Where is the $25,000 Tesla being developed? What company announced this week it might build a Fisker EV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 25, 2021. Hyundai carried a couple of our biggest headlines of the week, but for very different reasons. First, it revealed...
A series of announcements has not only reversed the decline of Canada’s auto industry, but has also set it on the path to electrification.
Electric cars will surge to 10% of the United States new-car market by 2025, a new IHS Markit study predicts, but sales data shows that at least one part of the country is already there. EVs reached 1.8% of U.S. new-vehicle registrations in 2020—a new record—rising to 2.8% in December, according to the study. Analysts predict that will...
Development of an affordable Tesla electric car will take place in China, the head of the company's Chinese operations confirmed in an interview with state media. An entry-level Tesla will be designed at a new R&D center currently under construction in Shanghai, Tesla China president Tom Zhu said in the interview with Xinhua Net, one of...
It's taken almost a decade, but established automakers may finally be mounting a legitimate challenge to Tesla. Only a small percentage of electric vehicle shoppers are completely loyal to Tesla, according to a new J.D. Power study on EV buying trends. Tesla ranked highest among luxury brands, with 27% of respondents who are considering a luxury...
American-made EVs could get a boost, with the better supply chain ordered by President Biden. Fisker and Foxconn are potentially partners for a new urban electric car. And Tesla isn’t quite among the greenest cars on the 2021 version of a well-respected list. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The energy-focused non-profit ACEEE has...
Electric-car buyers have plenty of choices these days, but not all EVs have the same environmental impact. That's where GreenerCars' annual "greenest" and "meanest" ratings come in. Produced by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), they rank the environmental friendliness of new cars sold in the United States. The...
Apple contract manufacturer Foxconn is partnering with Fisker Inc., a collaboration that could see the Taiwanese firm building Fisker electric cars for global markets beginning in 2023. On Wednesday the two companies announced a memorandum of understanding for a jointly-developed "global electric vehicle project," to be manufactured by Foxconn...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an Executive Order that could help secure the supply chain for domestically made electric vehicles—including parts and materials, not just final assembly. The U.S. is a net exporter of EVs. The number of EVs built by Tesla, Nissan, and General Motors and sent to other countries exceeds the number of...
From a newly certified Whale Heritage Site to scenic byways for electric cars, five new initiatives suggest the travel industry may be envisioning a more responsible future.
