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The EV maker will issue an over-the-air software update to disable Boombox mode while vehicles are in drive, neutral, or reverse.
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Faraday Future FF 81 EV slated for "high volume production" in 2024—at GM's former South Korea plantA former GM plant in South Korea could build Faraday Future's smaller electric crossover aimed at a much larger luxury market.
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2023 Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid: 32-mile electric range chases RAV4 Prime, Escape PHEVCompetition for the Sportage PHEV includes the RAV4 Prime, the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid, and the Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid—all of which will likely go more miles all-electric.
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CEO: Ford plans to "reengineer" Mustang Mach-E incrementally, won't save improvements for mid-cycle refreshFord CEO Jim Farley suggested Ford will shift to applying engineering changes that boost performance and profitability ASAP, rather than at mid-cycle refreshes. That could mean more range sooner for the Mach-E—and keeping up better with Tesla.
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Airstream eStream: Electric travel trailer could boost range or mpg, upgrade the whole experienceThe eStream is a proof of concept for how the classic travel-trailer experience can be updated for the EV age.
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Kia EV6 and Ford E-Transit reviews, F-150 Lightning ride, Tesla’s rolling stop: The Week in ReverseWhich charging network topped Tesla Supercharging in a recent study? Which model EV was piloted coast-to-coast with only 2.5 hours of charging? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 4, 2022. We brought you two first...
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A brief ride along in Ford’s forthcoming electric pickup truck suggests it could be the best F-150 yet.
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GM aims for 400,000 EVs through 2023, confirms Silverado EV at more than 110,000 reservationsGM now plans for a combined North American manufacturing capacity of 1 million EVs annually by 2025.
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Ford F-150 Lightning will team with home solar, bypass brownouts: Here’s howWith hardware offered through Ford and installed by SunRun, the F-150 Lightning will be able to power the home when the grid goes down.
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Lightyear shows importance of aero: 250-mile range at 80+ mph, with just 60 kwh?Lightyear has prioritized efficiency in multiple ways; but aerodynamic efficiency stands out with this test at very rapid freeway speeds.
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First drive review: 2022 Kia EV6 electric car is a hoot, and it hits reset for the brandKia’s latest electric car straddles the line between hatchback and crossover, and points the brand forward.
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Porsche Taycan goes coast-to-coast with just 2.5 hours of chargingTesla hasn't touched this yet, and the Taycan comes close to rivaling the time spent in real-world stops for a gasoline vehicle.
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Which luxury brand revealed a plug-in hybrid with DC fast-charging? Which industry made an appeal to Congress to host charging infrastructure? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 28, 2022. In Tesla’s quarterly update call—this one singled out specifically as a product update—CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the Cybertruck, Roadster, and Semi are all delayed to 2023. He also said that development of a $25,000 global EV is delayed. It hasn’t yet started, and Musk claimed the affordability...
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Musk says Tesla isn’t working on $25,000 EV, suggests robotaxis make it less importantThe semi-autonomous robotaxis that Tesla CEO sees arriving in the near future will make a bigger impact on reducing the cost of transportation, he argues.
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Tesla confirms Cybertruck, Roadster, and Semi pushed until 2023Tesla confirmed that three of its new vehicles, the Cybertruck, Roadster, and Semi, will not be arriving until 2023 at the earliest.
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2022 Kia EV6 starts at $42,115, gets an EPA-rated 310 miles in some versionsA GT performance model is also arriving later in the year, with an estimated 0-60 mph time of less than 3.5 seconds.
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The top-selling electric vehicles in the U.S. have two wheelsE-bikes have been outselling electric cars in the U.S., and 2020 and 2021 were very strong years for e-bike sales, according to a recent report.
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Convenience stores want to bring EV charging to rural AmericaRetailers say they are fuel-agnostic and an essential part of rural communities; but lawmakers need to fix demand charges.
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Autonomy plans to offer thousands of Tesla Model 3 sedans to customers on a monthly subscription basis—although not including insurance.
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Electrified Airstream, all the EVs due in 2022, battery swapping big time: The Week in ReverseWhich automaker proposed powering EV fast-charging stations with fuel cells? Which big multinational company sees fast-charging profitable by later in the decade? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 21, 2022. We...
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EV tech is the choice of politicians, not industry, claims European CEO: True for US?The CEO of Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, says that hybrids are a better and cheaper way to cut carbon.
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Electric Airstream travel trailer revealed: Game-changer for EV camping?An electric motor helps maintain range, while driving the trailer in certain situations—even parking itself remotely in some situations.
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GM fuel-cell tech could enable more EV fast-charging, help prevent blackoutsGeneral Motors is looking to a partnership with a Utah company to commercialize its fuel-cell tech in mobile-generator form.
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CATL rolls out one-minute EV battery swapping solution, entire business around itBattery swapping is a remedy for rising cell costs and could be deployed for nearly all EVs within three years, CATL suggests.
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