Electric Cars
-
Most of the 15 EV concepts shown on Tuesday are production-bound, Toyota says.
-
Volkswagen ID.4: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022 finalistVW's EV for the masses is due to be made in Tennessee in 2022, and it has the most ambitious sales targets among our Best Car To Buy finalists.
Bengt Halvorson -
CEO behind Leaf and Nissan's early electric push says current EV plan is timidAlthough Nissan just revealed a new batch of electric-vehicle concepts, the company's embattled former CEO is calling its EV plans too cautious.
Stephen Edelstein -
Biden administration defines steps toward 500,000-charger national network for EVsAlthough there isn't enough funding for the 500,000-charger goal, the Biden-Harris administration is laying out the approach it'll take in establishing a national charger network.
Stephen Edelstein -
Hyundai Ioniq 5 starts at $44,875 for 303-mile version, $40,925 for base modelThe loaded dual-motor Limited version of the Ioniq 5 still costs less than a base Tesla Model Y.
Bengt Halvorson -
VW confirms ID.California electric camper vanThe U.S. hasn't seen a camper van from VW since about 20 years ago, in the Eurovan. Will it return, all-electric?
Stephen Edelstein -
As sales of the gasoline Mustang models fall, Ford plans to press the accelerator on Mach-E electric SUV production over the next couple of years.
-
GM confirms Chevy Silverado EV will be built in early 2023The affordable 400-mile electric-truck rival to the Ford F-150 Lightning will arrive earlier than expected—but nearly a year after the Ford.
Bengt Halvorson -
Report: Market for recycling used EV batteries won't heat up until 2030A shortage of battery packs to recycle will leave companies trying to build a business model "scrambling" for them until early next decade.
Stephen Edelstein -
Biden targets all light federal fleet vehicles to be electric by 2027Cars and light truck procured for federal duty will all go electric, while the government might buy some larger internal combustion trucks until 2035.
Stephen Edelstein -
Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022: What didn't make the cutSome of this year's most buzz-worthy models, including the GMC Hummer EV and Tesla Model S Plaid, didn't make the shortlist. Here's why.
Bengt Halvorson -
First dealership opens for GM's BrightDrop electric vansGM is starting to roll out its sales network for electric delivery and logistics vehicles, and they follow a familiar franchise model.
Stephen Edelstein -
A planned route calls for nine stations less than 100 miles apart, and will partly use funds from the Volkswagen diesel settlement.
-
Polestar 2 Single Motor achieves 270-mile range, performance upgrade coming for Dual MotorThe Single Motor Polestar 2 has earned 270 EPA miles of range—better than the performance-oriented EV brand had previously estimated.
Stephen Edelstein -
Report: Acura will make EVs a bigger piece of its future, sooner than HondaThe Acura brand is going to bypass hybrids going forward—unlike its mainstream Honda counterpart—and instead focus on EVs.
Stephen Edelstein -
Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 top 300 miles of EPA range, beat all rivals but Model Y in efficiencyThe first models built on Hyundai's E-GMP next-generation platform for electric cars top the 300-mile barrier but don't yet measure up to Model Y on efficiency.
Bengt Halvorson -
Ford plans a full-size electric truck with "incredibly high volume"The successor to the F-150 Lightning due later in the decade could be set for the sales volumes gasoline F-150 models occupy now, Ford's CEO hinted.
Stephen Edelstein -
Toyota says North Carolina battery plant will pave the way for US-built EVsBatteries produced at a Toyota battery plant in North Carolina will go toward hybrids and plug-in hybrids first, but will help enable the scaling up of EVs.
Bengt Halvorson -
Battery-based energy storage is increasingly what charging networks are turning to in order to avoid utilities' cost-prohibitive demand charges.
-
Tesla Cybertruck gains 4-motor version, 4-wheel steering crab modeCybertruck specs have evolved, confirmed CEO Musk last week—and a full update on what's different is coming soon.
Stephen Edelstein -
Nissan Leaf lives on: Will its EV successor look like this?Nissan hasn't yet told us what's coming after the Leaf, but last week's announcements plus previous hints suggest that the Chill-Out concept shown last week is part of it.
Bengt Halvorson -
Lexus teases RZ electric SUV due in 2022The first U.S.-bound EV from Toyota's Lexus luxury brand is a crossover, due in 2022 and likely with more range and performance than the Toyota bZ4X.
Stephen Edelstein -
Nissan concept translates Ariya electric crossover's performance to a single-seat race carAlthough obviously not a production-bound model, the Single Seater shows the design language for future electric performance cars from Nissan.
Stephen Edelstein -
Polestar shows US-made electric SUV, teases two other upcoming EVsThe Polestar 3 is due to arrive in 2022, and it will be followed with two more models by 2024, a Polestar 4 crossover coupe and a Polestar 5 flagship based on the Precept concept.
Bengt Halvorson