LIKE if range is important to you & SHARE if you think car makers should make EVs from the ground up The Peugeot e2008 certainly looks the part, but how does it compare to the other compact SUV electric cars on the market? It’s beautifully made and easy to drive, but for a car with
Month: July 2023
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By Maria Merano Posted on July 5, 2023 The Tesla Cybertruck was spotted smoothly cruising through the 280 in Palo Alto, showing off its cushy suspension and headlights. Cybertruck fan @greggertruck spotted the all-electric pickup in Palo Alto and took a quick snippet. The fan commented on the Cybertruck’s suspension and mentioned it looked “CUSH.”
Electric truck maker Nikola is liquidating the assets of battery maker Romeo Power, which it acquired last August for about $144 million. Nikola, which also sources batteries from LG Energy Solution and Proterra, hoped that bringing battery manufacturing in-house would enable operational improvement and cost reductions. For whatever reasons, it doesn’t seem to have worked
Tesla Electric customers in Texas are reporting making as much as $150 a day during the heatwaves as Tesla’s virtual power plant is coming together with now over 6 MW of power. Late last year, after gaining experience through its virtual power plants (VPPs), Tesla took things a step further with the launch of “Tesla Electric.”
Road Test: 2023 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo AWD Compact Crossover with Turbo Pizzaz Fun to drive. That’s a good place to start when summing-up the Mazda line-up of crossover/SUVs, its one remaining sedan and, of course, the delightful MX-5 Miata. Clean Fleet Report spent a week recently in the 2023 CX-5 Turbo AWD and are
These days, MG has been producing some incredibly compelling products. The MG4 is a perfect example of one of these vehicles. It offers remarkable range, performance, and versatility all while undercutting many established automakers’ prices. But MG isn’t the same MG it was back in the day. Today, MG is operated by SAIC (Shanghai Automotive
GM is keeping a closer eye on EV battery issues, Michelin airless tires get tested in vans. Rivian makes progress in its production ramp. And we drive Rolls-Royce’s first electric car and dig into its tech backstory. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Rolls-Royce committed to going fully electric by 2030 a couple
Ferrari engineers have been spotted again with a prototype for the successor to the LaFerrari, a model that is code-named the F250 (the LaFerrari was the F150). The upcoming hypercar will be the latest member in Ferrari’s Special Series, which in addition to the LaFerrari includes the 288 GTO, F40, F50, and Enzo. Such models
Nth Cycle, a metals extraction and recycling firm, has inaugurated a 21,000-square-foot refining plant in Fairfield, Ohio to provide a US source of nickel and cobalt chemicals for lithium-ion batteries. Nth Cycle’s electro-extraction technology will convert metal scrap, electronics waste, undeveloped mining resources and refinery waste into nickel and cobalt through its premium Mixed Hydroxide
On Tuesday, Stellantis unveiled its latest electric SUV, the FIAT 600e, with up to 248 miles range (400 km) starting at under $40,000 (€36,490). The new compact electric SUV is set to compete against the upcoming Volvo EX30 in the lucrative crossover market. The new 600e is the predecessor of the family-friendly Fiat 600 from
By Richard Angle Posted on July 4, 2023 Rocket Lab is expected to launch seven satellites from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. This will be the 39th overall mission and the seventh of the year. Following up on their most recent launch, the debut of HASTE, Rocket Lab announced they
As part of a €10-million Series A funding round, bp ventures has invested €7.5 million in Germany-based EV charging infrastructure service provider Service4Charger. Completing the round with an investment of €2.5 million was Smart Energy Innovationsfonds, an arm of Swiss energy company Energie 360°. Through its staff of in-house-trained electrical engineers, Service4Charger offers EV charging
Google is working to bring better support to Android Auto for electric vehicles (EVs) equipped with the infotainment experience. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps),
Mercedes-AMG C63 S Prices Set in Germany German Automaker’s High-performance Sedan Goes for €115,000; station wagon adds €1,600 (~$125,000 & $1,750); a Year Away from Stateside Arrival This article may contain affiliate links. AMG. Those three letters make the heart of all car enthusiasts race. AMG is Mercedes-Benz’s division for high-performance cars. Not only does
