2022 GMC Hummer EV Review: Call Of The Road
Verdict 8.3 / 10 Design | Comfort | Technology | Performance | Safety | Efficiency | Pricing | FAQ I had a great plan. My buddies and I were to drive up to northern Michigan for a weekend of golf,...
Media Report Claims Tesla Crashed Into Home, But It Was A Polestar
You can almost be certain that if a Tesla crashes and/or catches fire, it will be in the news. This has been the case for years, and crashes and fires involving other electric cars have also become...
Classic ’80s-era Toyota Corolla GT-S reborn in EV, fuel-cell versions
Toyota on Friday unveiled two rebuilt examples of the classic 1980s Corolla GT-S, also known by the internal model code AE86—one with a battery-electric powertrain, and one with a hydrogen...
Mazda MX-30 R-EV is a plug-in puzzle Americans might not get
Mazda on Friday revealed its rotary range-extended version of the MX-30 electric vehicle, called the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV. The MX-30 R-EV would offer a range far greater than the 100...
Tesla price cuts, Lightyear 2, Ioniq 5 crab walk, Ram EV and charging robot: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker’s rotary range-extended EV is once again unlikely for the U.S.? Can a heated seat belt really boost EV range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car...
Tesla price cut, US charger growth, Mercedes EQ badge: Today’s Car News
We may need eight times the U.S. chargers by 2030 to keep up with EV growth. Mercedes might retire its EQ badge, if not brand. And Tesla cuts prices, meaning at least one popular model costs...
Toyota Reveals AE86 H2 And BEV Restomod Concepts In Japan
Toyota has unveiled two unique concept restomods at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2023. They are both based on the Toyota AE86 and both are quite unique, but only one is actually electrified. One is a...
Tesla cuts prices across the board up to 20%
Tesla has once again lowered prices. As of Thursday the automaker’s online configurator shows price cuts for every model in its lineup. The Model Y received the biggest cut, of about 20%...
Study: Pace of US EV adoption requires 8X charger growth by 2030
Keeping up with anticipated U.S. EV sales growth will require a lot more chargers, according to a new S&P Global Mobility study. Even accounting for home charging, which is how most EV drivers...
Mercedes reportedly plans to drop EQ badging for EVs
Mercedes-Benz could drop its EQ badge for electric cars as it moves toward an EV-only lineup, a German business newspaper reported. EQ was launched in 2016 as a sub-brand that would serve as a...
Mercedes Could Abandon EQ Branding As Early As Next Year
Mercedes could drop the EQ designation for its electric models next year, according to a new report citing sources from Germany. The move automaker is said to be doing this as having a separate line...
Robotic Ram Charger, cell-to-chassis tech, EVs as virtual power plant: Today’s Car News
GM and Ford look at using EVs as virtual power plants. Cell-to-chassis tech nears production in an EV from China. And we look at how the inductive charging robot that Ram teased might work in the...
Ram Charger inductive charging robot: How it will work for Ram EV
The first widely available factory original wireless charger in the U.S. might arrive not from Tesla or one of the Chinese EV makers, but from Stellantis. As it revealed its Ram electric truck...
Chinese startup might soon make EVs with cell-to-chassis tech
A Chinese startup plans to ditch battery packs entirely and integrate cells directly with an EV’s chassis. With this goal in mind, Neta Auto on Wednesday announced a cooperative agreement with...
Virtual power plants of GM, Ford EVs could cut “peaker” pollution
General Motors and Ford have joined a pilot project to use EVs as an alternative energy source for the electricity grid, helping to cut pollution from fossil fuels. Organized by the Rocky Mountain...
Suzuki Previews 2025 Production EV With Crossover Concept
Suzuki has just unveiled an electric crossover concept called eVX, which previews a future production model due in 2025. The design study was revealed at Auto Expo 2023 in India and it shows an...
Rumor: Ford Might Drop Battery JV Deal With SK In Turkey
In March 2022, Ford, SK Innovation’s SK On, and Koç Holding announced a non-binding MOU to create a commercial vehicle battery production site in Turkey. However, the agreement might not...
Range-extended Mazda MX-30 on hold, EV battery costs, Ioniq 5 crab walk: Today’s Car News
Hyundai shows how tech intended for future mobility might make all EVs easier to park. Considering inflation, battery costs might not have surged so much. And don’t hold out for a rotary...
2023 Mazda MX-30 EV carries over, as range-extended rotary idles
Mazda confirmed Tuesday that the 2023 MX-30 EV will arrive in California dealerships this spring. Prices for the 2023 MX-30 EV are up somewhat, to $35,385 for the base model and $38,395 with the...
DOE: In 2022 money, EV battery costs have kept falling
Many analyses have shown that EV battery costs stopped decreasing in 2022, putting off affordability goals. But the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a reality check. Based on...