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Farley's position on preferring domestic battery supply will also lower the carbon footprint of the company's EVs.
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Michelin performance EV tire draws from Formula E racing
EVs require a different kind of tire—so Michelin looked to its experience in Formula E and built a street tire from the racing rubber.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 reveal, Kona Electric recall, Lucid IPO, Mirai and Toyota EVs: The Week in Reverse
Where is the $25,000 Tesla being developed? What company announced this week it might build a Fisker EV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 25, 2021. Hyundai carried a couple of our biggest headlines of the week, but...
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EVs will be 10% of the US market by 2025—but San Francisco is already past that
California has been the leader of electric-car adoption in the U.S. When will the rest of the nation catch up?
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Tesla confirms it’s developing affordable global EV in China
The top executive for Tesla in China appears to have confirmed that development for EV maker's $25,000 international car is happening there.
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Electric-car rivalry heats up: Just 4% of Tesla shoppers will only choose the brand, survey finds
Tesla is no longer the only maker of long-range premium EVs, and survey results suggest shopper allegiance doesn't run deep.
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Oshkosh Defense will make up to 165,000 of the vehicles, in a mix that includes internal combustion and electric versions, with details not yet disclosed.
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Greenest cars; Foxconn and Fisker; American-made raw materials for EVs: Today’s Car News
American-made EVs could get a boost, with the better supply chain ordered by President Biden. Fisker and Foxconn are potentially partners for a new urban electric car. And Tesla isn’t quite among the greenest cars on the 2021 version of a well-respected list. This and more, here at Green Car...
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Hyundai Ioniq Electric, Mini Cooper SE top Tesla on greenest cars list for 2021
The Ioniq Electric, Cooper SE, and Toyota Prius Prime beat the Tesla Model 3—and battery size has everything to do with it.
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Apple partner Foxconn might build Fisker electric car for global markets
An urban-oriented model, teased by a rough sketch, might be made by the longtime maker of the iPhone and Xbox.
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Biden order could ramp up raw materials for American-made EV supply chain
To enable more truly American-made electric vehicles, the U.S. needs to make more of the supply chain domestic.
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Hyundai will replace Kona Electric battery packs, in most expensive EV recall ever
Hyundai Motor America confirmed U.S. versions of the Kona Electric are included in sweeping global recall.
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Even though it gets a larger engine, the Outlander PHEV gets a boost in both mpg and range, thanks to a higher-capacity battery pack.
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2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo due for US deliveries this summer
Porsche is wrapping up development of its Taycan Cross Turismo electric car—a wagon version of the high-performance EV built for more than the pavement.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 debut, Lucid going public, synthetic fuel as clean as EVs: Today’s Car News
Lucid is going public, partly to ensure the rollout of its Gravity electric SUV. The 2022 Ioniq 5 bows as the first of a set of new EVs from Hyundai. And can synthetic fuel be as clean as all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai has revealed the 2022 Ioniq 5 electric car, and...
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Lucid isn't delivering electric cars yet, but it's going public to accelerate growth
Through a a "reverse merger" with a SPAC, Lucid will get about $4.4 billion, some of which will go to developing energy storage products and expanding its Arizona factory for the Gravity SUV.
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Synthetically fueled cars can be as clean as EVs, Porsche claims
Porsche is among the automakers hoping to find a way to keep internal combustion alive as a niche, with a sustainable new twist at the fuel-making level.
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2022 Ioniq 5 revealed: Retro-styled electric car leads a New Wave of EVs
With 800V fast-charging, a solar roof, and V2L capability to power tools or campsites, the 2022 Ioniq 5 is the start of something new at Hyundai.
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Alpha Motors shows us how retro-cute EVs can be styled for America. Karma prices the GS-6 plug-in hybrid. Virginia signs on with California standards. And the Toyota Mirai has us thinking about the brand’s upcoming EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Karma has put a price tag on its GS-6 plug-in hybrid arriving soon, and it’s shown a glimpse (under cover) of its next act, an electric and PHEV SUV called the GX-1. A recent drive of the 2021 Toyota Mirai has us making some connections between that and, perhaps, the way that Toyota’s upcoming EVs might drive. The...
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The best-driving sedan Toyota already makes is an electric car
The 2021 Toyota Mirai is no template for the brand's future electric cars, but it sends plenty of signals about how the brand's EVs might drive.
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Virginia adopts EV-boosting California clean car standards, with support of dealers
Virginia is the next state to adopt stricter standards on the way to a potential EV mandate.
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Karma prices GS-6 plug-in hybrid arriving soon, teases electric SUV due in 2022
The plug-in hybrid version of the GS-6 costs much less than the Revero GT and aligns this descendant with the pricing and sales targets of the original Fisker Karma.
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Will Alpha Motors sell the retro-cute EV style other automakers have shunned in the US?
Alpha Motors is among many recent startup EV efforts with some very attractive designs—but of course, that's only the start.
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Bolt EUV debut, Mirai “minus emissions,” discounts for Bolt EV, Model 3, and Model Y: The Week In Reverse
Which automaker announced it’s exploring battery leasing for EV affordability? Which automaker didn’t want to commit to an expiration date for internal combustion? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 19...
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