Toyota's CEO said last week that it will be a challenge to boost sales of electric cars to levels anticipated by some U.S. states—including the state of California, which plans to outlaw sales of vehicles not powered by electricity by the middle of next decade. From Volvo and Bentley to Cadillac and Buick, a number of luxury and niche brands...
The automaker’s performance indicates that the global semiconductor shortage is beginning to ease.
Stellantis says it has a remedy for recalled 2017 and 2018 Chrysler Pacific Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivans that addresses potential fire risks. While a root cause hasn't been identified, the automaker said it has identified conditions that potentially proceed a fire, which the fix addresses. This will allow owners to resume charging their...
General Motors on Thursday announced a partnership with startup OneD Battery Sciences, regarding the potential development of a more efficient chemistry for EV battery cells. OneD is developing s silicon anode cell chemistry that could increase battery energy density, enabling more range at lower cost, GM said in a press release. The automaker...
The increase from the same period last year comes as competition grows among automakers producing electric vehicles in the United States.
Minnesota has signed up to follow California's stricter clean car rules, but it might not embrace the Golden State's planned ban on gasoline cars. Prominent Democrats who backed the initial decision to follow California's stricter emissions standards are not supporting a ban on new cars without plugs, similar to what California aims to enact by...
Which new electric pickup is being made but can’t yet be delivered? Which automaker released an adapter that will allow it to use the vast majority of U.S. fast-chargers? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 30, 2022. We brought you a bumper crop of three...
Today we bring two first drives—of the American-made Mercedes EQS SUV and of Audi’s most accessible EV yet, the Q4 E-Tron family. And will a group of U.S. Midwest states manage to make their own hydrogen economy? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron SUV and Sportback, we found these compact...
The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV joins the Tesla Model X and Rivian R1S as the only practical (but impractically expensive) battery electric crossover SUVs that can seat up to seven. The latest three-row electric crossover comes from an automaker that helped launch the internal combustion engine revolution, instead of just accelerating its demise...
The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV joins the Tesla Model X and Rivian R1S as the only practical (but impractically expensive) battery electric crossover SUVs that can seat up to seven. The latest three-row electric crossover comes from an automaker that helped launch the internal combustion engine revolution, instead of just accelerating its demise...
