In a pandemic year that’s put some automakers on an austerity budget, Tesla was once again the outlier. As much of the legacy auto market expected to be down about 15% year over year, Tesla reported on Saturday that it closed 2020 with global deliveries up nearly 36% from 2019. Not only that, but the company has come surprisingly close to...
The Fisker Ocean electric SUV will feature a new driver-assistance system developed in partnership with automotive supplier Magna, the two companies announced Monday. Dubbed Fisker Intelligent Pilot, the system will be analogous to Tesla Autopilot. Like the Tesla system, it also won't have lidar among its suite of sensors, at least, not initially...
Could an edgy-looking electric pickup be next for Fisker after the late-2022 rollout of the Ocean electric crossover? CEO Henrik Fisker last week suggested that the next model might be a lifestyle-oriented electric pickup truck. Based on the first sketch of the project released last week, it appears that the truck might ride on the same platform...
Could an edgy-looking electric pickup be next for Fisker after the late-2022 rollout of the Ocean electric crossover? CEO Henrik Fisker last week suggested that the next model might be a lifestyle-oriented electric pickup truck. Based on the first sketch of the project released last week, it appears that the truck might ride on the same platform...
Shareholders of the two companies voted to join forces in an effort to cope with a major technology shift and plummeting sales.
Tesla Model 3 electric cars built at the company's Shanghai factory scored well in a Chinese-market J.D. Power quality survey, according to a recent South China Morning Post report. Tesla was ranked second in quality among battery-electric cars in the survey, behind Chinese automaker Nio, the report said. However, both brands' scores—113...
A Mustang as the most important new green car of the year? That might have been our reaction prior to the past few weeks. Ever since our editors started jockeying for first-drive opportunities with the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, it’s beelined to become our unanimous winner. And yet simultaneously, we all seem a bit surprised that it’s...
The idea of applying the Mustang’s pony car heritage to Ford’s first widely available electric vehicle, the Mach-E, might seem like sacrilege to some, or the smartest product decision of the decade to others. Whether you come out on either side of that, or somewhere in the middle like us, the Mustang Mach-E takes electric cars...
The milestone seemed unreachable just three years ago and comes as Tesla has seen a string of profitable quarters and a buoyant stock.
Which state might be next to ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles? How does manufacturing the Apple iPhone tie in with an announcement about electric cars this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 23, 2020. GM revealed the 2022 GMC Hummer EV, the first of its...
As Tesla completes a factory in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are introducing electric cars in bids to defend their dominance of the luxury market.
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is a nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 award. We delved into efficiency paired with leading-edge technology. Electric trucks and SUVs are coming, but what does that mean? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. It's a new era. A Ford Mustang is a finalist for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021...
Over the past ten years, the green-car landscape has made progress in fits and starts. Since the 2011 Nissan Leaf that we named our original Best Car To Buy—rated at just 73 miles—electric cars have evolved rapidly. In 2020, Tesla rolled out range boosts for all of its models—including a 402-mile Model S. Lucid announced a model...
The 2021 Nissan Leaf gets a price increase. The Tesla Model Y is a nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy. And Tesla's latest software update enables an annoying new feature. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Nissan Leaf will soldier on into 2021 with no major changes outside of a very slight price increase. The Japanese...
Having just marked 10 years on sale, the 2021 Nissan Leaf enters the new model year with no major changes, and a very slight price increase. Nissan announced on Friday that the 2021 Leaf will start at $32,545 (including a mandatory destination charge) for the base S trim level with the 40-kilowatt-hour battery pack. That's just $20 more than the...
Earlier this month marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S. arrival of the Nissan Leaf. The Leaf was our first pick for Best Car To Buy, in 2010 for the 2011 model year. And as we look ahead to our 11th Best Car To Buy pick, for the 2021 model year, we thought it would be worthwhile not to just sum up the previous winners but to revisit the...
Tesla released a software update over the holiday weekend that added Boombox mode, which allows drivers to play custom sounds outside the car. Instead or a normal car horn, Boombox mode includes options like a goat bleating, ice cream truck music, applause, and fart sounds. While Tesla owners have been able to replicate the sound of flatulence...
The Toyota RAV4 Prime is a finalist for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021. The Volvo XC40 Recharge is also a nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021. VW's developing an automated charging setup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota's dragging its feet as the world moves toward electric cars, but its hybrid game is...
Volvo’s vehicles have for years been unified around a mantra of safety and longevity, and Scandinavian design themes that are stylish and confident but not too over-the-top. The brand’s first electric vehicle, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, is a finalist for Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021. It shows all the signs of carrying...
Electric range and efficiency ratings for the upcoming Karma GS-6 plug-in hybrid were recently posted on the EPA's fueleconomy.gov website—and they match figures for the 2020 Karma Revero GT. Karma hasn't revealed the GS-6 yet, but it will have a maximum 61-mile electric range with an efficiency rating of 70 MPGe combined, and a gas-mileage...
