The Ford F-150 Lightning is bringing a new breed of drivers to the brand and especially the F-150 nameplate, with the automaker saying it has noticed a dramatic shift in the pickup truck buyer profile since it launched the all-electric Lightning. New customer survey data collected by the Blue Oval and published by Detroit Free
Fisker teases its $30,000 Pear EV. Lordstown remains stalled on its first product. And the Hyundai Kona Electric takes some cues from the Ioniq 5. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai has provided a first look at the 2024 Kona Electric. On the way to the U.S. later this year, the Kona
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Meeting our energy needs with renewables is going to require some pretty substantial storage solutions. Luckily, there are plenty of new technologies based on very old ideas, such as flow batteries which were first patented in 1879, are plugging the gaps! Australia’s Redflow is one such company leveraging the power of the flow battery and
Electric vehicle startup Canoo (GOEV) has found its latest client in Schindler Elevator Corporation, a leading global elevator and escalator services provider. Schindler announced its intent to add 50 2023 Canoo EVs to its fleet, an industry first. Canoo has fought through adversity essentially since its foundation in 2017 as it continues its mission to
Bugatti has a restoration program known as La Maison Pur Sang that the company runs out of its headquarters in Molsheim, France. The program, whose French name roughly translates to “The Thoroughbred House,” has been running since 2020 and earlier this month the first customer examples of the Veyron to complete the program were presented.
After a two-year campaign to avoid electrifying its fleet, the US Postal Service has announced plans to do what it should have done in 2021. The agency will purchase 9,250 off-the-shelf Ford E-Transits as a first batch of replacements for its 30-year-old Grumman LLV delivery vehicles. Delivery of the EVs is expected to begin this
By Joey Klender Posted on March 6, 2023 Tesla is aiming to start construction on its new factory in Mexico later this month as it is already awaiting final permits and could start building its first vehicles at the plant as soon as early 2024, officials said. Tesla is already awaiting approval of the project
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Tesla has started to open some Supercharger stations to non-Tesla EV drivers in the US. EV boosters and influencers have been converging on the half-dozen or so “open” stations in the state of New York to test out the system and share some of the good and bad points. In a recent video, Marques Brownlee
Electric pickup truck maker Lordstown Motors started deliveries in Q4 2022 amid some very rocky times. The EV startup was only able to deliver three copies of its Endurance, which is one of just a few electric pickup trucks available in the US today. However, it’s clear the company is aware of its struggles, and
VW’s Scout electric SUV brand comes out and teases its first model, due in 2026. SUVs are fueling global oil demand, and electric SUVs aren’t solving it. Mercedes readies its eSprinter for more range and a wide range of uses. And Tesla cuts prices again. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has
Wind, solar, and batteries make up 82% of 2023’s expected new utility-scale power capacity in the US, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) “Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.” As of January 2023, the US was operating 73.5 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar capacity – about 6% of the country’s total. But solar makes
The 2023 Formula 1 World Championship got underway on Sunday with the Bahrain Grand Prix, held at the Bahrain International Circuit. Red Bull Racing was the dominant team, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen leading a one-two finish ahead of Sergio Perez, who came in 12 seconds behind. Rounding out the top three was Fernando
Norway is the undisputed global capital of e-mobility. Private cars, taxis, buses, ferries, airport ground equipment—they’re all plugging in. The trend of steady electrification continued last year. The market share of plug-in vehicles rose from 65 percent in 2021 to 80 percent in 2022. This represents an important step towards reaching the country’s goal climate goal
By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 5, 2023 For better or worse, Tesla Investor Day was a technical tour de force that involved in-depth discussions on the electric vehicle maker’s plans for the future. Similar to other Tesla live events, however, Investor Day ended up polarizing Wall Street analysts and EV community members alike. So polarizing
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Buying any used car is a bit like buying the proverbial pig in a poke, and for an EV, there are additional questions to ponder: What’s the state of the battery, and how much range can I expect? These are the questions that Recurrent Reports aim to help car shoppers answer when buying a used
Subaru of America reports 45,790 vehicle sales in February, which is two percent more than a year ago. So far this year, the company sold in the United States over 90,000 cars (up 1.3 percent year-over-year). Our focus is on the all-electric Subaru Solterra model (Toyota bZ4X cousin), which in its fourth month on the
Volkswagen’s new Scout Motors EV division on Friday confirmed that its first model will be a $40,000 electric SUV to be built at a new $2 billion factory near Columbia, South Carolina. Scout, which plans to build rugged EVs inspired by the classic International Harvester Scout SUV produced from 1960 to 1980, said in a
Steam brings thousands of games to new Model S & X vehicles 🎮 Rolling out now in the over-the-air Holiday Update
Here’s my reaction to Elon Musk’s comments about delaying the deliveries of the Tesla all electric semi truck by 3 years during the Semi delivery event. See more reactions from me to the event on my main channel!
Robert is down under and has finally got his hands on a massive, mean, green (but very quiet!) electric mower! In this episode, Robert meets David Walker who leads Metro North Hospital and Healthcare’s Sustainable Assets and Infrastructure, to see how electric lawn mowers are one massive and important step in decarbonising healthcare in Australia!
Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles
Lotus is expanding beyond its traditional sports car domain with new models aimed at mainstream buyers, all of them powered by batteries. One of them will be a sedan rumored to be called the Envya, a prototype for which was just spotted. 2025 Mini Aceman spy shots – Picture credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Another vehicle we spied
Public chargers can be set up to bill customers according the time they spend plugged in (by the minute), or according to the actual amount of energy dispensed (by the kWh). The latter method is fairer and more consistent, as there are many factors that can affect how much energy is delivered in a given
By William Johnson Posted on March 4, 2023 Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. Two of the biggest challenges in the industry of electric vehicles are the price of battery materials and what happens
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If you’ve got a UK company that’s working on innovative battery tech, check in with the funding body UK Research and Innovation, which has launched a new £1.5-million competition to support UK small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) working in the battery sector. The competition will give SMEs the opportunity to work with the UK Battery