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The plan pitches Karma back toward EVs—and a luxury-focused approach—rather than commercial vehicles.
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EV owners aren't driving as much—here's why that's a problemThe current generation of EV owners isn't using them as much as gas cars, found a recent study looking at data from millions of vehicles.
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Volvo EM90 electric minivan is an executive shuttle for the futureVolvo's first minivan breaks out of the romper room and boasts some very high-end transport for four adults plus road-trip driving range.
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Canoo electric pickup, Polestar 4 from Korea, Tesla yoke and airbags: Today’s Car NewsMost Americans still don’t see an EV as their next vehicle. The upcoming Polestar 4 comes from South Korea as a trade workaround. Canoo remixes its electric pickup with some military punch. And what did Tesla confuse in some of its EVs with the steering yoke? This and more, here at Green Car...
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Yoke or not, some Teslas might have the wrong airbagTesla may have installed the wrong airbag for Model S and Model X owners who opted to switch from the available steering yoke back to the steering wheel, or vice versa.
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Canoo American Bulldog electric pickup is a spinoff of US Army projectCanoo plans to make a version of its military EV, but it has no additional information on when it might arrive or how much it might cost.
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The contract-manufacturing choice for Polestar skirts a tariff that would apply to models made in China and will help the EV brand keep its footprint light.
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Poll: Majority of Americans unlikely to get an EVDespite a wider range of EV choices ranging from small hatchbacks to sedans, big pickups, and SUVs, a majority still don't see their next vehicle being electric, Ipsos found. But a majority also support government incentives for EVs.
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2025 Volvo EX30 review, Ramcharger plug-in pickup, Nissan hybrids, sub-$35k VW EV: The Week In ReverseWhen is a fully electric Jeep Wrangler arriving? Where might the next Chevy Bolt EV be built? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 10, 2023. The 2025 Volvo EX30 electric crossover is coming soon and sets a new stride...
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Toyota Camry Hybrid AWD, $35,000 VW EV, Polestar 5 tech, Air charging EVs: Today’s Car NewsThe Toyota Camry Hybrid is soon getting all-wheel drive. Battery tech in the Polestar 5 could allow some very fast charging. Lucid lets the Air charge other EVs. And VW claims again it’s working on a $35,000 EV for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar offered up a...
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VW plans under-$35,000 EV for US arrival around 2027The electric vehicle focused for North America would be built either in the U.S. or Mexico, according to a top executive.
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2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid teased: Redesigned sedan adds all-wheel driveThe next-generation Toyota Camry Hybrid will be revealed in November at the LA auto show—and, Toyota suggests, the Hybrid will offer AWD for the first time.
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Lucid's first application of its bidirectional charging capability will be a cable to charge other EVs, the California automaker has revealed.
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Super-fast-charging Polestar EV could gain 100 miles in 5 minutesPolestar says it could revolutionize the EV ownership experience, while partner StoreDot says it could allow downsized batteries.
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Hyundai LFP batteries, BMW i3 returning, GM permanent-magnet purge: Today’s Car NewsThe BMW i3 is returning. Hyundai is working on its own LFP batteries. And GM wants to do away with rare-earth materials in motors. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. General Motors earlier this week announced a partnership that it hopes will produce permanent-magnet EV motors without...
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GM invented rare-earth magnets but hopes to purge them from EVsWith a partnership announced this week between GM Ventures and Niron Magnetics, GM may be able to free itself from a problematic portion of the EV supply chain.
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BMW i3 EV sequel won't be an "outsider," claims development bossThe BMW i3 gained a cult following for its polarizing styling and packaging, which didn't follow BMW design heritage or fit in very well with the rest of the BMW lineup.
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Report: Hyundai is developing LFP batteries for affordable EVsHyundai's LFP cells for EVs could compete with CATL, BYD, and other Chinese companies.
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Rivian’s fast-charging network won’t be free anymore to owners. Polestar is looking at some very large-format battery cells for its flagship EV. And might the next Chevy Bolt EV be made in Kansas? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV might be made in the U.S.—at GM’s Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, according to a report from Automotive News. GM has already said that the Bolt EV will be the first U.S. Ultium EV to use LFP cells—not the lithium-ion cells it’s setting up joint-venture plants to build—so it...
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Rivian starts billing for fast-charging on its Adventure NetworkRivian owners now need to pony up for road-trip charging on the electric truckmaker's own network, which will likely be open to other EV drivers sometime in the future.
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Polestar 5 EV: "Superior driving range" from huge battery cellsThe upcoming flagship model for the Polestar line packs new high-nickel cells in a format 22 inches long—approaching the size of the large-format cells used by GM's Ultium vehicles.
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Report: Next-gen Chevy Bolt EV might be made at Kansas plantAccording to information released from UAW negotiation, a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV might utilize one of GM's existing plants—likely a Kansas plant.
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Ramcharger PHEV, Jeep Wrangler EV, $27,000 Euro Tesla: Today’s Car NewsRam rolls out a shorter-range electric pickup with a full-size engine under the hood and a lot more range on gasoline. A Jeep Wrangler EV is in the cards. And Tesla wants to make a $27,000 EV in Germany. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ram on Tuesday revealed a fully redesigned lineup of...
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Report: Tesla plans to make $27,000 EV in GermanySuch an affordable EV might help Tesla be even more competitive in Europe.
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