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The runway is looking shorter for two new affordable electric vehicles from Toyota and Nissan. That’s because both brands are getting quite close to a sales barrier that will no longer allow buyers to claim the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit—which could make quite a difference for those considering a Toyota bZ4X or Nissan Ariya…

Consumers who are planning to purchase an electric car have different priorities than current EV owners, according to a recent Plug In America study (via Charged EVs). Results from 8,000 United States respondents including both current EV owners and EV “intenders,” defined as those that do not currently own an EV but plan on acquiring one within…

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution on Wednesday announced plans for a Canadian joint-venture battery plant—the automaker’s first large-scale battery venture for North America. To be located in Windsor, Ontario, $5 billion Canadian ($4.1 billion U.S.) plant is scheduled to start producing batteries in 2024, and will have an annual…

Just as the Middle East has been a strategic center in global oil politics, the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the epicenter for the raw materials needed for electric vehicles—especially cobalt. The country is the source of more than two-thirds of global cobalt, according to the New York Times—a boom that’s feeding…

Which American automaker celebrated a German factory this week? And have gas prices prompted Americans to drive less? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 25, 2022. This week we got a preview drive of the 2023 Nissan Ariya electric crossover and found that it essentially…

We drive the Nissan Ariya electric crossover and preview its clever all-wheel-drive system. Electrify America looks at an upscale future for EV charging. And pricing has been revealed for the Polestar 2, and it’s well below that of the Tesla Model 3 when you consider the EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Polestar 2…

Our first time in the driver’s seat of the 2023 Nissan Ariya missed out on the star of the lineup: the company’s dual-motor all-wheel-drive system, augmented by a next-generation chassis system called e-4orce. Although e-4orce is technology for electric vehicles, it draws from tuning expertise from the all-wheel-drive GT-R supercar…

Electrify America is looking to make its charging experience more upscale, with more elaborate installations than today’s standalone parking-lot chargers. The Volkswagen Group–funded charging network on Thursday announced plans for a handful of “showcase stations” with up to 20 DC fast chargers, plus amenities like customer lounges and solar…

The new 270-mile single-motor version of the Polestar 2 will start at $47,200 (including destination) in the United States, Polestar confirmed Thursday. That base price undercuts the Tesla Model 3, which now starts at $48,190 for base version with a 272-mile range. Considering that Polestar qualifies for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit and Tesla…

Electric vehicles have the potential to soothe and simplify, to declutter and maximize space. The transition to EVs marks an opportunity for automakers to reinvent the entire vehicle around a distinctive look and feel, with less drama. Put away any impressions you might have about Nissan’s original mass-market electric car, the Leaf, as the…