Elon Musk’s Tesla Management Is a Bad Sign for Twitter
His long list of unfulfilled commitments wildly exceeds his achievements.
2023 Chevy Bolt EV: $6,000 price drop for lineup as GM aims to prioritize affordability
Chevrolet has announced that its 2023 Bolt EV and EUV cost less than equivalent 2022 Bolt EV and EUV models. The 2023 Chevy Bolt EV starts at $28,595, including destination charges, while the Bolt EUV starts at $28,195. That’s a price drop of $5,900 for the Bolt EV and a drop of $6,300 for the Bolt EUV—reductions that hold for both the... Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, Lexus RX plug-in, Buick Wildcat EV concept: Today’s Car News
Buick shows an electric Wildcat. Lexus is offering three hybrid flavors of a redesigned RX crossover, including PHEV and performance hybrid versions. And one of the few remaining Toyota models not yet offered in a hybrid version gets one. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota announced a hybrid version of its Corolla Cross, which... Buick Wildcat concept shows design direction for Electra EV series arriving in 2024
Buick on Wednesday revealed a concept that it says previews “an expressive vision of the brand’s new design direction” as it transitions to fully electric by the end of the decade. And it also confirmed that upcoming Buick EVs—including the first one to arrive in North America in 2024—will carry the Electra name, as... 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid revealed: 37-mpg crossover will be American-made
Toyota has expanded its family of Corolla Cross models to include a hybrid version anticipated at 37 mpg. The Corolla Cross Hybrid has what Toyota terms its fifth-generation hybrid system—here in all-wheel-drive form. In the Corolla Cross Hybrid, it delivers 194 hp—equating to a 0-60 mph time of 8.0 seconds, more than a second better... 2023 Lexus RX: Plug-in hybrid, Direct4 performance-hybrid version in redesigned lineup
Lexus has revealed that hybrid technology will play a wider role in the fifth-generation version of its Lexus RX crossover, due to reach U.S. dealerships by the end of 2022. That means a new RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid will be joining the lineup, with details to be shared “at a later time,” according to Lexus. Meanwhile, the luxury brand... DeLorean Alpha5 EV takes the gullwing sports car to the Future
The rebooted DeLorean Motor Company has revealed its new electric sports car, the Alpha5. And while it carries on the name and gullwing layout of the original DMC-12 that took Marty McFly Back to the Future, it travels to a different era entirely. The Alpha5 will accelerate to 155 mph, according to the company, and it will sprint to 60 mph in 3.0... Report: BMW likely planning a shift to cylindrical battery cells in next-generation EVs
BMW will reportedly be switching to prismatic cells for its next-generation EV platform due around 2025. The news accompanies recent confirmations of an agreement for a potentially large-scale supply agreement signed between the Chinese battery giant CATL and BMW. According to Reuters sources, the shift to cylindrical cells, rather than the... Star Wars and electric vanlife converge in ID.Buzz show cars
Volkswagen has rolled out two ID.Buzz electric vans steeped in Star Wars—and part of a collaboration with Lucasfilm and the recent debut of the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series on Disney+. Like the series, the ID.Buzz is arriving later than originally anticipated. Production versions of the VW electric van won’t come to the U.S... Lake Michigan EV touring route takes form with open Rivian Waypoints chargers
Do the electric vehicles or the chargers come first? While on the West Coast the chicken-or-the-egg dilemma was on the side of the chargers—with projects like the West Coast Electric Highway that warmed the public up to the idea more than a decade ago—the Great Lake State and traditional heart of the auto industry has waited until the... Hyundai Tucson PHEV and Kia EV6 reviews, Mach-E and Air recalls, Mercedes’ G-Turn: The Week in Reverse
Which U.S. city is installing curbside chargers on request? Is it possible that brake dust emissions are higher for EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 27, 2022. This week we presented a couple of drive reviews. In a review of the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid... The S.E.C. Sent a Letter to Musk About His Twitter Shares in April
The regulator questioned whether the Tesla chief executive had disclosed his stake at the right time.
Tell your friends about EVs: Study suggests automakers still aren’t getting the word out
Electric vehicles make a lot of sense for the pragmatic aspects: their ownership costs and environmental advantages. But once you’re in one, everything changes. As results from J.D. Power’s U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration Study indicate, a lot of American consumers still need to simply get a ride in an EV. The firm, in the study... VW Scout US factory, DC’s weight tax and EVs, getting the word out: Today’s Car News
Another U.S. factory is a possibility for VW’s Scout EV brand. DC is considering putting a premium on heavy vehicles; will it affect EVs? And getting the word out about EVs is still an issue. This and more, here at Green Car Reports Study results from J.D. Power suggest what we’ve long known: that simply getting butts in seats sells... Wait, weight: DC to charge heavy-duty trucks more to drive, with an EV kicker
A proposal to curb the use of heavy-duty pickup trucks on city streets could also impact EVs. The District of Columbia could soon require owners of vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds to pay a $500 annual registration fee, about seven times the fee for a normal sedan, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The proposal is mainly targeted at heavy-duty... Report: VW seeking separate US factory site for Scout EVs, could include commercial vehicles
Volkswagen is planning a separate United States factory for its planned Scout EV brand, Reuters reported Wednesday. And VW is considering further expanding its U.S. lineup to potentially include more EVs. The automaker plans to decide on a site later this year, VW CEO Herbert Diess said in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the World... EVs and brake dust, Lucid Air recall, Kia EV6 range and charging update: Today’s Car News
The Lucid Air has been recalled over a wiring issue—but nothing to do with its ace propulsion pieces. We sum up why we like the EV6 just a little bit more than the Ioniq 5, but why we think an important piece of tech is missing from both. And are brake-dust emissions from EVs something to be concerned about? This and more, here at Green Car... 2022 Kia EV6: Takeaways on real-world range, charging, and livability vs. Ioniq 5
The Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 are two of this year’s most wanted EVs. And with the Ioniq 5 essentially unavailable to those in some regions of the country this year, it may seem to some fixated on the Hyundai that they’ll need to settle for second-best. After spending time recently in both of these models, I can say that while I like... EVs emit more brake dust, which the EU is stepping up to regulate
Tailpipe emissions tend to be the focus of regulators, but the next round of European Union emissions standards will tackle pollution from another source—one that is particularly relevant to EVs. Scheduled to be unveiled in July, the upcoming Euro 7 standards will still require automakers to reduce tailpipe emissions such as nitrogen oxide... Lucid Air recalled over instrument panel wiring
Lucid is recalling 1,117 Air electric sedans to address a fault that could disable display screens. The fault involves a wiring harness that may not be secured properly in the affected cars, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall report. That could impact vital functions, such as the speedometer and gear...