Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Tesla’s battery push, Mach-E GT, Lightyear One, EV and PHEV deals: The Week in Reverse Bengt HalvorsonCan the Lightyear One go 450 miles with a 60-kwh battery?
Will the Tesla Model Y be the world’s top-selling vehicle next year?
This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at...
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Wrangler 4xe lift, GM Mexico investment, charging apps: Today’s Car NewsGM faces some backlash for a big investment in EVs in Mexico. Jeep rolls out some cool aftermarket pieces for its plug-in hybrid Wrangler. And EV charging apps are cause for confusion. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On its Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid, Jeep has introduced the first OEM...
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GM plans $1B electric vehicle future for Mexico plant, UAW cries foulDespite a push from the Biden administration to keep electric-vehicle EV manufacturing in the U.S., GM plans to make EVs and components south of the border.
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GM charging network, Honda Civic, Audi E-Tron, VW ID.4 AWD: Today’s Car NewsGeneral Motors is streamlining its charging experience, ahead of the arrival of the Cadillac Lyriq and other Ultium EVs. Volkswagen details the all-wheel-drive ID.4. The Audi E-Tron lineup returns with a fresh look. And Honda just introduced the next-generation version of its small-car mainstay...
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2022 Honda Civic sedan bows: Is a high-mpg Civic Hybrid hatchback on the way?Honda hasn't yet confirmed a Civic Hybrid, but some manufacturing decisions suggest that a Civic Hybrid hatchback is a possibility.
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GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq will offer "one-click" charging on unified brand appsGM is partnering with seven charging networks to allow easier, app-based charging at 60,000 charging points in the U.S. and Canada.
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Tesla 4680 cells, $60/kwh target, fuel-cell trash trucks, Ford batteries: Today’s Car News Bengt HalvorsonA venture powers tailpipe-emissions-free fuel-cell trash trucks with landfill waste. The DOE reportedly sees $60/kwh as the new goal for EV cost parity with ICE. Ford focuses on making EV batteries a...
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Tesla may be banking a lot on its new battery cell format: Semi, Cybertruck, Model S Plaid+Musk estimates that production of the new cells remains 12 to 18 months away. What if that proves optimistic?
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Ford plans to build battery cells for future electric vehiclesFord wants to be able to scale up manufacturing while reusing as much as possible for the transition to solid-state cells.
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Musk sees Tesla Model Y becoming global bestseller in 2022: Toyota RAV4 dethroned?Tesla CEO Elon Musk sees the Model Y electric crossover becoming the best-selling vehicle in the world. With enough batteries, it might not be the moonshot it sounds.
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Battery-factory crunch, Bosch pushback, Lightyear tires, EV and PHEV deals: Today’s Car NewsThe electric-car deals this month span beyond the Bolt EV. A report suggests there aren’t enough EV battery factories planned for the next decade. Some very special tires are going into a solar car that hopes to leapfrog Tesla in efficiency. And the supplier behind the VW diesel scandal...
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Bridgestone tires will help Lightyear One solar car leapfrog Tesla in efficiencyAerodynamics, weight, and rolling resistance have all been closely managed in the Lightyear One solar-supplemented electric car—and tires are part of that.
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Supplier scarred by Dieselgate rejects EV future, will invest in combustion tech into 2040s Bengt HalvorsonLashing out against proposals for upcoming Euro 7 emissions legislation, the CEO of the mammoth auto industry supplier Bosch last week called regulators “fixated” on EVs, and accused the...
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Tucson Hybrid review, Cadillac Lyriq details, Toyota electric pickup, A6 E-Tron: The Week in ReverseWhich electric vehicles earned top safety ratings this week? Which luxury brand revealed a fully electric sedan with 800V charging? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 23, 2021. This week we took a first drive in the...
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Honda US EV plans, Toyota hydrogen ICE, California emissions, Mach-E and XC40 Recharge safety: Today’s Car NewsToyota is building hydrogen combustion engines. Honda reveals more about its U.S. EV plans. California is back on a path to setting its own vehicle emissions rules. And the list of EVs with top safety ratings is growing fast. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Both the 2021 Ford Mustang...
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Honda US EV plans: Solid-state batteries later this decade, all EVs by 2040Honda sees battery electric and hydrogen fuel-cell models making up 40% of its U.S. sales by 2030 and 80% by 2035.
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Biden administration moves to restore California emissions authorityThe move is seen as a first step toward new fuel economy and emissions standards to be announced by July—leaving room for even more ambitious state targets.
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Megawatt charging for trucks, beef-fat biodiesel, BYD EV platform: Today’s Car NewsA Portland site is a template for big-rig fast-charging, and open for public use. Biodiesel from beef fat will soon be mass-produced by a Nebraska joint venture. And BYD gives a top-level preview of its third-generation platform for electric vehicles. This and more on Earth Day, here at Green Car...
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Electric Island: First US charging station for electric semis is ready for megawatt fast-charging Bengt HalvorsonBig electric trucks have big charging needs. They’re megawatt-level charging needs, when you consider how quickly trucks will need to pack the energy back in and not interrupt their daily,...
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Cadillac Lyriq details, GM EV1 at 25, Trump-era EPA rules flawed: Today’s Car NewsThe first step toward Cadillac’s electric future gets a price tag. It’s been 25 years since GM sparked the idea of the modern electric car with the EV1. And the EPA’s process and protocol around its emissions and mpg rules were highly flawed, it now says. This and more, here at...
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Tucson Hybrid review, Toyota electric pickup, BMW solid state, Genesis EV: Today’s Car NewsGenesis shows its first fully electric model. BMW sets a timeline for solid-state tech. We get drive time in the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid. And Toyota confirms an electric pickup in its future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A first drive of the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid told us that the...
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Genesis Electrified G80 sedan dumps the gas engine for 800V charging and power-bank utilityThe first fully electric vehicle for the Genesis brand will come in the form of the Electrified G80 sedan, due in late 2021 or early 2022.
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Toyota confirms fully electric pickup and hybrid truck in “the near future”Fully electric and hybrid trucks are now part of the automaker's plans, it confirmed—likely following a new electric crossover and sedan.
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Audi A6 E-Tron, Mercedes EQB, Toyota EV concept, Alpha Wolf+: Today’s Car NewsA series of electric vehicles rolled out by Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota—all at Shanghai—are all headed to the U.S. The rugged charm of Alpha Motors’ latest electric pickup has some of your attention. And a study suggests the whole U.S. could go electric by 2035. This and more...
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