Green Car News
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GM’s plan for an all-electric future just took a step closer to reality. The Fiat 500e is coming back, but maybe not to California. Lucid is aiming to sell and service its cars in some of the same ways as Tesla. And Hyundai shows an EV concept with no steering wheel. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Wednesday GM detailed its Ultium propulsion strategy, which is to be the foundation for many EVs in the next decade. It amounts to a single battery cell family, a single motor family, and as many shared pieces as possible. But don’t expect these all to be the same kind of...
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Here are 10 of the electric vehicles GM might (or will) build on its Ultium foundationGeneral Motors plans to go big on electric vehicles. Here are some of the models that might enable that.
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Fiat 500e electric-car redux: Sportier compliance for Europe, not CaliforniaThe next-generation Fiat 500e, just fully revealed, might not be a compliance car for California; but it could well be one for Europe.
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Lucid EV brand lays out a boutique take on the Tesla sales and service modelCalifornia's Lucid finds inspiration from places in its home state for aesthetics, but its strategy might look like Tesla in the early stages.
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Hyundai Prophecy concept is a sleek, sporty EV—with no steering wheelThe concept car just shown by Hyundai via press release is a polar opposite to the previous 45 concept but could share the same underpinnings.
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GM’s Ultium propulsion strategy for EVs: 400 miles or more, up to 1,000 hpGeneral Motors has detailed some of the building blocks for its upcoming BEV3 electric vehicles, including the GMC Hummer SUT and Cadillac Lyriq.
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BMW has shown the concept version of its Tesla Model 3 rival, and it’s looking nearly ready for production. Byton is positioning its business for sales and service in Europe. Renault shows a concept EV that looks beyond 2025. And there’s now a name for the electric crossover headed to VW dealerships as soon as late this year. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Byton has detailed more about how it will sell and service its vehicles in Europe—with online ordering and configuring but the use of dealer groups for delivery and service—as well as how drivers there...
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Volkswagen ID.4 all-electric crossover is officially official, and it's coming soonThe electric crossover will arrive in Europe and the U.S. by the end of the year, and will eventually be built in Tennessee.
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Renault Morphoz electric concept previews brand's future EVs, mobility aimsRenault provides a look ahead beyond 2025, to the potential shape of a shared-mobility electric vehicle.
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BMW Concept i4 teases German alternative to Tesla Model 3 due next yearThe BMW i4 will directly take on a vehicle that has chipped away at the gasoline 3-Series' market share in North America.
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Byton fills in more details, timeline for M-Byte electric SUV in EuropeByton is working up to the release of its first model, the M-Byte, in Europe with a "hybrid" approach to sales and service.
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Fisker Ocean details, Ford Mustang Mach-E interest, GM workplace charging: Today’s Car NewsThe Mustang Mach-E is finding orders from all across the U.S. GM is embracing workplace charging. And Fisker shows its Ocean electric crossover in motion. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Fisker has filled in some more specs and details about charging for its upcoming Ocean electric...
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A General Motors initiative aims at providing triple the amount of Level 2 workplace charging.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E demand goes well beyond the California bubbleOrders for Ford's first mass-produced electric EV aren't clustered in the Golden State; demand is distributed across the whole U.S.
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Fisker Ocean electric crossover: Charging details, new driving footageFisker has released a few more key pieces of information about its upcoming electric crossover, but it's still missing production info.
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Audi sustainable interiors, Germany’s EV market, Kona Electric production: Today’s Car NewsAudi has announced it will bring sustainable materials to its mainstream models, too. Perhaps with a little help from incentives, Germans are embracing EVs. And Hyundai has announced a lot more Kona Electric production for Europe; maybe it will help America get more of them. This and more, here at...
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Hyundai ramps up Kona Electric production for Europe; will it ease availability in the US?Separate production of the Kona Electric for Europe might make the in-demand model easier to find in America.
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EV growth in Germany was strong in 2019 and bucked international trendGermany registered strong growth in EV sales in 2019, but there's a lot of anxiety in Germany over whether its domestic industry will step up and make those cars.
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The German automaker says that the percentage of recycled materials will "rise considerably" in the coming years.
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California hybrid sales surged in 2019, as plug-in hybrids tumbled and EV growth slowedSales trends in the U.S. state with the strongest plug-in vehicle market changed direction in 2019, giving hybrids a second wind.
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Polestar’s future flagship, Lordstown’s hub motors, CR-V Hybrid: The Week in ReverseWhat upcoming vehicle did Hot Wheels celebrate with radio-control toys? Which automaker has set up the highest-power fast-charging station in Europe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 28, 2020. This week, Honda...
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Isetta reboot, California solar charging, Honda CR-V Hybrid mpg: Today’s Car NewsThe bubble car gets another electric remake. Rural California is getting fully-solar-powered charging stations. And the Honda CR-V Hybrid gets specs and pricing, as it arrives as soon as this weekend. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Inspired by the Isetta minicar of the 1950s, the...
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2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid gets 40 mpg city, price tag to rival RAV4 HybridHonda is a little late to the party with its CR-V Hybrid, but it's positioned and priced to counter the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
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Electrify America gets 30 solar-powered EV charging stations for rural CaliforniaFully solar chargers will offer a streamlined installation and allow California travelers to charge even at times of blackouts.
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