Ford has managed to somehow WOW the Automotive and EV media into falling in love with their new all electric pickup truck F-150 Lightning while ignoring some pretty major flaws. InsideEVs and Forbes contributor Tom Moloughney has placed his reservation and will be here to tell us why, plus other EV news of the week.
Month: May 2021
A test drive in the finished Delta E4 coupe, and a brush with an electric muscle car, the Blackcurrent. LIKE Fully Charged on Facebook @ http://www.fb.me/FullyChargedShow Fully Charged Podcast on iTunes @ http://bit.ly/fullchargediTunes Fully Charged is an online show hosted by Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge, Carpool), which looks at why we need to
Seen for the first time ever on the roads, the 100% electric Ariya coupé crossover chose the glamour of Monaco for its debut drive Set against a fitting backdrop of the spectacular Formula E street circuit, Ariya’s first public drive marked an exciting milestone in Nissan’s electric vehicle journey MONACO (24 May 2021) – Nissan Ariya
The Ford F-150 Lightning is already more powerful and quicker than the late 1990s F-150 SVT Lightning, with its 5.4-liter V8 that in later model years made 380 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque. That was enough to send the single-cab 1990s F-150 to sixty in around six seconds, not really that fast by modern
By Joey Klender Posted on May 25, 2021 Tesla has alleviated potential security concerns in China by announcing it will store vehicle data locally in a posting on its official Weibo page, a Chinese social media site. Tesla owners will also be able to access their vehicle’s data, according to the company’s announcement. Earlier this
We make no bones about or apologies for our love of the Porsche 911. It shows up unerringly in our Best Car To Buy awards as often as it shows up in our work-day Skype chats. If there’s a 911 perfected, it’s the 911 Turbo S, which we’ve tossed around on north Georgia’s roads often
SVOLT will begin commercialization of lithium-ion batteries using safety technology from Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), which, the company says, eliminates the root cause of thermal runaway and improves battery safety. SVOLT’s new portfolio, which will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2021, uses thin metalized film current collectors that improve energy density
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 makes its debut in U.S. form—although there’s no pricing quite yet. Lexus is about to embrace plug-in vehicles. And Nissan has reached 200,000—hand-raisers, that is, for the Ariya. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Yesterday marked the official U.S.-spec debut of the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. Although the EV’s
Yadea is the largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer in the world, with a product portfolio that spans a variety of seated electric scooters and e-bikes. Now the company is adding standing electric scooters to the mix. With today’s announcement of the Yadea KS5 and KS5 Pro, the Vin Diesel-repped manufacturer is standing up for lightweight electric
Netherlands-based charging network Fastned is teaming up with Tesla to build a huge dual-branded charging station in Oxford. Fastned has deployed some 137 fast charging stations in several European countries. Early on, the network tried to appeal to Tesla drivers by adding Tesla CHAdeMO adapters to its stations. Now that Tesla uses the CCS standard
EV startup Faraday Future is celebrating the grand opening of what it’s calling the FF Futurist Experience in New York City, allowing the public to see its upcoming FF 91 EV up-close for the first time. This experience will coincide with Faraday Future’s pending SPAC merger to promote its flagship vehicle while the deal finalizes.
