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Polestar 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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Here's why in a few years EVs may cost less than gas models
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 News
GM 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 pickups
The 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 suggests
Whether 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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The Prologue doesn’t radically remake Honda vehicles for the EV era, but it’s a technology gateway to them.
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Ford Mach-E EV price cut, Genesis hybrids, tailpipe emissions rules: Today’s Car News
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...
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Report: Hyundai's Genesis is backpedaling on all-EV plan, to hybrids
The 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 rollout
The 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 plunge
The 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 News
Porsche 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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The name change affects the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge, which recently received their most significant overhaul since their 2021 arrival.
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VW ID.7 Tourer EV boasts long range, looks set for a European vacation
The VW ID.7 Tourer is an electric station wagon combining long highway travel range with cargo space that puts many SUVs to shame.
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2025 Porsche Panamera plug-in hybrids mix in more EV miles
The 2025 Porsche Panamera 4 E Hybrid and 4S E-Hybrid now offer more hp and more electric miles.
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Sono Motors revives with solar bus kit, not Sion solar EV
The German solar EV startup no longer sees the solar EV it started with as part of the plan, post-bankruptcy. It's converting commercial trucks instead.
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2023 EV sales blew past 2022 levels every month of the year
EV sales rose sharply each month of 2023, versus the two years before, according to the DOE.
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Equinox EV details, Lucid Air price cut, Kia plug-in hybrids, EV9 markups: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker revealed a far-out concept EV but skipped the auto show? And when did Republicans turn against EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 16, 2024. The 2024 Chevy Equinox EV will qualify for the $7,500...
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Scout starts building its EV manufacturing home. Many Americans still have no experience with EVs. And how much more than MSRP would you pay for a Kia EV9? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia dealers are at it again, marking up the EV9 electric SUV by $7,000 or more, despite efforts from Kia to reel in price gouging earlier in the year. With EV9 production due to ramp up at higher rates in Georgia, and some dealerships sticking to MSRP, there is hope of getting one for its proper price soon. EV interest increases with EV experience. That’s among the findings of a recent...
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VW’s Scout EV brand bows with $2B US plant and truck nostalgia
Scout is building a plant that could make 200,000 electric trucks per year—including pickups and SUVs.
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Survey suggests lack of experience with EVs is slowing adoption
The recent Consumer Reports survey suggests most Americans don't have much experience with EVs—and some are unwilling to make choices for the environment.
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Kia dealers are already gouging away on EV9 electric SUV prices
As first EV9 models arrive to strong demand, markups of up to $7,000 over MSRP are already typical, and some dealerships may be pocketing even more.
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Lucid Air price cut, Lancia Ypsilon EV, Civic-sized Sony-Honda EV: Today’s Car News
Sony and Honda may be working together on a Civic-sized EV. Lancia rolls out the start of an EV revival. Rivian shines some light on the R2. And Lucid cuts prices. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Thursday, Lucid cut prices on the 2024 Air lineup. Affecting all but the top-performance...
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Rivian R2 bows March 7: Will it be EV maker's Model 3 moment?
There's a lot riding on Rivian's more affordable, mass-market R2, and now we know it will debut on March 7.
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