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Toyota confirms 3-row electric SUV for US assembly in 2025

2023 Toyota bZ4XToyota on Wednesday confirmed that it will assemble a three-row battery electric SUV at its Georgetown, Kentucky, plant starting in 2025. The new SUV will use batteries supplied from Toyota’s North Carolina plant, and it says that facility will be “Toyota’s hub for developing and producing lithium-ion batteries needed for its…

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Volvo EX30 EV interface, U.S.-Canada EV highway, wiper fluid emissions: Today’s Car News

Volvo EX30 teaserThe U.S. and Canada are connecting over chargers. The Volvo EX30 is going very simple inside—perhaps for the better. And are we overlooking wiper fluid? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo has teased that its upcoming EX30 crossover EV will go simple in its interface—with a single, Tesla-like screen layout handling it all…

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Volvo teases Tesla-like single-screen interface for EX30 EV

Volvo EX30 teaserThe Volvo EX30 compact crossover EV won’t just be smaller. It will also be vastly more simplified in its interface, Volvo revealed Wednesday. With no separate gauge cluster, the EX30 will, like the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, shift all displays to a single screen. On it, speed and charging levels will be among the pieces of information near…

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US and Canada collaborate on EV charging corridor

Porsche Taycan chargingThe U.S. and Canada have announced plans for a joint EV charging corridor connecting the two countries. Christened the Binational EV Corridor, the project aims to place EV fast chargers approximately every 50 miles between Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation press release. A…

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Yes, wiper fluid is a source of harmful vehicle emissions

Carbon fiber windscreen wipersA new study from the American Chemical Society provides a reminder that tailpipes aren’t the only source of harmful vehicle emissions. The study suggests that wiper fluid could be a significant source of emissions, one that will become a bigger part of the vehicle fleet’s overall carbon footprint as EV adoption increases. That’s because wiper…

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Average EV Quicker Than Most Performance Cars, And Tech Is Improving

EVs are going from quick to quicker in mere months, but it took gas cars decades to get relatively quick.

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Rivian Tank Turn update, Kia EV6 Light returns, EVs from Africa and Italy: Today’s Car News

Rivian R1TRivian Tank Turn isn’t going to happen. Dealerships are spending big on EV infrastructure when you add it all up. Italy’s Aehra is building battery repairability into its EV. Africa has its first EV maker with global ambition. And the affordable Kia EV6 Light returns. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The base 2023 Kia EV6…

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Dealerships plan to spend $5.5B in EV infrastructure

Honda future dealership design for selling EVs - 2022Franchise dealerships anticipate spending $5.5 billion on new infrastructure to sell EVs, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), a car dealer trade group. The estimate is “based on available data from a selection of brands,” according to an NADA press release. Some automakers have asked dealerships to invest in chargers…

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EV startup Aehra plans to emphasize efficiency, battery repairability

Aehra SUV conceptThere is no shortage of EV startups looking to challenge established automakers, but Milan-based Aehra is taking a different approach. Aehra unveiled its first model, an SUV, last October, plans to unveil a sedan in June, and aims to start deliveries of both in 2025 in markets potentially including North America, Europe, China, and the Middle…

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Startup plans first EV designed and engineered in Africa

Teaser for Atlas E-Mobility Group EVStartup Atlas E-Mobility Group on Thursday announced plans to launch what it claims will be the first EV designed and engineered in Africa. Headquartered in London, but with development and production facilities in Morocco, Atlas aims to start producing vehicles in 2026, initially for Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, with a wider release in…