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The Biden EPA chief plans to restore stricter auto-emissions standards—and perhaps lay out targets for going all-electric.
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Chevy Silverado EV and Hummer EV, VW V2X, future for battery swapping: Today’s Car NewsVW could soon be enabling bidirectional charging technology in its EVs, allowing a scaled-up future for the tech. Does battery swapping still have a future in ride-swapping or taxi use? And to see how GM will build a Silverado EV, we need only look at some of the key decisions in the GMC Hummer EV...
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Here’s what the Hummer EV tells us about the Chevy Silverado EVLooking at the GMC Hummer EV, and how it's built, gives us a good idea of how the electric Silverado will get to 400 miles of range.
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Report: Battery swapping might still boom, for taxis or ride-hailingBattery swapping could still be a solution for fleets, although interoperability remains a concern that might keep it from ever catching on in a big way.
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Mass-market VW EVs will have bidirectional charging starting in 2022Over the long term, the automaker might help vehicle owners share their energy, managed by VW in what might be considered an energy provider of its own in some countries.
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Confirmed: 400-mile Chevy Silverado electric pickup will be built alongside GMC Hummer EVThe Silverado EV will join the Hummer EV SUT pickup and the Hummer EV SUV at GM's Detroit Factory Zero.
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The Nissan Ariya is arriving soon and going through final development tuning. GM is adding a 400-mile Chevy Silverado pickup to its electric future. And President Biden’s EV-savvy infrastructure plan might have hit a snag. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Biden administration already faces one big obstacle in Capitol Hill: It proposes spending more money toward electric-vehicle chargers than on roads, highways, and bridges. The emphasis on EVs has already been called a “political statement,” which doesn’t bode well. The Nissan Ariya electric crossover is...
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Biden plan spends more on EV charging than on roads and bridges, and some say that's a problemAlthough the plan might be a comprehensive plan for EV adoption, it's more than what it includes for infrastructure.
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Nissan Ariya electric crossover is being tuned for each global marketThe Ariya is due for an arrival in the U.S. later in 2021, with a choice of two battery packs and all-wheel drive in some versions.
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Hummer EV SUV, Mercedes EQS, SK Innovation, California V2G: Today’s Car NewsCalifornia looks at how utilities in the state might use V2G technology to balance the grid. SK Innovation is back in the U.S. battery game. The GMC Hummer EV SUV gets pricing, feature details, and WTF. And don’t miss our walk through some of the details in Mercedes’ first true Model S...
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2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV: 300-mile electric off-road truck will cost $110,595 in Edition 1 formThe off-road-capable truck will cost well over $100,000 in off-road-capable form and will offer 3.5-second 0-60 mph dashes in WTF mode.
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California considers electric-car V2G charging tech for grid stabilityThe state's utility authority is taking a serious look at the feasibility of using EVs to feed power back to the grid at peak times.
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That assures a future for the Georgia plant due to supply battery cells for the Ford F-150 Electric and future U.S.-built versions of the Volkswagen ID.4.
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Kia EV6 reveal, Mercedes EQS details, Lexus Electrified concept, Biden EV plan: The Week in ReverseWhich California EV startup abruptly changed its business plan? Which automaker created a separate plug-in hybrid system for performance cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 2, 2021. This week we saw—remotely...
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2022 Mercedes EQS: 12 things to know about the first real Model S alternativeThe electric flagship will open the door for you, take your fingerprint, and offer a one-pedal driving mode, repeatable acceleration times, and likely, well over 400 miles of range.
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2021 Tesla Model S production hasn't started, but it will soonThe redesigned Model S isn't ramping up as quickly as Tesla previously indicated, although it appears now that it might arrive by summer.
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Mach-E and Tesla sales, EQS range, free-piston range extenders: Today’s Car NewsThe Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is as much of a sales hit as Ford had hoped. Mercedes-Benz ups its claims for EQS range. And free-piston range extenders could help make more trucks all-electric. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz this week raised its estimated range number for...
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Could free-piston range extenders broaden the electric-truck horizon?A new kind of engine design doesn't produce any torque—and it might be the best fit for electric-truck range extenders.
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The Mach-E electric SUV isn't yet selling at a rate close to the Tesla Model Y, but Ford is selling all it builds very quickly.
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Mercedes ups its range number for EQS—and it might top Model SThe German automaker could beat the base Model S in EPA-rated range; on Wednesday it revealed a higher WLTP range of 478 miles.
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Biden EV buildout, Lucid quality, Ford wallbox issue, Hyundai E-Pit charging: Today’s Car NewsLucid suggests it won’t have quality issues like Tesla as it ramps up production. Ford stops sales of its connected wallbox for the Mach-E. The Biden administration outlines a very big infrastructure plan that includes plenty of support for electric cars. And Hyundai sketches out a new look...
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Ford hits pause on Mustang Mach-E home-charger sales due to tech issue with branded wallboxMach-E charging can hit a snag with the Ford Connected Charge Station, but Ford says the issue isn't the Mach-E.
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When Lucid Air electric sedan production starts, quality will be a priorityLucid won't have Tesla buyers' early adopter forgiveness, and it aims to deliver "the world's first true luxury vehicle."
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Hyundai's E-Pit fast-charging template looks like a gas stationThe concept shown by Hyundai for its South Korean fast-charging network looks quite different than what we've come to accept as the norm in the U.S.
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