Porsche vehicles may be fast, but they’re not quick enough to outrun the rapid onset of emissions regulations. That’s why it revised all three powertrains in the 2024 Porsche Cayenne to run leaner, as well as meaner. But the performance brand had to make some difficult decisions on how and where its bestseller will be sold. This...
Rivian supply and demand brings a much shorter wait time for its electric trucks. Honda reveals a new EV for Europe. And Ford tests hydrogen fuel-cell tech. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. As Rivian continues to ramp up production, it confirmed last week that the wait time on some versions of the R1T electric pickup is down to just 14...
Ford last week announced that it’s started a research project that examines hydrogen as a potential energy source for its E-Transit commercial vans. The three-year trial project, based in the UK, will look at whether it can deliver “enhanced zero-emission-driving range for E-Transit customers with energy-intensive use cases.” The...
Honda has found a lot of success in Europe with its Honda e hatchback. And now it’s adding a second EV to its Continental lineup with the e:Ny1. Honda calls the e:Ny1 “the logical next step on our electrification journey in Europe.” The small crossover appears positioned for the B-segment core of the Euro market, rivaling a...
Rivian reported Friday that thanks to a continued production ramp the wait time for new orders on its R1T is now down to 14 days or less in some cases. The electric truck maker is catching up on a production backlog that once looked like it might take years to work through, and it’s made significant headway—to the degree that some...
Which company announced greener replacement tires for the Tesla Model 3? Which upcoming EV models will be delayed due to software issues? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 12, 2023. In a drive review of the 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge and Volvo C40 Recharge, we sampled...
Friday’s victory by the United Steelworkers at a factory building electric school buses was a test for Democratic hopes that clean-energy funding from Washington could bolster organized labor.
Elon Musk’s seemingly erratic behavior is rational if one looks at the true source of his wealth.
In April of last year Green Car Reports went to Vietnam for an early preview of the Vinfast VF 8 prototype. After a quick spin on a test track, it was obvious the mid-size electric SUV needed some serious time in the oven before it might be fully ready for U.S. consumers. After just over 365 days of additional baking, the knife still isn’t...
Goodyear is greening its latest ElectricDrive GT tire that’s available as aftermarket replacement rubber for the Tesla Model 3—with carbon black that doesn’t depend on the combustion of fossil fuels. The new tires instead use carbon black from Monolith, made through methane pyrolysis and not requiring combustion, Goodyear says...
Initial U.S. deliveries of the Polestar 3 and Volvo EX90 are likely to be delayed by months due to a software-related issue spanning these models’ shared platform, the two Swedish EV makers confirmed Thursday. The impact may be most significant for Polestar, as U.S. deliveries of the Polestar 3 electric SUV won’t start later this year...
Defects on certain Tesla models could lead drivers to step on the accelerator pedals for longer than necessary, increasing the risk of collisions, China’s market regulator says.
It’s easy to miss the most important thing about the refreshed 2024 XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge. These models, which I drove last week near Volvo’s Gothenburg headquarters, make the rear wheels the primary drive wheels for the first time in a Volvo in decades. Yet they don’t look much different than their 2023 equivalents...
It’s easy to miss the most important thing about the refreshed 2024 XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge. These models, which I drove last week near Volvo’s Gothenburg headquarters, make the rear wheels the primary drive wheels for the first time in a Volvo in decades. Yet they don’t look much different than their 2023 equivalents...
Toyota made a number of announcements that suggest it might be stepping up its electric vehicle strategy versus what has been previously announced. In an annual roundup of the company’s financial results presented on Wednesday, president and CEO Koji Sato stated that it plans to launch ten models ranging from luxury vehicles to compact cars...
Fisker shows an off-road Ocean and resets some timelines. Volvo teases a smaller electric SUV. EV tires should be a business opportunity. And dealerships are no longer choking EV adoption. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Have friends, family, or you tried to find an EV in stock to drive and buy? A nationwide study of the electric vehicle...
Unless you know exactly what you want and are willing to put money down and wait, it’s hard to find an electric vehicle in dealer stock to test-drive and buy. While anyone who’s shopped for a new EV in recent months knows that, the latest nationwide study of the electric vehicle shopping experience from the Sierra Club, out Monday...
Fisker on Tuesday revealed a new “hard core” off-road package for the Ocean electric SUV—the same day the company also revealed some realities that included lower anticipated production numbers of the Ocean this year, as well as a delay of its Pear EV. The off-road version, called Force E and available starting in the fourth...
Volvo has teased the design of a new smaller electric SUV that it confirmed on Tuesday will be U.S.-bound. The compact model, to be called EX30, will be revealed on June 7 and will be available that same day for U.S. reservations, Volvo said. The EX30 badge, which was previously confirmed as on the way, follows Volvo’s new naming structure...
Fisker Inc. last week revealed that it had delivered its first Ocean electric SUV to a customer—nearly six months after contract manufacturer Magna started production of the model in Austria. The first delivery, of an Ocean One launch edition, was attended personally by chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker, to a customer in Denmark, Fisker said...
