Lordstown Motors released a handful of updates on its efforts to get an electric pickup truck into production at a discarded General Motors factory, including a statement on the company's response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The company released the first of what it said will be a series of videos showing CEO Steve Burns testing a... Lordstown Endurance electric pickup prototype: In-wheel motor goes off-road
Lordstown Motors released a handful of updates on its efforts to get an electric pickup truck into production at a discarded General Motors factory, including a statement on the company's response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The company released the first of what it said will be a series of videos showing CEO Steve Burns testing a...
Rivian does expect a pandemic-related delay for the R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV, which were due to be produced starting late this year, the company confirmed to Green Car Reports Wednesday. A message to the Rivian community sent earlier in the day, with an accompanying video, included the following: "While we expect some level of...
If you’ve ever taken a highway trip with an electric car, you understand that moving along even close to the flow of traffic can really put a dent in how much range you get from a full charge. Getting anything approaching the EPA range rating in most models takes mild weather and hugging the right lane at granny speeds. Lucid CEO Peter...
Is it a good idea to market an efficiency-focused car around oil dependence when national-average gas prices are headed toward $2.00 a gallon? A video recently last Tuesday by Aptera takes exactly that angle—introducing the company’s electric three-wheeler in light of international conflict and climate change, as related to the oil...
Many EV commuters are suddenly affected by orders to stay at home and, if possible, to work from home. With the electric car parked for extended times, what's the best strategy for not damaging the battery? The general advice hasn't changed much over the years, and it just requires knowing a few key pieces of information about your car. Both...
When it comes to electric cars, one of the hardest things for automotive enthusiasts to get over is the lack of engine noise. But even if an electric car doesn't have a sonorous V-12 or a bellowing small-block V-8, that doesn't mean the owner has to drive along in silence. UK-based Milltek Sport, which currently makes exhaust systems for...
About exactly this time last year, in an interview, Bill Gates called Tesla “an amazing product” but said that otherwise in the market “there’ll be a lot of really great electric cars to choose from.” In a follow-up interview with the same YouTube host, Marques Brownlee, filmed in January and posted Saturday, the...
Yamaha wants to enter the electric-car business, but not by developing entire vehicles. Instead, the Japanese firm announced that it will sell a permanent-magnet synchronous motor to interested companies. The motor can be tuned to develop anywhere from 35 kilowatts to 200 kw (47 horsepower to 268 hp), according to a Yamaha press release. Yamaha...
Shopping for a used car comes with a lot of uncertainty. Used Tesla electric cars are no different. But if you are shopping for a used Tesla, this video guide is a good place to start. Rich Benoit is one of the foremost experts on Teslas. He's an independent Tesla mechanic who has rebuilt many of these cars—some from salvaged wrecks bought...
Automakers and ad agencies might finally be starting to find the right way to position electric cars in TV commercials. The Super Bowl never was the right venue for commercials that need to run people through rational selling points. These brief and most expensive ads of the year are for brand-building, new directions, and generating buzz, with...
Audi is making a pitch for its fully electric E-Tron SUV and E-Tron Sportback this Super Bowl with a very “Frozen” song. The spot features Maisie Williams, of Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, and various films, singing the song as if in a musical. “Today’s high temperature is 8 degrees above normal,” says a radio voice...
Three days before a Super Bowl ad that will introduce its first all-electric truck to the world, General Motors on Thursday released a few early details of the upcoming GMC Hummer EV. The truck will have a maximum power of 735 kilowatts (1,000 horsepower) and 11,500 foot-pounds of torque. And GMC says it will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3...
Most of today’s electric vehicles are far from range-anxiety-inducing. Their suggested charging stops and helpful range meters help keep you well short of the red zone. But sometimes, maybe once or twice when the unexpected happens, you may find your vehicle—as well as your propensity for range anxiety—put to the test. Which EVs...
Tesla hasn’t run a single traditional TV ad so far. Yet one political ad that’s been running in Iowa might as well be a Tesla commercial. It’s a campaign spot for Andrew Yang, and while Green Car Reports doesn’t usually dive so deeply into political commercials, this one is something different—consisting of what plays...
The phrase “self-charging” has been quite the lightning rod among electric-vehicle enthusiasts—especially in Norway. Toyota’s Lexus luxury brand has continued—in Norway, and in the UK and elsewhere in Europe—to run an ad campaign describing its hybrids as “self-charging.” In this era of wireless...
Pedestrian warning sounds for electric cars are sometimes a fun extension of the vehicle; but they’re more often dissonant with the rest of the experience—a bit like a bongo drum at the opera, or a geeky science fiction reference thrown out in the middle of golf-course outing. In short, electric cars are silent, and so having them make...
The Polestar 2 electric crossover may be one of the first compact electric cars to be rated for towing any significant amount. Polestar announced a 3,300-pound tow rating for the upcoming model Wednesday, along with an optional power-folding towbar for flexibility. The company confirmed to Green Car Reports that U.S. versions of the Polestar 2...
So far, it’s hard to find an electric car for sale in the U.S. or European markets that isn’t also a top-notch safety performer. Europe’s safety program, called Euro NCAP, released ratings for both the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model X on Wednesday, and gave both models top five-star ratings and top-tier scores in nearly all...