Green Car News
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Jaguar wants to base a whole set of electric cars around a new, flexible platform that it hasn't developed yet.
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Audi EV plan, Mach-E GT range, California grid, USPS contract: Today’s Car News
Audi shows us how it plans to phase out internal combustion. California heat waves are prompting some warnings about EV charging. The controversial USPS contract for next-generation vehicles will rely on Ford components. And Ford delivers some good news about range ratings on the Mustang Mach-E GT...
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Ford Mustang Mach-E GT: Performance versions rated up to 270 miles of range
Official EPA ratings beat previous Ford estimates for these performance models that face the Tesla Model Y Performance and Kia EV6.
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Gas and electric USPS trucks will be powered by Ford
Next-generation USPS trucks will borrow key components from Ford in gas and electric versions—although the controversy over how few of these trucks might be all-electric is yet to be worked out.
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California heat waves prompt alerts about EV charging habits, energy conservation
The state is attempting to be preemptive as multiple heat waves hit the West Coast; are their concerns about EV charging valid?
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Audi maps out shift to electric: Only EVs launched from 2026, no gasoline models by 2033
The German automaker defined its global plans to go all-electric and phase out internal combustion—but it plans to keep refining its engines until then.
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Volvo announces a big battery factory for Europe. We bring you a drive of the XC90 Recharge plug-in hybrid and think about its connection to a future all-electric XC90. And Porsche is in the battery business. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With Volvo’s plan to embrace EVs in place, the 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge serves as a connection to the future. In a drive, we pondered how well it serves that role with a test of its all-electric (well mostly all-electric) experience. Volvo also made a big battery announcement yesterday. It plans, with Sweden’s Northvolt, to build a...
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Review update: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge connects a big Swede to an electric commute
The XC90 Recharge easily meets its 18-mile EPA range but struggles to replicate its 27-mpg rating, we found in over a week.
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Volvo-Northvolt battery factory will make cells for electric XC60 SUV
With a 50-GWh output per year, the new factory could make enough batteries for 500,000 EVs annually.
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Porsche plans to make its own electric car battery cells—for racing
The joint venture will develop a battery chemistry that can better withstand high temperatures, making it better suited to potential motorsports applications
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Fisker Ocean power boost, Model 3 at Pikes Peak, Biden infrastructure and renewable energy: Today’s Car News
Americans want more renewable energy but there’s a strong partisan divide—just as the Biden administration might have to face a bipartisan “compromise” that reportedly strips some of that out of an infrastructure plan. Another Tesla Model 3 is set to tackle Pikes Peak. And...
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Some say "no climate, no deal" as EVs, green energy lose traction in infrastructure compromise
A Senate version has been setting off alarm bells for those seeking renewable energy and climate action as part of an infrastructure push.
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Americans now see electric cars as better for the environment, and more than 8 out of 10 want more solar, but Republican support has dropped.
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Fisker teases more power, unique clutch for Ocean EV as production agreement signed
The Ocean EV remains on schedule for late 2022 and will, based on comments from CEO Henrik Fisker, perform even better than originally suggested.
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Evasive Motorsports' modified Tesla Model 3 readies for a run at Pikes Peak glory
Evasive Motorsports is heading to Pikes Peak with a modified Telsa Model 3, with the stated goal of breaking the production EV record.
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Model S Plaid yoke, Lordstown upheaval, Polestar and Canoo US EV production: The Week in Reverse
Which SUV brand is considering a hydrogen fuel-cell model? Which company thinks it’s too early to focus only on EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 18, 2021. The 2022 Lexus NX crossover was one of the new or...
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Mazda EV plans, Canoo production, Mercedes EQS charging network, Hyundai air taxi: Today’s Car News
Mercedes-Benz is focusing on renewable energy for its charging ecosystem. Mazda has a multi-tier strategy for electrifying its cars this decade, including a dedicated EV platform by 2025. The Hyundai air taxi could be testing with Uber in just a few years. And an EV startup reveals its production...
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Report: Hyundai electric air taxis might arrive as soon as 2025
Although development progress is moving faster than anticipated, regulatory hurdles could still get in the way of these vehicles' arrival.
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Mercedes-Benz is making sure green energy is built into the charging experience, as part of an app and ecosystem first detailed Thursday.
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Mazda plans dedicated EV platform in 2025, other EVs and plug-in hybrids before then
Mazda plans multiple electrified variants of its vehicles, such as the MX-30 that's to be offered with a rotary range extender—with a dedicated EV arriving in 2025.
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Quirky Canoo EVs set for Oklahoma production, subscription model played down
Netherlands' Nedcar will oversee Oklahoma production for the Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle—with other variants arriving later.
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GM battery factories, hydrogen BMW X5, Honda Clarity sunset, Toyota’s far-off EV future: Today’s Car News
GM is adding more battery factories and upping investment, as Toyota says it’s too early to focus on EVs. The Honda Clarity lineup is at the end of the road. And BMW’s hydrogen-powered X5 hits the road for testing. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda has confirmed that its...
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BMW readies its hydrogen fuel-cell X5 due in 2022
To be made in very limited numbers, the i Hydrogen Next SUV is a version of the BMW X5 SUV and represents a fuel-cell partnership with Toyota.
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GM accelerates battery-plant plans, hydrogen fuel-cell projects
The automaker upped its investment in green technology through 2025 to $35 billion, with additional U.S. battery factories and new hydrogen fuel-cell projects.
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