Costco members can currently lease a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV for as little as $154 a month. The Costco Auto Program is offering a significant discount for shoppers who lease a Bolt EV from one of the retail chain's affiliated dealerships, but maximum savings appear to be available only in San Francisco, according to CarsDirect. Members are eligible...
Nearly a decade after the model was launched, Nissan has reported that it's produced more than 500,000 Leaf electric cars. The milestone Leaf was produced at the automaker's Sunderland, England, factory in August, but Nissan held off on announcing it until Wednesday to coincide with World EV Day. The car will go to an owner in Norway—Maria...
Lucid reveals the Air and teases Project Gravity. Hyundai and SK Innovation envision a better battery ecosystem. And a first review on VW’s ID.3 electric car sure isn’t beaming about it. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai and the battery supplier SK Innovation have teamed up to reconceive the whole EV battery...
Hyundai and South Korean battery manufacturer SK Innovation are teaming up on EV battery leasing—or at least the need for it. The two companies hope to develop an "ecosystem" that includes reuse of battery packs for stationary energy storage, as well as recycling, Hyundai said in a press release Tuesday. This "battery as a service" model...
The first review of the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car from a major car magazine is in, and it's not good. In a review of a pre-production model ahead of the hatchback's launch, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said the ID.3 falls short of VW's usual standards of build quality, noting uneven panel gaps and other faults. "The inner side of the hood...
With the development of its own battery pack and core propulsion components, the establishment of new retail and service channels, and its own factory, Lucid Motors is focused not just on the 2021 Air electric luxury sedan, revealed Wednesday, but on what comes next. In a Q&A following the Air introduction, Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson promised...
A cross between a surfboard and a Jet Ski, the eFoil can go as fast as 25 miles per hour — but only for 90 minutes at a time.
California’s Lucid Motors has revealed pricing and production details for its Air sedan, ahead of its arrival in spring 2021. And with it, Lucid has released a set of production-car photos. Like the original Tesla Model S, for which Lucid CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson was chief engineer, the Lucid Air pushes the practical and performance...
Uber steps up its plans to take its ride-hailing all electric. GM cuts some cords with a technology first within the battery pack of its upcoming EVs. And India could add charging to tens of thousands of gas stations. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Amid a legal battle over the classification of its workers, the ride-hailing giant Uber...
The Indian government may install electric-car charging stations at 69,000 state-controlled gas stations, the Hindustan Times reported Sunday. In a meeting on charging infrastructure, power minister R.K. Singh suggested that India's oil ministry mandate the installation of charging stations alongside gas pumps at "company-owned, company-operated...