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Mazda doesn't currently have any U.S.-market EVs or rotary-engine vehicles, but it's committing to both In two separate top-level announcements.
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EVs from these brands will soon use the Tesla NACS charge portU.S.-market EV models from a wide range of automakers will use the Tesla NACS connector starting in 2025, with Supercharger access coming with an adapter in 2024. Expect revamped home Level 2 chargers from many of the brands, too.
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Tesla $7,500 credit up front, Toyota affordable EVs, Ram electric vans: Today’s Car NewsToyota pushes back about the viability of affordable EVs. Ram introduces a lineup of electric vans. And Tesla buyers can now get the $7,500 EV tax credit up front—if they qualify. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has started applying the EV tax credit at the time of...
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Ram ProMaster EV delivers a pink slip to diesel last-mile vansThe ProMaster Electric Van family is the first fully electric vehicle for Ram, and it leads the way toward future EVs including the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup.
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Tesla starts applying EV tax credit at time of purchaseThe federal EV tax credit is now a point-of-sale rebate, and Tesla is taking full advantage at its own vehicles' point of sale—its website.
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Battery cost makes affordable Toyota EV unlikely, exec saysSome automakers are launching small, affordable EVs for the European market, but Toyota currently has no plans to follow them.
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Honda waits on affordable small EVs until very late in the decade. The Ioniq 6 is cheaper than the Model 3. Rivian aims to halve its EVs carbon footprint. And yes, EVs will drive electricity cost down. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda still has no affordable, mass-market EV—an equivalent to the Civic, you might say. Based on remarks from Honda’s global CEO, that’s not coming soon—or an Accord EV or Odyssey EV—but solid-state batteries may enable an affordable small Honda EV by 2030. With $7,500 of “retail bonus cash”—a rebate on...
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Future Rivian EV: Half the carbon footprint of its R1S by 2030Beyond the release of its smaller R2 EVs, Rivian recently made clear that it intends to keep reducing the carbon footprint of its vehicles.
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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $9,000Factory incentives offered by Hyundai allows the Ioniq 6 to undercut the revamped Tesla Model 3 by many thousands.
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Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030Recent comments from Honda's global CEO suggest it's holding out for a battery breakthrough before it attempts the Civic of EVs.
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EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggestOver the long term, EVs will help make better use of infrastructure and help better cover the costs of generation.
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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in ReverseHow soon is the revamped Tesla Model 3 Highland arriving in the U.S.? Which company spent more of its CES presentation talking about gaming, TV, and movies than the EV it’s helping make? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week...
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Hertz is selling its EVs for more gas vehicles. Vinfast previews three EVs. And the first EV that goes completely by-wire has been U.S.-certified. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The rental-car giant Hertz has announced that it’s selling a third of its EV fleet—about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas—to buy gasoline cars. The company points to expensive collision claims and charging issues, and has suggested that Tesla’s price volatility didn’t help. The first vehicle with by-wire steering, braking, and acceleration has passed U.S. safety and EPA...
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Vinfast EVs: Pickup concept, $20,000 VF 3 mini-SUV, e-bike all bow at CESFor all three of these EVs—especially the VF 3—there’s simply nothing like them on the U.S. market right now.
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REE electric truck gets US nod for by-wire steering, braking, drivingThe REE vehicles are the first to steer, brake, and accelerate fully by-wire and achieve U.S. FMVSS and EPA certification—and it's potentially a big step for vehicle design and packaging.
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Hertz is selling EVs, including Teslas, to buy gasoline modelsThe rental-car giant is selling off a third of its EV fleet due to high collision repair and charging issues. Tesla price cuts may have also played a role.
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Analysts: EVs will keep gaining US market share in 2024Despite misinformation suggesting otherwise, EVs has a stronger-than-ever sales year in 2023, and going into 2024 there are no signs the trend will turn downward.
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2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland update arrives in the USThe revamped 2024 Model 3 lineup starts at $38,990, for the version with the 272-mile range and a vastly improved interior.
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The Sony-Honda EV will be U.S.-built and remains set to arrive in 2026.
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EPA touts $1B more for electric school buses: See where they areThe funds will help purchase over 2,700 school buses—most without tailpipe emissions—in 280 school districts across 37 states, serving over seven million students.
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Fresh look for future Honda EVs bows with Saloon, Space-Hub conceptsHonda also points to fast charging for future EVs, and less than 10% battery degradation in 10 years.
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Kia electric vans, Bosch automated charging, Hyundai hydrogen ecosystem: Today’s Car NewsElectric vans are one of the keys to Kia’s future. Bosch looks at automatically charging EVs while they’re parked. And Hyundai is setting the bar high for hydrogen. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. At CES in Las Vegas, Hyundai outlined its work to establish a “hydrogen...
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Bosch and VW unit are automating EV parking and charging togetherA previously-shown automated parking system has been combined with a charging robot that automatically plugs into the EV once it's positioned.
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Kia PBV concepts preview flexible electric vans, and a robotaxiThe PBV5, to be followed by the smaller PBV1 and large PBV 7, is a new lineup of electric vans set up for fleets, mobility uses, and even as robotaxis.
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