How to Make Sure Federal Climate Money Helps Everyone
The Biden administration is spending billions to transform how Americans use and consume energy. How can we make that process more equitable?
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.
The Clean Energy Future Is Roiling Both Friends and Foes
Resistance to wind and solar projects from environmentalists is among an array of impediments to widespread conversion to renewables.
The Clean Energy Future Is a Battle for Hearts and Minds
A broad, and sometimes quixotic, retail effort to win the fight against global warming is playing out one person at a time, with nary a mention of climate change.
2024 Lucid Air Sapphire, 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ, Sinister Diesel: The Week In Reverse
We drove the 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ debuted, and the EPA slapped Sinister Diesel with a massive fine. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Green Car Reports. We had our first stint behind the wheel of the 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire and found it dresses down the Model S Plaid. The automaker's flagship 1,234-hp... Ford CEO: Why legacy automakers struggle with OTA updates
Tesla pioneered over-the-air (OTA) software updates as a convenient way to add new features and fix issues. Legacy automakers have been slow to catch up—and there's a reason for that, says Ford CEO Jim Farley. To save costs, Ford farmed out development of vehicle control modules, which govern the operation of everything from engines to seat... 2018-2022 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid recalled due to fire risk
Kia is recalling certain Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid models due to an issue that could cause engine compartment fires. The recall encompasses 121,411 vehicles, including 2017-2022 Niro Hybrid and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-In Hybrid models, according to recall documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Kia also... Wisk and Archer Will Collaborate on Air Taxis and End Legal Fight
Wisk Aero, owned by Boeing, entered a financial and technological partnership with Archer Aviation and dropped a lawsuit claiming theft of trade secrets.
Unsafe Roads: The Perils of Riding E-Bikes
Readers discuss ways to address the rising number of collisions with cars. Also: Indictments and Trump’s popularity; the Audubon Society; Ron DeSantis.
Ford CEO road-tripping F-150 Lightning across American West
Ford CEO Jim Farley embarked on an EV road trip in an F-150 Lightning pickup truck to gain insight into the experiences of Ford's EV customers. Farley and his party set off this week from Silicon Valley, driving south to Los Angeles and then west to Las Vegas, traversing parts of the iconic Route 66 along the way, the Ford CEO wrote in a LinkedIn... Electrify America moving to station-specific pricing structure, idle fees
Electrify America is changing its pricing structure for EV charging, moving to station-specific pricing and adding idle fees as of August 17. First reported by Autoblog, the changes were announced in a recent email to customers. The timing for the pricing change was subsequently confirmed in an email to Green Car Reports by Electrify America... 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ revealed with 450 miles of range for around $130,000
Cadillac's icon has gained an electric variant. On Wednesday, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ debuted with a GM-estimated 450 miles, 200-plus-kwh battery pack, 55.0-inches of screens on the dashboard, and trademark design. Cadillac estimates the electric luxury SUV will cost about $130,000 when entering production in the summer of 2024 at GM's... Lucid Gravity SUV set for November reveal, production late 2024
The Lucid Gravity, the electric SUV sequel to the automaker's Air luxury sedan, will be revealed in November and start production in late 2024. That confirmation, which is in line with Lucid's previously discussed timeline, came Monday in an announcement of the automaker's second quarter 2023 financial results. Lucid said it delivered 1,404... GM expands bidirectional charging across lineup
General Motors on Tuesday announced that it will make bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capability available on all EVs using its Ultium component set by the 2026 model year, allowing more EVs to serve as home backup power sources. The V2H feature will roll out as previously announced on the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, followed by... 2024 Cadillac Celestiq costs $340,000, customers invited to spec cars
Cadillac was serious when it said pricing for the Celestiq EV flagship would start above $300,000. In a LinkedIn post last week, Cadillac chief marketing officer Melissa Grady Dias announced the start of customer commissions for the hand-built hatchback, and confirmed the base price is approximately $340,000 before destination. That base price is... G.M. Will Add Backup Power Function to Its Electric Vehicles
As extreme weather events lead to more power outages, the carmaker said it would equip all its electric vehicles to act as sources of emergency power.
Review: 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire sets a high bar, dresses down Plaid
If you haven’t noticed, there is a bit of a horsepower war going on with electric vehicles these days. The Porsche Taycan can be specced for 750 ponies. You can get over 800 hp in Rivian’s R1S SUV. Heck, the GMC Hummer EV delivers 1,000 horsepower. However, one that tops nearly everything is coming from an automaker that has some deep... Fisker and Foxconn deal reportedly not finalized
A deal between Fisker and Foxconn for contract manufacturing of Fisker's planned Pear EV has not been finalized, according to a recent TechCrunch report. "In the Foxconn deal specifically, we don't yet have a final conclusion to this deal," Fisker founder and CEO Henrik Fisker said in an interview with TechCrunch on the sideline of an event in... EPA slaps Sinister Diesel with $1M emissions fine amid crackdown
The EPA this week announced $1 million in fines for a diesel performance parts manufacturer for tampering with emissions devices. Sinister Mfg. Company, Inc.—doing business as Sinister Diesel—pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and defraud the United States, and with violating the Clean Air Act by... One of four new California vehicles has a charge port
EVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for 25.4% of California new car sales in the second quarter of 2023, reports electric vehicle advocacy group Veloz. The actual number of vehicles with charge ports sold was 125,939, representing a new quarterly record for California, which typically leads the U.S. in plug-in car sales. The Q2 total was a 59%...