VW’s testing of charging hardware heats up. Nissan ends the war over EV fast-charging standards, and now Tesla’s the holdout. And could cheaper renewable energy could help make hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles viable? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen has partnered with Electrify America to build a hot-weather proving... Hydrogen costs, VW tests charging in the heat, Nissan ends a standards war: Today’s Car News
VW’s testing of charging hardware heats up. Nissan ends the war over EV fast-charging standards, and now Tesla’s the holdout. And could cheaper renewable energy could help make hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles viable? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen has partnered with Electrify America to build a hot-weather proving... 
Beta might have been better from the start, but that didn’t keep it from winning a videocassette recorder war over VHS back in the 1980s. Such was the case, it seems, in the battle between CHAdeMO and CCS as a standard for electric-vehicle fast-charging in the 2010s. Nissan has been the biggest longtime booster of CHAdeMO—the Beta of... 
Hydrogen produced using renewable energy could become a cost-competitive option over that made from natural gas within the decade, according to a new analysis from IHS Markit. By 2030, production of hydrogen by "splitting" water—which can be done using electricity generated from renewable sources—will be cost competitive with the... 
Volkswagen built its Arizona Proving Grounds for hot-weather testing of new cars. Now the automaker is subjecting charging stations to the Arizona heat as well. A 50-space charging site was recently added to the Maricopa, Arizona, facility, VW said in a press release Wednesday. This will allow for charging electric cars in temperatures up to 120... 
The BMW iX3 marks some firsts for BMW, but it isn’t coming to the U.S. Biden pivots to embrace EVs and more aggressive fuel economy targets. And Nissan plays to the future with by hopping fast-charging standards. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Presidential candidate Joe Biden Tuesday stepped up his environmental plan and its... 
With the release of charging specifications for the Ariya electric crossover, Nissan effectively put CHAdeMO on notice. The automaker revealed that it would be equipping the Ariya electric crossover, which arrives in the second half of 2021, with CCS-format DC fast charging rather than the CHAdeMO-format charging it’s used—and actively... 
The first of BMW's next-generation electric cars has arrived, but it's not coming to the United States. The 2021 BMW iX3 electric crossover was originally slated for the U.S., but BMW no longer plans to offer it here. The iX3 will launch in China, where it will also be built, later this year. The iX3 is based on the X3 crossover and thus Tesla... 
Joe Biden announced a broad environmental plan Tuesday that includes provisions to broaden the federal electric-car tax credit and revive the "Cash for Clunkers" program. "Biden will restore the full electric vehicle tax credit to incentivize the purchase of these vehicles," a statement on the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's campaign... 
Nissan’s electric crossover, the 2022 Ariya, takes a bow in production form. Many more states want all their big trucks to go electric. Fisker is trying to tap into VW’s MEB platform. And how about a hydrogen fuel-cell supercar? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Nissan Ariya has been revealed, and while much carried over... 
Hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains have been demonstrated in sedans, SUVs, and commercial trucks, but a California-based company plans to use fuel cells for something a lot faster. The Hyperion XP-1 is a hydrogen fuel-cell supercar that has been in development since 2016—with the company itself nine years old. The car was due to be physically...