7 Tips for Enforcing Safe Driving with Your Employees It’s About Training. Incentives and Responsibility This post may contain affiliate links. If your company has company cars or requires its employees to do some driving for the company with their personal vehicles, then it is absolutely crucial that your organization has a strong emphasis on
Kia is getting ready to reveal its flagship electric model, the EV9 SUV, which should be unveiled in the first quarter of 2023. This upright and quite boxy three-row SUV rides on the same E-GMP platform as the EV6, but it has a much larger footprint and a considerably more spacious cabin, with its wheelbase
From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future. Over the years,
A redesigned Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is headed to showrooms soon, and it will once again spawn high-performance AMG variants. Our latest spy shots reveal a prototype for AMG’s new GLC 43, which will come with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 pumping out over 400 hp. Volkswagen will use the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in January to present its
I know, I know. Electric motorcycles are usually quite pricey. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycles, e-motorcycles usually carry a few thousand-dollars premium. Their long list advantages usually makes it worth it, though that still might not ease the sting of sticker shock. But if you know where to look then you’ll find a
German auto parts manufacturer MAHLE is increasingly becoming an e-mobility supplier. The company says its electric AC compressor is particularly sought-after thanks to its peak power of 18 kW, which makes it the most powerful e-compressor on the market at the moment. The company says it has already secured numerous series orders in the passenger
By Johnna Crider Posted on December 27, 2022 Tesla owners in Europe took delivery of the Plaid Model S and X vehicles on the days leading up to the Christmas holiday. In August, European reservation holders for the Tesla Model X and Model S Plaid vehicles shared that they received delivery updates from Tesla. Tesla’s
Thousands of Canadian residents awoke Christmas ay with no electricity after a massive winter storm swept across the area. One southern Ontario resident was able to keep the lights on for almost two days after plugging in his Ford F-150 Lightning, and still had plenty of battery left after the power came back on. Ford
ADS-TEC Energy, a manufacturer of battery-buffered energy systems, has unveiled a new battery-based charging system. The new ChargePost is equipped with two DC fast charging points and two optional 75-inch monitors that can be used for advertising space. It’s aimed at gas stations, car dealerships, fleet operators, offices and commercial buildings. ChargePost enables up to
Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo Italian Sports Sedan Luxury All The Way There is so much emotion when walking into a Maserati dealership that it may overwhelm all other considerations. Bill Peffer, Maserati CEO of the Americas, recently told us: “We know we sell on the cool factor and emotion, and something other than
California has passed a new law going into effect in 2023 that bans Tesla and other automakers from advertising their vehicles as “fully self driving.” The Senate Bill (SB) No. 1398, sponsored by Democratic state senator Lena Gonzales, effectively prohibits Tesla from using the Full Self-Driving (FSD) name for its Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS)
Plug-in hybrids only achieve their maximum emissions benefit when they are actually plugged in daily, and that isn’t happening as often as regulators who set emissions rules assume, according to a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Based on self-reported fuel economy figures from the website Fuelly.com and data for engine-off
Mercedes-Benz in June revealed its redesigned 2023 GLC-Class, and once again the nameplate will offer high-performance versions developed by AMG. We’ve already spotted prototypes for AMG’s next GLC 63 and today we have fresh spy shots and video of prototypes for the Affalterbach tuner’s next GLC 43. The GLC-Class has grown slightly with its latest
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Airbus and Renault Group have signed an R&D agreement under which their engineering teams will join forces to improve energy storage-related technologies. More specifically, the cooperation agreement will focus on technologies related to energy management optimization and battery weight improvement, including solid-state battery designs, which some say could double the energy density of batteries in
By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 26, 2022 Tesla China has shared a response addressing the reported shutdown of Gigafactory Shanghai’s production. The EV maker’s comments came amidst mainstream media reports claiming that Giga Shanghai has suspended production since Saturday. Over the weekend, Reuters noted that Gigafactory Shanghai had canceled its morning shift. The publication also claimed
If you’re looking for a new way to get around town, then the Aventon Adventure step-thru fat tire e-bike is a great way to travel this winter, as well as into the spring and summer. WIth 4-inch wide tires, it’ll glide across a wide range of surfaces. Plus, with the powerful 1,130W peak motor and
Take a look at the lighter side of cold weather driving. We invited some of the most experienced winter driving journalists in the world to test Model S on an ice track in Sweden. The result is a delicate dance between vehicle and driver. Find upcoming Tesla events in your area: http://www.teslamotors.com/events Sign Up to
Which green car broke the Consumer Reports new-car rating system? And, what automaker did we hear may be planning an all-electric car before the end of next year? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse–right here at Green Car Reports–for the week ending on Friday, August 28, 2015. For links to
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SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE! KIA’s EV6 is just a little bit exciting. It’s the first of 8 new pure EVs KIA is bringing out in the next 4 years, with a GT version that will knock your socks off. The EV6 is packed full of technology and offers two drive options (two wheel/all wheel), two
Power management company Eaton has expanded the residential demonstration area within its Experience Center in Pittsburgh. As vehicle electrification continues to have a cascading impact on energy infrastructure, Eaton installed its latest smart breakers and EV charging infrastructure to show visitors how these technologies can contribute to home energy management strategies for the benefit of
Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo *Un SUV Da Guida *A driver’s SUV. In any language it is the same for the muscular, attractive, powerful, unique and rare 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo. Rare because not many are sold in the United States and, unless you are in a major market, they will be hard to
Derks, a hearse and limo maker based in the Netherlands, has revealed its latest custom build. Taking a Model 3 Standard Range Plus, the company fully transformed it into a hearse. Despite the added weight and longer wheelbase, Derks insists its Model 3 hearse still has over 200 miles of real-world range. The Model 3 hearse
Audi will build EVs at all of its global plants before 2030 ahead of a planned phase-out of internal-combustion models, the automaker said Thursday in a press release. The automaker will introduce only all-electric models globally beginning in 2026, and aims to phase out production of internal-combustion vehicles by 2033, but prior to that EVs
Mini is preparing the fourth generation of its modern lineup, and the first member to arrive will be a redesigned Hardtop. We’ve previously brought you spy shots of an electric version of the redesigned Hardtop (shown below), and now we have spy shots of a redesigned Hardtop powered by an internal-combustion engine. Both are due
Heating and cooling equipment multinational Johnson Controls has developed an air source heat pump prototype that can operate in temperatures below -20F (-29C) as part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge. DOE launched this challenge because, according to the program’s fact sheet, “additional efforts are needed to address
Large-format lithium-metal battery developer Sion Power has announced plans to expand its existing manufacturing operations in Tucson, Arizona. The expansion is expected to be complete by 2026 and create over 150 jobs, primarily in engineering and other manufacturing-related positions. The overall economic impact of the expansion is expected to be $341 million over the next
By William Johnson Posted on December 23, 2022 A Ford F150 Lightning and a Kia Niro EV are being used to power a dealership in Northern California after a recent earthquake. After a significant earthquake damaged and disrupted infrastructure in Northern California earlier this week, electric vehicles with vehicle-to-load technology were brought to supplement power
A Tesla owner’s video went viral after he couldn’t get his Model S to charge at a Supercharger station in the cold. Domenick Nati, a radio host in Virginia, was trying to charge his Tesla Model S last Friday ahead of his holiday travel, but he was having some issues. It was reportedly 19°F –