Toyota this morning has announced pricing and confirmed EPA fuel economy figures for its upcoming 2023 Crown sedan. The short of it: The 2023 Toyota Crown is more expensive and less fuel-efficient than the outgoing Toyota Avalon Hybrid. But like the Venza crossover introduced for 2021, all versions of the Crown are all-wheel-drive hybrids. And the...
Ford has announced a refreshed and revamped 2023 Escape lineup that maintains plug-in hybrid and hybrid models, with the latter among the versions that can be had in a sportier-looking ST-Line guise. As the automaker positions it, the move is a natural extension of what it started with the introduction of the Bronco Sport for 2021—when it...
Ford has announced a refreshed and revamped 2023 Escape lineup that maintains plug-in hybrid and hybrid models, with the latter among the versions that can be had in a sportier-looking ST-Line guise. As the automaker positions it, the move is a natural extension of what it started with the introduction of the Bronco Sport for 2021—when it...
GM is recalling most of the GMC Hummer EV SUVs and BrightDrop EV600 electric vans it’s built so far, over an issue that could allow water into the battery pack of the big off-roaders or delivery vehicles. It underscores that in any clean-slate tech and manufacturing approach, there may be some basic manufacturing hurdles to get past first...
Shares of the company slumped as investors worried about increasing competition.
The 2022-2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe is recalled for a battery fuse. Nikola plans to add 60 hydrogen stations with the help of government funds. Foxconn reveals more Foxtron EVs. And we look at why the Volvo EX90 electric SUV will get a big battery pack despite the added carbon footprint. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Nearly 14,000 Jeep...
An assembly issue has led to the recall of 13,722 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid vehicles from the 2022 and 2023 model years, according to recall documents posted by the federal government. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe, which can go 21 EPA-rated miles all-electric and makes the most of its electric propulsion to benefit off-road capability, is the...
Nikola expects the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to provide a big boost to its efforts to establish a hydrogen network for its fuel-cell trucks. The company late last week said it would build 60 hydrogen fueling stations by 2026, thanks to lower costs enabled by the IRA's incentives, as well as state-level incentives. Some work is already...
Foxconn is moving ahead with its plan to manufacture cars as well as iPhones. The Taiwanese company best known as an Apple contract manufacturer recently unveiled its first production EV, which is scheduled to start deliveries in Taiwan in the second half of 2023. It also fully revealed two prototype EVs under its Foxtron automotive brand, which...
The upcoming Volvo EX90 electric SUV will offer bidirectional charging capability and be able to serve as a power bank for powering appliances on a camping trip, charging other EVs, or perhaps even powering the home as a backup, Volvo recently confirmed. While full details on the EX90 aren’t due until November 9, when the EX90 makes an...
Nathan Anderson, who exposed evidence of fraud at Nikola, says he feels vindicated by its founder’s conviction.
Which Toyota high-mpg hybrid model is gaining all-wheel drive? Are prices on used EVs calming from their record levels? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 21, 2022. In a review of the 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid, we found this model to be the brand’s best...
The Kia Niro EV creeps upward in price. Federal EV infrastructure money is going toward states that resisted EV infrastructure. Tesla is working on smaller, more affordable EVs. And the debut version of the GMC Sierra EV is most definitely not a simple, affordable work truck. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM has revealed the launch...
Tesla earlier this week officially confirmed that it is developing a next-generation vehicle platform focused around affordability and potentially at about half the cost of the platform that underpins the top-selling Model Y and Model 3. “This is the primary focus of our new vehicle development team, obviously,” said Musk, suggesting...
The redesigned 2023 Kia Niro EV will start at over $40,000 but gets an increase in EPA range to 253 miles. As such, it soundly beats its larger sibling in the Kia electric lineup, the base EV6 Light, in price and range. The 2023 EV6 carries over its 232-mile EPA range rating but hasn't yet been priced; the 2022 model started at $42,695. Autoblog...
The White House on Wednesday detailed $2.8 billion in grants to build a domestic EV battery supply chain, but more of the funds in this allocation go toward projects in states opposed to climate action, and states for which legislators voted against the law. Part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021, the funding goes to 20 battery...
We’ve now had our first look at the 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, the launch version of the latest big electric truck based on the GM Ultium architecture used for a growing range of EVs in multiple sizes and categories. The vast majority of those models haven’t hit the road yet, but the cadence of announcements continues...
Are EV fast-charging stations smart business for existing gas stations? The oil giant Chevron appears to be exploring exactly that, with an arrangement that will lead to the rollout at some U.S. Chevron and Texaco gas stations of DC fast-chargers capable of delivering 200 miles of range in 15 minutes. Charging units for the fueling stations will...
The Rolls-Royce Spectre is the automaker's first electric car to see production, and it proves even gilded luxury cars don't have to be inefficient. Because despite living up to Rolls' tradition of excess—and that it's a two-door car with a 214-plus-inch length—efficiency is actually pretty good, at 2.9 mi/kwh on the European WLTP...
The manufacturing and disposal of electric vehicles result in more greenhouse gases than nonelectric models, but that difference will eventually disappear altogether.
