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Avenger, Wagoneer S, and Recon are among the EVs on the way by the end of 2025, plus a full portfolio of 4xe plug-in hybrids.
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VW ID.Buzz review, EPA diesel-truck crackdown, Lightyear funding: Today’s Car News
The EPA cracks down on diesel “tunes” for trucks with millions in fines. Lightyear gets more investment for its higher-volume solar EV. And we drive the ID.Buzz electric Microbus, but for Americans it remains a couple years off. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of...
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Review: 2024 VW ID.Buzz EV counters crossover culture with iconoclastic pizzazz
The 2024 VW ID.Buzz is on the way, and it’s a modern-day electric Microbus in more than design inspiration.
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EPA cracks down on companies selling aftermarket diesel "defeat devices," with fines in the millions
The EPA recently announced the levying of millions of dollars in fines against companies for selling equipment designed to circumvent pollution controls, illegal under the Clean Air Act.
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Solar car maker: "High-volume" Lightyear 2, international expansion spurred with new investment
Funds will also be used for a planned international expansion; Lightyear hasn't confirmed plans to enter the United States market, however.
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California grid, Lucid Air Pure, Buick EV shift, EV weight gain and road safety: Today’s Car News
Lucid teases more affordable versions of its Air being made. Buick offers buyouts to its dealers unconvinced of the EV shift. An ongoing California heat wave serves to emphasize the importance of time-of-use rates and smart EV charging in the future. And are heavy EVs a concern for everyone else?...
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With American traffic deaths already at a 16-year high, safety officials haven't yet weighed in on the effects of a sudden weight gain in the vehicle fleet with the shift to EVs.
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Buick offers dealer buyouts in advance of EV remake for GM brand
All of Buick's roughly 2,000 U.S. dealers will be given the opportunity to take a buyout. In a similar previous deal, Cadillac shed about a third of its dealerships.
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California rule will make EV charging more affordable, reduce load on grid
Many home chargers already have metering capability, but without the requirement to use it utilities were forcing customers to install separate meters at their own expense.
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Rivian Camp mode, California heat-wave EV charging, US batteries for Toyota and Honda EVs: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker is first using CATL’s cell-to-pack battery tech for 600-plus miles of range? In which U.S. state have EVs passed 15% of overall new-vehicle sales? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 3, 2022...
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Rivian electric trucks can level up with Camp mode feature, part of latest OTA update
Camp Mode's automatic leveling could be particularly useful for owners who use their Rivian as overnight shelter.
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Lucid Air Pure undercuts the Model S in price and efficiency, and it's nearing production
The most affordable version of the Lucid Air lineup might be arriving soon, Lucid hinted in a holiday-weekend message.
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Toyota is shifting some of its ICE plants over to EV batteries. BMW starts making fuel-cell stacks. And California doesn’t want you charging during today’s Labor Day weekend traffic time. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On the eve of a holiday weekend, California asked that EV drivers not charge their EVs on Friday afternoon after 4 p.m., because of unusually hot weather and increased air conditioning use. Just a week after the state enshrined its shift to electric new-vehicle sales by 2035, that’s created some awkward optics. In Germany, BMW has started assembling...
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Does Toyota's plan to convert engine plants into battery factories signal a stronger EV shift?
Two Japanese facilities will be shifted to battery production as part of deeper commitments to EV manufacturing.
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BMW starts making fuel-cell stacks for iX5 Hydrogen
The German automaker is using Toyota fuel cells for its hydrogen-powered SUV, but many of the electric-drive components are borrowed from the i4 and iX battery electric models.
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Leading into Labor Day weekend, California asks EV drivers to limit charging
California's grid operator doesn't want EV owners plugging in after 4 p.m. going into the holiday weekend.
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2023 Mercedes EQS SUV starts at $105,550, EPA range up to 305 miles for US-made EV
The base Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 450+ will be one of a short list of three-row EVs to top 300 miles of range.
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Sono hits 20,000 reservations for its $30,000 Sion solar EV
The Sion promises around 70 free miles from the sun per week, plus home power-bank functionality with bi-directional charging.
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Toyota announced U.S. EV battery production, and that sounds like a nod to future U.S.-built EVs. Bosch intends to make fuel cells in the U.S. for semis. And Sono Motors is racking up reservations for its solar EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Sono has announced that it’s reached 20,000 reservations for its $25,000 Sion solar EV, which promises about 70 free miles from the sun each week, as well as bi-directional charging. For now, it’s only for Europe, but an expansion of the company’s solar offerings is coming to the commercial-vehicle sector. Toyota announced...
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Bosch plans to make fuel cells for electrified semis in South Carolina
The supplier heavily invested in diesel technology sees a future as a tech supplier for U.S. hydrogen trucking later in the decade.
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Toyota's accelerated battery plan suggests future US-built EVs
Part of $5.6 billion for global battery manufacturing, the new investment adds capacity for U.S. EV battery production—and, by extension, likely future U.S. EV production.
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Rivian Camp Mode, California at 15% EVs, 300-mile EVs: Today’s Car News
California commits to ban internal combustion vehicles when one brand dominates EV sales. The slate of EVs with more than 300 miles of range has grown, especially in 2022. And Rivian will help level your in-vehicle campsite. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In its next over-the-air...
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EV sales crack 15% of vehicle market in California, Tesla continues to dominate
More Model Ys were sold in the first half of 2022 than all models from Nissan, Hyundai, or Kia. To enable California's vision, non-Tesla EVs will need to be sales successes at some point soon.
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2022 is the year of the 300-mile EV, EPA data highlights
The list of model year 2022 EVs offering at least 300 miles of range is diverse and now includes sedans, hatchbacks, crossovers, SUVs, and pickups.
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