Honda EV battery plant, Hyundai OTA updates, BYD EVs for Europe: Today’s Car News
Honda shows its level of commitment to future EVs arriving mid-decade. BYD confirms details for EVs bound for Europe. And Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models will all get over-the-air update—and...
Hyundai, Genesis, Kia EVs due to get modular platforms, OTA updates
Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis will add over-the-air (OTA) software updates by 2025, Hyundai announced Wednesday. The first model to feature firmware-level OTA updates will be the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6,...
BYD confirms EV pricing for brand’s launch in Europe
Chinese automaker BYD last week detailed plans for its European launch, which will include three EVs and encompass most of the continent’s largest markets. A dealer group in August...
Future Honda EVs to be powered by batteries from Ohio plant
Honda and LG Energy Solution on Tuesday confirmed details of a joint-venture Ohio battery plant that will produce battery modules for North American-market Honda EVs beginning in 2025. Announced in...
Chevy Silverado EV home energy, Foxtron EVs, deeply partisan gas-vehicle ban: Today’s Car News
Californians support the 2035 gasoline vehicle ban, but it’s split along party lines. Foxconn previews more Foxtron EVs, and says it will build Indi One. And GM sees an energy business far beyond...
Poll: Majority of Californians back gasoline car ban
A majority of Californians support the state’s goal of banning sales of new internal-combustion vehicles by 2035, but opinions are highly partisan, according to a new poll conducted by UC...
Renault And Nissan Are Reevaluating Their Longstanding Alliance
Renault and Nissan entered a deep partnership they called an alliance in 1999, and it worked fairly well until 2018 when its then CEO Carlos Ghosn was placed under arrest in Japan in 2018, then it...
Foxconn plans to build Indi One EV in Ohio, previews more Foxtron EVs
Foxconn recently signed a memorandum of understanding with IndiEV to build initial versions of the startup’s One EV at its Ohio factory, while also showing two more EVs of its own. Under the...
Volkswagen Said To Turn To Magna For Help Developing Scout Project
Volkswagen Group may consider a collaboration with Magna International for the relaunch of the Scout brand in the United States as a maker of rugged electric pickups and SUVs. According to...
2024 Chevy Silverado EV home energy system cues new GM business
General Motors has already been abundantly clear that it sees its future—and a big business opportunity—in electric vehicles. On Tuesday it confirmed that it plans to offer its first home energy...
Does This GM Sketch Show Cadillac’s Future Electric Compact SUV?
Cadillac has started deliveries of Lyriq electric SUVs to US customers during the previous quarter, and while only 36 vehicles reached their owners, the move marked an important milestone for the...
Rivian recall, Bz4x fix, ID.4 Standard and Niro EV reviews: Today’s Car News
Rivian recalled nearly all the electric trucks it’s made. Toyota finally figured out why the wheels are falling off its first U.S.-bound EV in a decade. Hyundai is showing off its Ioniq 5’s...
Toyota BZ4X EV production restarted, fix coming for wheels falling off
Toyota on Thursday provided a long-awaited update and solution regarding its BZ4X electric car, which has been waylaid by a pesky problem for months: Its wheels could fall off. After several months...
Itty Bitty EV Sets World Record, 0-62 MPH In 1.461 Seconds
According to the Förderverein GreenTeam Uni Stuttgart e.V., they’ve officially set a new Guinness World Record. The team succeeded in its “Mission World Record”...
Review: 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Standard lowers price and range, but not expectations
A brief spin in the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Standard around its U.S. hometown of Chattanooga proved that an affordable electric crossover doesn’t need to sacrifice convenience. The smaller battery pack...
Review: 2023 Kia Niro EV, hybrid, and PHEV up their efficiency credentials
The 2023 Kia Niro lineup is the second generation of the Korean brand’s most energy- and fuel-efficient model. Like the Niro that first arrived in 2017, it’s offered in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and...
Watch Ford F-150 Lightning Take On 702 HP Ram TRX In Drag Race
The Ford F-150 Lightning is one of the most in-demand EVs currently on sale in America, and it’s clear to see why. The entry-level Lightning has impressive real-world range and decent towing...
Off-the-grid Hotel Hyundai is powered solely by Ioniq 5 EVs
A pop-up hotel powered entirely by EVs has opened in the United Kingdom. It’s called Hotel Hyundai, and it helps demonstrate the vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability the automaker is building into...
Rivian recalls nearly every electric truck it’s built so far
Rivian is recalling its R1T and R1S electric trucks, as well as its EDV electric vans, over a potentially loose fastener that might lead to a loss of control. The California-based automaker...
Hyundai Ioniq 6 review, F-150 Lightning price hike, Tesla Semi sans Megachargers: The Week In Reverse
Do plug-in hybrids make sense vs. hybrids? Which California ZEV states aren’t so keen on California’s 2035 gas-vehicle ban? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car...