North Carolina-based Atom Power is launching a new EV charging station that could make managing electricity costs easier at apartments and condos. The Atom Power Purpl charges directly from a circuit breaker, so no electronics are contained in the unit itself, the company explained last month in a press release. That also enables an energy...
Algunas de las tendencias del año ya las conoces: el metaverso, el hogar inteligente y los autos eléctricos. ¿Qué valdrá la pena comprar y qué no? Como cada año, echamos un vistazo al futuro.
Toyota's planned solid-state batteries will debut not in an EV, but in an upcoming hybrid, an executive said in a recent interview with Autoline. The batteries, which are on track for commercialization by 2025, will appear in hybrids first because that allows for a smaller battery pack that's less cost-sensitive, Toyota chief scientist Gill Pratt...
Which long awaited retro-electric van got a reveal date? Which automaker suggested that batteries might be air-cooled in the future? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 7, 2022. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was the headliner of this week’s news, and while...
The yawning disparity between the performance of the electric car company and established automakers last year reflects the technological change roiling the industry.
VinFast is moving fast to present a whole family of EVs. Goodyear goes sustainable with its tire ingredients. And Chrysler could reboot the brand with its Airflow EV concept. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The leading edge of Stellantis’ electric vehicle push is coming from a brand that appeared on the verge of...
Pontiac. Mercury. Oldsmobile. It seemed that Chrysler was headed for the same fate as these other ill-fated legacy American brands, but the company with the winged logo is looking to take flight again as the electric vehicle emissary for Stellantis. And that has given Chrysler new life. At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Showcase, Chrysler unveiled...
Goodyear on Wednesday unveiled a tire made from 70% sustainable materials. It's a step toward the company's goal of making a tire from 100% sustainable materials by 2030. While this tire isn't ready for production (Goodyear calls it a "demonstration tire"), it does show some of the materials Goodyear is investigating to cut petroleum use, as well...
Vietnamese automaker VinFast is growing its planned EV lineup to five models, and plans to open factories in the United States and Germany, alongside an existing factory in its home country. The automaker unveiled three new models at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week. The VF5, VF6, and VF7 crossovers join the VF8 (previously VF...
General Motors showed first photos of an upcoming $30,000 electric SUV and revealed an electric pickup. Chrysler showed the start of a fully electric reboot for the brand. Sony revealed a new EV concept. And is air-cooling the next step for EV battery innovation? This and more in this busy CES edition, here at Green Car Reports. GM revealed the...
