In a rare interview, Panasonic's EV battery boss provided a glimpse of the company's response to the larger battery cells promoted by client Tesla. Speaking to Bloomberg, Yasuaki Takamoto said bigger cells are the key to affordable electric cars, but indicated he's not convinced by Tesla's proposed cell format. Tesla presented its 4680-format...
The settlement between LG Energy Solutions and SK Innovation ensures that a battery plant in Georgia will go forward without hampering electric vehicle production.
The Toyota Prius may have popularized hybrid cars, but it was by no means the first hybrid to reach production. This 1916 Owen Magnetic predates the Prius by about 80 years. It's now part of Jay Leno's massive car collection, and was featured on a recent episode of his Jay Leno's Garage YouTube show. The Owen Magnetic isn't just remarkable for...
Which automaker will be giving its mass-market EVs bidirectional charging starting in 2022? And is there hope for battery swapping after all? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 9, 2021. A series of announcements from General Motors earned the most attention in...
Toyota and Lexus have an assisted-driving system, but it’s being pitched very differently than Tesla Navigate on Autopilot. Nissan could be readying a compact EV next. And the Polestar 2 feels like Volvo performance for the EV age. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Nissan is reportedly planning a smaller electric crossover to slot...
Otherworldly is the first impression I kept returning to in my first few hours driving the Polestar 2 electric car. I’ve owned multiple Volvos, all made before this millennium, and since then I’ve driven most of the Swedish brand’s important modern models, from sporty R, R-Design, and Polestar models to its plug-in hybrids the...
Toyota is launching a new driver-assist system on two electrified models, but it's taking a somewhat more conservative approach than Tesla Autopilot, and some systems from other established automakers. Toyota Teammate and Lexus Teammate will launch on the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan and Lexus LS 500h luxury sedan, respectively. Both...
Nissan may launch a small electric crossover slotting below the Ariya, Auto Express reported Thursday. The new model would be similar in size to the current European-market Nissan Juke (the United States got the Nissan Kicks in place of the second-generation Juke), and would use a shortened version of the Ariya's CMF-EV platform, according to the...
Polestar aims for a climate-neutral car by 2030. The GMC Hummer EV can perform as well at the charging station as it can in its WTF performance mode. And the EPA gets ready to roll back the rollback. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EPA administrator Michael Regan is reportedly readying a reversal of the Trump administration’s lax...
The GMC Hummer EV lineup’s performance credentials are staggering: an expected 0-60 mph time of 3.0 or 3.5 seconds in its Ludicrous-like Watts To Freedom (WTF) mode, the diagonal dance enabled by Crab mode and its four-wheel steering, the heavy suspension lifting of Extract mode, and an EPA range targeted at more than 300 or 350 miles in the...
Polestar has set the goal of producing the first climate-neutral car by 2030, eliminating emissions not only from driving, but from every aspect of production and sales. The so-called "Polestar 0 Project" will genuinely eliminate emissions, not merely offset them with activities like planting trees, the automaker said in a press release...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is drafting tougher emissions standards, to be announced by July, EPA administrator Michael Regan said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg. Tougher emissions rules would reverse the policies of the Trump administration, which rolled back federal emissions standards through the 2026 model...
One of Volkswagen’s top executives for e-mobility has disclosed to the German business publication Handelsblatt that its vehicles built on its mass-market MEB platform—like the ID.4—will be getting bidirectional charging starting in 2022. VW also eyes such capability in the vehicles as a business opportunity, with a future role...
It’s a pretty safe bet that the fully electric Chevrolet Silverado that was confirmed on Tuesday—due by the middle of 2023, with a range of more than 400 miles—will look like a Silverado. The Silverado is GM’s longtime bestselling pickup nameplate, and one of the top-selling trucks in a market where GM, Ford, and Stellantis...
Despite numerous challenges, EV battery swapping may still have a future, albeit with taxis and ride-hailing services rather than private passenger cars, according to a pair of recent reports from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. China already has 550 battery-swapping stations, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the 112,000 charging stations...
Volkswagen electric cars based on the automaker's MEB platform may get bidirectional charging starting in 2022, according to a report from German business publication Handelsblatt. Several automakers have discussed bidirectional charging—which allows cars to discharge power from their battery packs—for several years, usually in the...
A lawsuit by Wisk, partly owned by the Google co-founder Larry Page, says two engineers took sensitive files and data before joining Archer.
GM on Tuesday announced that the Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup will be built in an all-electric version at its Hamtramck, Michigan plant. In the absence of other details, the automaker did reveal that the new model will offer more than 400 miles of EPA range. The company has teased the Silverado EV design at several points—most...
The Nissan Ariya is arriving soon and going through final development tuning. GM is adding a 400-mile Chevy Silverado pickup to its electric future. And President Biden’s EV-savvy infrastructure plan might have hit a snag. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Biden administration already faces one big obstacle in Capitol Hill: It...
President Biden last week unveiled a detailed infrastructure plan with substantial funding for electric-car charging—more than for roads and bridges, in fact. That's already drawing controversy, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Biden's $174 million "investment to win the EV market" is a comprehensive plan to spur EV adoption...
