Tesla has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that it used software to cut usable battery capacity on 1,743 Model S sedans, Reuters reported Thursday. Owners included in the lawsuit will get $625 each (the rest of the sum goes to fees and attorney costs), according to the report, which cites documents filed last week in the United States... Tesla agrees to pay owners for cutting range and charging rate on some cars
Tesla has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that it used software to cut usable battery capacity on 1,743 Model S sedans, Reuters reported Thursday. Owners included in the lawsuit will get $625 each (the rest of the sum goes to fees and attorney costs), according to the report, which cites documents filed last week in the United States... 
An all-electric "baby Jeep" could be in the works as part of the brand's goal to have a full lineup of EVs by 2025, according to an Auto Express report. The EV would be positioned below the current Jeep Renegade, a market niche the off-road brand believes could be worth filling, in Europe at least, Jeep design boss Mark Allen indicated in comments... 
Electric cars and home solar complement each other, and a new alliance between solar-energy provider SunPower and charging-equipment maker Wallbox aims to make the most of that. With this alliance, SunPower customers can opt to install a Wallbox home charging station at the same time as their home solar and/or energy-storage system installation... 
Which electric vehicle startup is already reportedly looking around for a second factory location? Which former executive of an EV startup posted $100 million bail this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 30, 2021. We presented two drives this week: one for an... 
Mitsubishi teases the next-generation Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. CATL shows some of the future with its sodium-ion cells. And we round up all that’s alleged of Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who’s out on $100 million bail. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Trevor Milton, the founder of fuel-cell-focused truckmaker Nikola Motor... 
Mitsubishi confirmed on Thursday that its next-generation version of the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid is coming soon—bound for its home market of Japan by the end of the first quarter of 2022, and headed to the U.S. in the second half of 2022. When it arrives it will have at least one significant advantage over the Toyota RAV4 Prime: third-row... 
Battery supplier CATL on Thursday unveiled sodium-ion batteries, which the company claims offer quicker charging and greater thermal stability than conventional lithium-ion battery chemistry. A sodium-ion battery cell can charge to 80% in 15 minutes at room temperature, CATL said in a press release. It also has a capacity-retention rate of more... 
Last September a report from activist short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged that statements made by Trevor Milton, the founder of the electric and fuel-cell truck upstart Nikola Motor Company, were misleading its investors. That report led to the resignation of Milton, who still owns about 20% of the company that remains worth roughly $1... 
Biden emissions and fuel economy standards will need to be even tougher to make up for the Trump rollback. An icon of automotive design goes electric. And why is aerodynamic efficiency so important for EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A low aerodynamic coefficient of drag can make a rather large vehicle easier to push through the... 
The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to present a plan for vehicle fuel economy and emissions rules—potentially within the next week. And while the rules allegedly include steeper annual requirements and 40% of new-vehicle sales to be electric by 2030, environmental groups are stepping up to voice concerns that Biden’s plan...