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- TA TravelCenters hosts road-trip EV charging stops, 50 miles apartby news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on January 31, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Electrify America on Monday announced plans to install EV fast-charging stations at TravelCenters of America (TA) locations beginning later this year. An agreement between the two companies calls for approximately 1,000 individual chargers at 200 sites along major highways to be installed over five […]
- Mustang Mach-E prices, Audi electric off-roader, Tesla’s California lead: Today’s Car Newsby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on January 30, 2023 at 7:05 pm
Ford lowers prices on most of the Mustang Mach-E lineup. Audi reportedly considers an electric off-road SUV. Limiting the size of EV batteries might make a big difference to raw materials concerns. And is Tesla maintaining its mammoth California EV sales lead? This and more, here at Green Car […]
- Ford undoes some of its price hike on the 2023 Mustang Mach-Eby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on January 30, 2023 at 4:59 pm
Ford announced Monday morning that it’s lowering prices up to $5,900 on the 2023 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle. The price change undoes some but not all of the hefty price increase of up to $8,300 that Ford applied just a few months ago to the 2023 Mustang Mach-E, and it brings one more popular […]
- Study: Smaller EV batteries would lessen lithium-mining messby news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on January 30, 2023 at 2:30 pm
Reducing the size of EV batteries and generally lowering levels of car ownership and use could have a significant environmental impact, according to a new study. The study, commissioned by the Climate and Community Project, a climate policy think tank, used UC Davis research (first spotted by Green […]
- Audi electric off-road SUV might share Scout EV bonesby news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on January 30, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Audi is considering an electric off-road electric SUV that would use the platform from parent Volkswagen Group’s planned Scout EV brand, according to an Autocar report. VW announced the Scout brand in 2022, using a name that originated on the classic International Scout SUV, with plans for a North […]
- EVs near a fifth of California sales: Is Tesla’s lead shrinking?by news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on January 29, 2023 at 1:00 pm
California EV sales increased again in 2022, with Tesla once again taking the lead. But could other automakers’ expanded EV sales threaten Tesla’s top-dog status? Firstly, 2022 was another good year for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales in California. This week, the California Energy Commission […]
- Aptera details, Civic Hybrid, Polestar 2, Tesla Gigafactory boost: The Week in Reverseby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on January 28, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Which automaker is reportedly considering a pivot to cylindrical cells for future EVs? Which EV maker is Uber partnering with for a vehicle specifically for ride-hailing? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Friday, January 27, 2023. […]
- Audi Activesphere concept, Toyota EV platform, tax-credit dissent: Today’s Car Newsby news@greencarreports.com (Bengt Halvorson) on January 27, 2023 at 4:55 pm
Audi reveals an electric pickup, of sorts. Toyota reportedly commits to a dedicated EV platform, but it’s years off. And a Senator says the new EV tax credit isn’t being enacted according to the law. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The green light has reportedly been given to a […]
- Manchin seeks to delay EV tax credits so they can follow the lawby news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on January 27, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Senator Joe Manchin this week introduced a bill seeking to delay federal EV tax credits, claiming the Treasury Department isn’t adhering to recently enacted rules. The federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for qualifying vehicles was re-upped under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed last year, […]
- Report: Toyota dedicated EV platform may be five years offby news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein) on January 27, 2023 at 1:00 pm
In what would be a major strategy shift, Toyota is considering a dedicated EV platform similar to what other automakers have to compete more effectively with Tesla, The Asahi Shimbun reported this week. However, Toyota doesn’t plan to deploy this platform until 2027 or 2028, when it believes […]