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Cybertruck specs have evolved, confirmed CEO Musk last week—and a full update on what's different is coming soon.
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Nissan Leaf lives on: Will its EV successor look like this?
Nissan hasn't yet told us what's coming after the Leaf, but last week's announcements plus previous hints suggest that the Chill-Out concept shown last week is part of it.
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Rising battery costs, Nissan EV “ambition,” future Toyota EVs and Prime PHEVs: The Week in Reverse
Which petroleum giant partnered for battery swapping? Which automakers turned the focus to hydrogen internal combustion? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 3, 2021. By far, our biggest set of stories of the week...
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Nissan EV performance concept, Polestar 3 and Lexus RZ electric SUVs: Today’s Car News
Lexus looks ahead to its first EV due next year. Nissan ponders EV performance with a race-influenced concept. And Polestar counts its future in 3, 4, 5. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar on Thursday provided a first look—albeit in camouflaged form—of the Polestar 3...
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Lexus teases RZ electric SUV due in 2022
The first U.S.-bound EV from Toyota's Lexus luxury brand is a crossover, due in 2022 and likely with more range and performance than the Toyota bZ4X.
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Nissan concept translates Ariya electric crossover's performance to a single-seat race car
Although obviously not a production-bound model, the Single Seater shows the design language for future electric performance cars from Nissan.
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The Polestar 3 is due to arrive in 2022, and it will be followed with two more models by 2024, a Polestar 4 crossover coupe and a Polestar 5 flagship based on the Precept concept.
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Future Prime PHEVs, EV cost concerns, Mad Max Maybach: Today’s Car News
Battery costs have been falling for years, but the rising cost of raw materials is pushing them upward now. At least one CEO doesn’t see how EVs’ cost premium can be passed along to consumers. A big, 2-door Maybach electric concept goes rugged-posh. Toyota taking it slow with EVs, we...
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Future Toyota Prime plug-in hybrids: How much range and performance?
More Toyota plug-in hybrids will follow the excellent RAV4 Prime, but don’t count on new levels of range or performance, Toyota suggests.
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Mercedes goes Mad Max lux with Project Maybach off-road EV coupe concept
Bearing rugged post-apocalyptic themes mashed up with the excess of long prestige luxury coupes, this electric coupe goes where none have before.
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Stellantis CEO: EVs cost company 50% more, "beyond the limits" of what industry can sustain
The CEO of the company that includes Jeep and Ram says that there's "no way" the additional cost of EVs can be passed along to consumers. So how are Tesla and Rivian building a model around it?
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Battery material plant will feed GM's North American EV supply chain
GM announced plans to form a joint venture with Posco Chemical to supply cathode material and cost reductions, critical for achieving EV production at scale.
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Rising battery costs rising from a 2021 low of $132/kwh could slow EV adoption as well as push back the price parity with internal combustion, BNEF warns.
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Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis invest in Factorial for solid-state cells boosting range up to 50%
Factorial's chemistry is compatible with "conventional lithium-ion battery manufacturing environments," which could help keep costs down.
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2023 Kia Niro: EV, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid versions return in redesigned model
Although US plans haven't yet been confirmed, the sustainability-focused Kia small crossover returns with three powertrains plus a fresh design theme.
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Nio and Shell partner for battery swapping and charging stations, in Europe and China
The two plan a network of co-branded battery swapping sites, plus fleet management, home charging, and charging networks.
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Nissan aims for 15 EVs by 2030, solid state batteries by 2028
Nissan and Infiniti reveal investment in solid state batteries and plan 23 EVs and hybrids within the decade.
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Toyota is poised to make affordability, not range, at the center of its EV play
Keeping the battery size modest is essential for creating affordable, sustainable EVs, Toyota maintains.
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The German automaker also claims a 20% boost in energy density than the current CATL cells used in the flagship Mercedes EQS.
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Hyundai Home ecosystem due in 2022 will cover solar, charging, energy storage
A coordinated home-energy ecosystem is set up to be a great complement to the Ioniq 5 EV, with solar, energy storage, and more.
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Several Japanese vehicle makers expand the use of hydrogen internal combustion engines
Hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines are the focus for a partnership among a range of Japanese makers of two- and four-wheeled vehicles.
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Poll: US majority supports EV transition by 2030, and there's "generational urgency" behind it
Younger voters as well as Black and Hispanic groups altogether showed the "generational urgency" of climate action and importance of mass EV adoption, Coltura poll results suggest.
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Used EV tax credit, Hummer EV range, hybrid theft, Ioniq design: The Week in Reverse
How soon will the Rivian R1S and Cadillac Lyriq electric SUVs arrive? Which foreign automaker plans two U.S.-bound models and 60 U.S. showrooms starting next year? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 26, 2021. General...
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First test confirms Lucid Air charges faster than Model S or Taycan
The Lucid Air topped 300 kw and came close, in a real-world test, to delivering Lucid's claimed rate of up to 20 miles of range per minute.
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