Tesla hasn’t made any memorable moves to adjust pricing to meet or beat rival vehicles from mainstream brands. But it seems that crosstown rival Lucid Motors is different. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday that the “gauntlet has been thrown down”—appearing to refer to Lucid’s pricing of the base Air electric... Musk responds to Lucid Air, Model S price cut $5,570
Tesla hasn’t made any memorable moves to adjust pricing to meet or beat rival vehicles from mainstream brands. But it seems that crosstown rival Lucid Motors is different. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday that the “gauntlet has been thrown down”—appearing to refer to Lucid’s pricing of the base Air electric... 
Two pieces of news this morning potentially relate to concern over charging fires—which are leading to the delay of one important plug-in hybrid model. And the Lucid Air gets a more affordable entry price. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The federal government has initiated a safety probe looking at reports of fires that started in... 
First U.S. deliveries of the 2021 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid have been delayed to 2021, due partly to the European recall of the Ford plug-in hybrid over fire concerns, according to a Bloomberg report. The Escape Plug-In Hybrid was originally due this summer and was officially rated for 37 all-electric miles and, in hybrid driving, 41 mpg... 
The Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV wasn't designed for off-roading, but a new concept car shows what could happen if electric powertrains are merged with off-road hardware. The EQC 4x4 Squared concept uses the body shell and powertrain from the EQC 400, but with upgraded suspension and axles, pointing the way toward an anticipated future electric... 
Lucid has announced a new $77,400 entry price for its Air electric sedan, and opened reservations for the entire model lineup. That’s less than half the cost of the $169,000, 1,080-horsepower Air Dream Edition that will be delivered first, next spring, and far less than the $139,000, 800-horsepower Grand Touring version that will follow in... 
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a safety probe in response to owner reports of fires in Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars. Two owner-submitted reports—one each for a 2018 and 2019-model-year Bolt EV—allege that the cars caught fire under the rear seat while parked and unattended, according to an... 
Europe’s market for EVs has surged in 2020. A battery startup has some ambitious targets—and aims for a Gigafactory. And will California’s ban on gas cars have an effect on ethanol farmers? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A new report from the advocacy group Transport & Environment finds that electric vehicles will... 
Farmers are reportedly worried about the effect an accelerated transition to electric vehicles—such as California’s recently announced ban on gas-vehicle sales by 2035—might have on an already fragile U.S. market for corn ethanol. The Trump administration funneled what the New York Times described Monday as “an... 
Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto announced Friday that it will introduce an electric-car battery with greater energy density than anything else currently on the market. The battery will allow for a 20% boost in range for "current best-in-class" electric vehicles by 2023, the startup said in a press release. InoBat plans to produce its... 
Pushed by stricter European Union emissions standards, electric cars are set to triple their market share in Europe this year, according to a new report from advocacy group Transport & Environment (T&E). European EV sales have surged since this January 1, when new emissions standards kicked in, the group noted. Based on sales through the... 
Although the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid details still don't include gas mileage estimates, Hyundai on Monday released further U.S. specs that might help you gauge whether to hold out for this mid-size crossover SUV, due in the first quarter of 2021, or for the Plug-In Hybrid arriving later in 2021. Santa Fe Hybrid specs closely align with those... 
The 48-mpg Honda Accord Hybrid accelerates quicker for 2021. Mazda has made its rotary range extender official. REE Automotive shows off its range of skateboard platforms. And you can rent electric commercial trucks. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mazda recently confirmed that the electric version of its MX-30 crossover will be the... 
Honda has announced some significant performance upgrades to the Accord Hybrid’s powertrain for the 2021 model year, while preserving its 48-mpg combined rating. At face value, the Accord Hybrid gets output numbers in line with the new CR-V Hybrid. Specifically, system output climbs to 212 horsepower and peak torque to 232 pound-feet, from... 
After years of teases, it appears Mazda is finally ready to reintroduce its signature rotary engine—as an EV range extender. The rotary range extender will be used in the Japanese-market MX-30 crossover beginning in 2022, according to a Japanese-language video posted to Mazda's YouTube channel Wednesday. First spotted by Autoblog, the video... 
Israeli startup REE Automotive on Tuesday released a video showing its modular skateboard EV platform in action. The videos show three different versions of the platform, designed to underpin different types of commercial vehicles. REE previously said the platform was flexible enough for use in everything from taxis to delivery vans. REE isn't the... 
If you've got a big move coming up, you may soon able to do it with minimal carbon emissions. Truck-rental service Fluid Truck is adding 600 electric cargo vans and trucks to its sharing platform, with availability starting in the fourth quarter of this year, the company announced in a press release Thursday. The vehicles will be electric... 
What does Audi’s upcoming E-Tron GT performance car sound like? How does a German startup intend to transport hydrogen? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 9, 2020. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid took a lot of fine-tuning attention to make sure its complex... 
Amazon shows the electric truck that’s delivering to neighborhoods around the U.S. Ownership-cost advantages for EVs are greater for SUVs and pickups. And Toyota broadens the RAV4 Hybrid lineup to help make hybrids the norm. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The retail and logistics giant Amazon has revealed the look of the... 
Toyota has announced the addition of yet another trim level to its RAV4 Hybrid lineup for the 2021 model year. The RAV4 Hybrid XLE Premium starts at $33,675, after the $1,175 destination charge, and it sits between the XLE and XSE and in the most popular portion of the lineup. All the RAV4 Hybrid versions achieve an EPA-rated 40 mpg combined, 41... 
Electric cars offer lower ownership costs than internal-combustion vehicles that can "more than make up for an EV's higher purchase price, according to a new Consumer Reports study. The ownership-cost advantage is particularly strong against the SUVs and pickup trucks American buyers are increasingly flocking to over traditional sedans. When...