Tesla confirms megawatt charging tech for Cybertruck, Semi
Tesla confirmed that it plans to use a new immersive cooling method for its Supercharger V4 charging cable, capable of handling up to 1 megawatt. “It’s going to be used for Cybertruck, too,”...
Canoo delivers electric Light Tactical Vehicle to US Army
Canoo on Thursday announced deliver of a prototype truck to the U.S. Army, which shows what a production off-roader from the EV startup could look like. Called the Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV), the...
Tesla offers $3,750 December discount—same as EV tax credit
Some Tesla purchases will qualify for at least $3,750 off under the revamped EV tax credit starting January 1. But the automaker on Thursday started this rolling a little early—as a discount of...
Tesla Chief Designer Talks Cybertruck Styling, Production Model
Tesla’s design boss Franz von Holzhausen was recently interviewed by CNBC at the Petersen Automotive Museum, which is currently hosting the largest ever Tesla exhibit. A more fitting location...
Honda and Toyota owners to Tesla, Lightyear 0 production, Aptera and Tesla: Today’s Car News
Honda and Toyota owners are jumping to Tesla. Lightyear puts its solar EV into production. And Aptera confirms that it’s using the Tesla charging connector. This and more, here at Green Car...
Aptera confirms Tesla charge port for its solar EV
Aptera this week confirmed that its solar-supplemented three-wheel production EV will offer a Tesla connector and corresponding charging equipment, both produced by the charging-hardware maker...
Study: Toyota and Honda owners are defecting to Tesla
Tesla is siphoning customers away from Honda and Toyota, according to a new study released this week by S&P Global Mobility. Among EV makers, Tesla remains in another league when it comes to...
Lightyear 0 made in Finland, claims to be the first solar car
The Lightyear 0 solar-assisted EV has started production at contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive’s facility in Finland, Lightyear confirmed Wednesday in a press release. The Dutch startup...
Giga Texas Said To Target Production Of 75,000 Model Ys In Q1 2023
Tesla started producing Model Y electric crossovers at its new Giga Texas plant in April 2022, but the facility has seen a slow ramp up since then. In June, Tesla announced a production rate...
Hydrogen Honda CR-V, Mercedes eSprinter efficiency, Mach-E milestone: Today’s Car News
Honda will make a hydrogen fuel-cell version of the CR-V. Hyundai partners to bring the battery ecosystem into North America. Foxconn might be building VW’s Scout EVs. Mercedes boasts about the...
Report: VW in talks with Foxconn to make Scout electric SUVs
Volkswagen is in talks with Foxconn to build electric pickup trucks and SUVs for its Scout brand, according to a recent Reuters report. VW said in May that it would reintroduce the Scout name, which...
Hyundai, battery supplier SK ally to meet US EV sourcing rules
Hyundai and battery supplier SK On are partnering to meet the new battery sourcing requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA continues the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, but to...
Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle Tries To Do Donuts, But It’s Just One Tire Fire
Canoo has never presented its Lifestyle Vehicle as a sporty EV, since it is mostly designed to move people from point to point efficiently, not necessarily fun behind the wheel, even though it can...
Ford has made 150,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs
Ford on Wednesday confirmed that it’s already produced 150,000 of its Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers. The milestone highlights how much Ford has already accelerated production of the...
Corvette EV Standalone Brand Could Debut Electric Four-Door And SUV In 2025
The plan to turn Chevrolet’s Corvette into its own brand and have a range of models isn’t new and it was even mentioned when Bob Lutz was in charge of General Motors. The well known (now former) GM...
Mercedes electric vans may raise the efficiency bar, test suggests
Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday revealed encouraging efficiency news for its upcoming eSprinter electric vans, and for the carbon footprint of the companies they’ll be serving. The automaker recently...
Chevy electric sedan, US-bound VinFast, Caterpillar mining truck: Today’s Car News
VinFast VF 8 EVs are on the way to the U.S. Caterpillar makes a very, very large electric truck. And GM points to what Ultium electric sedans might look like. This and more, here at Green Car...
Chevy FNR-XE electric sedan concept takes Ultium to cars
GM’s Ultium has reached China, with the Chevrolet FNR-XE Concept EV revealed last week. The concept, which was developed in Shanghai, was shown as part of GM’s Tech Day for China. It’s the...
First US-bound Vinfast EVs shipped for December delivery
Vietnamese automaker Vinfast reported last week that it had shipped its first batch of 999 VF 8 electric SUVs for the U.S., with the first deliveries due before the end of the calendar year. The EVs...
Caterpillar shows how to scale up EVs—with mammoth mining truck
As automakers aim to produce more electric cars and trucks, Caterpillar has shown that battery-electric powertrains can scale up to something much larger. The company recently demonstrated a mammoth...