NHTSA Is Looking Into Tesla Video Games That Can be Played While Moving
“We are aware of driver concerns and are discussing the feature with the manufacturer,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement.
Alaska is getting its own electric vehicle charging network
Alaska is slated to get its own EV charging network, making EV ownership more viable on the Last Frontier. By summer, the state-run Alaska Energy Authority plans to install DC fast-charging stations along the state's main highway corridor, according to a recent Anchorage Daily News report. The planned route will connect the coastal cities of Homer... Polestar 2 Single Motor achieves 270-mile range, performance upgrade coming for Dual Motor
The EPA has confirmed a 270-mile range for the 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor, while Polestar prepares a performance upgrade for the Dual Motor version. The official EPA range rating comes with efficiency ratings of 107 MPGe combined (113 MPGe city, 100 MPGe highway). That means the Polestar noses ahead of the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus and... Report: Acura will make EVs a bigger piece of its future, sooner than Honda
Acura is moving to embrace electric cars at a faster rate than parent Honda, Emile Korkor, the brand's assistant vice president of national sales, said in a recent interview with Automotive News (subscription required). The premium Acura brand is "going much faster" than the main Honda brand in having EVs make up an increasingly larger percentage... Climate Progress Depends on U.S.-China Competition
Competition between American and Chinese companies will be the real driver of decreased greenhouse gas emissions around the globe.
A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars
The feature raises fresh questions about whether Tesla is compromising safety as it rushes to add new technologies.
F-150 Lightning demand, Toyota hybrid battery plan, EV6 and Ioniq 5 top 300 miles: Today’s Car News
Demand is surging for the F-150 Lightning, as Ford looks to go even bigger with future electric trucks. The newest EVs from Hyundai and Kia top 300 miles of range. Toyota is localizing battery production for its hybrids—and more in the future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota on Monday announced a North Carolina battery plant... Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 top 300 miles of EPA range, beat all rivals but Model Y in efficiency
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 are the first two models to be built on Hyundai’s global E-GMP platform dedicated to electric vehicles. At least in theory, that means these new models aren’t bound to some of the drawbacks that can hinder design, packaging, and sometimes efficiency for models adapted from internal combustion platforms... Ford plans a full-size electric truck with “incredibly high volume”
Ford is preparing to follow up the 2022 F-150 Lightning with another full-size electric pickup truck designed from the start for "incredibly high volume," Ford CEO Jim Farley said in an interview with Automotive News (subscription required). The new full-size truck, which likely won't arrive for a few years, will have a new platform, and will be... Intel Will Take Mobileye Public in 2022
The chip maker’s Israeli subsidiary builds driver-assistance technology for major automakers and is now testing self-driving cars.
Toyota will spend $1.3 billion on a N.C. electric car battery plant.
The plant, which will employ 1,750 people, will be located outside of Greensboro.
Toyota says North Carolina battery plant will pave the way for US-built EVs
A Toyota battery plant in North Carolina will make cells starting in 2025, bound for American-built hybrid and electric vehicles, the company confirmed on Monday. Called the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite, the $1.29 billion plant in Randolph County, North Carolina, will provide 1,750 jobs and builds on a commitment to U.S.-built batteries that... Future of Leaf, Tesla Cybertruck crab mode, battery storage for fast-charging: Today’s Car News
Nissan hints at the future of the Leaf. Electrify America is betting on battery storage. The Tesla Cybertruck will crab-walk. And the Best Car To Buy finalists list is out! This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This morning, we announced our 2022 Best Car To Buy finalists. Five models met our qualifying numbers and were made available for... One of these 5 vehicles will be Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2022?
Which new green car is the best? Each December we ask this question in earnest, first making a list of all the electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that arrive by the end of the calendar year, and you can buy early the following year. Now, that’s looking at 2022. As we’ve asserted for years, backstopped by a range of peer-reviewed... Battery storage allows more flexibility for DC fast-charging station locations
Finding new locations for DC fast-charging stations can be complicated, but Electrify America believes onsite battery storage can provide more flexibility. Battery storage enables Electrify America to roll out new DC fast-charging stations in new locations where it might otherwise be cost-prohibitive due to current utility rate structures, the... Tesla Cybertruck gains 4-motor version, 4-wheel steering crab mode
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday confirmed plans for a four-motor version of the Cybertruck electric pickup, along with four-wheel steering that will enable trick off-road maneuvering features. When the Cybertruck was unveiled in late 2019, a three-motor version was confirmed as the top model. But in response to a query on Twitter, Musk said that... Inside Tesla: How Elon Musk Pushed His Vision for Autopilot
The automaker may have undermined safety in designing its Autopilot driver-assistance system to fit its chief executive’s vision, former employees say.
Did Nissan just show the successor to the Leaf electric car?
This past week, Nissan provided the brightest overview of its future product lineup and electric vehicle plans in years—and a very early look at what a Nissan Leaf successor might look like around the middle part of the decade. The summary, called Ambition 2030, marked a restart for Nissan—with a plan to introduce 23 electrified models... El diseño de los coches me está aburriendo
Los nuevos automóviles están equipados con alta tecnología, pero no tienen estilo ni personalidad. ¿Qué pasó con la innovación?
Rising battery costs, Nissan EV “ambition,” future Toyota EVs and Prime PHEVs: Today’s Car News
Which petroleum giant partnered for battery swapping? Which automakers turned the focus to hydrogen internal combustion? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 3, 2021. By far, our biggest set of stories of the week stemmed from some recent up-close time with...