Green Car News
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Ahead of the rollout of many more electric vehicles, automakers are asking for upgrades from their dealerships.
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Study: EVs use less raw material than gasoline vehiclesTech advances could reduce the need for raw materials like lithium for battery packs, while oil is often overlooked as a raw material.
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First drive review: 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 is buzzworthy, but a software update away from breakthroughAn hour with the 2021 VW ID.4 electric SUV assures us that this mass-market EV carries on the fun-to-drive qualities of the e-Golf—though its interface is still being sorted out.
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VW electric convertible, Volvo C40 Recharge debut, Nissan e-Hybrid efficiency: Today’s Car NewsNissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. Volvo reveals the first EV for its lineup that won’t get a gasoline equivalent. And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. There aren’t any mass-market convertible...
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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge electric crossover revealed, with aims for all-electric brand by 2030The second all-electric model from Volvo closely follows the 2022 XC40 Recharge and will arrive to the U.S. early next year.
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Nissan claims 50% thermal efficiency, from engine for e-Power hybrid systemSuch a thermal efficiency, only claimed previously by racing engines, isn't yet offered in any production model.
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Volkswagen has hinted that it's considering an affordable electric convertible—likely based on its MEB platform.
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Lucid Air delay, Ford battery supply, Kia Sorento Hybrid first drive: Today’s Car NewsWe drive the Kia Sorento Hybrid. Lucid delays its Air sedan. Ford wants more U.S.-based battery supply. And Michelin gets into EV tires. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Michelin has looked to its Formula E racing experience in designing a strong street tire for sporty electric cars while...
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First drive review: 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid beats Highlander Hybrid with 37 mpg and better tech, but it’s no TellurideA Sorento Plug-In Hybrid is on the way, with all-wheel drive and a 30-mile plug-in range. Will it feel more like the range-topper we were expecting?
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Lucid delays production start of Air electric sedan to Q2 2021As the California-based EV company heads toward an IPO, it's disclosed first deliveries won't start until later in the year.
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Ford CEO wants more US battery production for stability, but it's also good for CO2Farley's position on preferring domestic battery supply will also lower the carbon footprint of the company's EVs.
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Michelin performance EV tire draws from Formula E racingEVs require a different kind of tire—so Michelin looked to its experience in Formula E and built a street tire from the racing rubber.
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Where is the $25,000 Tesla being developed? What company announced this week it might build a Fisker EV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 25, 2021. Hyundai carried a couple of our biggest headlines of the week, but for very different reasons. First, it revealed its 2022 Ioniq 5 electric car. With retro-sharp styling plus very speedy fast-charging, an augmented-reality head-up display, and a new HDA 2 driver-assistance system—as well as V2L capability to patch as a power source—it’s at the...
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EVs will be 10% of the US market by 2025—but San Francisco is already past thatCalifornia has been the leader of electric-car adoption in the U.S. When will the rest of the nation catch up?
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Tesla confirms it’s developing affordable global EV in ChinaThe top executive for Tesla in China appears to have confirmed that development for EV maker's $25,000 international car is happening there.
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Electric-car rivalry heats up: Just 4% of Tesla shoppers will only choose the brand, survey findsTesla is no longer the only maker of long-range premium EVs, and survey results suggest shopper allegiance doesn't run deep.
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Fresh USPS mail trucks revealed: Only 10% will be electricOshkosh Defense will make up to 165,000 of the vehicles, in a mix that includes internal combustion and electric versions, with details not yet disclosed.
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Greenest cars; Foxconn and Fisker; American-made raw materials for EVs: Today’s Car NewsAmerican-made EVs could get a boost, with the better supply chain ordered by President Biden. Fisker and Foxconn are potentially partners for a new urban electric car. And Tesla isn’t quite among the greenest cars on the 2021 version of a well-respected list. This and more, here at Green Car...
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The Ioniq Electric, Cooper SE, and Toyota Prius Prime beat the Tesla Model 3—and battery size has everything to do with it.
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Apple partner Foxconn might build Fisker electric car for global marketsAn urban-oriented model, teased by a rough sketch, might be made by the longtime maker of the iPhone and Xbox.
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Biden order could ramp up raw materials for American-made EV supply chainTo enable more truly American-made electric vehicles, the U.S. needs to make more of the supply chain domestic.
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Hyundai will replace Kona Electric battery packs, in most expensive EV recall everHyundai Motor America confirmed U.S. versions of the Kona Electric are included in sweeping global recall.
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2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: 24 electric miles, and quickerEven though it gets a larger engine, the Outlander PHEV gets a boost in both mpg and range, thanks to a higher-capacity battery pack.
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2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo due for US deliveries this summerPorsche is wrapping up development of its Taycan Cross Turismo electric car—a wagon version of the high-performance EV built for more than the pavement.
Bengt Halvorson