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Tesla somehow sold more vehicles than Toyota and its full lineup of cars and trucks in the second quarter of 2023 in California. Will Toyota get serious with a mass-market EV?
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Battery-swapping electric trucks, Stellantis simplified EV tech, Google Maps’ emissions gains: Today’s Car News
Eco-routing has prevented a significant amount of carbon emissions, Google claims as it crunches the numbers. Stellantis sees a future without standalone inverters and onboard chargers in EVs. And is battery swapping tech ready for fleets of electric delivery trucks? This and more, here at Green...
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EV battery swapping is back—for bigger delivery trucks, too
Mitsubishi Fuso and Ample plan to deliver versions of the Fuso eCanter electric van in Japan with the U.S. firm's swapping system, with plans to integrate the system “on a global scale”
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Stellantis may simplify EVs by dropping onboard charger, inverter
The prototype making both redundant isn't ready for commercialization, but Stellantis believes a similar hardware set could be ready for use in production EVs by 2030.
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Google Maps' eco-friendly routing: Like taking 250,000 cars off the road?
Maps' efficiency-focused routing has prevented 1.2 million metric tons of estimated carbon emissions, Google claims in its latest environmental report.
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EV opposition from the Battery Belt, summer EV range loss, Stellantis and Samsung: Today’s Car News
Stellantis announces a second battery plant with Samsung SDI. We look at why EVs lose more range in the winter than in the summer. And a group of lawmakers in the so-called Battery Belt want to subsidize EV manufacturing but not boost their sales with policy. This and more, here at Green Car...
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Sponsors of a Republican bill say that U.S. electric vehicle policy is "enriching China"—while their states reap the benefits in new manufacturing jobs for batteries and EVs.
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California station can charge up to 40 electric motor coaches
The California site caters to electric buses intended for longer-range transit and was developed with input from utility PG&E.
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Stellantis confirms second US battery factory with Samsung SDI
The second battery plant will fall under the same StarPlus Energy joint venture as its first U.S. facility currently being built in Kokomo, Indiana and due to ramp up in early 2025.
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Here's why EVs don't lose as much range in hot-weather A/C use
Electric vehicles lose more range in cold-weather extremes than in hot-weather extremes—generally the opposite of combustion-engine vehicles. And there's a good reason for that.
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F-150 Lightning price cut, Cybertruck batteries, Tesla and EV satisfaction: The Week in Reverse
Why are Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid owners being advised not to plug in? Which SUV costs less to lease as a plug-in hybrid than in standard gasoline form? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 21, 2023. One of the...
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Jeep Wrangler 4xe lease deal, Hyundai Santa Fe reveal, Tesla satisfaction down: Today’s Car News
Tesla owner satisfaction is trending down. Hyundai shows the new look for its Santa Fe lineup. And there’s quite a deal on the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, enabled by a federal credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid currently costs less to lease than the...
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Federal money is helping drop the lease price of Jeep plug-in hybrids below that of other gasoline versions.
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Study: Owner satisfaction is down for Tesla, up for other EVs
J.D. Power found the overall picture for owner satisfaction was positive for EVs, excluding Tesla.
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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid lineup looks optimized for the outdoors
The boxier look may help allow some visual separation between it and the fully electric Ioniq 7 that's on the way.
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Tesla Cybertruck batteries, Audi EV safety, Mazda EV plans: Today’s Car News
All of Audi’s electric SUVs earn top safety ratings. Mazda is reportedly considering Mexico for EV production. And Tesla is rolling out better batteries in its Cybertruck. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla on Wednesday revealed a few more tech tidbits about its...
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All 4 Audi electric SUVs achieve top IIHS safety ratings
The safety award applies to all current-model-year Audi electric SUVs—although the exclusive Audi E-Tron GT hasn't been rated by the organization.
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Report: Future Mazda EVs may be made in Mexico
Mazda already has an assembly plant in Salamanca, Mexico, that builds models with internal combustion powertrains.
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Will it mean more driving range than Tesla's earlier Cybertruck specs?
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Nissan shifts to Tesla NACS, GM struggles to make EVs, Bosch and hydrogen ICE: Today’s Car News
GM EV production remains sluggish. Bosch sees hydrogen internal combustion as part of the future for trucks. And Nissan is the latest to go Tesla with its charge port. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The list of automakers confirming the switch to Tesla’s NACS charge connector...
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Nissan will adopt Tesla NACS charging for Ariya, future EVs
Nissan EVs for other markets will keep with the CCS standard. Meanwhile, the 2024 Nissan Leaf is continuing on with its CHAdeMO charge port.
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Bosch invests big in fuel-cell tech, hydrogen internal combustion
Automotive supplier Bosch expects both fuel cells and hydrogen internal combustion to play a big role in the future trucking industry.
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GM pauses EV production at Canadian plant as it promises to build more
High demand for GM's Ultium battery hardware forced the shutdown, while GM also struggles to ramp up existing EV models such as the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq.
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RAV4 Prime charging recall, VW wireless charging, Jeep in Europe: Today’s Car News
The Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid is being recalled, and it affects charging. Jeep is sending a lower ratio of electric SUVs to Europe than it previously suggested. And which VW Group brand or vehicle might get the company’s very fast wireless charging? This and more, here at Green Car...
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