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It was because the woman had already been run through the Gather system that they were able to connect the two fraud attempts.

Which electric SUV was teased as quicker than the Tesla Model Y Performance?

How much real-world range do Teslas lose over the first three years?

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 24, 2024.

In a first drive of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, we found this big electric pickup to be just average in real-world efficiency, and its 1,500-pound payload capacity is modest versus other full-sizers; but given its huge battery pack it likely won’t disappoint for highway range and occasional towing. With its Wide Open Watts (WOW) performance mode it’s very quick, while smooth and quiet for the mission. Just don’t expect to stay fully connected to your own smartphone. 

Kia EV3

Kia has revealed the production-bound EV3 electric SUV, and it closely follows both the EV3 concept and the much larger EV9 that’s already on sale. Although not yet confirmed for the U.S., this model is already set for Korea and Europe and with its larger battery pack will go well beyond 300 miles on a charge. And it could make a lot of sense in America at a starting price near the $35,000 originally teased.

The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid lineup coming this summer will return nearly 50 mpg, the automaker revealed Tuesday, as well as pep and performance that may rival that of the sporty Si model. Civic hybrids, with a larger engine than what’s been used in past versions of this model and a choice of sedan or hatchback layouts, are aiming for 40% of Civic sales. 

2025 Volkswagen ID.7

The Volkswagen ID.7 EV has been delayed for the U.S., VW confirmed Wednesday. It provided no new timeline for the aero-savvy hatchback, but it verified that this decision doesn’t affect the arrival of the ID.Buzz electric Microbus, still due later this year in extended-length American form. 

The upcoming 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV could out-accelerate the Tesla Model Y Performance and be the quickest model from the off-road-focused brand ever, it revealed Wednesday in a teaser. The Wagoneer S is set for a May 30 reveal. 

Jeep Wagoneer S vs. Tesla Model Y Performance

Final class-action settlement documents that mean many Chevy Bolt EV owners might get up to $1,400. The settlement money will even apply to those who’ve already received a completely new battery. 

GM is reportedly considering an affordable Chevy Camaro EV as part of its rollout of Ultium electric vehicles. In a different approach than what Ford has used for the Mustang Mach-E, the Camaro EV would be a car, not a crossover, according to a recent report citing GM president Mark Reuss. Is this related to the automaker’s plan for cylindrical batteries and, potentially, a lower-profile version of the platform. And on the other hand, GM is pushing ahead with plug-in hybrids. They’re due in 2027, executives recently confirmed, so as to help with stricter fuel efficiency and emissions standards. GM has already hinted that trucks may be first in this rollout, and GM hasn’t sold a U.S. PHEV since the Volt departed after 2019.

2019 Chevrolet Volt

Versus last year, interest in EVs is waning, according to a new J.D. Power study. Its analysts saw a decline in consideration of EVs by new-car shoppers for the first time since it started tracking it in 2021, and it suggests it’s partly related to the lack of affordable EVs—an especially important aspect for younger Gen Z and Gen Y shoppers. 

After several years, charging hardware and stations that use the Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS) are starting to roll out. These stations, and their corresponding faster charging rates for big electric trucks, may render the superior fueling speeds of comparable hydrogen vehicles a moot point. 

Honda Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Concept

Honda is introducing a hydrogen fuel-cell semi project at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) expo for fleet vehicles, and it signals the start of a new project and the company’s emphasis of fuel-cell tech for uses beyond passenger vehicles. 

Two lawmakers are demanding that the Department of Energy report the projected emissions created by federal hydrogen hubs. The $8B project aims to scale up hydrogen production for trucking and more, but it needs to do so in a way that can be held up versus diesel as a strong improvement—and oddly, that piece of information was omitted from the original framework.

Gravity curbside EV charger

The charging network Gravity has revealed distributed access points in the form of “trees” for urban streetside EV fast-charging. Set to provide up to 500 kw with no utility upgrades, these stations built onto streets could form a network “more expansive than Tesla’s current Supercharger network,” according to the company.

Wondering how much real-world range Teslas lose in the first several years? Data from thousands of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles shows that they don’t lose very much, but they don’t exactly start near the EPA ratings either.

Tesla Model 3 Performance

And according to a survey released this week, younger U.S. drivers are more open to the idea of Chinese EVs, despite data privacy concerns. Those under 40 are also more likely to consider Chinese vehicles of any kind made in Mexico as a tariff workaround. It’s unclear how wrapped up these ideas are in the lack of affordable EVs from existing automakers in the U.S.

