EV tax credit leases, cold-weather charging, PHEVs not plugged in: Today’s Car News
The EV tax credit continues to take form, and it may mean cheaper leases. Washington and Oregon join California in banning EV-only cars by 2035. EV drivers are charging more in the winter, but are...
EV tax credit loophole may cut lease payments for EVs made overseas
The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed Thursday that buyers can effectively bypass both the American final assembly and critical-mineral requirements for electric vehicles—if those EVs are...
What cold weather means to most EV drivers: More charging
It’s well established that electric cars lose some range in cold weather, but for drivers that generally means more charging rather than less driving, according to a new report from battery...
BMW aims to build solid-state EV batteries under license
BMW has licensed solid-state battery cell designs and manufacturing processes from Colorado-based Solid Power, taking the partnership between the two companies up a notch. The automaker, which began...
Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners
From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have...
Report: Tesla Giga Shanghai To Take Another Production Break In January
Tesla might reduce the number of production days at the Giga Shanghai plant in China in January, after it limited the output in the last days of 2022. Reuters reports that the company plans to run a...
Tesla Owner Shares Video & Story After 30-Car Winter-Weather Pileup
There were many major accidents as wicked winter weather set in on the States last week. A few of the accidents were multi-car pileups that left freeways closed and people stranded for many hours. A...
Audi plans to make EVs at all its global factories before 2030
Audi will build EVs at all of its global plants before 2030 ahead of a planned phase-out of internal-combustion models, the automaker said Thursday in a press release. The automaker will introduce...
Report: Tesla Suspends Production In Shanghai
As rumored earlier this month, the Tesla Giga Shanghai plant in China has suspended production before the end of the year. Reuters reports that the production was paused on Saturday, which is...
US West Coast aligns to ban new gas cars by 2035
The entire U.S. West Coast now aims to end sales of new gasoline cars by 2035. Specifically, Washington and Oregon recently enacted rules requiring that new vehicles be mostly emission-free by 2035....
Audi Q8 E-Tron review, Rivian range boost, Tesla discount, ID.4 price hike: The Week in Reverse
How is metal foil the fix for the latest fire-related Chevy Bolt EV recall? How can Porsche Taycan owners cut their home charging time in half? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right...
VW ID.4 price hike, $7,500 Tesla discount, Mercedes EQS SUV: Today’s Car News
Prices rise on the 2023 VW ID.4. Tesla sweetens the deal on Model Y and Model 3. And we look at the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV as one of the year’s best new EVs. This and more, here at Green Car...
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalist
The EQS SUV is related to the EQS hatchback that arrived late last year, and while it’s built on a version of the same EVA2 skateboard architecture as that flagship electric car, in many respects...
Tesla ups its discount on Model 3 and Model Y to $7,500
Tesla has upped discounts on the Model 3 and Model Y to $7,500, following a $3,750 discount earlier this month. A recent check of Tesla’s website showed lowered prices for both models, along...
VW raising prices on ID.4 lineup by $1,500, citing battery costs
Volkswagen will raise prices on the 2023 ID.4 electric crossover lineup by $1,500 for vehicles assembled on January 4, 2023, or later, the company confirmed Thursday. The news comes from an email to...
Tesla Tested Model Y Track Mode Going Sideways In Snowy New Zealand
If you want to test vehicles in winter conditions during what we in the northern hemisphere consider summer months, you need to go to a place like Wanaka, New Zealand, where the chance of snow...
Porsche Taycan charging boost, EV charging cybersecurity, tax credit guidance: Today’s Car News
DOE research suggests we may face some problems with charging cybersecurity. The Porsche Taycan is eligible for an upgrade that may cut its home charging time in half. And EV tax credit guidance is...
Base Volvo EX90 Could Be A Two-Row With Rear-Wheel Drive
Last month Volvo pulled the wraps off its future EV flagship, the EX90 electric SUV, which at launch was only confirmed with dual-motor, three-row configurations and no single-motor or two-row...
Porsche Taycan upgrade halves the time to charge at home
The Porsche Taycan already ranks as one of the best-performing EVs you can buy. With an upgrade, it can also be one of the fastest-charging EVs at home. Porsche earlier this week announced...
DOE research looks at EV charging infrastructure vulnerability
Research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is bringing the cybersecurity picture for EV charging infrastructure into focus. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have been studying...