Q&A with environmental lawyer Maureen Gorsen California has led the nation in the fight against air pollution. The state has consistently implemented clean-air rules that are stricter than those imposed at the federal level, including the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which requires automakers to produce a certain number of electric vehicles. The Trump administration attempted
In court in Norway, Tesla was found guilty of throttling charging speed and battery capacity through a software update. Unless it appeals, Tesla is going to have to pay $16,000 to each of the thousands of owners affected in the country. The fine could be even more significant as other similar legal efforts are on
Daimler disagreed with Tesla and VW’s view on batteries being the best way to transition to a more sustainable future. Bloomberg reported that the Daimler Truck’s chief executive officer, Martin Daum, expects hydrogen-powered semi-trucks to play a crucial role in reducing emissions from the transportation sector. He pointed out that if companies focus only on
Daimler Truck and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) are expanding their existing partnership related to batteries for electric trucks, started in 2019. The original deal was about CATL’s lithium-ion cell modules for upcoming Daimler’s series-produced electric trucks (Mercedes-Benz eActros, Mercedes-Benz eEconic, Freightliner eCascadia, Freightliner eM2) from 2021 onwards. The new, expanded partnership is about the joint
By Maria Merano Posted on May 23, 2021 The Tesla Model S reached a range on par with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles after logging 320 miles of range at 75mph during a highway fuel-economy test run. Car and Driver recently conducted a highway fuel economy test run on the “Raven” Tesla Model S Long
The newly-launched 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid is already a good lease deal, significantly undercutting the Toyota RAV4 Prime. This month, the lower-level Wrangled Unlimited Sahara 4xe trim level is available to lease for $249 a month for 36 months, with $3,999 due at signing, according to our partner site CarsDirect. Granted, that’s based
The Florida Public Service Commission has approved Duke Energy Florida’s latest rate settlement agreement, which includes plans for a new multi-part EV initiative that the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy calls “the largest electric transportation program in the state’s history.” Duke secured approval for a $7-million EVSE pilot called Park and Plug in 2017. The
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The Mirabito convenience store chain plans to install DC fast charging hubs at five locations in central New York. The five hubs, which are to go into service by this fall, will offer a total of 19 chargers. The project is part of the New York Power Authority’s EVolve NY charging network, which will be
The Torque 1 electric commuter bike from St Petersberg, Florida-based Ride Scoozy may just be one of the most affordable electric bicycles out there with a torque sensor. For those that don’t nerd out about e-bikes as much as the rest of us, a torque sensor is just a more elegant way of controlling power
This winter Model S took a trip to Baudette, Minnesota, one of the coldest places in the continental United States. Tesla engineers worked for days in sub-zero weather in order to put Model S through a rigorous set of demanding winter driving tests. To learn more visit: https://ts.la/2HL8qoW ——————————————— Twitter @teslamotors: https://twitter.com/tesla
Our Best Car To Buy award can go one of several ways here on Green Car Reports. Sometimes it goes to a moonshot car, like the first Nissan Leaf (in 2011) or the Tesla Model S (in 2013). Those are cars that radically redefined what green transportation could be, changing the auto industry forever. Other
It looks like the very first electric car powered by solid-state technology may come sooner than we thought and from an unknown Italian brand Automobili Estrema which will also utilize ultra capacitors. InsideEVs and Forbes contributor Tom Moloughney is here to calm my excitement down, plus other EV news of the week. Subscribe to Tom
SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE if you want Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles to be the norm. Welcome to Springfield Meadows, a new housing development just outside Oxford (UK) where the houses are not only carbon neutral, they are actually carbon negative. These eco-homes incorporate all the latest technology for energy generation including solar panels that
First Student and Lion Electric Announce Largest Zero-Emission School Bus Order of 260 Buses MONTREAL, May 17, 2021 – First Student, the largest student transportation provider in North America, and the Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) (“Lion” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, today jointly announced
It will be a “huge challenge” to ensure all new car sales are zero-emission in time for the 2035 ban on new petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles, a new report has said. The Public Accounts Committee – a cross-party group of MPs that examines the “value for money” of government projects – says increasing the
By Joey Klender Posted on May 22, 2021 Tesla has never run commercials, and it doesn’t have a Public Relations or Advertising Department. Evidence over the years suggests that it doesn’t need one as the company’s products, events, and uncommonly vocal CEO Elon Musk have shown that spending money on commercials is overrated. Instead, they’ve
A prototype for Bugatti’s Chiron-based Centodieci was spotted testing at the Nürburgring this week, and we have some video footage. Bugatti will build just 10 examples and the first one will be delivered sometime in 2022. Lamborghini Huracan STO in likely Nürburgring record attempt – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Another car spotted at the Nürburgring this
Will the U.S. get new point-of-sale incentives for electric vehicles? Which California EV startup announced a price for its first vehicle, originally to be offered by subscription only? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 21, 2021. The top story of the week
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