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Nissan could announce plans for 30 new EVs by 2030, with five supporting platforms, according to a report.
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Rural gas-station charging, Tesla insurance, Model 3 subscriptions, GM EV factory: Today’s Car News
Tesla insurance expands, and several new subscriptions allow the Tesla Model 3 by the month. GM could soon be announcing another EV factory. And rural convenience stores want to be charging hubs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Where do we locate rural charging infrastructure? In...
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Convenience stores want to bring EV charging to rural America
Retailers say they are fuel-agnostic and an essential part of rural communities; but lawmakers need to fix demand charges.
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Tesla insurance is offered in five states, with real-time behavior impacting rates in all but California
Driving behavior informs Tesla insurance rates in four of the five states it's now offered in, as Tesla claims to offer lower rates thanks to its driver-assistance and safety systems.
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Report: GM plans more Michigan EV assembly, battery plant
With incentives from the state, Michigan will get a major assembly plant and battery plant for EVs, according to a report.
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Want to try life with an EV? Subscribe to a Tesla Model 3
Autonomy plans to offer thousands of Tesla Model 3 sedans to customers on a monthly subscription basis—although not including insurance.
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Which automaker proposed powering EV fast-charging stations with fuel cells? Which big multinational company sees fast-charging profitable by later in the decade? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 21, 2022. We rounded up all the EVs arriving in 2022, laying them out by expected U.S. delivery date, starting price, and range. Even after cutting out versions of models already revealed, it’s looking like quite the list of new EVs to look forward to. A show in Florida this week underscored that the EV...
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Cadillac Lyriq update, Rivian glamping, EVs a political choice: Today’s Car News
Glamping getaways get destination chargers, thanks to Rivian. GM is getting ready for the arrival of Cadillac’s first fully electric vehicle. And is the shift to emphasize EVs all about politics? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A top GM executive has confirmed that pre-production of...
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Partnership enables Rivian electric truck charging while glamping
Under Canvas camping sites, which offer "indoor luxuries" at wilderness locations, will host Rivian Waypoint chargers.
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EV tech is the choice of politicians, not industry, claims European CEO: True for US?
The CEO of Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, says that hybrids are a better and cheaper way to cut carbon.
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GM's former Saturn plant is already starting to make Cadillac electric SUVs
First customer deliveries of the Cadillac Lyriq will start in "a few months," according to GM president Mark Reuss.
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GM’s fuel-cell EV chargers, electric Airstream and Winnebago, all the EVs arriving in 2022: Today’s Car News
We round up all the new EVs that will be arriving this calendar year. Electric versions of an Airstream trailer, Winnebago RV, and more show the shift of another industry is starting. And GM fuel cells won’t be used for passenger vehicles, but they might charge them. This and more, here at...
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It includes electric pickups, sedans, fastbacks, and SUVs—most of them with premium prices, albeit with a few affordable exceptions.
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Electric Winnebago motorhome, Thor RV debut as industry sees getaway from gas and diesel
The Winnebago e-RV is built on Ford Transit underpinnings and a conversion by Lightning eMotors.
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Electric Airstream travel trailer revealed: Game-changer for EV camping?
An electric motor helps maintain range, while driving the trailer in certain situations—even parking itself remotely in some situations.
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GM fuel-cell tech could enable more EV fast-charging, help prevent blackouts
General Motors is looking to a partnership with a Utah company to commercialize its fuel-cell tech in mobile-generator form.
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Blink 80-amp chargers will ready GM dealerships for Cadillac Lyriq, GMC Hummer EV
High-power Level 2 chargers appear to fit in with GM's charging strategy to support its vehicles at the dealership.
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BMW X3 plug-in hybrid dropped, leaves no entry for brand in fast-growing EV SUV segment
The X3 is in a size class that's erupting with plug-in options, but it's not offering any for the 2022 model year.
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CATL has a battery swapping solution that it claims will work on most electric cars. EVs pass diesel sales in Europe. And how did the U.S. end up so short on lithium? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lithium is essential for modern EVs, and the U.S. has large reserves of it. So how did it end up so lacking in lithium processing and refining infrastructure in the push to build more EVs and batteries? It’s an interesting story worth revisiting—but the short of it is, the global economy. The world’s biggest battery supplier has just rolled out a one-minute battery...
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CATL rolls out one-minute EV battery swapping solution, entire business around it
Battery swapping is a remedy for rising cell costs and could be deployed for nearly all EVs within three years, CATL suggests.
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Lithium is essential for modern EVs: How did the US let its production falter?
The U.S. was the leader of global lithium production until the 1990s—a decade before China ramped up production out of necessity to support personal electronics and, later, the mass-production of EVs.
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Battery electric car sales finally overtook the diesel institution in Europe
While electrified models passed diesels in 2020 in Europe, battery electric models alone just overtook diesels.
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Sportier Subaru EVs, profitable fast-charging, EPA median range: Today’s Car News
Subaru shows some racy-looking EVs. More EVs on the market last year meant the median EPA range dropped somewhat. And is profitability possible for EV fast-charging by the middle of the decade? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. An executive at BP claims, according to Reuters, that on a...
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EPA finds median range of EVs dropped in 2021
The median range of electric vehicles is on the rise over the long term, but a drop in 2021 can likely be attributed to a wider range of new models.
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