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The Ohio-based electric truckmaker has made its choice of LG Chem cells official, and it's started development on an electric van.
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EV maker Lucid has a paint shop conceived for 400,000 vehicles a year
Lucid planned its plant around the paint shop to easily facilitate years of expansions, as it rolls out more EVs after the Air sedan.
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Tesla Model S, batteries and Semi, diesel truck sales, GM and Nissan goals: Today’s Car News
The Tesla Model S gets its most extensive set of changes in nearly a decade. Tesla updates on its proprietary cells, and how it will enable the Semi’s arrival. Diesel truck sales are surging, even as electric pickups are on the verge of arriving. And GM and Nissan commit to climate and EV...
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GM's all-electric pledge: No tailpipes by 2035, net-zero carbon by 2040
New passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM will be all-electric by 2035, the company announced, with a stepped-up commitment.
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Electric-car pioneer Nissan sets conservative targets, CO2-neutral goal for 2050
All-electric models could remain a small portion of Nissan's sales, with the remainder made up by E-Power hybrids.
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Just before arrival of electric trucks, diesel sales are surging
Five of the top 10 non-gasoline models with the steepest sales gains in 2019 and 2020 were diesels, according to an industry group.
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The ramp-up of Tesla 4680 cells—to 10 GWh in 2021 and 100 GWh in 2022—will free up cells for the Semi and other high-energy products.
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2021 Tesla Model S: Fresh interior, redesigned battery pack, before 520-mile Plaid+
A refreshed Tesla Model S and Model X will include an aircraft-style yoke in place of the traditional steering wheel and a new battery pack, with a 412-mile range listed.
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Mini Cooper SE update, Xpeng’s Autopilot rival, GM-powered fuel-cell semis: Today’s Car News
The Mini Cooper SE gets some updates—but not to its 110-mile range. GM fuel cells will power International fuel-cell semis. EV maker Xpeng offers an expanded suite of assisted-driving features that closely follows Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot. This and more, here at Green Car Reports...
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GM and Navistar will create and support 2,000 long-haul hydrogen fuel-cell semis
A partnership could prove hydrogen the better solution clean long-haul trucking—though it's not ready for the sustainability report quite yet.
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Xpeng P7 upgrade cribs Navigate on Autopilot functions, adds lidar
The suite called Navigation Guided Pilot, released by the Chinese EV maker Xpeng, sounds very close to Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot functionality—but with the addition of lidar.
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2022 Mini Cooper SE preview: 110-mile “fun” EV gets a subtle update
Mini hasn't given the Cooper SE any more range for 2022, but it gets a bigger standard screen and downplays the yellow accents.
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An oil giant is getting in on EV charging at the neighborhood level. Biden is plotting an all-electric, American-made future for the federal government’s fleets. And many pickup shoppers say they’ll consider fully electric—if the price is right. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. President Biden on Monday announced an executive order that will help replace the federal government’s fleet of vehicles, aiming for all-electric and American made. Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it will buy the German charging company Ubitricity, which has a particularly strong...
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Study: 2 in 5 pickup shoppers considering all-electric, and price is more important than HP
The priorities for electric truck shoppers might be more pragmatic than marketing plans for the first EV trucks suggest, a new study suggests.
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Shell plans to buy streetside charging experts Ubitricity
Ubitricity claims to be the largest public charging network in the UK, although it's best known for building streetside charging into lampposts.
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American-made and all-electric: Biden plots out the future for the federal vehicle fleet
A Biden executive order issued Monday requires the government to buy more domestic goods, and accelerates the adoption of all-electric vehicles for the fleet.
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Electric DeLorean, BMW i4 update, Model S convertible, EV satisfaction study: Today’s Car News
BMW takes aim at Tesla handling. A Model S convertible wows as we wait for the Roadster. The Model S, Model 3, and Kia Niro EV are tops in satisfaction. And could the DeLorean DMC-12 come back all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Owners of the Tesla Model S and Kia Niro EV are...
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Tesla Model S and Kia Niro EV top electric vehicle ownership study
Owners of the Model S are the most satisfied among EV owners, despite continued build-quality issues.
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BMW is prioritizing handling and sportiness in its upcoming i4, which is about the same size and form of the Tesla Model 3.
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Tesla Model S convertible conversion could be best alternative to overdue Roadster
Although this Model S ragtop is a one-off build, the Italian firm Ares design is showing its potential to custom-create a body style that Tesla hasn't prioritized.
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Electric DeLorean "time machine" revival now a possibility with replica rule
A revival of the DeLorean DMC-12 might now become all-electric, now that it has a regulatory path for production via a new replica rule from NHTSA.
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Mustang Mach-E charging, Ioniq PHEV review, 5-minute fast-charge, Biden and EVs: The Week in Reverse
Sales of what kind of vehicle offset the global CO2 reductions of EVs in 2020? Which company reported that it’s raised about $8 billion ahead of the delivery of any of its electric trucks? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week...
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VW targets Tesla, California dispels EV myths, Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid driven: Today’s Car News
California turns to superheroes to help dispel EV myths. We check in with the Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid. And VW teases its Trinity project that could rival Tesla in performance and autonomous driving. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has teased the...
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Review update: 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid wants to be in charge
The Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid offers impressive efficiency and all-electric driving, but in four-seasons use it effectively chooses when that happens.
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