Bengt Halvorson, Senior Editor
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Gasoline vehicle sales will be banned in California. Lordstown Motors shows us inside its electric truck. And we cover more of the angles from Tesla Battery Day—including the possibility of a...
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Musk: Battery plan will enable $25,000 Tesla due in 2023A $25k electric car that could rival gasoline models on initial price would be possible through battery-cost gains presented at Tesla's Battery Day.
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California will ban the sale of gasoline vehicles by 2035An executive order by California governor Gavin Newsom aims to ban the sale of gasoline-powered light vehicles by 2035.
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VW ID.4 revealed, Kia Sorento Hybrid, Tesla Battery Day roundup: Today’s Car NewsTesla Battery Day outlines battery tech that could set the company up as a cell manufacturer, and global EV domination. Kia reveals a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid SUV for the U.S. Ford will be building a bunch of EVs in Canada. And Volkswagen’s first EV for the U.S. masses has arrived. This...
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2021 VW ID.4 revealed: 250-mile electric SUV starts at $41,190Volkswagen disclosed pricing, specs, and preliminary range for its ID.4 electric SUV that arrives in 1st Edition guise for about $46k.
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Tesla Battery Day: Automaker aims to make breakthrough cell at half the cost, could supply other automakersTesla's Battery Day presentation centered around a complete, vertically integrated rethink of its battery cells, looking years into the future.
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2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid three-row SUV: 37 mpg tops Highlander Hybrid, 30-mile plug-in too Bengt HalvorsonA 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid mid-size SUV arrives later this year and a Sorento Plug-In Hybrid joins the lineup next year as a 2022 model. On Tuesday, Kia releases specs for both.
Kia estimates that...
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Battery Day tech, free VW ID.4 charging, electric Karma: Today’s Car NewsTesla Battery Day steals the show today. Volkswagen ID.4 owners get free fast-charging for three years. And Karma has taken the Revero name off its electric version of it. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Today is Tesla Battery Day, and while this much-anticipated event has been generating...
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Musk: Battery Day tech will go high-volume in 2022, help offset cell shortageTesla CEO Elon Musk hints a technology revealed at its Battery Day won't be up to full speed until 2022 but could counter a battery shortage.
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Rivian towing, Polestar carbon footprint, Nikola’s Milton steps down: Today’s Car NewsPolestar pledges to be transparent about carbon footprint. Rivian teases the towing capability of its R1T electric truck. Daimler targets electrified long-haul trucking with fuel cells. Cadillac is making some big asks of its dealerships. And a week of high-profile controversy results in some...
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Rivian R1T electric pickup: Towing 11,000 pounds up Davis Dam Grade, in scorching heatThe upcoming Rivian R1T electric pickup will likely offer a level of towing ability beyond that of any other production electric truck.
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Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, GMC Hummer EV Crab mode, F-150 Electric plans: The Week in ReverseWhich EV charging network revamped its pricing? Which model did Volkswagen call “the driving force” behind its pivot to electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 18, 2020. The Toyota RAV4, Honda...
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VW’s electric sales targets, Volvo’s particulate smarts, cleaning up the air with more EVs: Today’s Car News Bengt HalvorsonVolkswagen is targeting 500,000 EVs per year by the middle of the decade, globally—and that’s just counting its ID.4 crossover. Several new Volvo models give you the fine particulate...
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Faster US transition to EVs will save 6,300 lives annually, $185 billion by 2050, study projectsThe American Lung Association anticipates that the difference between a modest adoption of EVs and a more aggressive one is possibly 6,300 lives a year.
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Volkswagen aims to sell 500,000 ID.4 electric crossovers annually by 2025The ID.4 is important. One third of the 1.5 million EVs VW expects to sell globally by 2025 are projected to be this model.
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Electric Ford F-150 video, Kia EV design, GM electric air taxis: Today’s Car NewsThe electric F-150 will be “a workhorse, not a showhorse.” GM is thinking about flying air taxis powered by its batteries. And Kia is teasing the first of many EVs on the way. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has revealed a few more details about the fully electric version...
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Ford F-150 Electric details added, as production ramps up for gasoline and hybrid versionsFord has invested in Michigan assembly for the best-selling model lineup in the U.S., as it readies for an electric version due in 2022.
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GM Ultium Drive, Electrify America pricing, Audi fuel-cell stack: Today’s Car NewsGeneral Motors is giving its set of EV components a new name. Electrify America has rebooted its pricing. And Audi has a fuel-cell stack but no fuel-cell vehicle. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Earlier this year, GM applied the Ultium name to the battery and propulsion systems for its...
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In many states, up until now, the Electrify America network has been an outlier.
In states where electric vehicle drivers are accustomed to being billed by the kilowatt-hour—for the energy they...
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Will GM’s Ultium Drive be the small-block V-8 for a generation of EVs?GM is ramping up to make five drive units and three motors the core of a generation of EVs. Is GM's legacy manufacturing expertise a good thing here?
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Hummer EV Crab mode, Hyundai Tucson plug-in hybrid, 800V surge: Today’s Car NewsThe Hyundai Tucson steps up its feature set and adds hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions. Delphi says it’s planning to supply a lot of upcoming EVs with 800V tech. Kenworth rolls out its electric trucks. And the GMC Hummer EV’s Crab mode goes sideways. This and more, here at Green Car...
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2022 Hyundai Tucson: Hybrid, plug-in hybrid versions heat up rivalry vs. RAV4, CR-VThe 2022 Hyundai Tucson has a more daring design and tech surprises, but the most important news might be the hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions coming soon.
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Rivian R1T, solar tonneau, Hyundai Nexo availability, pandemic fast-charging: Today’s Car NewsA solar tonneau could help charge electric pickups and make them more useful at worksites. Rivian shows pre-production electric trucks being made. Hyundai adds a little more availability for the Nexo fuel-cell vehicle. And people aren’t fast-charging as much during the pandemic. This and...
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Survey: EV drivers are sticking to home charging, while public networks expandElectric vehicle drivers haven't needed DC fast charging infrastructure as much during the pandemic, although networks have continued to expand.
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