot to pushing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle sales in Europe and China as it seeks to sell 200,000 of these vehicles by 2030, Reuters reported Tuesday. This is a strategy shift for Toyota, which previously made North America the focal for fuel-cell vehicles, according to Reuters. But that approach isn't working. Toyota sold just over...

$7.7B Renault-Geely venture seeks to challenge Toyota on hybrids

Renault Morphoz conceptRenault and Geely have signed a joint venture agreement creating a new $7.7 billion company tasked with developing hybrid powertrains and more-efficient internal combustion engines. The two automakers each get a 50% stake in the joint venture, according to a Renault press release. The agreement follows a letter of intent signed by Renault, Geely...

800V charging and Tesla, Audi EP4, EV supply and demand: Today’s Car News

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 at Electrify America DC fast-charging stationSupply and demand finally appear to be shifting in EV buyers’ favor. Audi looked to its heritage for a special compact EV project. And why does 800-volt charging matter? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Dealership inventories of EVs are swelling, according to a recent report. Meanwhile, EV sales are leveling off. What that likely...

These EVs have 800V charging: Why it’s better with or without Tesla’s NACS

Porsche Taycan chargingThe 800-volt DC fast-charging that a handful of electric vehicles on the market are capable of at this point is widely seen as a technology advantage. But not a single Tesla currently offers it. Nor does the Tesla Supercharger network in the U.S. The odd thing about charging at 800 volts or higher, versus the 400 volts most EVs fast-charge at, is...

Report: EV inventories are swelling, and prices may drop soon

Polestar staging at Volvo dealershipDespite strong sales, dealership EV inventories are growing, according to data from Cox Automotive (via Automotive News). EVs are approaching 7% of the U.S. new car market, and they're on track to surpass sales of one million units in the U.S. for the first time this year, Cox Automotive estimates. But the data also show that EVs aren't flying off...

Speedy Audi compact EV project taps brand’s NSU heritage

Audi EP4 concept based on the NSU Prinz 4Audi has turned a vintage car from one of its predecessors into a speedy EV concept. Revealed Saturday, the concept updates and electrifies an NSU Prinz 4, which entered production in 1961. Dubbed EP4 (Electric Prinz 4), the project was undertaken by apprentices at Audi's plant in Neckarsulm, Germany, to mark 150 years of manufacturing at the...