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Several of its modular motor-inverters, at up to 350-kw each, might be used in high-performance vehicles.
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Rivian electric trucks will use cells from Samsung SDI
The South Korean will make the cylindrical cells that will go into three different sizes of Rivian battery packs.
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Lower-priced single-motor Polestar 2: 260+ miles with heat pump
With heat-pump technology and less features, the base-model Polestar 2 will offer a longer driving range.
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Aptera performance, Tesla’s Canadian charade, Panasonic on Tesla battery plans: Today’s Car News
Panasonic expresses some skepticism about the battery format Tesla sees as the future. Tesla’s putting its 94-mile Model 3 out in the open, in Canada. What did hybrids look like a century ago? And Aptera’s “never charge” solar car goes to the track. This and more, here at...
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2021 VW ID.4 rated for 260 miles of range in lower-priced version
With less weight, the new base version of the ID.4 electric SUV achieves a longer driving range.
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Tesla’s Canadian compliance car: Is 94-mile Model 3 a clever workaround or silly business?
The price-leader Tesla Model 3 that's a workaround for Canadian EV incentives is now out in the open—and software-locked to 94 miles.
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The startup's second incarnation is claiming some impressive acceleration, handling, and braking for its 1,000-mile solar electric car.
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Panasonic sees bigger cells as key to affordable EVs but is skeptical of Tesla format change
A top Panasonic executive told Bloomberg fewer of the larger 4680 cells would be needed, saving money; but the cells would be harder to produce and prone to overheating.
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This is what hybrid cars looked like 80 years before Prius
The 1916 Owen Magnetic has a type of powertrain that automakers are still working to perfect—as a segue way to electric cars—more than a century later.
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Chevy Silverado EV confirmed, Hummer EV SUV revealed, EQS preview, Polestar 2 review: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker will be giving its mass-market EVs bidirectional charging starting in 2022? And is there hope for battery swapping after all? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 9, 2021. A series of announcements from...
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Smaller Nissan EV, Toyota Teammate, Polestar 2 review: Today’s Car News
Toyota and Lexus have an assisted-driving system, but it’s being pitched very differently than Tesla Navigate on Autopilot. Nissan could be readying a compact EV next. And the Polestar 2 feels like Volvo performance for the EV age. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Nissan is...
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Review update: 2021 Polestar 2 remixes Swedish performance for an EV reality
This Polestar offers up the driving experience of a traditional sport sedan—and the sensory experience of being in a Volvo—carried over to all-electric.
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Teammate "Advanced Drive" appears to offer some of the functionality of Navigate on Autopilot, with a more conservative approach than Tesla.
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Report: Nissan planning small electric crossover below Ariya
The next new fully electric model from Nissan after the Ariya might be a smaller, Kicks-sized crossover.
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EPA agenda, climate-neutral Polestar, Hummer EV fast-charging: Today’s Car News
Polestar aims for a climate-neutral car by 2030. The GMC Hummer EV can perform as well at the charging station as it can in its WTF performance mode. And the EPA gets ready to roll back the rollback. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EPA administrator Michael Regan is reportedly readying a...
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Hummer EV SUV will gain 100 miles in 12 minutes, factor in charging on off-road routes
Keeping charging time short will be one of the core competencies for this off-road supertruck, as much as its performance.
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Polestar aims to make the first climate-neutral car by 2030
The sustainability-focused EV brand is targeting more than just being CO2-neutral by 2030, and scoffing at carbon offsets.
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Tougher emissions rules coming by July, EPA chief confirms
The Biden EPA chief plans to restore stricter auto-emissions standards—and perhaps lay out targets for going all-electric.
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VW could soon be enabling bidirectional charging technology in its EVs, allowing a scaled-up future for the tech. Does battery swapping still have a future in ride-swapping or taxi use? And to see how GM will build a Silverado EV, we need only look at some of the key decisions in the GMC Hummer EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. One of Volkswagen’s top executives for e-mobility has disclosed to the German business publication Handelsblatt that its vehicles built on its mass-market MEB platform—like the ID.4—will be getting bidirectional charging starting in 2022...
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Here’s what the Hummer EV tells us about the Chevy Silverado EV
Looking at the GMC Hummer EV, and how it's built, gives us a good idea of how the electric Silverado will get to 400 miles of range.
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Report: Battery swapping might still boom, for taxis or ride-hailing
Battery swapping could still be a solution for fleets, although interoperability remains a concern that might keep it from ever catching on in a big way.
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Mass-market VW EVs will have bidirectional charging starting in 2022
Over the long term, the automaker might help vehicle owners share their energy, managed by VW in what might be considered an energy provider of its own in some countries.
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Confirmed: 400-mile Chevy Silverado electric pickup will be built alongside GMC Hummer EV
The Silverado EV will join the Hummer EV SUT pickup and the Hummer EV SUV at GM's Detroit Factory Zero.
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Electric Silverado, Nissan Ariya, Biden challenges, Hummer WTF: Today’s Car News
The Nissan Ariya is arriving soon and going through final development tuning. GM is adding a 400-mile Chevy Silverado pickup to its electric future. And President Biden’s EV-savvy infrastructure plan might have hit a snag. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Biden administration...
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