One of the greatest comebacks in this trend-breaking year has been the resurgence of the drive-in movie. And the best kind of modern vehicle to take in a drive-in movie is an electric car. Hemmings recently outlined several style-setting ways to go to the drive-in movies—including a 1955 Pontiac Starchief, a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS, a... Electric cars are better for drive-in movies
One of the greatest comebacks in this trend-breaking year has been the resurgence of the drive-in movie. And the best kind of modern vehicle to take in a drive-in movie is an electric car. Hemmings recently outlined several style-setting ways to go to the drive-in movies—including a 1955 Pontiac Starchief, a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS, a... 
Which carmaker crammed seven motors into its electric SUV? Which automaker said it no longer has plans for fuel-cell passenger vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 24, 2020. The biggest series of stories of the week for the green-vehicle sector came out of... 
Electric truckmaker Rivian announced Friday that its pilot production line has started up at the company’s factory in Normal, Illinois. With a precise perspective on what needs to be done between that and the trucks’ arrival, Rivian reported that deliveries of its R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV will start in June 2021 for the... 
Nikola Motors starts building a factory in Arizona. Mitsubishi is upgrading its best-selling plug-in hybrid under the hood, before a redesigned version arrives. And Audi agrees that bi-directional charging tech is a good idea. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. An Audi project researching bi-directional charging proves its potential for... 
Audi is the latest automaker to experiment with bi-directional charging, which allows electric cars to discharge electricity from their battery packs back into the grid—or to a smart-home energy management system. Partnering with energy infrastructure company Hager Group, Audi tested a prototype E-Tron Sportback crossover equipped for... 
Although a fully redesigned version of the Mitsubishi Outlander will make its debut in the U.S. next year, Americans might have to wait a year or more before a new version of the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid arrives in the new body style. On Wednesday, Mitsubishi Motors North America announced a series of model updates and introductions arriving... 
Nikola Motors announced Thursday that it had broken ground on a factory for hydrogen fuel-cell semi trucks in Coolidge, Arizona. The 1 million-square-foot, $600 million, factory will be built in phases, according to a Nikola press release. The first phase is scheduled to be completed in 2021, with the second phase due to be completed over the... 
Austin, Texas, will be the site of a very large Tesla factory, and CEO Elon Musk confirmed why some Model 3s will be getting different battery cells. VW talks timing on ID.4. And an electric version of the Land Rover Defender is headed to the U.S.—in vintage form, that is. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla CEO Elon Musk... 
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover is still due to start deliveries later this year. An expansion of VW's Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory that will allow the ID.4 to later be built locally is also on schedule for 2022. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Wednesday that equipment for the factory... 
The recently-revived Land Rover Defender is not available with an electric powertrain, but a UK-based company is offering electric conversions of older models. Twisted Automotive will offer a limited number of the conversions in North America. While the Defender was available in multiple body styles, this batch will all be soft-top 90...