Green Car News
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Which charging network is presenting air quality updates at its chargers? Which EV startup teamed up with Pininfarina? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 9, 2021. One by one, the legacy automakers are pivoting to focus more on EVs and less on internal combustion. This week, it was Stellantis, the new combined company formed by the merger of FCA and PSA earlier this year. It announced a $35 billion pivot to EVs across 14 global brands including a fully electric Dodge muscle car and electric Ram 1500 pickup. With...
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Electric muscle cars, Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in, Lightyear One range test, Rivian maneuvers: Today’s Car News
Lightyear’s solar car is set up to outdo Tesla on efficiency. Stellantis, the parent of Dodge, Jeep, and many more brands, is hatching some big electric vehicle plans. And Rivian is considering another propulsion trick. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. After yesterday’s...
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Lightyear One solar EV: 440 miles, with less battery than any Long Range Tesla
Lightyear has proven the worth of its design in real-world conditions, but it's aiming for improvement before this model heads to production.
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Dodge and Jeep parent is targeting 500-mile range, 2.0-second 0-60 mph for future EVs
Stellantis has some ambitious targets for performance and range with its dedicated STLA platforms that will underpin upcoming EVs
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Jeep reveals 2022 Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid, teases future tech for off-road brand
The next plug-in hybrid Jeep to arrive in the U.S. will be a version of a Jeep family mainstay, the Grand Cherokee.
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Rivian patents another maneuverability trick enabled by quad-motor layout
Rivian might not be planning rear-wheel drive, but it's making up for it with a series of propulsion-system tricks.
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Dodge sees electric muscle cars and electrified Ram and Jeep trucks and SUVs as the next step. Hercules and Pininfarina are working together on an electric truck. And President Biden is considering the right-to-repair as part of the EV future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A fully electric Dodge muscle car and electric Ram 1500 pickup are both due by 2024 and part of a $35 billion pivot to EVs across 14 global brands, announced by parent company Stellantis this morning. President Biden is reportedly planning to announce a right-to-repair executive action with wide-reaching effects...
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Fully electric Ram 1500 pickup and Dodge muscle car both due by 2024, part of $35B EV push
Four EV platforms, modular propulsion systems, and an EV fleet strategy are all part of a global pivot toward EVs across 14 brands.
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Biden right-to-repair action could benefit Tesla owners, EV economy
Actions from the Biden administration—via an executive order—might help give Tesla owners new service options.
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Pininfarina will help design Hercules Alpha electric pickup
The Detroit-based electric truck startup will look to the firm that penned a portfolio of lusty Italian sports cars—and also plans an EV future.
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EV SPAC roundup, solid-state update, break-even on EVs, Electrify America expansion: Today’s Car News
Electric vehicle SPACs remain the favorite way to scale up startups in the EV sector. VW looks for an Electrify America investor. Solid-state batteries are powering buses, and we check how that’s going. And how long will it take for new EVs to break even on carbon footprint? This and more...
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Solid-state batteries are already being installed in city buses: Update
The solid-state batteries being used and tested in city buses in Germany are the real thing, but they require special operating conditions.
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It doesn't take EVs long to make up for their higher carbon emissions from manufacture, U.S. DOE modeling and analysis helps show.
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Nikola, Lordstown, Fisker: SPACs have already raised $7.5 billion for EV-related startups
The types of EV-related companies that are benefiting from the SPAC boom are evolving—with Lucid set to be the largest so far.
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Report: VW is shopping Electrify America to other companies, in bid to scale up
The charging network could scale up with other partners involved—and be seen as something more than a VW atonement vehicle.
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Electric camper van, air quality at EV chargers, NYC electric garbage trucks: Today’s Car News
One charging network has decided to start showing air quality updates at its chargers. Roaming agreements remain both a pride of the EV charging networks and a point of confusion. Electric garbage trucks are arriving—with plenty of potential to offset those stop-and-go beasts with tailpipes...
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Outside Tesla Supercharging, roaming agreements connect an EV charging-network patchwork
It's getting better. Although the maze of which networks accept which other members still shows the strength of the Tesla Supercharger network.
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Mack electric garbage trucks headed to NYC, could pick up remains of Nikola deal
Seven all-electric garbage trucks are a big step for New York, but with a 6,000-vehicle fleet there's plenty of room for more.
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LEVC claims the e-Camper is the world's first all-electric camper van—though only about the first 60 miles are electric.
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Volta's free chargers update EV drivers on local air quality
Volta Charging and Bloomberg are teaming up to include air quality updates as part of the charging experience.
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GMC Hummer EV up close, BMW says farewell to i3, Volvo details its electric remake: The Week In Reverse
Which company is being sued over its idle fees at fast chargers? Which automaker’s actions prompted some celebrities to dump a green-car icon? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 2, 2021. “You don’t buy...
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Mini Urbanaut electric van concept gets a step closer to reality
The Mini brand is going all-electric by the mid 2030s. Could this be one of the models that makes getting there an adventure?
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Renault looks to retro styling and affordability in EV strategy for Europe
Renault said it would launch 10 new electric vehicles, bringing its sales mix to 65% electric by 2025, and 90% electric by 2030.
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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Tesla Model 3 now cost more used than new: Why?
It's a matter of supply and demand, once again, and new vehicles—especially these—are in very short supply.
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