Green Car News
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A trio of new concept cars this year and next will show the brand's look after internal combustion.
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Is Mazda putting its rotary-engine range extender on hold?Even after Mazda confirmed the comeback of the Wankel rotary engine for the U.S. market, a new report clouds its future as a range extender.
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Last call for diesel F-150: Ford sees hybrid version of top-selling pickup as its replacementThe diesel engine that Ford rolled out for 2018 on its full-size F-150 pickup has been nudged aside by the PowerBoost hybrid—and, perhaps somewhat, the all-electric Lightning.
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50-mpg new cars, Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV, Fisker in Wisconsin, Nio battery swapping: Today’s Car NewsFisker and Foxconn have confirmed that they’re in talks with Wisconsin as the potential manufacturing location for Fisker’s $30,000 electric vehicle—although a series of broken promises from Foxconn could get in the way. The Chinese EV maker Nio is the only automaker around the...
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2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid: First plug-in SUV arrives in August, ahead of Ioniq 5 EVHyundai's first plug-in hybrid SUV will arrive in August, with 31 all-electric miles and a price expected to start around $35,000 before incentives.
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As EV charging networks grow, Nio plans to keep boosting battery swappingExpansion plans show that China's Nio doesn't see battery swapping as a limited experiment. It could prove a key tech for urban EV adoption.
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The maker of the iPhone will plan a key role in manufacturing an upcoming affordable EV with Fisker—and it might take place in a region that used to be a hub for auto manufacturing.
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EV SPAC roundup, Lightyear solar EV range, electric Dodge muscle car and Ram 1500 pickup: The Week in ReverseWhich charging network is presenting air quality updates at its chargers? Which EV startup teamed up with Pininfarina? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 9, 2021. One by one, the legacy automakers are pivoting to focus...
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Electric muscle cars, Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in, Lightyear One range test, Rivian maneuvers: Today’s Car NewsLightyear’s solar car is set up to outdo Tesla on efficiency. Stellantis, the parent of Dodge, Jeep, and many more brands, is hatching some big electric vehicle plans. And Rivian is considering another propulsion trick. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. After yesterday’s...
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Lightyear One solar EV: 440 miles, with less battery than any Long Range TeslaLightyear has proven the worth of its design in real-world conditions, but it's aiming for improvement before this model heads to production.
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Dodge and Jeep parent is targeting 500-mile range, 2.0-second 0-60 mph for future EVsStellantis has some ambitious targets for performance and range with its dedicated STLA platforms that will underpin upcoming EVs
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Jeep reveals 2022 Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid, teases future tech for off-road brandThe next plug-in hybrid Jeep to arrive in the U.S. will be a version of a Jeep family mainstay, the Grand Cherokee.
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Rivian might not be planning rear-wheel drive, but it's making up for it with a series of propulsion-system tricks.
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Electric Dodge muscle and Ram trucks, Hercules and Pininfarina, Biden and right-to-repair: Today’s Car NewsDodge sees electric muscle cars and electrified Ram and Jeep trucks and SUVs as the next step. Hercules and Pininfarina are working together on an electric truck. And President Biden is considering the right-to-repair as part of the EV future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A fully...
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Fully electric Ram 1500 pickup and Dodge muscle car both due by 2024, part of $35B EV pushFour EV platforms, modular propulsion systems, and an EV fleet strategy are all part of a global pivot toward EVs across 14 brands.
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Biden right-to-repair action could benefit Tesla owners, EV economyActions from the Biden administration—via an executive order—might help give Tesla owners new service options.
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Pininfarina will help design Hercules Alpha electric pickupThe Detroit-based electric truck startup will look to the firm that penned a portfolio of lusty Italian sports cars—and also plans an EV future.
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EV SPAC roundup, solid-state update, break-even on EVs, Electrify America expansion: Today’s Car NewsElectric vehicle SPACs remain the favorite way to scale up startups in the EV sector. VW looks for an Electrify America investor. Solid-state batteries are powering buses, and we check how that’s going. And how long will it take for new EVs to break even on carbon footprint? This and more...
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The solid-state batteries being used and tested in city buses in Germany are the real thing, but they require special operating conditions.
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Green payback: How long will new EVs take to be cleaner than gasoline models?It doesn't take EVs long to make up for their higher carbon emissions from manufacture, U.S. DOE modeling and analysis helps show.
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Nikola, Lordstown, Fisker: SPACs have already raised $7.5 billion for EV-related startupsThe types of EV-related companies that are benefiting from the SPAC boom are evolving—with Lucid set to be the largest so far.
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Report: VW is shopping Electrify America to other companies, in bid to scale upThe charging network could scale up with other partners involved—and be seen as something more than a VW atonement vehicle.
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Electric camper van, air quality at EV chargers, NYC electric garbage trucks: Today’s Car NewsOne charging network has decided to start showing air quality updates at its chargers. Roaming agreements remain both a pride of the EV charging networks and a point of confusion. Electric garbage trucks are arriving—with plenty of potential to offset those stop-and-go beasts with tailpipes...
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Outside Tesla Supercharging, roaming agreements connect an EV charging-network patchworkIt's getting better. Although the maze of which networks accept which other members still shows the strength of the Tesla Supercharger network.
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