Restyling a Best-Selling Premium Compact SUV The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. With this success you had better bet folks at Acura were careful when doing a light restyle for the 2022 RDX, with a refresh of
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Audi reports a strong 2021 for fully electric vehicles, despite the fact that the worldwide semiconductor shortage affected overall global sales. Last year, the company sold a total of 1,680,512 cars (down 0.7% year-over-year). In the case of all-electric cars, the total volume increased to 81,875, which is 57.3% more than a year ago. That’s
I talk to Sandy Munro about his first impression of the electric Chevy Silverado EV pickup truck unveiled at CES and how he believes it compares to the electric Ford F-150 Lightning, and we had it face to face when hanging out at CES in Las Vegas! Subscribe to Sandy Munro’s channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/MunroLive OUR
SUBSCRIBE! LIKE if you’re impressed by the e-C4 & SHARE if you think EVs should be more affordable Robert really likes the e-C4, its ‘supremely satisfactory’, but he’s struggling to rave about it. It’s a really nice compact SUV, good to drive, decent range and packed full of lovely features. But are they all needed?
JuiceBar, a commercial EV charger manufacturer based in Connecticut, has entered the home charging market today with the release of a new 48-amp Level 2 charger. The new Cheetah, as the name implies, is built for speed. The home version will be available in 32-, 40- and 48-amp configurations, and will include dual safety relays,
Subaru took the wraps off the all-electric, 1,073 hp STI E-RA concept car at this weekend’s Tokyo Auto Salon. And, while the STI E-RA might not have much in common with any road-going Subarus, that doesn’t mean the concept won’t hit the road. Subaru says it built the STI E-RA concept to gain “experience and training
In an independent energy efficiency test with a fully loaded heavy-duty electric Volvo truck in Germany, the truck exceeded its official range, and used 50% less energy than its diesel counterpart. The tested truck was a Volvo FH Electric, which has a gross combination weight of 40 tons, a 540 kWh battery pack and continuous
Which electric truck got put on an indefinite hold this week, and which one was reportedly delayed? And why might the shift to EVs spur the end of three-box sedans? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 14, 2022. Don’t wait up for
When I set out each week to find the wildest electric vehicles for my regular Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, they are usually at least classifiable into categories like “bikes”, “cars” and “scooters”. But every now and again, I find something so wacky that it simply defies classification. The latest example
By Joey Klender Posted on January 14, 2022 Recent complaints regarding Tesla’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems have prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to discuss the feature with the automaker. Yesterday, Transport Canada launched an assessment into the issues after sixteen complaints. Transport Canada opened an “Issue Assessment Investigation” following
By Arran Blomfield ReGenEV has been operating for around a year now, we starting knocking doors down, ringing, emailing, and a slight bit of advertising in the early days. We rang all the established EV companies to build relationships, with not much success. We were lucky enough to obtain a few wall connector installs. Reza
The Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV closed the year 2021 on a high note in China as the absolute best-selling electric vehicle – far above the #2 Tesla Model Y, which topped the electric crossover/SUV category. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)’s data (via Moneyball and CnEVPost), in December, 50,561 Wuling Hong Guang
As we head into the beginning of 2022, there are a number of exciting new electric vehicle models on the market. These highly-anticipated EVs have recently made their debut and are now available to consumers. From a truck that can handle any terrain to a luxury car with more than 500 miles of electric range,
Tesla has taken another step towards opening up its Supercharger network to other automakers’ EVs. Last October, Tesla launched a “Non-Tesla Supercharger pilot” at 10 locations in the Netherlands. Now the company has applied for grants from the state of Texas to install Supercharger stations with CCS connectors, which would be a first in the
Volvo Trucks Corporation has announced the next generation of its all-electric, Class 8 VNR trucks for the North American market, including upgrades to battery size, range, and charging speeds. Furthermore, Volvo Trucks has introduced two additional configurations for its commercial fleets customers to choose from. Volvo Group (AB Volvo) is a multinational corporation whose subsidiary
Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has assembled the first battery cell at its Northvolt Ett gigafactory in northern Sweden. According to Northvolt, the prismatic cell is “the first to have been fully designed, developed and assembled at a gigafactory by a homegrown European battery company.” The company developed the cell at its factory in Västerås, Sweden,
If you were wondering if size matters, Toyota’s GRMN Yaris is here to show you that the answer is a resounding no. The latest generation of the high-performance subcompact hatch was unveiled on Friday at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon, and sadly it’s exclusive to the Japanese market. Deliveries start in the spring and just
Tesla is reportedly delaying initial production of the Cybertruck until the end of the first quarter of 2023, according to a Thursday evening report from Reuters. That would mean deliveries—likely to happen in very small numbers at first, given the Cybertruck’s innovative stainless-steel body—would likely not start until spring 2023. The report, citing “a person
Tesla has officially started accepting Dogecoin to buy some of its merchandise in its online store. But the automaker went a step further and it appears to only be accepting Dogecoin for some items. Over the last year, Tesla has been delving deep into the cryptocurrency world. Early in 2021, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin.
By Maria Merano Posted on January 14, 2022 Tesla officially rolled out Dogecoin payments for a few items in its online shop. Most of the items accepting Dogecoins in the Tesla shop are in the Lifestyle section. Tesla opened Dogecoin payments for the Giga Texas Belt Buckle, Cyberwhistle, and Cyberquad for kids, all released around the holiday
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New Lectron Charger Adds To Versatility This post may contain affiliate links. 42 months and now all mine Decision time came last month for me. I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. It’s now what’s know as an orphan car—no longer in
Renault accelerates its transition to an all-electric future in Europe, but the automaker has a “Plan B” as well. According to Automotive News Europe, Renault CEO Luca de Meo said at a media event that the French brand will become 100% electric in Europe in 2030. Previously it was expected that Renault would be at
While fires in electric vehicles (EVs) have made headlines in recent years, data from the U.S. government and analyzed by AutoinsuranceEZ point out that there are far more fires in gasoline and traditional hybrid vehicles, even when accounting for the fact that there are more gasoline and hybrid vehicles on the road. Electric vehicles are
Magna’s new all-electric connected powertrain, the EtelligentReach, consists of two electric motors, inverters and gearboxes, and uses software to maximize vehicle range and driving dynamics. It will be deployed on “a new entrant vehicle in 2022.” Magna says “eDrive technology advancements and the holistic vehicle development approach of the EtelligentReach” can achieve a range increase
Citing a report which found hybrid cars offered negligible emissions and fuel consumption advantages when tested on Switzerland’s Alpine roads, one Swiss region has decided to “pull the plug” on subsidies – even calling the claims of hybrids’ environmental advantages a “con.” The southern Swiss canton of Valais (Wallis, in German) commissioned a study by
Free To X, a new Italian charging provider, has partnered with eRoaming provider Hubject in order to extend access to its high-power DC charging sites to all EV drivers within Hubject’s intercharge network. Free To X aims to deploy 100 public fast charging stations by 2023, covering 2,900 km along the main Italian highways. Each
Volkswagen on Wednesday announced that it doubled global EV deliveries in 2021, delivering 452,900 EVs worldwide and about 17,000 in the United States. Those are respectable numbers for what was in many respects the first year of VW’s mass-market EV push, with the VW ID.4 arriving in the U.S. and the ID.3 ramping up to
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By Maria Merano Posted on January 12, 2022 On Wednesday, January 12, Brandenburg’s Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach stated that the Frankfurt (Oder) administrative court’s judgment on the water supply lawsuit concerning Eggersdorf waterworks would not affect Tesla Giga Berlin’s approval process. Tesla Giga Berlin has not received a final approval from Brandenburg’s State Office of
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