New cars and trucks are more efficient than ever before, but lax regulations mean they're still much less efficient than they should be, according to the EPA's annual report on emissions and fuel economy. One reason for this is that a glut of credits makes compliance too easy, Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analysts for the Union of Concerned...
The infrastructure and social policy bills passed by the United States House of Representatives this week include many EV provisions, from investments in charging infrastructure to a rejuvenated EV tax credit. Now they head to the Senate. The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) replaces the current federal EV tax credit with a new one that...
Several companies are betting they can bring electric urban air travel to the masses — perhaps within the next few years.
The 2004-2009 Prius is the one in which the word “iconic” started to apply to Toyota’s hybrid trendsetter. Even though there had been an earlier Prius, this one’s 55-mpg window sticker, distinctive kammback silhouette and, soon, various celebrity sightings all made it an understated, eco-chic way to be noticed. And now, it...
Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
Some Tesla owners on Friday night encountered a dilemma: The Tesla app—or network—was down, leaving them unable to connect to their vehicle and, well, get into it and drive. The outage, which rendered Tesla's Phone Key feature useless to some, was not due to a hardware issue with the vehicles themselves. The idea of going keyless or...
The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles.
A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found.
Which popular electric vehicle ranked near the bottom for reliability? Which company made sure its truck’s frunk was useful space? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 19, 2021. Several important affordable electric vehicles were revealed this week in U.S.-bound...
A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found.
Ford remains an investor, but its own E.V. development plans have progressed since the partnership was announced.
Rivian, the truck-focused EV startup, might not play as much of a role in the future of Ford’s electric-vehicle strategy as it had previously indicated. In an Automotive News interview cited by the publication Friday, Ford CEO Jim Farley confirmed that plans are off for the two companies to develop future EVs together. “We want to...
Hyundai’s Genesis luxury brand revealed a fully electric version of its GV70 SUV, called the Electrified GV70, on Friday at Auto Guangzhou 2021 in China. And it confirmed that the model will be coming to North America. The reveal fills in a missing piece in a recent report that Genesis could be planning to make the GV70 EV in the U.S...
Ford CEO Jim Farley outlined Thursday, with a series of tweets, that the automaker is now expecting to make 600,000 electric vehicles per year globally by the end of 2023. That’s double the previous plan, and enough to potentially be considered the number-two EV maker in the U.S. by then—if other automakers keep to their current plans...
Electric SUVs were the lowest-ranked category in the latest Consumer Reports reliability rankings, but hybrids and plug-in hybrids were the best. While compact hybrids—including the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius—as well as plug-in hybrids topped the rankings with above average overall reliability, electric SUVs were ranked last, with...
Porsche on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its sole electric car. The 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo marks the debut of the new Sport Turismo body style, as well as the addition of the sporty GTS badge to the Taycan lineup. Debuting at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Sport Turismo is a wagon that uses the same body shell as the...
Big Tech has weaved its way completely into our lives.
Big Tech has weaved its way completely into our lives.
Kia on Wednesday revealed the EV9 Concept, which both hints at an upcoming mid-sized electric SUV and sets a new sustainability-focused design theme for the brand. The very boxy, upright look of the EV9 reinterprets Kia's Tiger Face facade in front, with a "BEV-focused grille" that hides a star pattern. The hood duct area also houses a solar...
