PHEVs pollute more than billed, but EPA just gave them a pass

2024 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid A new European study finds that plug-in hybrids pollute more than advertised, while in the U.S. the EPA appears ready to give them more emissions leeway. The European Commission study showed that new plug-in hybrids registered in 2021 averaged emissions of 139.5 grams of CO2 per kilometer, which was 3.5 times higher than what Europe's WLTP...

Why Elon Musk Needs China

Mr. Musk helped create China’s electric vehicle industry. But he is now facing challenges there as well as scrutiny in the West over his reliance on the country.

Why nighttime EV charging is incentivized while daytime is cleaner

Mercedes-Benz EV Charging Hub in Sandy Springs, GeorgiaWhen it comes to overall carbon emissions, EVs are cleaner than internal-combustion cars, but how much cleaner can depend on when they're charged, according to a recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance blog post. A grid more reliant on renewable energy will shrink the carbon footprint of EVs charging from it. Emissions associated with charging can...

Will the $25,000 Tesla use faster-charging CATL LFP cells?

Tesla Model 3 (Europe-market refresh) Battery supplier CATL is developing faster-charging battery cells for Tesla, according to Bloomberg (via Automotive News). CATL chairman Robin Zeng mentioned this project in an interview with Bloomberg in Hong Kong on Monday, in which he also confirmed that CATL is supplying equipment for Tesla's Nevada battery factory. Zeng also mentioned Tesla's...

Big Genesis electric SUV warms up, Magma performance sub-brand erupts

Genesis Neolun Concept  -  2024 New York Auto ShowGenesis on Monday night pulled the wraps off two very different new concept vehicles—one of them pointing to a flagship electric SUV for the brand, the other showing the direction of a new performance “program” that will produce go-fast versions of the Hyundai luxury brand’s increasingly electrified lineup. The Neolun...

Nissan hybrids and PHEVs US-bound, 3-row electric SUV for 2028

Future Nissan vehicles, The Arc plan presentedNissan on Monday revealed a roadmap that will pivot the automaker back toward hybrids and plug-in hybrids for the U.S., as well as higher-volume, reduced-cost EVs, with aims to cut the cost of next-generation EVs by 30%. As such, they’ll cost the same or less than combustion models by 2030. Under a new business plan it’s terming The...

Jaguar recalls early I-Pace EVs over fire risk

2019 Jaguar I-Pace SJaguar is recalling a small number of earlier-build I-Pace electric SUVs due to "multiple technical issues" that elevate the risk of battery fires. Just 258 U.S. vehicles made between March 1, 2018 and May 31, 2018 (all 2019 models) are included in the recall. Jaguar delivered the first I-Pace in North America in October 2018, and it was the first...

Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

Jeep Willys Dispatcher conceptAt its annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, Stellantis’ Jeep brand has presented four new concept off-roaders. And this year, unlike other recent years, all of them were gasoline-fueled. Among them, the lone plug-in concept among them was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys Dispatcher plug-in hybrid concept that, according to the brand...