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The firm acquired has developed software that helps provide early detection of thermal runaway events and other battery failures.

For the 2024 Spectre, Rolls-Royce made some tough tech choices about what its buyers wanted to see in an EV—and the result is a delightfully simple canvas for a new generation of posh and bespoke.

Both Rivian and Lucid cut their production estimates last year. The two EV hopefuls have been learning the same lesson Tesla did with the long ramp up of Model 3 production, namely that making cars is hard.

In the Porsche Taycan, ZF has presented a revamped thermal system for the powertrain and cabin, based around a central refrigerant circuit and 800-volt heat pump system.

More than 96% of drivers completed a successful charge on the Tesla Supercharger network, versus less than 79% on other networks, according to recent data tallied by J.D. Power.

Electrify America’s cross-country charging network will support Tesla connectors, but many details are missing. Tesla will stay on top for U.S. EV sales for years, a study estimates. And some hybrids are getting marked up past the gas money they’ll save. This and more, here at Green Car...

Hybrids and plug-in hybrids boast some impressive ownership-cost advantages. But markups of more than $10,000 in some cases are kicking the break-even point vs. non-hybrids years ahead.

At least through the 2027 model year, Tesla will claim a larger share of the EV market, though legacy automakers will make great gains.

In addition to all the EVs that shift to NACS, Electrify America will give Tesla owners additional places to charge.

GM details what will be needed to use some of its upcoming EVs as home power banks. Polestar joins Volvo in its plans to shift to the Tesla charging standard. And the federal government lays out charging needs for the decade. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Following Ford, GM, Rivian, and...

By the next decade, the U.S. needs a million public Level 2 AC charging ports, in addition to greatly expanded DC fast-charging.

The hardware includes an AC home charger, dubbed the PowerShfit Charger, that allows vehicles to discharge power from their battery packs

The Nissan Leaf returns for 2024 with a price under $30,000—not counting incentives. Volvo plans to adopt the Tesla connector in future EVs. And should Tesla’s NACS become a real standard? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo on Tuesday announced that it plans to adopt...

Pricing is up only slightly versus 2023, and the Leaf continues to take advantage of the CHAdeMO charging interface that predated Tesla's connector.

If Tesla's NACS is a proper standard, it could make it easier for charging networks, hardware makers, and automakers to deploy it as a baseline for North American EV charging.

Lotus’ very fast and fast-charging electric SUV starts to arrive in Europe. Aston Martin and Lucid are in a strategic partnership. GM releases some numbers for the Silverado EV WT and $40,000 isn’t one of them. Lordstown Motors is up for sale. And the drivers of upcoming Stellantis EVs...

Lordstown now aims to sell its assets as it files for bankruptcy protection and sues Foxconn for breach of contract and fraud.

The Lotus electric SUV offers 800-volt charging, while aluminum-intensive construction and a cell-to-pack battery configuration help save weight and boost performance.

The company behind Ram, Jeep, Dodge, and others is putting the same charge-finding smarts into all its apps and EVs—but it hasn’t signed on to Tesla’s standard.

Lucid’s “cutting edge powertrain technology” will be paired with Mercedes’ electronic architecture in a near-future family of electrified Aston Martins.