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The second fully electric utility vehicle family from Audi will offer the largest touchscreen yet, plus an augmented-reality head-up display.
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“Electric fuel” tax for EVs, VW ID.4 road-trip charging, Volvo online sales: Today’s Car News
Would a by-the-kilowatt-hour charging tax help states recover infrastructure funds from dwindling gas tax revenues? Volvo is moving to online-only sales, starting with its EVs. Volkswagen looks ahead to its 2026 EVs. And we bring you range and road-trip charging impressions for the 2021 VW ID.4...
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2021 Volkswagen ID.4 range and road-trip charging: Some first impressions
The 2021 VW ID.4 reassures us its 250 miles is within reach, but a first experience finding and using the free fast-charging shows its no Tesla experience yet.
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Volvo is shifting to online sales starting with EVs—with a different role for dealerships
Starting with 2022 model-year EVs, Volvo will sell online only, reduce build combinations, and offer a care package supported by the dealership.
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VW confirms next-generation EV due in 2026: Long range, short charging, automated driving
The project is aiming to provide a long driving range and quick charging, plus a new business model in which drivers pay to activate software-based features.
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Could an "electric fuel" tax for EV use help states solve the gas-tax dilemma?
In an answer to dwindling gas-tax revenues, a by-the-kwh tax on EV use would make electricity a vehicle fuel effectively taxing a GMC Hummer EV higher than a Tesla Model 3.
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What’s the lowest lease price in the U.S. for a new electric car? Which upcoming U.S.-made electric SUV will be built alongside a hybrid version? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 5, 2021. This week, we published two drive reviews. With a more extensive drive in a prototype 2021 VW ID.4 electric crossover, we arrived at 5 hits and misses for VW’s electric car for the masses. And we drove the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid, finding that it solidly beats the Toyota Highlander Hybrid in gas mileage and...
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2021 VW ID.4: 5 hits and misses, up close with the electric car for the masses
There are plenty of delightful details in Volkswagen's mass-market electric car, but also some frustrating interfaces.
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Study: Shift to electric trucks and buses could save 57,000 lives
These vehicles only represent about 4% of total U.S. vehicles, but they're the largest generators of nitrogen-oxide pollution and particulate matter.
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Startup Ample aims to revive vision of large-scale EV battery swapping
The company claims stations can do a swap in just 10 minutes, and it's already testing it with a fleet of Nissan Leaf cars in San Francisco.
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Taycan Cross Turismo cost, cheapest Bolt EV lease, 50-mpg Niro hybrid, Polestar showrooms: Today’s Car News
Polestar, with its EVs from China, is planning on showrooms in Detroit. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, now priced, is a racy all-electric wagon good for the gravel. And Bolt EV deals have hit a new high—or is that a low? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2021 Porsche Taycan...
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Cheapest new-car lease is all-electric: Chevy Bolt EV lease deals as low as $107 per month
The lowest price applies in San Francisco, but Costco members around the U.S. could see a deal of $147 a month—ahead of the rollout of a refreshed 2022 Bolt EV and EUV lineup.
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The wagon version of Porsche's electric sedan comes with a standard air suspension, all-wheel drive, more ground clearance, and a roomier rear seat.
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Polestar EV brand plans 15 more US showrooms—including Detroit
The showrooms, dubbed "Polestar Spaces," are designed to show off the brand rather than move metal.
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Volvo will slide a skateboard under its electric XC90 SUV
Volvo Cars CTO Henrik Green outlined in an interview with GCR how the company will manage the transition from mostly hybrid to all-electric through the decade.
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EVs and raw materials, dealership EV upgrades, Volvo’s shift to all-EV: Today’s Car News
Will the massive dealership networks of GM and Ford become a help or a hindrance, as these companies shift to EVs? Also, we look at another aspect of EVs’ carbon footprint. And how does the global automaker Volvo segue to all-electric by the end of the decade, while planning a limited number...
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As GM and Ford launch more EVs, dealers decide: Costly upgrades or obsolescence?
Ahead of the rollout of many more electric vehicles, automakers are asking for upgrades from their dealerships.
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Study: EVs use less raw material than gasoline vehicles
Tech advances could reduce the need for raw materials like lithium for battery packs, while oil is often overlooked as a raw material.
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First drive review: 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 is buzzworthy, but a software update away from breakthroughBrian Wong
An hour with the 2021 VW ID.4 electric SUV assures us that this mass-market EV carries on the fun-to-drive qualities of the e-Golf—though its interface is still being sorted out.
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VW electric convertible, Volvo C40 Recharge debut, Nissan e-Hybrid efficiency: Today’s Car News
Nissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. Volvo reveals the first EV for its lineup that won’t get a gasoline equivalent. And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. There aren’t any mass-market convertible...
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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge electric crossover revealed, with aims for all-electric brand by 2030
The second all-electric model from Volvo closely follows the 2022 XC40 Recharge and will arrive to the U.S. early next year.
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Nissan claims 50% thermal efficiency, from engine for e-Power hybrid system
Such a thermal efficiency, only claimed previously by racing engines, isn't yet offered in any production model.
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VW considers electric convertible: Why are there so few drop-top EVs?
Volkswagen has hinted that it's considering an affordable electric convertible—likely based on its MEB platform.
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Lucid Air delay, Ford battery supply, Kia Sorento Hybrid first drive: Today’s Car News
We drive the Kia Sorento Hybrid. Lucid delays its Air sedan. Ford wants more U.S.-based battery supply. And Michelin gets into EV tires. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Michelin has looked to its Formula E racing experience in designing a strong street tire for sporty electric cars while...
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