Volkswagen reveals its upcoming electric sedan. Cold-weather range is behind a Tesla fine. Chevy Bolt EV prices rise as the tax credit returns. And our pick of the year follows what Americans will find a very familiar shape. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Today we named our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023, and it’s not even...
The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV once again qualifies for the federal EV tax credit, but now it's also getting a small price increase. General Motors lost eligibility for the $7,500 credit when it reached the 200,000-unit sales cap that was previously in place. Under the revamped rules enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and due to take...
Automakers have been hampered by the supply of semiconductors and higher interest rates.
South Korea's antitrust regulator has hit Tesla with a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine for allegedly minimizing the impact of cold weather on range, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said Tesla had overstated "driving ranges of its cars on a single charge, their fuel cost-effectiveness compared to gasoline...
Ford has revolutionized the pickup truck—by making a fully electric version of its top-selling vehicle, the F-150. While doing that, and seemingly changing as little as possible about all that already makes the F-150 so desirable, it’s created a better vehicle. That's why even though the F-150 Lightning isn’t the first...
A huge sell-off wiped billions of dollars from the electric carmaker’s market capitalization on Tuesday. Analysts see more trouble ahead.
Volkswagen has revealed ID.7 as the name for the next model in its ID electric-vehicle family, and this week at CES in Las Vegas it’s showing a “digital camouflage” prototype of the ID.7 ahead of a production-bound reveal later this year. Based on the ID.Aero concept car that VW had already confirmed was U.S.-bound, the ID.7 is a...
We take a look at Rivian’s electric vans. VW’s MEB platform is due for a boost mid-decade, V2G charging could pay off quickly. Used plug-in hybrids are in demand. And it seems the used Tesla price bubble has popped. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. While Rivian generates interest with outdoorsy families with its R1T electric...
Although Rivian’s trend-setting R1T and R1S electric trucks and their outdoorsy lifestyle takes top billing in building the brand, Rivian EDV electric delivery vans have always been a top priority. As for why, look no further than one of the top retailers in the world. In 2019 Amazon announced it ordered 100,000 electric vans from Rivian as...
Each bidirectional EV charger installed could pay for itself in three years, and earn up to $15,000 over 10 years, according to projections from a firm that provides such equipment. Chargers installed for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation, allowing EVs to discharge power back into the grid, have similar upfront costs to conventional chargers. But...