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Ram 1500 BEV Concept electric pickup bows with three-row seating

Ram 1500 Revolution BEV conceptIn the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept revealed Thursday at CES, Stellantis’ truck brand showed how it plans to deliver an electric pickup in 2024. Put simply, it plans to carry on the competition that it’s waged against the Ford F-150 family, plus Chevy, GMC, and Toyota full-size trucks, translated into a new era of fully electric…

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Study: EV adoption faces critical cost barriers

GMC Sierra EV lineupConsumers are showing more interest in electric cars, but cost concerns are a critical barrier to further adoption, according to a new study. In its 2023 Global Automotive Consumer Study, consultancy Deloitte found that most Americans don’t feel ready for an EV. Just 8% of survey respondents said an EV was the preferred choice for their next…

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Stellantis will build 100-mile electric aircraft for Archer

Archer Midnight electric aircraft to be manufactured with StellantisAs it prepares to launch a global lineup of electric cars and trucks, Stellantis is also planning to build a very different kind of electric vehicle. At CES in Las Vegas, the automaker announced that it will build the Archer Midnight electric aircraft, as well as provide $150 million in funding to California-based Archer Aviation in 2023 and 2024…

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Ford F-150 Lightning: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023

Ford F-150 Lightning: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023Ford has revolutionized the pickup truck—by making a fully electric version of its top-selling vehicle, the F-150. While doing that, and seemingly changing as little as possible about all that already makes the F-150 so desirable, it’s created a better vehicle. That’s why even though the F-150 Lightning isn’t the first…

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Bolt EV price hike, VW ID.7, Tesla fine, F-150 Lightning tops them all: Today’s Car News

2023 Ford F-150 LightningVolkswagen reveals its upcoming electric sedan. Cold-weather range is behind a Tesla fine. Chevy Bolt EV prices rise as the tax credit returns. And our pick of the year follows what Americans will find a very familiar shape. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Today we named our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023, and it’s not even…

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GM hikes 2023 Chevy Bolt EV price as $7,500 tax credit returns

2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVThe 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV once again qualifies for the federal EV tax credit, but now it’s also getting a small price increase. General Motors lost eligibility for the $7,500 credit when it reached the 200,000-unit sales cap that was previously in place. Under the revamped rules enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and due to take…

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Report: South Korea fines Tesla $2.2M over cold-weather range

2022 Tesla lineup (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)South Korea’s antitrust regulator has hit Tesla with a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine for allegedly minimizing the impact of cold weather on range, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said Tesla had overstated “driving ranges of its cars on a single charge, their fuel cost-effectiveness compared to gasoline…

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VW ID.7 prototype previews long-range electric sedan due in 2024

Volkswagen ID.7Volkswagen has revealed ID.7 as the name for the next model in its ID electric-vehicle family, and this week at CES in Las Vegas it’s showing a “digital camouflage” prototype of the ID.7 ahead of a production-bound reveal later this year. Based on the ID.Aero concept car that VW had already confirmed was U.S.-bound, the ID.7 is a…

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Rivian EDV up close, Tesla resale bubble pops, used PHEV tax credit: Today’s Car News

Rivian EDV700We take a look at Rivian’s electric vans. VW’s MEB platform is due for a boost mid-decade, V2G charging could pay off quickly. Used plug-in hybrids are in demand. And it seems the used Tesla price bubble has popped. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. While Rivian generates interest with outdoorsy families with its R1T electric…

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Rivian EDV: All about electric vans for Amazon and beyond

Rivian EDV700Although Rivian’s trend-setting R1T and R1S electric trucks and their outdoorsy lifestyle take top billing in headlines, Rivian EDV electric delivery vans have always been a top priority. As for why, look no further than one of the top retailers in the world. In 2019 Amazon announced it ordered 100,000 electric vans from Rivian as part of a…