General Motors on Thursday announced that it will invest $1 billion in its Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, facility. The plant, which currently makes the Chevrolet Equinox and Blazer SUVs, and once built Pontiac Azteks, is the next step in laying the groundwork for the company’s electric future. GM announced that electric vehicles will be made at the...
Like its gasoline and diesel counterparts, the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe will get a number of accessories under the Jeep Performance Parts banner, including a lift kit. Designed to raise the height of the body to increase clearance for off-roading, this is the first lift kit offered for a plug-in hybrid and, to the best of our knowledge—not...
Between charging networks and automakers, there's currently an overload of charging apps, all trying to do variations of the same thing: Getting you to the fastest available chargers, along your route, and being functional inside and outside the car. A major obstacle preventing the rise of one app to rule them all is the growing divide between...
General Motors is streamlining its charging experience, ahead of the arrival of the Cadillac Lyriq and other Ultium EVs. Volkswagen details the all-wheel-drive ID.4. The Audi E-Tron lineup returns with a fresh look. And Honda just introduced the next-generation version of its small-car mainstay, the Civic, with no sign of a hybrid version. Is it...
The 2022 Audi E-Tron and 2022 Audi E-Tron Sportback electric SUVs enter the new model year with minor changes, mostly notably a new E-Tron Chronos Edition model and a reshuffling of features among trim levels. The Chronos Edition replaces the Prestige as the top trim level for the standard E-Tron, sitting above the Premium and Premium Plus trim...
Volkswagen on Wednesday unveiled a sportier, dual-motor all-wheel drive version of the ID.4 electric SUV for Europe. Dubbed GTX, this model hasn't been confirmed for the United States, but the announcement provides some detail on the all-wheel drive model that will arrive here later this year. A power figure of 220 kw has been released for the...
The company is charging tens of thousands of dollars more to cover roofs with its much-anticipated solar shingles, angering some customers.
The 11th-generation Honda Civic was unveiled Wednesday, in sedan form. And for this longtime small-car trendsetter, the mature, conservative styling is less of a surprise than what Honda decided not to include with this important small car’s reveal. There’s no mention—yet—of a hybrid version. And it’s hard to imagine...
General Motors announced Wednesday that it plans to streamline the charging experience for its owners through a collaboration with seven charging networks that will open up app-based charging at nearly 60,000 charging connectors in the U.S. and Canada. The new functionality will be enabled by what GM is terming Ultium Charge 360. Described by GM...
A venture powers tailpipe-emissions-free fuel-cell trash trucks with landfill waste. The DOE reportedly sees $60/kwh as the new goal for EV cost parity with ICE. Ford focuses on making EV batteries a core competency. And will Tesla ramp up the cells due to power a number of upcoming products quickly enough? This and more, here at Green Car...
