Author: EVAI
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Pack Takes Back Nurburgring Lap Record
Besides the Track Package, the Tesla Model S Plaid that set a 7:25.231 lap time featured a round steering wheel instead of a yoke.
Toyota 3-row US-made EV, VW ID.Buzz US details, cheaper Kia EV6, Fisker Ocean range: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker started offering weekly EV leases for Uber drivers? Which upcoming EV will get a single-screen interface much like that of the Tesla Model 3/Y? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 2, 2023. The electric Volkswagen Bus has been a long time coming, and VW at…
VW ID.Buzz US details, Fisker Ocean EPA range, Mach-E weekly lease: Today’s Car News
The Fisker Ocean EV hits a 360-mile range. Ford is leasing its Mach-E by the week for Uber use. And the electric VW Bus bows in American form. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen’s electric Bus has been a long time coming, and it’s at last provided a look at the 2025 VW ID.Buzz Americans will be able to buy, in its…
Fisker Ocean EV hits 360-mile EPA range, US deliveries start June 19
Fisker on Thursday confirmed a 360-mile EPA-rated range for its Ocean electric SUV, and said it plans to start U.S. deliveries the week of June 19. The range figure is better than the 350 miles that Fisker estimated at the introduction of the Ocean, in November 2021. It applies to the Ocean Extreme model, which uses a 113-kwh battery pack, with…
2025 VW ID.Buzz electric van gets 3 rows, AWD in US version
Volkswagen has provided a first look at the long-awaited U.S.-bound ID.Buzz electric van—finally, in the form Americans will be able to buy. What have we been waiting for? U.S. versions of the 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz, VW says, will be made in the same Hanover, Germany, factory as the European model but they’ll have a third row of…
Flexible Ford EV leases for Uber drivers start at $199 weekly
Ford on Thursday announced the start of a pilot program allowing Uber drivers in some markets to lease EVs by the week for use on the ride-hailing network. With Ford Drive, the automaker says that it will offer Mustang Mach-E models in San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, with the Los Angeles program starting Thursday. Drivers can sign up…
Toyota 3-row EV confirmed, I-Pace recalled, EV vs. ICE parity pushed back: Today’s Car News
Jaguar I-Pace EVs are overheating, and a recall appears to buy the automaker some diagnostic time. EV vs. ICE cost parity may be pushed to much later in the decade. And Toyota aims to make a three-row EV in Kentucky in 2025. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota on Wednesday confirmed a three-row electric SUV for U.S. production…
EV cost parity may not arrive until 2030, suggests Ford CEO
EVs may not achieve cost parity with gasoline cars until after 2030, Ford CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday. Speaking at an investor conference, Farley said that, for most automakers, EVs will remain more expensive to manufacture than internal-combustion cars until the end of the decade, reports Reuters, adding that this counters analysts’ prediction…
Watch Tesla Model S Plaid Set New World Record In Quarter Mile
When the Plaid first came to market, it was tough for people to achieve the stats Tesla touted, but there are always new ways to try.
2019-2024 Jaguar I-Pace recalled over battery fire concern
Battery fire concerns have prompted a recall of nearly 6,400 Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs from throughout the model’s production run. Jaguar on Wednesday said the battery energy control module software will be updated, and battery modules will be replaced if necessary, in 6,367 vehicles from model years 2019 to 2024 free of charge, according to…