Inside Tesla’s Audacious Push to Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made
Scrambling to turn out its first mass-market electric car, the automaker set up multiple assembly lines and is changing production processes on the fly.
MG develops new roadster with electric power
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MG is taking a trip down memory lane with plans to develop a new roadster for China and other markets outside the U.S. The classic British brand known best for its roadsters worldwide from the 1930s to 1980, is now owned by Chinese automaker SAIC and has been building SUVs and sedans for the Chinese market. Now MG design chief Shao Jingfeng has... 2019 Chevy Volt specs, Tesla Model 3 orders, and Faraday Future investment: Today’s Car News
Chevrolet reveals updates to the 2019 Volt plug-in hybrid. Tesla opens orders for the Model 3 for all U.S. and Canada buyers. Faraday Future receives another financial lifeline. MG plans for an electric roadster to rival the Mazda MX-5 Miata. And the full Tesla Model 3 order guide has surfaced. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2019... Tesla Model 3 order guide, pricing details revealed for Performance and all-wheel-drive models
Now that Tesla Model 3 orders are open to all U.S. and Canadian reservation holders, we have more insight into features and pricing. As shown by a new post on Teslarati with screen shots from the Tesla Model 3 order guide, reservation holders can now configure a Model 3 with the Dual Motor and Performance Packages. Rear-wheel-drive models with the... 2019 Chevy Volt gets faster charging, stronger regen, more luxury features
Updates to the 2019 Chevrolet Volt will help experienced electric-car drivers maximize their electric driving and minimize the times the gas engine needs to run. The biggest improvement is a new 7.2-kw on-board charger that can effectively cut charge times in half. The advantage for Volt drivers will come when they have the opportunity to recharge... Faraday Future gets a $2 billion lifeline to build expensive crossover
Faraday Future, the fledgling Tesla competitor working to build a $300,000 electric SUV, has been thrown a financial lifeline. Evergrande Health, a division of a large Hong Kong conglomerate, has committed to invest $2 billion to keep alive the all-electric luxury SUV project, according to a report in TechCrunch. Faraday Future showed off its... Tesla Model 3 orders open to all US, Canada buyers
Tesla Model 3 reservation holders who have been patiently waiting for their turn to order their cars just got a chance to move up in line. The company invited all reservation holders in the United States and Canada to place their orders, according to a Bloomberg report. To place their orders, reservation holders will have to place an additional... Electric car drag racers, VW diesel progress, and Supreme Court retirement: Today’s Car News
The NHRA is ready to welcome electric drag racers. How has Volkswagen performed as we reach the two-year anniversary of the dieselgate settlement? The latest Supreme Court retirement could affect environmental protection. And ChargePoint buys into commercial charging. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. The NHRA didn't set a date, but an... Supreme Court retirement could have impact on environmental protection
The announced retirement Wednesday of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy could have dramatic and detrimental effects on environmental quality. Since the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, Kennedy has been a pivotal vote on the court, siding with the majority on at least two crucial rulings to expand the reach of the EPA. The... Gauging VW’s progress on second diesel-settlement anniversary
Thursday marks the second anniversary of the VW dieselgate settlement, representing almost half a million consumers who bought various models of VW TDI diesel cars and SUVs that failed to comply with federal or California emissions requirements. Under the court-ordered consent decree approved June 28, 2016, the company was required to file a... ChargePoint invests in commercial charging for buses, delivery vans, taxis
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After opposing the settlement over diesel emissions cheating that led VW to spend $2 billion building out a nationwide network of fast chargers, and suing one of Electrify America's suppliers for patent infringement, ChargePoint, the last of the original charging-network providers for electric cars, is moving to focus on commercial charging... Not exactly top fuel: electric cars come to top-level drag racing
Electric cars have started to dominate racing series from the Pikes Peak hill climb to formula cars to Saturday night grudge matches between Tesla and Dodge Challenger owners at rented local drag-strips. At professional levels, though, racing organizations have been slow to change, and stock cars and drag racing organizations have been the among... New government in Italy plans 1 million electric cars by 2022, could cost $10B
Italy has been an electric-car backwater in Europe, but a new populist government has dramatic plans to change that. According to a Bloomberg report, the new Five Star government elected in March is calling for incentives to put 1 million electric cars on Italy's roads by 2022. Last year, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association... Honda Pilot plug-in, Tesla battery fire report, and 1 million electric cars in Italy: Today’s Car News
Spy photographers caught the Honda Pilot plug-in hybrid testing. An NTSB report shows a Tesla battery reignited twice following a fatal Florida crash. Italy plans to deploy 1 million electric cars on its roads. And EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recruited oil industry lobbyists. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. A new spy photo outed... EPA Administrator Pruitt recruited top oil industry executives, emails show
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt left little to chance in trying to make the agency more friendly to the oil industry after he took office last year, according to new emails revealed in a report by Buzzfeed News. The Sierra Club obtained the emails through a Freedom of Information Act request and shared them with Buzzfeed, according to the report... Tesla battery reignites twice after fatal Florida crash: NTSB report
Following a crash in early May that killed two teenagers, the battery in the Tesla Model S the teens were driving reignited twice after firefighters had initially extinguished it, according to the preliminary report released Tuesday by the NTSB. The report notes that the car was traveling 116 mph seconds before it crashed into a wall, which tore... Spy photographers capture Honda Pilot Plug-in Hybrid
Honda has been something of a laggard in the race for electric cars. It looks like that's about to change, if recent spy photos are anything to go by. A shot by spy photographer Brian Williams in Automotive News (subscription required), shows an updated Pilot with both a reconfigured fuel filler door, and a large, square opening on the front left... JLR to pump money into electric cars instead of diesel
Jaguar-Land Rover said in a presentation to investors Monday that weak demand for diesel-fueled cars has prompted it to increase its investment in electric cars by 25 percent—to $18 billion—by 2025. Where the company previously said it would offer an electrified version of each new model it introduced after 2020, it now says that it... Volvo electric car, Audi e-tron delay, VW ID R electric racer record: Today’s Car News
Volvo's first electric car will be the XC40 crossover SUV. Audi delays the e-tron debut following its CEO's arrest. Volkswagen smashes the electric-car record at Pikes Peak. And the results are in from our latest Twitter poll asking what's the longest trip readers have taken in their electric car. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Volvo... Audi e-tron electric SUV debut delayed in latest diesel backlash
In the wake of its massive diesel emissions scandal, VW and its luxury brand Audi apologized by promising to deliver electric cars. Now that effort has been delayed by the arrest of Audi's CEO, Rupert Stadler, who was scheduled to introduce the brand's first electric car, the 2019 Audi e-tron SUV, at an event in Brussels on August 30. Now Audi has...