Cash for Carbon: Schumer Climate Plan Would Help Consumers Buy Electric Cars
A $450 billion climate change proposal from Senator Chuck Schumer would give consumers vouchers to buy American-made electric and hybrid cars and trucks.
Chuck Schumer: A Bold Plan for Clean Cars
I have a proposal that is supported not just by environmentalists but also by labor and large automakers.
Bollinger B1 and B2 price to start at $125k, 200-mile range anticipated
Bollinger announced Friday a starting price for its exclusive B1 electric SUV and B2 electric pickup: $125,000. According to the Detroit-based company, buyers who want first dibs on the trucks can reserve a build with a refundable $1,000 deposit. The B1 and B2 are both back-to-basics trucks in the style of a vintage Land Rover or Land... Mazda electric car, Mitsubishi PHEV concept, Model Y arriving early: Today’s Car News
Mazda shows its first electric car, in concept form. Mitsubishi showed how plug-in hybrids and off-road adventure aren’t mutually exclusive. Honda was indeed considering the U.S. for its city-sized E. And Tesla has announced that the Model Y crossover is arriving early—next summer, it says. This and more today at Green Car Reports... Mazda aims its new MX-30 EV at the European market
Mazda's new concept may sport a set of suicide doors and have an optional rotary engine, but it's not a performance coupe; it's an electric crossover, and it's aimed squarely at the European market. The Mazda MX-30 borrows its designation from the old "Mazda eXperimental" nomenclature closely associated with piston engines (as opposed to Rotary... Mitsubishi Mi-Tech small plug-in SUV concept takes an adventurous direction
Mitsubishi pulled the sheet off its Mi-Tech plug-in hybrid off-road concept at the Tokyo Motor Show Wednesday, showing off the convergence of an advanced all-wheel drive system, a new take on its much-loved plug-in hybrid system, and a go-anywhere concept-car package. The Mi-Tech is little more than a well-appointed off-road buggy, but Mitsubishi... Honda’s retro-styled E was originally planned for the US
The United States narrowly missed being included in Honda's distribution plans for the new E urban electric car, its project manager has revealed, and if attitudes change, Honda's plans might too. "The U.S. was included in the beginning," Kohei Hitomi told Jalopnik. "I personally wanted to see it." But three years ago, he says, that changed... Why Quiet Cars Are Getting Louder
All electric vehicles in the U.S. will soon be required to make warning sounds so pedestrians can hear them coming.
Tesla confirms Model Y ahead of schedule, launch in summer 2020
In a company update released Wednesday to investors, Tesla formally confirmed the launch of the Model Y electric crossover has been moved up to summer 2020. To meet that timeline, production of the Y could begin as soon as early 2020, versus the summer to fall 2020 timeline (with first deliveries before the end of 2020) that Tesla had originally... Tesla Reports Profit for Quarter, Sending Shares Soaring
The electric-car maker’s revenue declined, but it said it had removed “substantial cost” from its operations.