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...
A few hours with the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid earlier this month left me with some wildly conflicting first impressions. At first look, the Elantra appeared and felt refreshingly different in many ways—especially when you compare it to other members of the 50-mpg club, like the Toyota Corolla Hybrid, Honda Insight, or even Hyundai’s...
Mike Strizki powers his house and cars with hydrogen he home-brews. He is using his retirement to evangelize for the planet-saving advantages of hydrogen batteries.
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is a finalist for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021. A startup wants to be a Carfax for EVs. Elon Musk claims Apple snubbed him and Tesla. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The idea of a Ford Mustang possibly being named Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 is sort of ironic, but here we are, and the Mach-E...
Carfax vehicle-history reports aim to expose any hidden faults in used cars, such as damage from crashes. Seattle-based startup Recurrent now plans to provide a similar service focusing specifically on EV battery health. "Battery health is the new odometer for electric vehicles, and we're bringing transparency to it," Recurrent CEO Scott Case said...
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...
Apple's reportedly working on an electric car. Lexus detailed new motor technology. The federal tax credit for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles was extended. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Apple is reportedly planning to launch an electric car with game-changing battery technology, Reuters reported on Monday. The car is said to arrive in...
Lexus is planning a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system for future hybrids and electric cars. Called DIRECT4, the system includes an electric motor and transaxle for both the front and rear axles, Lexus said in a press release. Taking advantage of the instant response and infinite adjustability of electric motors, the system will directly manipulate...
An $8,000 federal tax credit on qualifying hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vehicles has been extended through January 2022 though the latest economic stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Congress. The tax credit, called the Fuel Cell Motor Vehicle Tax Credit, had been due to expire at the end of the month. It dates back to the George W. Bush...
Investors are betting that small companies like Workhorse will help popularize electric commercial vehicles. And Tesla aims to extend its reach.
Apple is planning to launch an electric car in 2024 with radical new battery tech, Reuters reported Monday. Despite an apparent slowdown in what is sometimes referred to as "Project Titan," the iPhone maker is moving ahead with plans for a complete car that will be sold to consumers, according to the report, which cited anonymous sources familiar...
The Polestar 2 is a Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist. A YouTuber built an electric Mini Cooper. And Volkswagen's launching the ID.4. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Polestar 2 is a finalist nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 award. The lifted electric car is probably the closet comparison to the Tesla...
Yet another hydrogen shortage has befallen Bay Area drivers of fuel-cell vehicles—and this one has been attributed to a hurricane. Yes, we know hurricane season is over, and hurricanes don’t reach California. This only serves to underscore the absurd state of the hydrogen distribution network, which is dependent on trucking liquid...
Take a performance heritage, a focus on sustainability, Swedish engineering at the core, and an interface that’s all about “Hey Google,” and you’ll end up with a beeline to the Polestar 2. The Polestar 2 is probably the closest comparison to the Tesla Model 3 yet—although probably to the delight of many, it’s a...
Those who consider Tesla vehicles are likely to encounter the selling point—either from fans or at stores—that their vehicle won’t be out-of-date, and that there’s value in its upgradability over time. While that argument might help sell vehicles to tech mavens, families are still going to be focused on the hard and fast...
The 2020 Mini Cooper SE offers an all-electric powertrain from the factory, but YouTuber Rich Benoit took a different path to an electric Mini. Benoit's Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel gained popularity focusing on Tesla rebuilds, but recently its star has been branching out. As documented in a series of videos, he bought a non-running...
Which global automaker started a new brand for hydrogen fuel-cell tech? Which EV startup plans to make an electric RV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 18, 2020. It’s been an unusual week, from the standpoint of seat time in new vehicles. We published first...
