Green Car News
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Which upcoming electric cars are already delayed due to the pandemic, which ones are staying on schedule? Which car company suggested that it might offer a higher highway range than any current model from Tesla? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 3, 2020. By far the most important story of the week here hit on Tuesday morning. The Trump administration released the long-awaited Final Rule for U.S. gas mileage targets. Although automakers, companies, and environmental groups are still scrambling to analyze its...
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Tesla production surge, Honda-GM EV partnership, Lordstown electric-truck action: Today’s Car NewsTesla made more cars in the first quarter of 2020 than it has in any other Q1. Honda will use GM’s electric-vehicle foundation for future EVs. Lordstown Motors teases the toughness of its in-wheel motors. Toyota and BYD partner on R&D. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM and...
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Lordstown Endurance electric pickup prototype: In-wheel motor goes off-roadThe electric trucks due to be made at a former GM plant in Ohio could be delayed due to suppliers and partners, Lordstown Motors suggested.
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BYD and Toyota detail electric-vehicle joint venture for ChinaToyota and BYD will have engineers working together in the same facility, on products for China—although battery lessons could transfer to other projects.
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Future Honda electric vehicles will be co-developed with GM, could have Super CruiseGM and Honda will partner for future electric vehicles—including one that will arrive by 2024. The partnership allows Honda access to GM's Super Cruise driver-assist system.
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Tesla made more than 100,000 vehicles in Q1 2020, its best start to a year yetWith help from China, Tesla finished the first quarter better than any other Q1 in its history.
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Rivian has made a lot of progress toward U.S. production of electric trucks, but things are put on hold for now. Lucid teases more than 400 miles of real-world highway driving for its upcoming Air. And Karma is boasting of its platform’s flexibility...any takers? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Karma Automotive, which has continued to develop its E-Flex extended-range EV platform from the Fisker Karma—featuring it in the Karma Revero GT and GTS—says that it’s flexible enough to be used as the basis for vans or even supercars. Prototypes for the Lucid Air...
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Rivian reports delay for electric trucks, provides look inside Illinois factoryThe well-funded future electric truck maker has been prepping its Illinois factory on schedule but reports a pandemic-induced delay.
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Lucid Air electric sedan prototype covers 400+ highway miles, company teasesIn a company-produced video, Lucid claims to have done the full loop from San Francisco to LA—plus some extra—with just one charging stop.
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Karma boasts its extended-range EV platform is very, very flexibleKarma Automotive is pushing its E-Flex platform, derived from the Fisker Karma, as good for underpinning everything from supercars to vans.
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Bolt EV refresh, Mach-E timing, electric Jeeps, fuel cell vs. BEV: Today’s Car NewsGM delays its Bolt EV refresh while Ford’s Mach-E remains on schedule. Volkswagen talks battery electric vs. fuel-cell. And electric Jeeps are coming to the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. General Motors has confirmed that while upcoming electric vehicles from GMC Hummer and...
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Electric Jeeps reportedly coming to the US, will be more capable than gas or dieselThe Jeep brand is going electric—and not just for Europe and China, the brand's boss asserts.
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The first mass-market electric vehicle from Ford is staying on schedule despite stay-at-home orders for the team making it happen.
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Battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell? VW lays out why one is the winnerEven outside of the fueling infrastructure concerns, VW maps out why battery-electric is simply more efficient for personal vehicles.
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GM confirms delay for Chevy Bolt EV refresh; GMC Hummer and Cadillac EVs on scheduleHummer and Cadillac electric SUVs and trucks remain on schedule, but the Chevy Bolt refresh has been pushed back a year.
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BMW fuel-cell SUV, BYD safety battery, EPA gas-mileage targets: Today’s Car NewsBYD is thinking safety first with a new battery. BMW’s upcoming fuel-cell SUV will be quick. And the U.S. EPA has released its controversial final rule that could relax vehicle fuel efficiency below what automakers say they can easily meet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Trump...
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Trump EPA lowers gas mileage targets, increases vehicle emissionsThe EPA has released a final rule that will ease the fleet fuel economy requirements and allow higher amounts of CO2 from vehicles.
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BMW i Hydrogen Next fuel-cell SUV: With battery boost, more power than MiraiThe hydrogen fuel-cell SUV that BMW will sell starting in 2022 will offer a strong battery-boost system bringing total power to well past what's expected in the Toyota Mirai.
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A flagship electric sedan from China's BYD will introduce a new safety-focused battery strategy from the company.
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Cleaner EVs, Aptera, cheap gas and ethanol: Today’s Car NewsElectric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump. Battery-electric trains catch on in Europe. And will an activist strategy about oil stoke interest in Aptera? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A study from the UK has found that electric...
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Ethanol may be the loser amid cheap gas and an oil glutWill the corn ethanol industry survive a year when refiners are holding back and gasoline pump prices drop as low as $1 a gallon?
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Aptera's hyper-efficient, solar-charged car: Does $2 gas change its appeal?Aptera appears to be pitching its electric lightweight vehicle around oil conflict and an activist mindset. Will that work around $2 gas and economic woes?
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Electric cars are cleaner than gasoline ones in 95% of the world, study findsA study from the UK has found that the shift toward less carbon-intensive energy generation already makes EVs the cleaner pick in all but 5% of world.
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Battery-powered electric trains will soon bring cleaner air—especially in EuropeA new wave of battery-electric trains will soon allow routes that had gaps with no electrified rail to still go electric.
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