Green Car News
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A new report indicates that as battery costs continue to drop replacements will be cheaper than repairing a gas-powered car in the years to come.
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Kia EV6 recalled for loss of drive powerThe Kia EV6 joins other EVs from Hyundai and Genesis in a large recall.
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2025 Audi E-Tron GT gets an $18,800 price hikeThe Audi E-Tron GT lineup gets simplified and upgraded for 2025, but it has a much higher cost of entry.
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Fisker Ocean recalled for roll away issueThe now dead Fisker Ocean's been recalled, again.
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2025 Lexus RZ price cut by $11,200 with new entry-level gradeThe 2025 Lexus RZ EV costs between $43,975 and $58,605.
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Kia EV3 and EV4 EVs might both be US-bound, PV5 van a maybeLike what you see in the EV3 and EV4 compact EVs, or the PV5 electric van? Kia hasn't ruled any of them out for the U.S.
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Porsche won't go all-electric as quickly as planned.
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VW has no plans for 2-speed transmissions in EVsVW sees little payback for adding multi-speed transmissions to EVs—and other ways to boost efficiency.
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Kia pickup for US might be gas or EV, won't be TasmanThe Kia electric truck related to the EV9 SUV still isn't a shoo-in for America—likely because of its potential price.
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More Kia PHEVs coming, 60 miles on electric in “a couple years"Kia ready with flexibility to favor EVs, hybrids, or plug-in hybrids—including future PHEVs with lots more electric range.
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Rivian awarded $6.6B conditional loan for Georgia EV plant for 2028New electric-vehicle plant would be able to build up to 400,000 vehicles each year, when both phases are built.
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Rivian CEO: The world doesn't need another TeslaBut Tesla has done an "amazing job," according to the top Rivian executive who's had a Model 3 and Model Y.
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Volkswagen execs are aware there's a hybrid-sized hole in the lineup, and dealers are clamoring for them.
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California may block $7,500 Tesla EV rebates if Trump kills tax creditNewsom aims to provide an equivalent amount to California residents—minus Tesla, perhaps—while other states adopting its EV mandate might face a new challenge.
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Tesla Superchargers are getting longer cables for non-Tesla EVsTesla's ongoing preparations for V4 mean that it can accommodate larger vehicles physically before it can charge them at peak rate.
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Hyundai recalls 145,000 Ioniq and Genesis EVs for loss of drive powerOver 145,000 Hyundai and Genesis EVs have been recalled because of a potential onboard charger issue.
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Review: 2025.5 Volvo XC90 PHEV spans the gas-electric divideVolvo refreshes its most important vehicle, to keep the loyalists in the fold.
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Rivian CEO: Dealer laws are "as close as you can get to corruption"Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe explained that dealer franchise laws in the U.S. make it difficult to interact with customers.
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Mercedes sees optimized range and bidirectional charging made possible with the use of micro-converters to optimize energy flow among multiple types of battery cells and even chemistries.
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Mercedes developing solar paint for EVsMercedes is working on solar paint, which is like a paste and could coat an entire vehicle.
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Mercedes In-Drive moves braking system inside EV's electric motorMercedes has reinvented the braking system for a future electric age.
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Electric Chrysler Pacifica minivan plays with flexible interiorChrysler's electric minivan will keep the Pacifica nameplate.
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Northvolt battery maker files for bankruptcyNorthvolt went from Swedish battery darling to needing up to $1.2 billion to remain fully operational.
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Honda's ready to build prototype solid-state batteries for EVsHonda's one step closer to its solid-state battery future.
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