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Chevy will offer three different battery pack choices in the Blazer, in front- or rear-wheel-drive single-motor and all-wheel-drive dual-motor configurations.
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Ford hybrid recall, Mini electric convertible, Polestar 3 price, Vinfast stores: Today’s Car News
Polestar tips on pricing for its Model X-sized Polestar 3. Vinfast opens California stores. Mini teases the possibility of an electric convertible. And Ford is recalling a lot of late-model hybrids over what only sounds like part of a potential remedy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford...
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Ford Maverick hybrid, Escape hybrid, and Lincoln Corsair PHEV recalled for fire concern
A recall of Ford hybrids makes accommodations to avoid a fire in the event of an engine block failure or an oil-pan breach.
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Report: South Carolina–built Polestar 3 electric SUV might start around $75,000
That would undercut the BMW iX M60, Audi E-Tron S, and Tesla Model X if performance is a priority for the entry model.
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Vinfast opens California stores, gets $1.2 billion boost from North Carolina for EV plant
Vinfast aims to deliver its first vehicles to U.S. customers by the end of the year, with EVs made in North Carolina starting in 2024.
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Affordable electric convertibles: Could Mini be working on one?
A Cooper SE Convertible could be a great niche electric vehicle and a minimalist effort, aimed at evening cruises and quick blasts out on country roads.
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Which automaker entered the charging business? How are Tesla Powerwall owners forming a “virtual power plant” to back up the grid? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 15, 2022. Hyundai confirmed the U.S. arrival of its Ioniq 6 electric sedan for the first quarter of 2023, and it revealed a little more information about this stunner this week. We looked at how, despite the common platform and many common components, the Ioniq 6 makes a very different design statement than the Ioniq 5. And we outlined how...
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Toyota Crown Hybrid Max debuts, NHTSA nixes EV sounds, state charging proposals: Today’s Car News
The federal government has put the kibosh on the possibility of some fun sounds to alert pedestrians. U.S. states are mapping out their pieces of a national EV charging network. And the Toyota Crown Hybrid Max takes a bow. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has reconstituted its...
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US states finalize EV charging plans, as alternative fuel corridors take form
States are submitting plans for how most of $5 billion earmarked by the infrastructure law will be allocated—with EV charging locations focused around alternative fuel corridors still being designated.
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NHTSA says no to EV driver-selectable pedestrian sounds
Tesla's Boombox feature might have soured regulators about flexibility in its so-called "quiet cars" rules mandating alternative artificial sounds to alert pedestrians.
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2023 Toyota Crown sedan debuts with Hybrid Max muscle and SUV duds
The Crown offers a slightly higher ride height, two hybrid systems, and some SUV cues to veer away from the full-size Avalon it replaces.
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Hyundai Ioniq 6 efficiency gains, Panasonic US battery factory, GM charging network: Today’s Car News
Panasonic is building a U.S. battery “mega factory.” Hyundai revealed more about what the Ioniq 6 electric sedan gains versus Ioniq 5—and why it looks so different. And GM and Pilot are getting in the charging business. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Look out Electrify...
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Panasonic plans to achieve its energy-density boost partly with a new mix of additives that would allow individual battery cells within a pack to run at higher voltage.
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GM and Pilot plan a 350-kw coast-to-coast charging network
Pilot and Flying J travel centers will host 500 DC fast-charging stations, all manned 24/7 and equipped with 350-kw chargers—with most to be installed by 2025.
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Hyundai Ioniq 6 improvements boost range and efficiency, will get full over-the-air updates
How was Hyundai able to secure additional driving range from the Ioniq 6 given the same battery pack? An executive summed what the electric sedan gains.
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Hyundai Ioniq 6 vs. Ioniq 5: How sibling EVs' very different designs fit harmoniously
The Hyundai Ioniq 6, confirmed for U.S. arrival in Q1 2023, looks very different than the Ioniq 5 crossover but has a lot in common.
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Panasonic selects Kansas City for what it claims will be largest battery plant in the world
Panasonic says that the $4 billion plant will make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles—likely for both Tesla and other automakers.
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Canoo electric vans, Celestiq photos, charging robot, VW battery recycling: Today’s Car News
Canoo comes back to life with a Walmart order. Redwood will recycle Audi and VW EV batteries. Ziggy the robot will find cars to charge. And GM has a reveal date for the Cadillac Celestiq. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM has revealed a few more teaser photos of the Cadillac Celestiq...
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Another teaser image presages the reveal of the Celestiq electric show car.
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Charge-bot could turn any parking spot into an EV charging space
The robot finds the car, plugs in, and then returns to a staging area to be recharged from the grid, a solar array, or energy storage batteries
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Redwood Materials aims to recycle all VW and Audi EV batteries in North America
Redwood will work directly with VW dealers to recover batteries after they've ended their useful lives in EVs, and they'll be shipped to Nevada for recycling.
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Walmart gives new life to struggling Canoo with order for 4,500 electric vans
The Canoo electric van has had a strange journey toward production, and a move to Walmart's Arkansas hub might have kept it going.
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Honda CR-V Hybrid redesigned, point-of-sale EV rebates, faster-charging cells and downsizing: Today’s Car News
Americans prefer point-of-sale EV rebates, and we’d all save money in the process. Could faster-charging batteries save raw materials? And Honda rolls out a new generation of the CR-V Hybrid, with hopes for it to be a sporty, high-mpg sales leader. This and more, here at Green Car Reports...
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2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid goes sporty, angles for half of sales
Honda has rearranged its two-mode hybrid system and boosted the motor torque. Will it gain mpg?
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