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Lamborghini this week revealed a newly developed twin-turbocharged V-8 engine that will form part of a plug-in hybrid powertrain for the successor to the Huracán. The new supercar is due out this year, and its V-8 alone will deliver 791 hp. Jeep’s been selling an electric vehicle overseas since 2022, but its first model powered by batteries…

Power running boards and built-in bumper steps are common features on new pickup trucks, but a new Ford patent filing effectively combines them. The filing, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 21, and submitted by Ford in 2021, is for a deployable step for the rear bumper of a pickup truck, something…

BMW will use the 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este running this weekend on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como to present the Concept Skytop, an open-top two-seater packing a powerful V-8 engine. New model launches are dominated today by electric vehicles, typically in an SUV form factor, but the Concept Skytop reminds us of a not-so-distant past…

We drove the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R, our spy photographer spotted the 2025 Nissan Murano, and GM President Mark Reuss hinted at what form the electric Chevrolet Camaro might take. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We ripped across the desert in the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R. The updated truck features revised shocks, a…

Nissan plans to launch seven new vehicles in the U.S. over the next three years, and among them will be a redesigned Murano, a prototype for which has been spotted for the first time. Set to debut later this year, likely as a 2025 model, the new Murano will bring a sleek, almost coupe-like design not unlike Nissan’s Chill-Out concept from a few…

We drive the Chevy Silverado EV and, like everyone else, seem to have some mixed feelings. Younger U.S. drivers might be more open to Chinese EVs. And the hydrogen hubs costing taxpayers billions of dollars will be how much cleaner than diesel overall? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. 

In a first drive of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, we found this big electric pickup to be just average in real-world efficiency, and its 1,500-pound payload capacity is modest versus other full-sizers; but given its huge battery pack it likely won’t disappoint for highway range and occasional towing. With its Wide Open Watts (WOW) performance mode it’s very quick, while smooth and quiet for the mission. Just don’t expect to stay fully connected to your own smartphone. 

Two lawmakers are demanding that the Department of Energy report the projected emissions created by federal hydrogen hubs. The $8B project aims to scale up hydrogen production for trucking and more, but it needs to do so in a way that can be held up versus diesel as a strong improvement—and oddly, that piece of information was omitted from the original framework.

And according to a survey released this week, younger U.S. drivers are more open to the idea of Chinese EVs, despite data privacy concerns. Those under 40 are also more likely to consider Chinese vehicles of any kind made in Mexico as a tariff workaround. It’s unclear how wrapped up these ideas are in the lack of affordable EVs from existing automakers in the U.S.

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• Toyota Camry and shrinking segment

• EV trends from new registration data

• Redwood to recycle for Ultium Cells

• Silverado EV’s first retail trim

Younger U.S. drivers are more open to driving vehicles from Chinese brands than their older counterparts, according to a new AutoPacific survey. But concerns about how Chinese brands manage data privacy were high regardless of age.

No vehicles from Chinese brands are currently sold in the U.S., and that’s unlikely to change due to new tariffs. But nearly half of survey respondents said they were familiar with Chinese vehicle brands, and about 35% said they could consider purchasing a vehicle from a Chinese brand.

Respondents under 40 were much more likely to consider a vehicle from a Chinese brand, though, with 76% expressing some interest. That declines steadily by age group, with only about 26% of those 60 and older willing to consider buying a car from a Chinese brand, according to AutoPacific.

Consideration of vehicle brand from China compared to privacy concerns (from AutoPacific survey)

Data privacy gave respondents pause, though, with 44% saying they would be very concerned about their privacy if Chinese-brand vehicles were sold in the U.S. with another 34% saying they would be somewhat concerned. Despite higher interest in purchasing a car from a Chinese brand, 73% of respondents under 40 still said they were concerned about privacy. And even that may change, analysts believe.

“Privacy concerns about Chinese-brand vehicles are likely to eventually subside given that most of the connected smartphones, smart watches, laptops, and connected home devices, we are comfortable using every day are in fact manufactured in China,” AutoPacific president Ed Kim said in a statement.

Data privacy can also be an issue with cars already sold in the U.S. As a Bolt EV data scandal recently showed, no drivers of connected vehicles can be completely certain their driving data isn’t going to be misused or misinterpreted. 

Xpeng G9

The survey comes about a week after the Biden administration hiked tariffs to try to keep Chinese EVs out, placing a 100% tariff on cars built in China. It effectively goes along with plans to tighten the EV supply chain in order to qualify for the federal EV tax credit of up to $7,500.

The administration aims to bolster American manufacturing and union jobs with these measures, but they also cut against the goal of reducing emissions by putting more EVs on the road. As Bloomberg New Energy Finance recently calculated, China now makes enough batteries to support global EV production. Chinese automakers also sell more affordable EVs—something currently lacking in the U.S.—in the markets where they currently operate.

BYD Shark plug-in hybrid pickup

Mexico is broadly seen as the workaround, and China’s BYD made the global launch of its plug-in hybrid pickup in Mexico the same morning as the tariff announcement. EVs assembled in Mexico currently qualify for the federal EV tax credit, and may avoid the new tariffs as well, AutoPacific notes.

North American assembly also seems to be of interest to consumers, as 37% of survey respondents said they would consider a car built in Mexico and then sold in the U.S. And 16% said knowing a Chinese-brand car was assembled in the U.S. would increase their purchase consideration. So perhaps—like the Japanese, Korean, and German automakers before them—Chinese automakers could win over consumers and government officials by building locally.