When it was announced, the Porsche Taycan’s 800-volt infrastructure and up to 350-kw charging capacity was far ahead of competitors. Adding 60 miles of range in four minutes sounded far-fetched—if not sheer fantasy. Since then, automakers such as Tesla have announced similar charging rates for their cars and Porsche dealers—plus...
The automaker has reportedly offered to create a battery factory in the same Ohio area. But the work would pay far less than the shuttered plant.
The hard work for Porsche was done before the first car hit the street. Before the 2020 Porsche Taycan turned its first all-electric mile not only had we all accepted that the legendary sports-car maker could build and sell an all-electric sedan—the only sedan they’ve ever made—but also that it was inevitable. In a blink, we...
GM’s “all-electric future” could be getting in the way of union negotiations. Toyota fuel cells might be making plug-ins if not powering cars, and Volkswagen has started making battery cells in Germany. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen will be looking to multiple cell suppliers to power its mass-market...
Volkswagen announced Monday that it has started a pilot line for manufacturing battery cells, with the aim of keeping electric-car battery development and production resources in Germany. That will lead to the creation of more than 1,000 new jobs by 2024 surrounding the facility in Salzgitter, Germany—including 300 in VW’s development...
Although your next vehicle might not be powered by hydrogen fuel cells, the chances are looking far greater that your next vehicle will have been made with power from them. Toyota has announced that it’s using hydrogen fuel-cell stacks developed for its Mirai within a stationary generator system. The fuel-cell generator is undergoing testing...
The electrification of General Motors may be a sticking point in the company's negotiations with the UAW, a report suggested, as GM's union employees kicked off a second week on strike over the two parties' inability to agree on new contract terms. An unidentified source told the Associated Press that GM's restructuring is a pain point for...
Tesla-affiliated research suggests a million-mile battery is close. Volkswagen considers the idea of bringing the ID 3 electric hatchback to Canada but not the U.S. And are electric vehicles creating a new digital divide? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Golf-sized Volkswagen ID 3 electric car might be sold in Canada, eventually, but...
New technology is expensive. From cell phones and internet in the 1990s to simple electricity in the 1890s, new technologies have trickled down from the wealthy (or business) to middle class consumers. Increasingly, that’s looking to be true of electric cars as well, and as with electricity, phone service, cell phones, cable television, and...
Battery research revealed earlier this month and affiliated with Tesla could suggest that the company is well on its way to bringing a million-mile battery to market. The result could last three times as long as Tesla’s current cells—6,000 cycles, across a wide temperature range—and be the electric-car brand’s “secret...
