Green Car News
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According to owners in an annual Consumer Reports' survey, these EVs have higher-than-average problems.
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GM supplying batteries to the military for evaluation of future platformsThe U.S. military is looking for pathways and options for domestically supplied energy storage, and GM's defense subsidiary is being evaluated as a possible solution.
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Honda sets fuel-cell CR-V lease prices—with a major hydrogen incentive attachedThe cost of hydrogen—free, up to a point—factors in greatly for Honda's new fuel-cell SUV.
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Ferrari builds a new factory—just for electric carsThe exotic-car maker has laid plans for its first battery-electric vehicle, to come by the end of the decade.
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CA wants EVs to be more affordableLower-income households could qualify for a hefty new electric-car incentive under a new California plan.
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Tesla recalls Cybertruck for busted wiper motor, loose trimTesla issued two recalls for faulty parts that cannot be repaired by over-the-air updates.
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Michael Leiters, CEO of McLaren, envisions a future where the U.K. will pave the way to electric supercars with a new battery supply chain system.
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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan costs at least $41,895Revamped minivan gets gas-electric drivetrain, as it aims directly at Toyota's Sienna.
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Do EVs need to simulate gear shifts? BMW and Hyundai think soHyundai's already launched a sporty EV with simulated shift points, now BMW's developing a similar concept.
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EVs dominate 2024 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, preview next-gen motorsportsA Ford electric Lightning SuperTruck posted this year's fastest time, but resemblances to the stock F-150 electric truck were minimal.
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BMW nixes Northvolt battery dealBMW has pulled the plug on a deal estimated at $2 billion with the Swedish EV battery supplier.
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Electric BMW M3 coming to "beat everything"BMW's M division plans to reassert itself as the king of the sports-car hill in the electric era.
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Ferrari's first electric car races in next year, but it may not be one of the brand's traditional supercars.
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2024 Toyota Grand Highlander and Lexus TX hybrids recalled, stop-sale issuedToyota has recalled the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander and Lexus TX while also issuing a stop-sale due to an issue with an airbag.
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Tesla-powered Hummer H1 EV weighs half as much as GMC Hummer EVA restomod Hummer H1 EV claims nearly the same range with half the weight and less than half the batteries than the modern EV. How is this possible?
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Tesla is purging turn-signal stalks, but owners are adding them backSome Tesla owners have resorted to aftermarket stalks and YouTube installation videos to get the switchgear other EV drivers take for granted.
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Volvo PHEV review, EV insurance cost, cable theft, Big Oil pushback: Today’s Car NewsEVs still cost more to insure. Thieves are looking at fat charging cables as a fat paycheck (but they’re not). The oil industry is speaking up against EPA standards—and filing court cases. And we plug in Volvo’s plug-in hybrid sedan and see why it’s pointing to EVs. This and...
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Report: Fat public EV charging cables are a magnet for thievesCommercial charging cables contain large amounts of copper, prices for which are now at record highs.
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Petroleum companies are going after EPA standards that had already gone lighter on truck and SUV mpg versus what was originally proposed.
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Why do EVs cost more to insure than hybrids in 2024?It's a simple but unsettling answer: EVs are costing insurers much more, not just in claims but the severity of claims.
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Test drive: 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge PHEV is better in chargeThe 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge plug-in hybrid gets its wires crossed about who’s boss under the hood but ends up showing electric is better.
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2025 Audi E-Tron GT: Flagship performance EV ups efficiency, rangeThe E-Tron GT still runs parallel to the Porsche Taycan, and looks to carve out even more open-road performance as Audi's most powerful car.
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Fisker bankrupt, Volvo S60 Recharge canceled, Kia EV3: Today’s Car NewsVolvo cancels its highest-mpg hybrid. Kia might be thinking Mexico for its upcoming affordable EV. FIsker has gone belly up on the Ocean. And why don’t Americans drive their EVs more? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The American EV startup automaker Fisker filed for bankruptcy...
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US EVs are driven fewer miles than ICE—unlike elsewhere in the worldIt's unclear why the U.S. breaks a pattern that holds for many other EV markets, but cheap gas and charging anxiety may be a big part of it.
Stephen Edelstein