Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas
The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries.
Canoo American Bulldog electric pickup is a spinoff of US Army project
Canoo this week unveiled a civilian spinoff of the electric pickup truck it delivered to the U.S. Army last year for evaluation. Dubbed the American Bulldog, the pickup is based on the Canoo Light Tactical Vehicle which, when first shown nearly a year ago, featured dual-motor all-wheel drive and 600 hp, plus Kevlar armor, a raised suspension, and... Polestar 4 will be made at Renault plant in South Korea
Polestar 4 electric SUVs destined for North America will be built at a Renault plant in Busan, South Korea, alongside a previously announced assembly plant in China. Revealed Thursday by Renault and then confirmed by Polestar the following day, the arrangement will see manufacturing in South Korea start in the second half of 2025, following a... Poll: Majority of Americans unlikely to get an EV
Most Americans are unlikely to buy an EV as their next car, yet a slim majority of Americans support government incentives for those that do want to go electric, according to a recent Ipsos/Yahoo Finance survey. The survey, based on what Ipsos described as a "nationally representative probability sample of 1,025 general population adults age 18 or... 2025 Volvo EX30 review, Ramcharger plug-in pickup, Nissan hybrids, sub-$35k VW EV: The Week In Reverse
When is a fully electric Jeep Wrangler arriving? Where might the next Chevy Bolt EV be built? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 10, 2023. The 2025 Volvo EX30 electric crossover is coming soon and sets a new stride for the Swedish brand, with a size not much larger... Toyota Camry Hybrid AWD, $35,000 VW EV, Polestar 5 tech, Air charging EVs: Today’s Car News
The Toyota Camry Hybrid is soon getting all-wheel drive. Battery tech in the Polestar 5 could allow some very fast charging. Lucid lets the Air charge other EVs. And VW claims again it’s working on a $35,000 EV for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar offered up a number of technology announcements and product previews... VW plans under-$35,000 EV for US arrival around 2027
Volkswagen is once again planning to bring an affordable electric vehicle to the U.S. market—and it’s setting a target under $35,000. According to reporting from Reuters, from one of its own trade conferences in Detroit, VW Group of America product strategy chief Reinhard Fischer confirmed the new product focus for North America... 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid teased: Redesigned sedan adds all-wheel drive
The redesigned 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid will debit November 14 at the 2023 Los Angeles auto show, Toyota has revealed, hinting that it will add all-wheel drive to the hybrid version of the ubiquitous mid-size sedan for the first time. All-wheel drive Toyota hybrids are nothing new, but up to this point the Camry Hybrid has only been available with... Lucid Air has range to spare—for charging other EVs
The Lucid Air tops other EVs in EPA-rated range, meaning drivers will have plenty to spare after most trips. Now they can use it to charge other EVs. Lucid on Thursday announced that it is enabling this function, dubbed RangeXchange by the automaker, via an over-the-air (OTA) software update and adapter. This will enable an Air to charge another... Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.
Super-fast-charging Polestar EV could gain 100 miles in 5 minutes
The electric vehicle brand Polestar has announced that it plans to make the first EV with extremely fast-charging, semi-solid-state battery cells from the tech firm StoreDot. The announcement was made as part of a Polestar Day event held in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the companies demonstrated both the charging of StoreDot’s... Hyundai LFP batteries, BMW i3 returning, GM permanent-magnet purge: Today’s Car News
The BMW i3 is returning. Hyundai is working on its own LFP batteries. And GM wants to do away with rare-earth materials in motors. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. General Motors earlier this week announced a partnership that it hopes will produce permanent-magnet EV motors without rare-earth materials—and their controversial... GM invented rare-earth magnets but hopes to purge them from EVs
Nearly 40 years ago, General Motors invented the rare-earth magnet and thus laid the foundation for modern electric motors. But now the automaker is moving on to a different technology. GM recently announced a partnership with Niron Magnetics, a Minnesota-based company that claims to have developed automotive-grade permanent-magnet motors without... BMW i3 EV sequel won’t be an “outsider,” claims development boss
The BMW i3 electric car will get a successor, but without the "polarizing design" of the original, the automaker's development boss said in a recent interview with Automotive News. "A lot of people liked it, but in the eyes of others the i3 was not a real BMW. A bit of an outsider in the classroom if you will," Frank Weber said of the original i3... Report: Hyundai is developing LFP batteries for affordable EVs
Hyundai is developing a new generation of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for affordable EVs, The Korea Herald reported this week. The automaker is undertaking a two-year joint venture with battery makers based in its home country of South Korea that aims to see development work on LFP batteries completed in 2024, and for the batteries to... Future Chevy Bolt EV factory, Polestar 5 batteries, Rivian fast-charging cost: Today’s Car News
Rivian’s fast-charging network won’t be free anymore to owners. Polestar is looking at some very large-format battery cells for its flagship EV. And might the next Chevy Bolt EV be made in Kansas? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV might be made in the U.S.—at GM’s Fairfax... Rivian starts billing for fast-charging on its Adventure Network
Rivian will start for billing for use of DC fast-chargers on its Adventure Network starting this month, according a bulletin sent to owners. The automaker confirmed to Green Car Reports that an email was sent last week to owners who had charged at the network's sites, informing them that billing would start in "early November." This does not apply... Polestar 5 EV: “Superior driving range” from huge battery cells
The Polestar 5 will use massive battery cells from supplier SK On that the automaker claims will maximize efficiency and range. Polestar announced SK On as the battery supplier for the 5, which is due in 2024 at a price of more than $100,000 Monday, also confirming that the new flagship EV will use high-nickel cells measuring about 22 inches long... Report: Next-gen Chevy Bolt EV might be made at Kansas plant
The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV could be built at a Kansas assembly plant starting in 2025, Automotive News reports. General Motors is considering whether to build a "lower-cost version" of the Bolt EV at its Fairfax Assembly plant, the report said, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. The plant, which currently builds the... A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales
President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.