E-commerce giant Amazon has begun deploying its Rivian-made Electric Delivery Vehicle (EDV) to Europe, with the German subsidiary being the first to get the electric van. The 300+ Amazon EDVs shipped to Germany will operate from Amazon sites in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Munich in the next few weeks, adding to the existing 1,000 electric vans
The prestige luxury brand Rolls-Royce announced in 2021 that it would be going fully electric by 2030. That seemed a particularly bold assertion for a brand that up until then hadn’t ever offered an EV. But now the first of the fully electric Rolls-Royce, the Spectre coupe, is headed for first deliveries late this year,
Don’t talk numbers. Among the many threads connecting the Rolls-Royce of the past to the Rolls-Royce of the electric future, one of the most important is the fact that the company’s first production electric car, the Spectre, softens its focus away from the numerical. In a world of acceleration times, lateral Gs, and top-speed bragging
Battery manufacturer Group14 Technologies has begun the construction of its second commercial-scale Battery Active Materials (BAM-2) factory in Moses Lake, Washington. The 1 million-square-foot campus will manufacture commercial quantities of SCC55, together with the BAM-1 factory in Woodinville, Washington. SCC55 is a stable silicon-carbon composite anode with five times the capacity of graphite, which affords
“That’s our boundary—what does physics say is the envelope? That’s as far as we’ll take things.” – Lars Moravy, VP of Vehicle Engineering at Tesla. https://www.tesla.com/modely
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Elliot reviews the new Nio ET5, one of very few electric estate cars on sale today. With all the practicality of an SUV but superior driving dynamics and efficiency, could this be the beginning of a comeback for the humble wagon?
Tesla has changed its standard paint color for the Model 3 and Model Y. Now everything but Midnight Silver is at least $1,000. “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black,” that’s what Henry Ford supposedly said when asked why Ford was not offering different colors
By Maria Merano Posted on July 3, 2023 Tesla changed its free color option from White to Midnight Silver in North America. The change applied to Model Y and Model 3 vehicles. The white color option now costs $1,000. Tesla did not change the color options and prices for the Model S and Model X.
By Anil Paryani, CEO & CTO – AMPTesla has taken a huge leap in accelerating EV adoption and bringing the vision of clean energy closer, by announcing the opening of its EV connector design to the world. The announcement invites charging network operators and vehicle manufacturers to install the Tesla charging connector and charge port,
If you see more Hyundai EVs on the road, it’s not just you. Hyundai Motor North America reported its best-ever IONIQ 5 sales month in June, with the IONIQ 6 crossing the 1,000 mark for the first time. Hyundai US EV sales rise in the second half of 2023 The South Korean automaker has been
Is it Possible to Retrofit an Old Car with an EV Drivetrain? Questions & Answers from our friends at Earth Talk Is it possible to retrofit an old car with an Electric Vehicle drivetrain? — Jerry M., via email. It is definitely possible to retrofit an old internal combustion engine car with an electric vehicle
After announcing last week that it will supply Aston Martin with EV powertrain components and software, Lucid Group says it plans to pursue similar deals with other OEMs as well. CEO Peter Rawlinson says Lucid is looking to grow its technology supply business, adding that the recently announced deal with Aston Martin is just the
Automotive supplier ZF recently unveiled a Porsche Taycan prototype with a number of new components that the company claims can boost cold-weather range by up to a third. It serves to underscore that EVs still have much to gain in terms of how they manage heat and the temperature of the battery pack. The key
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was dominant throughout this past weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, which took place at the Red Bull Ring and served as round ten of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship. After claiming pole and winning the Sprint race, the reigning world champion went on to win the main event, ahead of