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The Hummer nameplate has always been polarizing, but the all-electric GMC Hummer EV could broaden GM's bandwidth for EVs.
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Porsche plug-in hybrids, Model Y recall, GM EV plant: Today’s Car NewsThe maker of the iPhone is getting into the business of electric cars. Porsche updates its plug-in hybrids. GM looks to the birthplace of Saturn for making electric vehicles. And the Model Y gets recalled, but because of OTA updates it’s not a big deal. This and more, here at Green Car...
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2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric crossover will be made in Tennessee, GM confirmsGM will build its upcoming Cadillac Lyriq at the former home of Saturn in Spring Hill, making it the third GM plant to make EVs.
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iPhone maker Foxconn launches open platform for EVs, solid state battery by 2024Taiwan-based Foxconn, Apple's longtime manufacturing partner, has announced an open platform for electric cars, as well as a software ecosystem for EV manufacturing.
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Model Y tow package recall points to a continued Tesla strengthTesla shows—again with a new recall on the Model Y equipped with the towing package—how recalls can be made far more streamlined through over-the-air updates.
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2021 Porsche Panamera plug-in hybrids get more electric range, quicker accelerationPorsche is taking its Panamera E-Hybrid models closer to the Taycan for 2021 with a larger battery and other upgrades.
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A wide range of plug-in models—from Hyundai and BMW—are being recalled for potential fire risk. Tesla boosts range for much of its lineup. Karma prices its fully electric car. And Nikola could revert to a “base plan” that means no Badger. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai has issued a stop-sale and U.S. recall for all 2019-2020 Hyundai Kona Electric models. Hyundai hasn’t yet found a root cause of an issue that has led to some fires outside of the U.S. market, but in the meantime don’t park your Kona Electric in the garage. And BMW has...
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BMW expands recall to most 2020-2021 plug-in hybrids over battery fire issueConcerns over battery fires have led BMW to ask owners to stop charging their plug-in hybrids.
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Nikola "base plan" might drop Badger electric pickup if GM deal falls throughWithout a partnership with General Motors, Nikola might abandon its fuel-cell-supplemented pickup, Nikola's CEO hinted.
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Most of Tesla lineup gets a range boost: up to 353 miles for Model 3, 371 miles for Model XThrough incremental updates, much of the Tesla lineup has been given significant range increases.
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Karma GSe-6: Fully electric Revero priced vs. Tesla Model S, Lucid AirThe long-awaited electric version of the car formerly known as the Fisker Karma will cost roughly the same amount as the base Tesla Model S and Lucid Air.
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Mercedes-Benz EQC 4x4 scouts the trail for an electric G-WagenThe Mercedes EQC 4x4 Squared rethinks an electric vehicle that wasn't designed for off-roading, and makes it ready for rugged terrain.
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The Hyundai Kona Electric has been recalled over fire concerns, but it hasn't yet found the issue; it's also stopped the sale of the EV until the recall remedy has been performed.
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Honda Accord Hybrid, Hummer EV factory, Lucid Air and Tesla Model S pricing: The Week in ReverseWhat company will build Fisker’s upcoming electric vehicle? Which Presidential candidate us pro-ethanol and pro EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 16, 2020. The more affordable versions of the Lucid Air...
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Fisker and Magna, Renault’s electric Euro-hatch, GM and VW electric factories: Today’s Car NewsMagna will build the Fisker Ocean in Europe, and VW won’t be on board. Renault looks at the future of the heart of the Euro-hatchback market. Volkswagen boasts about robotics and automation in making EVs, and GM renames its first dedicated EV plant Factory Zero. This and more, here at Green...
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GMC Hummer EV plant set up for electric vehicles exclusively, renamed Factory ZeroWith a name change to Factory Zero, GM's Detroit-Hamtramck plant is ready to build only electric vehicles—like the upcoming GMC Hummer EV.
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VW claims its electric car factories will be most advanced in the industryVW is packing in robots and automation at its plants that will assemble its mass-production fully electric vehicles.
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Renault Mégane eVision concept shows an electric future for popular Euro-hatchback modelRenault's rival to the Volkswagen Golf just got a long-range all-electric version, in the Mégane eVision concept revealed Thursday; it shares its platform with the Nissan Ariya.
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After teasing that VW's MEB platform might underpin the upcoming Fisker Ocean electric SUV, Fisker has made a deal with Magna.
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Mercedes EQS, CARB warning, Tesla vs. Lucid pricing: Today’s Car NewsCalifornia’s getting tough on its emissions rules. Mercedes is stepping its EQS electric flagship forward. Arrival sets up for U.S. production. And Elon Musk picks all the numbers for winks and nods in a pricing move potentially aimed to undercut rival Lucid. This and more, here at Green Car...
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California gives automakers until end of year to come clean on emissions cheatsCARB is offering carmakers a grace period on non-compliance or defeat devices—before higher fines and a new lab to sniff out cheats next year.
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Arrival will make its stylish electric trucks for US at South Carolina plantThe commercial electric vehicle maker Arrival plans to make electric buses at a "microfactory" in South Carolina.
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Mercedes EQS flagship will lead brand's electric vehicle rollout for the USWhere this leaves the future of Mercedes' first electric SUV, the EQC, is uncertain, as is the brand's entire EQ strategy.
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Musk responds to Lucid Air, Model S price cut $5,570Lucid Motors' Air electric sedan seems to have prompted a deep price cut for the Model S sedan, after Lucid pricing undercut the Tesla.
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