How Green Are Electric Vehicles?
In short: Very green. But plug-in cars still have environmental effects. Here’s a guide to the main issues and how they might be addressed.
VW electric convertible, Volvo C40 Recharge debut, Nissan e-Hybrid efficiency: Today’s Car News
Nissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. Volvo reveals the first EV for its lineup that won’t get a gasoline equivalent. And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. There aren’t any mass-market convertible electric cars. Volkswagen, clearly thinking to the... 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge electric crossover revealed, with aims for all-electric brand by 2030
Volvo has revealed a second fully electric model, called the C40 Recharge, and laid out a concrete plan for the brand’s transition to only electric cars. Announced Tuesday with the 2022 C40 Recharge reveal, Volvo plans for 50% of its global sales to be fully electric by 2025, and for every car it sells to be fully electric by 2030. The 2022... Nissan claims 50% thermal efficiency, from engine for e-Power hybrid system
Nissan claims to have made a major efficiency breakthrough in efficiency for an internal-combustion in its e-Power hybrid system. The automaker announced Friday that it had reached 50% thermal efficiency, which is the percentage of energy converted to work within the engine. That's a figure normally associated with Formula One racing engines; the... VW considers electric convertible: Why are there so few drop-top EVs?
The Volkswagen MEB platform will underpin electric cars with a wide range of body styles, but could a convertible be among them? VW teased one on Monday, releasing renderings of an electric convertible while remaining vague on production prospects. The car depicted in the renderings is a convertible version of the Volkswagen ID.3 electric... Volvo Plans to Sell Only Electric Cars by 2030
It plans to convert its entire lineup to battery power by 2030, phasing out internal combustion engine vehicles faster than other automakers.
Farther, Faster and No Sweat: Bike-Sharing and the E-Bike Boom
Social-distancing, sustainability and accessibility helped accelerate e-biking during the pandemic, and the trend is showing up in urban bike-sharing programs.
Workhorse, the electric-truck maker, will meet with the Postal Service about the contract it lost.
Lucid Air delay, Ford battery supply, Kia Sorento Hybrid first drive: Today’s Car News
We drive the Kia Sorento Hybrid. Lucid delays its Air sedan. Ford wants more U.S.-based battery supply. And Michelin gets into EV tires. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Michelin has looked to its Formula E racing experience in designing a strong street tire for sporty electric cars while also keeping the carbon footprint low. Ford CEO... First Drive Review: 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid beats Highlander Hybrid with 37 mpg and better tech, but it’s no Telluride
With the 2021 Sorento Hybrid, Kia delivers plenty of good reasons for us to choose its modest midsize family crossover: a jaw-dropping 37-mpg EPA combined rating and a sub-$35,000 starting price, for a vehicle that seats six. If you don’t plan to tow or go off-roading, the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid is the value buy over rivals such as the Ford...