Chrysler boss: We are rethinking the minivan for the electric era

Chrysler Portal concept, 2017 Consumer Electronics ShowTo put it bluntly, Chrysler's current product lineup is old. That's not about to change anytime soon, but when the first electric vehicles arrive from the storied automaker it is clear they will lean into the automaker's strengths. In an interview at the 2022 New York auto show Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell gave Green Car Reports some insights...

GM confirms future electric Corvette; hybrid Corvette due as soon as 2023

Teaser video for C8 Chevrolet Corvette hybridAn all-electric Chevrolet Corvette is in development, but a hybrid version will arrive first, the president of General Motors confirmed Monday "We will offer an electrified and a fully electric, Ultium-based Corvette in the future," GM president Mark Reuss wrote in a LinkedIn post. "In fact, we will offer an electrified Corvette as early as next...

Heat pumps included in GM EVs could give them a real-world range advantage

GM EVs - Ultium energy recovery - heat-pump systemGM confirmed Monday that it plans to include heat-pump technology in all of its current and upcoming Ultium-platform electric vehicles. That includes the Hummer EV now being delivered and the soon-arriving Cadillac Lyriq, plus many more to arrive in the next several years. In them, the tech will help recover low-level waste heat in ways that can...