Green Car News
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The 2021 Taycan electric car offers easier fast-charging, a head-up display, and a new method for delivering features over the air.
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Lucid Air charging details, travel-stop fast-chargers, August EV deals: Today’s Car News
Electric vehicle deals this month are favoring buying over leasing, in at least some instances. More road-trip fast-chargers are being added where long-haul travelers are likely to stop. And Lucid is claiming faster charge times than Tesla. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid claims...
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EV deals: Leaf, i3, I-Pace incentives boost buying, but leasing remains better for most
The combination of 0% APR financing and thousands of dollars off sticker prices means buying an EV makes more sense right now.
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Lucid Air electric sedan boasts fastest-charging EV time: 300 miles in 20 minutes
The California EV maker Lucid says that the Air sedan will be able to recover up to 20 miles of range per minute of charging.
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Love's Travel Stops and Electrify America add road-trip charging waypoints
A total of seven Love's locations across six states will get 28 DC fast-charging connectors by 2021.
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CARB automaker deals, Bollinger stepping up, Kona Electric range: Today’s Car News
The Hyundai Kona Electric can go 600 miles on a charge—with a big asterisk. Bollinger Motors is upsizing its facility as it develops its electric trucks. Electric vehicles could save the U.S. billions annually. And some automakers are voluntarily seeking a deal with California for stricter...
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Bollinger's quadruples the footprint of its headquarters, with the intent to double its workforce this year. But it will still be under 100 people, total.
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Automakers commit to tougher California emissions deal—and more EVs
At least five automakers have negotiated deals with the California Air Resources Board to adhere to stricter emissions standards.
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Hyundai Kona Electric goes more than 600 miles—if you go 20 mph
A test from Germany shows how much range can be extracted from an electric car when the driver takes extreme measures.
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Study: US could save up to $70 billion annually if EVs were widespread
By replacing internal-combustion cars with EVs, the U.S. could save up to $70 billion annually due to the impact of climate change and pollution.
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Mercedes diesel settlement, Wrangler diesel driven, double-decker V2G: Today’s Car News
We drove the Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel to see if it lives up to its badge, ahead of an expected plug-in. Daimler’s U.S. diesel settlement has a price tag far below that of VW. A French battery maker rises. And double-decker buses are an important part of the world’s largest V2G site. This...
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2020 Jeep Wrangler diesel drive review: On its way to treading lightly, but not quite there
Until the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid arrives, the Wrangler EcoDiesel is the high-mileage off-road leader. Is it eco enough?
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In addition to Sweden's Northvolt, France's Verkor aims to supply Europe's automakers from within the EU.
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Mercedes set to pay $2.2B in US diesel settlements, as it slowly pivots to EVs
Mercedes and parent company Daimler AG will pay $1.5 billion in penalties, as it continues to priorities Europe over the U.S. for cleaner EVs.
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World’s largest V2G site: A London double-decker electric bus garage
The so-called Bus2Grid project will be able to supplement the grid with more than 1 MW, from the batteries of 28 electric buses.
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Ioniq EV brand, Polestar 2 drive, Lucid SUV, hydrogen fuel-cell supercar: The Week in Reverse
Which upcoming electric vehicle might earn an EPA rating of more than 500 miles? Which EV might share its production location with the Jaguar I-Pace? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending TKTKTK, 2018. Hyundai announced that...
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Polestar 2 drive, more convenient fast-chargers, new places for batteries: Today’s Car News
We take the Polestar 2 for a drive, see how batteries can make fast-charging more flexible, and look at how batteries themselves might not need to be in one big pack. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The battery supplier CATL says that by the end of the decade it hopes to have a system in...
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First drive review: Polestar 2 aims at Tesla and comes up just short
The Polestar 2 rivals Tesla's driving experience and interface but comes up short in packaging and interior space.
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At a California convenience store, FreeWire has installed its first Boost Charger, allowing DC fast charging up to 120 kw.
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Report: CATL aims to boost EV range with battery cells installed in vehicle frames
The China-based battery giant CATL is reportedly working on tech that will allow cells to be placed away from a centralized pack.
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VW EV lab, 2023 Lucid SUV, Bentley steers away from rare-earths: Today’s Car News
Lucid says its SUV is on the way in 2023. Bentley aims to keep rare-earths out of its electric and electrified vehicles. And Volkswagen is putting together a U.S. lab for EV development. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The CEO of Lucid has confirmed that a Lucid SUV is due in 2023, and...
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Lucid CEO confirms SUV, considers pickup, says “absolutely not” to contract manufacturing
The electric vehicle maker Lucid says that its factory is ready for a whole family of vehicles, but it won't be making EVs for other companies.
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VW plans to do some EV engineering at Chattanooga—not just assembly
Volkswagen is going more than EV assembly in Tennessee. Development and testing will be done there, at a high-voltage lab.
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First electric Bentley due in 2026 will say no to rare-earth magnets
The British luxury brand Bentley is working on electric-vehicle technology that reduces environmental impact and sourcing challenges.
Stephen Edelstein