Electric Cars

According to Tesla, the CCS Combo 1 adapter will require a retrofit to enable its use for some vehicles, and that retrofit won’t be detailed until early 2023.

GM and the Environmental Defense Fund asked the EPA to develop emissions standards yielding a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the 2030 model year.

Faraday confirmed that the rating is for models with a 142-kwh battery pack. Faraday is taking pre-orders for the Futurist and a Futurist Alliance model, with pre-orders for an unnamed base model to open at a later date.

Over 1 million Teslas have a window-safety issue; company promises over-the-air fix is in the works.

California voters will soon get to decide whether to raise taxes on residents making more than $2 million a year and use some of that for EV-related initiatives.

Deliveries will start in the first quarter of 2023 with the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV and will eventually include EVs from the Chevy, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and BrightDrop brands.

Wallbox will market its Pulsar Plus charger to North American Fisker owners, and the Pulsar Max to European owners, with units for purchase through the Fisker website.

Power from the sun could save up to 396 gallons of diesel per bus, annually, or 50% of the additional energy needs for refrigerated trailers.

The dealerships that take buyouts for their Buick and Cadillac franchises could actually end up selling Chevrolet models exclusively, an executive explained.

Upfits are big business, and the ID.Buzz Cargo might be a template good for a wide range of professional uses.

The same survey that finds a high level of interest in EVs suggests that incentives and education have room for improvement, however.

The tech could also help with the monitoring of solid-state batteries and higher-power fast-charging.

Lightyear's claim of 0.175 is an impressive achievement for even a low-volume production car.

The startup says it will pair an affordable, energy-dense anode-free chemistry with widely available lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, all in one pack.

The Biden administration confirmed 35 states are approved to start installing chargers that are considered part of a national network. Additional states will be approved "on a rolling basis."

Tesla's head of investor relations reportedly said that putting a more affordable model on the road is necessary for Tesla to become a high-volume automaker.

Honda also said it will equip future electric motorcycles with solid-state batteries, utilizing technology the company is also eyeing for cars.

Bottom line: Lucid claims that its drive units are light, compact, efficient, power-dense, and can be scaled up. And it took going back to the core physics to get there.

Latino, Black, and Asian American communities are more often situated in the danger zone for vehicle-generated air pollution, but they currently purchase and lease EVs at disproportionately low rates. It's not for a lack of interest.

Although some Leafs have been used for nearly 12 years, very few of the original battery packs have yet been retired—far outlasting some of the assumptions of original plans for recycling and second use.