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The state has some of the highest gas prices and lowest electricity rates in the nation, which makes it well-positioned for an EV transition.

Nissan looks at reducing its manufacturing footprint, and Jaguar Land Rover aims at freeing up more space and weight for an EV range boost. A niche EV company teases its skateboard platform with a Porsche 356 tribute. And a product that’s most definitely not for the masses applies VW’s...

Shedding more weight from the body shell will help allow more space and weight for the battery pack, not to downsize it, Jaguar Land Rover says.

Low-volume EV makers can adapt the new skateboard platform for a wide range of uses, but it will debut in a Porsche-inspired package.

Aluminum can help make vehicles lighter without adding CO2 footprint to manufacturing, Nissan shows with its closed-loop recycling.

Which U.S. company has “an aspiration” to stop selling cars and trucks with tailpipes by 2035? Which charging network is being purchased by a global oil giant? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 29, 2021...

Will SpaceX technology give the Tesla Roadster breakthrough performance? CEO Elon Musk added intrigue but didn't give any answer quite yet.

An electric van is in the works from Lordstown Motors. Lucid Motors is planning for going big in the future with its Arizona plant. And Faraday Future gets yet another chance. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ohio-based Lordstown Motors disclosed in an update that it’s started...

The brilliant FF91 electric luxury car might be produced in 2022 based on the latest plan to revive Faraday Future.

The Ohio-based electric truckmaker has made its choice of LG Chem cells official, and it's started development on an electric van.

The Tesla Model S gets its most extensive set of changes in nearly a decade. Tesla updates on its proprietary cells, and how it will enable the Semi’s arrival. Diesel truck sales are surging, even as electric pickups are on the verge of arriving. And GM and Nissan commit to climate and EV...

New passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM will be all-electric by 2035, the company announced, with a stepped-up commitment.

All-electric models could remain a small portion of Nissan's sales, with the remainder made up by E-Power hybrids.

Five of the top 10 non-gasoline models with the steepest sales gains in 2019 and 2020 were diesels, according to an industry group.

The ramp-up of Tesla 4680 cells—to 10 GWh in 2021 and 100 GWh in 2022—will free up cells for the Semi and other high-energy products.

The Mini Cooper SE gets some updates—but not to its 110-mile range. GM fuel cells will power International fuel-cell semis. EV maker Xpeng offers an expanded suite of assisted-driving features that closely follows Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot. This and more, here at Green Car Reports...

A partnership could prove hydrogen the better solution clean long-haul trucking—though it's not ready for the sustainability report quite yet.

The suite called Navigation Guided Pilot, released by the Chinese EV maker Xpeng, sounds very close to Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot functionality—but with the addition of lidar.

Mini hasn't given the Cooper SE any more range for 2022, but it gets a bigger standard screen and downplays the yellow accents.

An oil giant is getting in on EV charging at the neighborhood level. Biden is plotting an all-electric, American-made future for the federal government’s fleets. And many pickup shoppers say they’ll consider fully electric—if the price is right. This and more, here at Green Car...