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Month: July 2023
Nearly two years ago, BMW gave us a look at a futuristic light electric motorcycle known as the CE 02. Welcome to the future folks, because now the BMW CE 02 has officially launched as the brand’s latest electric motorbike. While there’s no single delineation on where scooters stop and motorcycles start, the CE 02
By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 8, 2023 Recent comments from Nuevo León Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda suggest that the permits for Tesla Gigafactory Mexico are progressing forward. The official also estimated that at any moment now, the first stages of the facility’s buildout would begin. “We do not yet have a date for
Through a $2-billion investment, Ford recently converted its existing plant in Niehl, Cologne, Germany, founded in 1930, into its new Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a production facility for EVs. The 125-hectare plant has a new automated production line and facilities for battery assembly and tooling. It is expected to reach an annual production capacity of
Tesla’s first Optimus robot displays have arrived in stores in North America. You can check the Tesla Bot in New York City right now. Earlier this week, we revealed that Tesla was planning to use Optimus robot displays in stores in North America in an attempt to help retail performance. The idea is that Tesla
How Car Magnets Provide Major Value to Varying Businesses Old School Marketing Still Works This article may contain affiliate links With so much focus over the last decade on digital marketing, often with good reason, certain other forms of advertising or marketing have gotten less attention than they deserve. One great example, which continues to
Tesla recently opened in Europe its second Supercharging station equipped with V4 stalls, envisioned to handle Tesla and non-Tesla electric vehicles. The new site, located near an Ibis hotel in Clermont-Ferrand in France, has 12 individual stalls, including one pull-through type for larger vehicles or vehicles with trailers. Let’s recall that Tesla‘s first Supercharging station
Which EV fast-charging network doesn’t have terrible reliability? Which company that’s “all-in” on EVs pushed back against regulators’ targets? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 7, 2023. Ford broke new ground in making a hybrid powertrain standard when it introduced its Maverick
We drove the 2024 Aston Martin DB12 and 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre, spied Ferrari’s next hypercar, and learned about a true lightweight electric sports car. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Aston Martin has replaced the DB11 with the DB12, but rather than start from scratch the automaker has sharpened and refined
US fleet-management company Merchants Fleet has introduced ClearCharge, a multifaceted service designed to assist commercial fleets in planning, developing and implementing EV charging infrastructure. One variant of the program is ClearCharge Home, designed to simplify home charger installation and management and to provide tracked charging data and energy reimbursement reporting. ClearCharge Work, available in three
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Our resident Swedish cars fanboy, Jack Scarlett drives the newly facelifted Polestar 2. While not much appears to have changed on the outside, major engineering tweaks have taken place under the skin amounting to more power, more range, and less damage to the planet. Check out the video to find out how. 00:00 Intro 00:52
Labor union members at New York’s Ravenswood Generating Station will become the US’s first fossil fuel power plant workers to transition to operating offshore wind equipment. Ravenswood is a 2,480-megawatt (MW) power plant in Long Island City, Queens, across from Roosevelt Island. Powering 20% of the city, it’s New York City’s largest fossil-fuel plant, and
By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 7, 2023 Last month, Mercedes-Benz stated that it was considering the adoption of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its electric vehicles. Based on an announcement from the German luxury electric vehicle maker on Friday, it would appear that Mercedes-Benz has come to a decision about NACS. The
Anyone who regularly uses, or attempts to use, public EV chargers will surely agree that there’s a pressing need for EVSE repair technicians. Standards body SAE International has produced a certification program to verify skills and knowledge of technicians who maintain, repair and operate EV charging stations. The SAE Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Technician
Heading into the weekend, all of the best green energy deals for the week are coming to a close. If summer weather has you ready to see what micro mobility is all about, we’re tracking just the e-bike discount. The popular RadRover 6 Plus is now $700 off alongside a series of other environmentally-conscious markdowns
New research on electric vehicle growth in the US reveals that nearly half of consumers who intend to purchase a new vehicle in the next two years are planning to buy a plug-in model. The data is part of multi-national accounting firm Ernst & Young’s (EY) annual Mobility Consumer Index (MCI). EY surveyed more than
The federal government investigates Tesla unintended acceleration claims—again. GM is concerned about hitting 50% EVs by 2030, through a regulatory lens. And the Ford Maverick is now more expensive as a high-mpg hybrid in its actual sticker price, not just at the dealership. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford made waves in
Volkswagen Group is developing self-driving Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric vans for use in robotaxi services, and testing of prototypes kicked off in the U.S. this month. An initial test fleet, consisting of ten examples of the shorter global version of the ID.Buzz, is located in Austin, where VW Group anticipates self-driving ID.Buzz vans will be operating
Delta-Q Technologies, a provider of battery charging solutions, has announced the release of a 700-watt battery charger. The new RQ700 expands the company’s RQ series of chargers for light EVs, outdoor power equipment and industrial pallet trucks. Delta-Q’s RQ Series includes the RQ350 and now the RQ700, available in 24, 36 and 48 V DC
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 6, 2023 Nikola recently announced that it had secured a $41.9 million grant from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to construct six hydrogen refueling stations for heavy-duty trucks across Southern California. The initial stations could become operational later this year. The planned hydrogen refueling stations will operate under the
As if one standards war (CSS vs Tesla’s NACS) weren’t enough, one company is now developing its own charging standard for heavy-duty EVs. Nxu, a manufacturer of battery cells and packs, says it will soon begin alpha field trials of NxuOne, a proprietary charging solution that can deliver up to 1.5 megawatts of continuous power.
The Phoenix Fire Department has released its report on the Nikola truck fire that happened at the company’s headquarters last month. Despite Nikola quickly claiming that “foul play” was behind the fire, the fire department says it found “no evidence at all that supports arson.” The fire department listed the cause of the fire as
Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance The Best Luxury Sedan? The luxury sedan challenger The elegant 2023 Genesis G90 makes people stop and ask—What is this? Without hesitation, the reply is—The best luxury sedan they can buy. When matched against the perennial standard of the Mercedes-Benz S500, the G90 equals or bests this iconic German
Volkswagen reports that during the second quarter of 2023, its vehicle sales in the United States amounted to 76,934 (down 1.7 percent year-over-year). Year-to-date sales stand at 144,787, which is one percent more than a year ago, but not even close to what it was several years ago. In terms of all-electric car sales, the
VW plans to test ID.Buzz vans near Tesla HQ. Fiat shows two new EVs unlikely for the U.S. And its parent company shows off its mainstream EV platform for Europe. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen is moving its autonomous-vehicle program on after the now-defunct Argo.AI, and it’s using its ID.Buzz electric
Organizers of the Formula 1 World Championship on Wednesday published the calendar for the 2024 season, and it boasts a record 24 races, or one more than the current season. The calendar also stands out due to the first race of the season, the Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled to take place on a Saturday instead
UK EV maker Tevva has finished development of its 7.5T battery-electric truck’s regenerative braking technology. The development involved working with Tier 1 supplier ZF to integrate its Electronic Brake System (EBS) for use in Tevva electric trucks. The EBS enables safe regenerative braking up to 180 kW, whereas the traditional air brake system limited passive