Green Car News
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GM is adding more battery factories and upping investment, as Toyota says it’s too early to focus on EVs. The Honda Clarity lineup is at the end of the road. And BMW’s hydrogen-powered X5 hits the road for testing. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda has confirmed that its Clarity Plug-In Hybrid and Clarity Fuel Cell are on the way out, with production ending soon—although the Clarity FCEV will stick around through 2022, perhaps for compliance purposes, leading into Honda’s first EVs due for 2024. On-the-road testing has started for the BMW i Hydrogen Next...
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BMW readies its hydrogen fuel-cell X5 due in 2022
To be made in very limited numbers, the i Hydrogen Next SUV is a version of the BMW X5 SUV and represents a fuel-cell partnership with Toyota.
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GM accelerates battery-plant plans, hydrogen fuel-cell projects
The automaker upped its investment in green technology through 2025 to $35 billion, with additional U.S. battery factories and new hydrogen fuel-cell projects.
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Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid is gone after 2021, but Clarity Fuel Cell will linger into 2022
Honda's three-pronged way of expanding its green-car portfolio goes out with a whimper, ahead of more hybrids and future EVs.
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Toyota claims it’s too early to focus only on EVs
Even up to 2050, hybrids may play a significant part of Toyota's product mix, even as Toyota pulls forward timelines for cutting manufacturing CO2.
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Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV, US-made Polestar 3 SUV, Lincoln EV plans, Audi charging: Today’s Car News
Polestar plans to build its first electric SUV in the U.S. Lincoln confirms its first all-electric model due in 2022. The Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid is rated for range and mpg. And Audi is changing up its charging offerings with the E-Tron GT—including three years of free fast-charging...
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Audi looks to corporate cousin for charging support, and switches to a premium home-charging installation partner.
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2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid rated at 31 electric miles, 33 mpg
The Santa Fe beats the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV bur trails the Toyota RAV4 Prime in electric range, efficiency, and gas mileage.
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Polestar 3 electric SUV due in 2022: Mach-E, Model Y rival will be US-built
The Swedish-Chinese electric vehicle brand is homing in on South Carolina for its Polestar 3 electric performance SUV due next year.
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Lincoln will launch first EV model in 2022, at least three more for the US by 2030
Lincoln plans to make Ford's flexible EV architecture the basis for four upcoming EVs, including one arriving in 2022.
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Fuel-cell Defender; Lordstown upheaval; taxi battery swapping; Ford, Rivian, and VW: Today’s Car News
Battery swapping might come to U.S. electric taxis soon. Land Rover is working on a hydrogen fuel-cell version of its Defender SUV. Ford still sees Rivian and VW an important part of its EV strategy. And Lordstown Motors’ CEO is out, as it grapples with tight funds and a report about...
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Rivian and VW play an important part in Ford’s electric vehicle strategy
Two global EV platforms will be at the center of Ford's push toward more EVs—but so will continued partnerships with Rivian and VW.
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A partnership between two tech companies might allow fleets of EVs to run more smoothly, through modular pack swaps.
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Off-road-capable Land Rover Defender fuel-cell prototype confirmed under development
A fuel-cell version of the go-anywhere luxury SUV might give it a low carbon footprint without it being a battery heavyweight.
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Lordstown CEO out as report confirms order scandal, deems in-wheel motors “viable”
An activist short-seller's claim of fictitious orders for its electric truck wasn't far off-base, based on a report commissioned by Lordstown Motors' own board of directors.
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Lexus NX plug-in, Model S yoke, Maserati EV, California charging infrastructure: Today’s Car News
Lexus rolled out a 36-mile plug-in hybrid that’s a luxurious cousin of the Toyota RAV4 Prime. The Tesla Model S arrived with an aircraft-style yoke, even though safety officials continue to send mixed signals. Maserati’s first EV will be a performance coupe. California isn’t...
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Report: California needs 1.2 million EV chargers by 2030 to support vehicle targets
More than 73,000 charging stations have been installed to date in the state, with 123,000 more planned by 2025. That falls short of a 250,000-installation goal.
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Maserati teases its first all-electric car, a potential Tesla Roadster rival
The Italian sports-car maker and luxury brand is planning on a fully electric coupe, most likely arriving in 2023.
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Volkswagen is developing its upcoming EV platform with interior and interface as the top priorities—with features over the air providing a new potential line of revenue.
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Model S Plaid, Ford Maverick hybrid pickup, Lexus NX plug-in hybrid, Aptera solar car: The Week in Reverse
Which EV startup sent out an SOS? Which upcoming full-size pickup has the operating footprint of an 85 mpg gasoline vehicle? Hint: It just might be electric. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 12, 2021. Last weekend...
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Tesla delivers first Model S Plaid models without a steering wheel
The yoke-style steering wheel, a regular sight in racing and science-fiction, is a first for a regular production car that regulators, safety groups, and the insurance industry haven't yet fully assessed.
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2022 Lexus NX: 36-mile plug-in hybrid, 36-MPG hybrid help normalize electrified luxury
After years of dismissing plug-ins, Lexus has a PHEV NX crossover in the works.
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Tesla Model S Plaid debut, 85-mpg Ford F-150 Lightning, CHAdeMO fast-charging: Today’s Car News
The Ford F-150 Lightning might not be efficient by EV standards, but it’s the equivalent of an 85-mpg fuel-sipper. Tesla rolls out the Model S Plaid by showing how it checks all the boxes in outperforming gasoline models. And the CHAdeMO fast-charging standard is still growing. Is that a good...
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CHAdeMO fast-charging standard shunned by France: Are emerging markets its future?
The CHAdeMO standard has suggested it might seek to be a legacy standard for emerging markets—perhaps attractive for its bi-directional charging potential.
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