Toyota has teased the 2023 Prius, but we’re still wondering what’s under the hood. A giant Georgia battery factory is focusing on what might help the grid. Congress could delay some of the U.S. sourcing rules holding back EV tax credits. And the Tesla connector is now called NACS. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla on...
A new generation of the Toyota Prius is at last in cue and ready for a debut this Wednesday, Nov. 16. The 2023 Toyota Prius will mark the first full redesign for this efficiency icon since the arrival of the very energy-efficient Tesla Model 3. The last time the Prius was fully redesigned was for the 2016 model year. Then a much-improved plug-in...
The batteries, also found in phones, laptops, toothbrushes and other items, have caused about 200 fires and six deaths in New York City this year, fire officials say. Here’s what to know about safety.
Congressional lawmakers are seeking to delay requirements for domestically sourced content under the revamped federal EV tax credit. Bills recently introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives would create a more gradual phase-in for these requirements than is laid out in the new EV tax credit rules enacted under the Inflation Reduction...
Norwegian battery firm Freyr recently confirmed plans for a Georgia factory that will supply batteries for energy storage. Dubbed "Giga America," the factory will be located on a 368-acre tract in Coweta County, on the western edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area, according to a Freyr press release. Production will be stepped up in phases, with a...
Tesla on Friday made an open call to charging network operators and other vehicle manufacturers to use its connector standard, which it is now calling the North American Charging Standard (NACS). The company may have already committed to the CCS standard for Europe, but as the industry converges around the CCS standard in the U.S., the timing of...
While sales are still skewed toward affluent buyers, more people are choosing electric vehicles to save money.
The tech industry, long considered a bastion of progressivism and social liberalism, is moving to the right.
Which 1,000-mile EV is getting carbon-fiber composite bodywork? Which automaker balks at the idea of building U.S. EVs because it can’t compete with fast-food wages? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 11, 2022. In a first drive of the 2023 BMW i7, we found...
BMW claims it won’t forget about affordable EVs. Bollinger chooses batteries from Michigan. And Rivian pushes some future models a little farther out as it continues to ramp up its existing three models. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Rivian revealed with this week’s quarterly business update that it has delayed the arrival...
BMW won't abandon its entry-level models in the transition to EVs, the automaker's CEO said in a recent interview with Reuters. "We are not leaving the lower market segment," BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said. "Even if you consider yourself a premium manufacturer, it is wrong to leave the lower market segment—that will be the core of your business...
BMW won't abandon its entry-level models in the transition to EVs, the automaker's CEO said in a recent interview with Reuters. "We are not leaving the lower market segment," BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said. "Even if you consider yourself a premium manufacturer, it is wrong to leave the lower market segment—that will be the core of your business...
Bollinger Motors will source battery packs for its commercial EVs from Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), Bollinger announced Thursday in a press release. Bollinger plans to use ONE's Aries line, which consists of cell-to-pack technology and a modular design that allows for linking multiple packs together, in its vehicles as an apparent...
Bollinger Motors will source battery packs for its commercial EVs from Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), Bollinger announced Thursday in a press release. Bollinger plans to use ONE's Aries line, which consists of cell-to-pack technology and a modular design that allows for linking multiple packs together, in its vehicles as an apparent...
Bollinger Motors will source battery packs for its commercial EVs from Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), Bollinger announced Thursday in a press release. Bollinger plans to use ONE's Aries line, which consists of cell-to-pack technology and a modular design that allows for linking multiple packs together, as an apparent replacement for...
Rivian confirmed this week that it has delayed the arrival of its smaller, more affordable R2 model line to 2026, versus the 2025 it had earlier indicated. Rivian has said that it hopes to start production as soon as 2024 at the $5 billion Georgia plant, which will be set to make 400,000 vehicles annually. It also confirmed in May that the R2...
The Kia EV6 gets a big price hike, and we’re not just talking about the loss of its EV tax credit. Tesla is recalling more than 40,000 vehicles, but they’re already fixed. And Honda reveals the 2023 Accord Hybrid, aiming to make the high-mpg model the popular pick. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid...
The 2023 Kia EV6 starts $7,100 higher than the previous model year, according to pricing information released by Kia. That increase is mostly due to Kia dropping the base Light trim level, which started at $42,695 with the mandatory $1,295 destination charge, and was the only U.S. EV6 model to offer the smaller 58-kwh battery pack. All other...
With the upcoming 11th-generation version of the Honda Accord first shown this morning, Honda suggests that the sportier-driving version of the Accord and the high-mpg hybrid version of this bestselling sedan are now one and the same. Honda appears to be dropping the top-performance 2.0-liter turbo-4 offered in the outgoing Accord, and it’s...
Tesla has recalled 40,168 vehicles due to a software issue that could cause loss of power steering assist, but the automaker says it's already released an over-the-air (OTA) update to address the problem. In certain 2017-2021 Model S and Model X vehicles that received the 2022.36 firmware release, changes to the "calibration values" for the...
