The hybrid-vehicle landscape is changing quickly. The Prius lineup did get a Prius AWD-e all-wheel-drive version and a much better Prius Prime plug-in hybrid in its current and outgoing version, but it remains a pared-down family, with the Prius C and Prius V long gone. Further, direct aero-efficiency rivals like the Chevy Volt and the Honda...
Domino's is rolling out a nationwide fleet of 855 Chevrolet Bolt EV pizza delivery cars, with the first 100 vehicles scheduled to arrive later this month. Wearing a lightning-bolt-infused Domino's livery, those initial 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchbacks will be followed by 700 more "in the coming months," Domino's said in a press release. The...
General Motors dealerships have repaired thousands of Tesla electric cars, GM claimed in its annual investor day presentation. First spotted by Barron's, a slide in the presentation simply reads "11,180 repairs on Teslas" without elaboration. Tesla in the past has made it difficult for third parties to repair its vehicles, but its grip is being...
Firing people. Talking of bankruptcy. Telling workers to be “hard core.” Mr. Musk has repeatedly used those tactics at many of his companies.
EV adoption in the U.S. heartland lags, but it may soon change. GM and Volvo see EV vs. ICE price parity by 2025. And Porsche reveals some lessons it’s learned from its Taycan electric car. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Porsche made the right choice in building its Taycan around an 800-volt battery pack, but it underestimated the...
In stark contrast to California, where EV sales have cracked 15% of the vehicle market, United States EV adoption remains sluggish in the middle portion of the nation. But a change could be underway, according to a recent report from S&P Global Mobility. The 22 heartland states—essentially every state in the contiguous U.S. excluding the...
For mass adoption to succeed, EVs will need to sell at prices comparable to internal-combustion cars while still generating profits for their manufacturers. Despite recent supply-chain issues causing a backslide in battery affordability, General Motors and Volvo now predict that will happen by mid-decade. In an interview with Automotive News...
The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action.
In 2013, German carmakers got their hands on Tesla Model S luxury four-door sport sedans and tore them apart. An industry insider in that country told us the Model S was a massive shock to Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz—but perhaps even more so to Porsche, which had been hugely successful with its fast, sporty Panamera four-door. The Porsche...
Why did Tesla decide to rename its fast-charging connector and open it up to other companies now? Which Model S rival beats it in driving range with a smaller battery pack? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 18, 2022. Toyota teased its redesigned 2023 Prius, which...