Polestar confirms what looks a lot like a rival to the Tesla Roadster 2.0. Foxconn plans to build electric tractors alongside the Lordstown Endurance. And it’s the end of the EV tax credit as we know it. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act today, it’s likely goes away for...
With President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, time is nearly up to get your purchase paperwork completed for a new EV or plug-in hybrid and still earn the federal tax credit. While the revamped EV tax credit contained in the bill includes many top-level provisions that are likely to set the supply chain up for more...
Foxconn will manufacture self-driving electric tractors for startup Monarch Tractor at the same Ohio factory where it plans to assemble EVs for startups Fisker and Lordstown. California-based Monarch announced completion of a contract-manufacturing agreement with Foxconn last week. Production of the Monarch Mk-V tractor is scheduled to begin at...
Polestar this morning announced plans to put an electric roadster, called the Polestar 6, into production—with a market arrival in 2026. The Polestar 6 is expected to very closely follow the O2 electric roadster concept first shown in Los Angeles this March. The hardtop convertible will be built on Polestar’s own aluminum platform and...
Owners of battery-powered cars sometimes struggle to refuel on longer trips because public chargers don’t work or malfunction while cars are plugged in.
We look at the lowest-priced U.S. EVs. An industry group drops its lawsuit over tighter diesel tailpipe rules. How much better for emissions are electric pickups? And a Chinese automaker claims to have the world’s fastest-charging mass-production EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Short supply and strong demand, supply-chain...
A lawsuit from an industry group, challenging California’s Omnibus standard for heavy-duty trucks and vans aimed at dramatically cutting emissions, was dropped last week. The challenge came from the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA), an industry group representing a long list of vehicle makers, including Ford, GM, Honda...
Electric pickup trucks have a lower carbon footprint than the average gasoline or diesel truck anywhere in the United States, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) said in the latest update of its ongoing EV emissions analysis. While EVs have no "tailpipe" emissions, the grid electricity used to charge them can be a source of carbon emissions...
Chinese automaker Xpeng claims its new G9 flagship SUV will be the world's fastest-charging mass-produced EV, but it's unclear if it might eventually be sold in the United States. Scheduled to launch in China in September, the five-seat G9 will be able to add up to 124 miles of range in just five minutes, Xpeng said Thursday in a press release...
Which super-efficient EV has gone Stealth? Who called Tesla’s Full Self-Driving irresponsible this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 12, 2022. We paid a whole lot of attention to the $7,500 EV tax credit, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, as it...
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Ralph Nader calls out Tesla Full Self-Driving. Electrify America adds chargers at IKEA. Could the EV tax credit reboot break WTO rules? And not even industry insiders can verify the EV tax credit is coming back before the end of the year, so buy now. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The revamped version of the U.S. electric vehicle tax...
Getting off fossil fuels can bring price stability and significant savings, but consumers may also face “greenflation.”
The European Union claims a proposed revamp to the United States EV tax credit aimed at prioritizing American-made content could discriminate against European manufacturers and break World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Part of the Inflation Reduction Act that was passed by the Senate last week and is...
Electrify America and IKEA on Thursday announced plans to install EV charging stations for both delivery drivers and the general public at over 25 of the Swedish retail giant's United States locations. The effort will quadruple the number of chargers at U.S. IKEA stores, and help the company achieve a goal of zero-emission home deliveries by 2025...
The climate bill will make cleaner energy cheaper for everyone.
Carmakers may need several years to revamp their supply chains to meet new rules, but the legislation is still seen as a win for electric vehicles.
If you want to get a new electric vehicle this year, the rest of this month is likely to be a confusing, tense time. Friday, the House is due to return from recess and consider the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which includes about $370 billion in energy and climate investments. And while a big piece of that is great news—setting up our...
The maker of electric pickup trucks, vans and sport-utility vehicles increased its production forecast for the year, but only slightly.
Used-car prices continue to surge, with hybrids and electric cars most affected, according to new analysis by iSeeCars. The analysis, which is based on aggregated listing prices and not necessarily transaction prices, found that average listing price for used hybrids and EVs increased more year-over-year than other powertrain types. Used EVs saw...
