Looking for a Way to Soup Up Your Car? Go Electric.
It may not be cheap, but swapping the combustion engine in your car for an electric one is getting easier.
Mazda rolls out hybrids with “full self-charging” spin
Mazda this past week revealed a hybrid version of its Mazda 2 hatchback for Europe, with what’s under the hood billed as “full self-charging.” Confused? What the Mazda 2 Hybrid has is an application of Toyota’s familiar hybrid system, as already offered in the closely related Yaris Hybrid—neither of which are... VW confirms ID.California electric camper van
Volkswagen last week confirmed a camper version of its upcoming ID.Buzz electric van. Dubbed ID.California, the electric camper van was mentioned in a VW business update as a new "model derivative" to be manufactured at its Hanover, Germany, commercial-vehicle factory. That language, along with VW's previous confirmation that ID.Buzz models will... Ford plans to triple production of Mustang Mach-E by 2023
Amid a push to become the largest producer of EVs by later in the decade, Ford plans to triple production of the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV by 2023. The automaker is now targeting annual production of over 200,000 units by that year, in response to customer demand, Ford spokesperson Mike Levine tweeted on Friday, adding that Ford plans to start... Nissan concepts, Kia EV6 and Ioniq 5 range, Best Car To Buy finalists: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker is developing a full-size truck for “incredibly high volume.” Which highly anticipated electric truck might get its own “crab” mode? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 10, 2021. This week, we announced our 2022 Best Car To Buy... GM’s EV Efforts Reportedly Include a Bigger Michigan Presence
The company will make electric pickups at an existing plant and batteries at a factory built with a partner, a person with knowledge of the plan said.
GM confirms Chevy Silverado EV will be built in early 2023
A top General Motors executive has confirmed that the Chevrolet Silverado EV will arrive in 2023, with production starting early that year. The timing, reported by Automotive News, is sooner than the late-2023 timeline previously suggested, yet it sets the Silverado EV—or Silverado E as it’s been called at times—up for an arrival... Report: Market for recycling used EV batteries won’t heat up until 2030
EV battery recycling won't become a major business until 2030, according to a new report from research firm Wood Mackenzie. Recycling used EV battery packs has been discussed as a way to lessen demand on resources, but it will be difficult for recyclers to achieve competitiveness on cost and volume, or even find enough battery packs to recycle... Biden targets all light federal fleet vehicles to be electric by 2027
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The White House on Wednesday announced a goal to make all light-duty vehicles in the federal fleet electric by 2027, and to make all federal vehicle acquisitions electric by 2035. As a first step toward President Biden's previously discussed goal of making the entire federal fleet electric, this was one of several new environmental goals announced... Volkswagen’s Herbert Diess to Remain C.E.O., With Less Control
Herbert Diess, who angered workers by mentioning the possibility of job cuts, will hand over some authority to a deputy.