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While a fast-charging enhancement will come as an over-the-air update, the range boost is through ongoing hardware refinements.
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Polestar aims for a climate-neutral car by 2030, seeks help from suppliers and beyond
The EV maker Polestar maintains that planting trees won't make a sustainable car—and it's looking to some well-known suppliers for the project.
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What should the charging station of the future look like?
In a recent competition, architects and designers drew out their visions for the road-trip charging hubs of the future.
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Could spinning off EV business allow Ford to go electric quicker?
CEO Jim Farley has considering walling off the company's EV operations from its internal-combustion business, to help shift to EVs faster and shed costs.
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Tesla reached a cumulative million of its new-format cells in January
Tesla may have reached a higher production level by now, ahead of a Model Y production ramp in Texas.
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VW ID.4 review, Tesla sales surge, Bolt EV restart, EV6 and Ioniq 5 availability: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker opened reservations for an Ohio-built EV? Which automaker announced plans to build two EV models in Mississippi? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 18, 2022. In a review of the Volkswagen ID.4 AWD, we...
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The Hyundai Ioniq 5 might have been the first to market, but the related Kia EV6 is sold all over the U.S.
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Nissan and Infiniti announce US-built EVs due in 2025
The Mississippi-built EVs will provide an entry that could replace the Maxima or Murano, and be Infiniti's first EV.
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2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid goes 26 miles on a charge, gets 23 mpg on gasoline
Jeep hasn't shied away from making its plug-in hybrids off-road savvy. The Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV even gets a skid plate for its battery pack.
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Fisker is taking reservations for $29,900 Ohio-built Pear urban EV it hasn't shown yet
The so-called "agile urban EV" will start at $29,900, FIsker says, with production overseen by the company that makes the iPhone and deliveries due to begin in 2024.
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Polestar details the lightweight sports-car approach to its rival for Taycan, Model S Plaid
Polestar is showing its independence in electric vehicle development—to be pushed to new levels with the upcoming Polestar 5 fastback.
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2022 Super Bowl LVI EV ads: Sopranos' Silverado EV, Dr. EVil, Zeus and the iX, more
Electric vehicles are hot, and the ad lineup for this year's Super Bowl Sunday underscores that.
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The dual-motor AWD version of VW’s electric crossover measures up in value versus mass-market gasoline models.
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Tesla tops 10% market share in California—an eighth of EV maker’s global deliveries
Tesla surged to a 10.5% market share in California in the fourth quarter of the year, according to registration data from the state's new-car dealer association.
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Kia Sportage PHEV, Ram 1500 EV, Tesla recalls, Super Bowl EV ads: The Week In Reverse
Which automaker announced it will include “mega casting” in future EVs? Which one had to put its “boombox” on mute? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 11, 2022. Details were released this week...
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Tesla hits mute on "Boombox" feature, was drowning out federally mandated pedestrian warning sounds
The EV maker will issue an over-the-air software update to disable Boombox mode while vehicles are in drive, neutral, or reverse.
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Faraday Future FF 81 EV slated for "high volume production" in 2024—at GM's former South Korea plant
A former GM plant in South Korea could build Faraday Future's smaller electric crossover aimed at a much larger luxury market.
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2023 Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid: 32-mile electric range chases RAV4 Prime, Escape PHEV
Competition for the Sportage PHEV includes the RAV4 Prime, the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid, and the Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid—all of which will likely go more miles all-electric.
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Ford CEO Jim Farley suggested Ford will shift to applying engineering changes that boost performance and profitability ASAP, rather than at mid-cycle refreshes. That could mean more range sooner for the Mach-E—and keeping up better with Tesla.
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Airstream eStream: Electric travel trailer could boost range or mpg, upgrade the whole experience
The eStream is a proof of concept for how the classic travel-trailer experience can be updated for the EV age.
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Kia EV6 and Ford E-Transit reviews, F-150 Lightning ride, Tesla’s rolling stop: The Week in Reverse
Which charging network topped Tesla Supercharging in a recent study? Which model EV was piloted coast-to-coast with only 2.5 hours of charging? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 4, 2022. We brought you two first...
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First ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning adds finesse to America’s bestselling truck
A brief ride along in Ford’s forthcoming electric pickup truck suggests it could be the best F-150 yet.
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GM aims for 400,000 EVs through 2023, confirms Silverado EV at more than 110,000 reservations
GM now plans for a combined North American manufacturing capacity of 1 million EVs annually by 2025.
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Ford F-150 Lightning will team with home solar, bypass brownouts: Here’s how
With hardware offered through Ford and installed by SunRun, the F-150 Lightning will be able to power the home when the grid goes down.
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