The Electric Hummer and the Rise of the Eco-Beast
Battery-powered cars (and trucks) are about to lose their coastal-elite image.
Tesla Model Y arriving early, GMC electric Hummer teased, “self-charging” debated: The Week In Reverse
Which other automaker is co-developing Lincoln’s first EV? Will the next Toyota Prius look like anything like the new Mirai? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 31, 2020. We finished off the week looking at some of the electric-vehicle-focused Super Bowl... Mirai and Prius, Audi Super Bowl ad, BYD electric buses: Today’s Car News
Audi sings farewell to gasoline in a Super Bowl ad. BYD reaches some goalposts in electric-truck deliveries. And we confirm that the Toyota Mirai and Prius are headed off in their own directions. This and more, right here at Green Car Reports. No, that flashy new Toyota Mirai sport sedan does not hint about the direction of the next-generation... BYD has made more electric buses in the US than anyone else—and it hasn’t given up on cars
As a number of larger truck and bus players have been cautiously treading into the electric sector, an electric-vehicle heavyweight that’s relatively unknown in the U.S. has made a big difference in the number of electric trucks and buses here. China’s BYD earlier this month announced its 100th battery-electric truck in the... Audi Super Bowl ad: “Frozen” song, electric vehicles, and climate change
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... Does the Toyota Mirai tease a sportier direction for the next Prius?
The design of the current-generation of the Toyota Prius, which went on sale in 2016, closely echoes that of the hydrogen fuel-cell Mirai, which arrived less than a year earlier. So with the new 2021 Toyota Mirai making a transformation to a fabulous-looking, nicely proportioned sporty rear-wheel-drive sedan layout, will the Prius follow suit?... Tesla Model Y advances, Hummer returns, Lincoln and Rivian team up: Today’s Car News
Hummer is back, as an electric GMC. The Tesla Model Y is coming very soon, and the Model S and Model X got another range boost. And Rivian will co-develop an electric Lincoln. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. GM has confirmed that its rebooted electric Hummer will indeed be a GMC—and it’s teased a few data points plus a tease... GMC Hummer EV electric truck: First details emerge before Super Bowl ad
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... Tesla Model S and Model X get another range boost, 400-mile range now in reach for S
Is a 400-mile EPA-rated range coming soon for the Tesla Model S? During the Q4 financial call Wednesday, Musk said that the Model S and Model X again have more range than Tesla is stating on the website. “We just haven’t gotten around to updating the EPA’s certified number,” he said. The Model S Long Range is currently... Lincoln confirms Rivian-based luxury electric vehicle will be brand’s first EV
Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand has confirmed that it will work together with Rivian in developing a fully electric vehicle based on Rivian’s skateboard platform. Although Ford had previously announced the jointly developed vehicle, the Wednesday announcement confirms the brand badge it will be given. According to Lincoln, the Rivian...