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The British brand will rely on California's Lucid for some powertrain components in its upcoming EVs, under a 2023 agreement.
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Musk: Tesla Roadster arriving in 2025 with SpaceX tiesHigher design goals may allow sub-one-second 0-60 mph acceleration that Musk says "is the least interesting part."
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2024 VW ID.4 price rises for substantial upgrades, more rangeThe base price for the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 rises $2,370 versus last year, but other versions benefit from stronger performance and a much-needed infotainment update.
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Here’s why the tiny Fiat 500e is a big litmus test for the US EV marketBattery-swapping and LFP battery tech might help the 500e underscore its less-is-more approach even more.
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Renault's hot hatch for Europe costs less than any US-market EVThe Renault 5 E-Tech EV combines serious affordability with playful nods to the classic, high-performance R5 Turbo model from the start.
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Fiat's stylish compact EV concepts include a pickup and camperFiat didn't offer any technical details, but said it will also offer hybrid and internal-combustion powertrains in production models based on these concepts.
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The e:FCEV will be the only fuel-cell passenger vehicle made in America.
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Could liquid hydrogen make fuel-cell trucks more viable vs. EVs?Liquid hydrogen tech promises fast filling and long range, while overcoming some of the weight shortcomings of battery electric trucks.
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Ineos reveals Fusilier electric SUV, emphasizes range-extender optionThe fully electric version of this rugged SUV is only intended for "shorter trips and urban deliveries."
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Is it fair that EV chargers are allowed where gas stations aren't?Kentucky lawmakers are claiming zoning discrimination with a bill to "protect" gas stations—which still vastly outnumber public EV charging stations.
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Honda Prologue review, GM plug-in hybrids, Mach-E price cut: The Week in ReverseWhich automaker pushed an important EV target back by five years? Which brand is at least considering adding artificial engine vibration to its EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 23, 2024. In a first drive of...
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Volvo cuts Polestar funding, as EV startup strugglesPolestar has an ambitious product rollout starting this year, so it could be a good time for Polestar to look for other funding as Volvo forges its own path.
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A lithium glut and Biden policy are part of what will bring EV price parity sooner than previously anticipated, a study suggests.
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Mercedes delays EV targets, ICE models staying "well into the 2030s"The automaker's CEO appeared to suggest that it may keep updating combustion models until well past their previous 2030 retirement date where market conditions allowed.
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Honda Prologue review, GM PHEV pickups, vibrating EV muscle car: Today’s Car NewsGM may soon have Chevy and GMC plug-in hybrid pickups. Dodge considers EVs that have much more than a V-8 soundtrack. And the Honda Prologue remixes GM’s Ultium into its own gateway EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2024 Honda Prologue EV, we found that...
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Report: GM nixed electric vans, is rushing plug-in hybrid pickupsThe automaker is reportedly racing to get plug-in hybrid trucks to market—and it's unclear if it's a revival of the program GM mothballed a decade ago.
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Dodge electric muscle car will vibrate like it has a V-8, patent suggestsWhether the feature will find its way into the screaming-loud EV or not could be answered with its reveal on March 5.
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First drive: 2024 Honda Prologue EV gets to something greaterThe Prologue doesn’t radically remake Honda vehicles for the EV era, but it’s a technology gateway to them.
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Ford knocked thousands off the price of its Mach-E electric crossover. Genesis may be going hybrid—and against its own EV current. And will the Biden administration loosen its own pollution standards? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford on Tuesday cut Mustang Mach-E EV prices by up to $8,100. The price adjustment brings base versions of remaining 2023 stock to $41,695, or about $2,700 less than the entry Tesla Model Y. A bonus cash incentive also chopped up to $12,500 off F-150 Lightning electric trucks. Hyundai’s Genesis may not shift to fully electric on quite the...
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Report: Hyundai's Genesis is backpedaling on all-EV plan, to hybridsThe brand had pledged that new gasoline combustion vehicles would be a thing of the past from 2025.
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EPA may allow weaker emissions rules, slower EV rolloutThe Biden administration may "slow the pace at which auto manufacturers would need to comply" with tighter emissions rules.
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Ford cuts Mach-E EV prices by thousands as sales plungeThe automaker is slashing the MSRP of remaining 2023 Mustang Mach-E models.
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Porsche Panamera PHEV, VW ID.7 wagon, Volvo rebuffs Recharge: Today’s Car NewsPorsche adds more electric miles to its Panamera plug-in hybrid. VW reveals a stylish electric wagon. Volvo shifts to the newer naming strategy for all its vehicles that plug in. And no, EV sales aren’t tanking. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo is planning to go all-electric by...
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Volvo adds EX40, EC40 EVs, retires Recharge badge for plug-insThe name change affects the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge, which recently received their most significant overhaul since their 2021 arrival.
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