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Demand is surging for the F-150 Lightning, as Ford looks to go even bigger with future electric trucks. The newest EVs from Hyundai and Kia top 300 miles of range. Toyota is localizing battery production for its hybrids—and more in the future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota on Monday announced a North Carolina battery plant that will make cells for “electrified vehicles”—hybrids at first—starting in 2025. The $1.29 billion plant is part of the $13.5 billion Toyota recently announced that it will spend globally on electrification, and the...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Future of Leaf, Tesla Cybertruck crab mode, battery storage for fast-charging: Today’s Car NewsNissan hints at the future of the Leaf. Electrify America is betting on battery storage. The Tesla Cybertruck will crab-walk. And the Best Car To Buy finalists list is out! This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This morning, we announced our 2022 Best Car To Buy finalists. Five models met our...
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One of these 5 vehicles will be Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022The Hyundai Ioniq 5, Lucid Air, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Rivian R1T, or Volkswagen ID.4 will win the Best Car To Buy distinction for 2022.
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Battery-based energy storage is increasingly what charging networks are turning to in order to avoid utilities' cost-prohibitive demand charges.
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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.
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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.
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Rising battery costs, Nissan EV “ambition,” future Toyota EVs and Prime PHEVs: The Week in ReverseWhich petroleum giant partnered for battery swapping? Which automakers turned the focus to hydrogen internal combustion? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 3, 2021. By far, our biggest set of stories of the week...
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Nissan EV performance concept, Polestar 3 and Lexus RZ electric SUVs: Today’s Car NewsLexus looks ahead to its first EV due next year. Nissan ponders EV performance with a race-influenced concept. And Polestar counts its future in 3, 4, 5. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar on Thursday provided a first look—albeit in camouflaged form—of the Polestar 3...
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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.
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Although obviously not a production-bound model, the Single Seater shows the design language for future electric performance cars from Nissan.
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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.
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Future Prime PHEVs, EV cost concerns, Mad Max Maybach: Today’s Car NewsBattery costs have been falling for years, but the rising cost of raw materials is pushing them upward now. At least one CEO doesn’t see how EVs’ cost premium can be passed along to consumers. A big, 2-door Maybach electric concept goes rugged-posh. Toyota taking it slow with EVs, we...
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Future Toyota Prime plug-in hybrids: How much range and performance?More Toyota plug-in hybrids will follow the excellent RAV4 Prime, but don’t count on new levels of range or performance, Toyota suggests.
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Mercedes goes Mad Max lux with Project Maybach off-road EV coupe conceptBearing rugged post-apocalyptic themes mashed up with the excess of long prestige luxury coupes, this electric coupe goes where none have before.
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Stellantis CEO: EVs cost company 50% more, "beyond the limits" of what industry can sustainThe CEO of the company that includes Jeep and Ram says that there's "no way" the additional cost of EVs can be passed along to consumers. So how are Tesla and Rivian building a model around it?
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GM announced plans to form a joint venture with Posco Chemical to supply cathode material and cost reductions, critical for achieving EV production at scale.
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Report: EV battery costs hit another low in 2021, but they might rise in 2022Rising battery costs rising from a 2021 low of $132/kwh could slow EV adoption as well as push back the price parity with internal combustion, BNEF warns.
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Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis invest in Factorial for solid-state cells boosting range up to 50%Factorial's chemistry is compatible with "conventional lithium-ion battery manufacturing environments," which could help keep costs down.
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2023 Kia Niro: EV, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid versions return in redesigned modelAlthough US plans haven't yet been confirmed, the sustainability-focused Kia small crossover returns with three powertrains plus a fresh design theme.
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Nio and Shell partner for battery swapping and charging stations, in Europe and ChinaThe two plan a network of co-branded battery swapping sites, plus fleet management, home charging, and charging networks.
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Nissan aims for 15 EVs by 2030, solid state batteries by 2028Nissan and Infiniti reveal investment in solid state batteries and plan 23 EVs and hybrids within the decade.
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