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- Review: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz tags nostalgia, re-ups minivansby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 31, 2025 at 8:46 pm
U.S. spec is 3-row, 10 in. longer than Euro version out two years ago Larger 91-kwh battery pack, higher-power rear motor EPA range up to 234 miles, 10-80% in 26 min. Starts at $61,545, spans to $71,545 for top 1st Edition AWD VW’s electric Bus reboot is finally arriving in the U.S.. And by […]
- New plug-in hybrids for 2025by news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 30, 2025 at 11:00 am
Are plug-in hybrids an on-ramp to fully electric vehicles, or undue cost and complexity? Are they something consumers asked for, or something created by bureaucrats and regulators? At least in some respects the answer includes all of the above. It’s complicated. Plug-in hybrids’ greater […]
- Electric-car charging: The basicsby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 29, 2025 at 11:00 am
Among those considering the purchase of a new or used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, or just curious about EVs, charging can still be the EV dealbreaker. Unless you don’t have a way to easily install or access home charging, your excuses are quickly disappearing, though. In 2024 […]
- Review: 2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali multitasks to the maxby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 28, 2025 at 8:03 pm
Sierra EV Denali stands out with a GM-estimated 460 miles Midgate setup allows flexibility for items nearing 11-feet long Versatility from air suspension, rear-wheel steering, Super Cruise “I’ve been on that route, and it’s not one for a full-size pickup—let alone one weighing nearly 9,000 […]
- Could Jeep reinvent planetary hybrid tech for 4WD adventures?by news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on March 28, 2025 at 11:00 am
Stellantis may be looking to adapt planetary gear hybrid systems—like the one currently used in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivan—to more rugged vehicles, a patent filing indicates. The Pacifica Hybrid uses a planetary power-split system to juggle its 3.6-liter V-6 and a pair […]
- Which electric cars have the most range?by news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 27, 2025 at 9:00 pm
For 2025, dozens of EV variants top 300 miles of range The top dozen contains pickups, SUVs, crossovers, sedans, and a hatchback Standouts like Lucid Air and Hyundai Ioniq 6 manage market-leading range without huge battery packs Less than a decade ago, 300 miles seemed like the holy grail for EV […]
- 2026 Nissan Leaf details: Affordable EV will face 2026 Chevy Bolt EVby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 27, 2025 at 11:00 am
Next-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over the next two model years A broader range of U.S.-made Nissan and Infiniti EVs starts to arrive in 2028 Affordable EVs? Widely available hybrids? A plug-in […]
- Rivian spinoff focuses on small EVs, “ways to move beyond cars”by news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 26, 2025 at 8:53 pm
Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today’s cars or SUVs In-house-built for core components, may share sales space with Rivian Flagship product coming in early 2026 Do we really need […]
- Here are the EVs made in Mexico and Canadaby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on March 26, 2025 at 11:00 am
Auto-industry tariffs coming in April, may bring immediate price hikes Mexico makes many U.S.-bound EVs, buys few of them EV tax credit still potentially applies to models made in Mexico and Canada The threat of auto tariffs affecting models made in Mexico and Canada has not abated. And as industry […]
- Southern US states are set for the most EV range, data suggestsby news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on March 25, 2025 at 6:15 pm
Extreme temperatures can affect electric vehicle range, but the extreme heat of the South is nothing to offset the extreme cold in other parts of the U.S., according to new findings. Vaisala, a Finnish instrumented measurement firm, analyzed the effect of weather and road conditions on EV range […]