Tesla really wants to to start Cybertruck production, although it’s not clear when, and the most recent estimate is early 2023, although there’s a chance it will still debut sometime this year. Progress on the electric pickup is continuing, though, as shown by this prototype snapped by a Tesla employee, which looks pretty much production ready.
Tesla Co-founder and CEO Elon Musk steps inside the Model S Beta vehicle to showcase the car’s 17-inch LCD touchscreen that controls everything from media and navigation to the panoramic roof and headlights. With wireless access and voice command built-in, Model S is setting a new standard for automotive tech savvy. For more information, visit
Subscribe for the latest GreenCarReports.com videos: http://bit.ly/12upBka Each year, Green Car Reports names its Best Car To Buy. The nominees are a select group of the best cars we’ve driven all year, and here, we take a quick look at each–but you’ll have to wait until December 10th to find out which one will win.
Sandy Munro and I talk about whether or not the new EV brands that we just saw at the CES 2022 in Las Vegas have a chance to compete with Tesla and other electric car makers or if it’s simply too late. Subscribe to Sandy Munro’s channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/MunroLive OUR SPONSORS: ❤️ EVCHARGE4U: For more
Jack gets a rare tour of VW’s remarkable Zwickau plant – the first car factory to completely transition from ICE car production to EV production. Given that every ICE car factory in the world is going to have to make that very same change in the next few years, this truly is a glimpse into
Chinese automotive giant and Volvo/Polestar parent company, Geely, has signed an agreement with the French Renault Group to launch a new collaboration intended to bring fuel-efficient hybrid electric cars to South Korea, as well as export sales into other Asian markets. The Renault-Geely collaboration represents a continuation of efforts made by both companies in producing
The European oil companies BP, Shell and Total have been buying up assets in the EV charging value chain, and some suspect there’s a sinister strategy—could the oil barons monopolize public charging in key markets, jack up the prices, and kill the electric car once and for all? Maybe. But what if the companies find
Adopting the electric-car lifestyle requires a change in mindset, especially with respect to charging. And if you think you’re ready for an EV but want to test how living with one works, there are now a few ways to try before you buy (or lease)—with a Tesla Model 3, of course. One of those ventures
San Diego-based Juiced Bikes unveiled and then launched its newest e-bike model, the RipRacer, last November. Now the company’s founder and CEO Tora Harris is taking us on a behind-the-scenes look at how production is moving along in China. The RipRacer was launched as a ‘fun-sized’ e-bike with smaller 20″ fat tires and a similarly
By Joey Klender Posted on January 21, 2022 Automotive enthusiast Jay Leno is one of the most knowledgeable celebrities in the world when it comes to cars. In recent years, Leno has gotten his hands on some of the best and most exciting vehicles to enter the electric sector, including the Tesla Cybertruck. Despite Leno’s
Affordable & Luxury Electric Cars, Trucks & SUVs Coming Blame it on Covid-19. Or the supply chain morass. Or the chip shortage. Those were the last two years’ excuses. This year–2022–is shaping up to be the year we have been expecting for two years—when the population of EVs expands with a great variety of vehicles
General Motors announced announced a nearly $154 million investment in its Western New York Lockport Components plant to handle electric motor components production. Specifically, the plant will produce the electric motor stator module for Ultium platform-based electric truck and SUV products. The stator is one of the two main parts of an electric motor –
As the world’s appetite for raw materials grows, interest in polymetallic nodules—nuggets of nickel, cobalt, manganese and other in-demand metals found on the sea floor—is exploding. Several companies are pursuing plans to extract the mysterious lumps, which Gerard Barron, the CEO of seabed-mining firm The Metals Company, calls “a battery in a rock.” Barron’s company
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DuPont Interconnect Solutions (ICS) plans to introduce its Pyralux HP laminate adhesive system for high-performance electronics at the upcoming Institute for Printed Circuits (IPC) APEX Exposition in San Diego. The system is part of the Pyralux product line and will be available for the telecommunications, networking, medical, industrial, military and aerospace markets. The IPC-certified Pyralux
The 2024 Ford Mustang was spotted this week, both in turbo-4 EcoBoost and V-8 GT grades. Testing on public roads under the cover of heavy camouflage, the seventh-generation Mustang, known as the S650, appears to sport an evolutionary design. Expect a hybrid model to join the lineup and possibly even all-wheel drive as an option.
Which automaker proposed powering EV fast-charging stations with fuel cells? Which big multinational company sees fast-charging profitable by later in the decade? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 21, 2022. We rounded up all the EVs arriving in 2022, laying them out
Just a decade ago, EVs were barely an afterthought when it came to transportation, and even those trailblazers who embraced them wouldn’t necessarily call the segment “sexy.” A lot of that changed with Tesla’s original Roadster, followed by other cool looking EVs that helped pave the way (and get legacy automakers to wake tf up).
By Joey Klender Posted on January 21, 2022 General Motors is set to invest $6.5 billion to develop two facilities in Michigan responsible for electric vehicle and EV battery production, a new report from Detroit News says. According to a meeting agenda and two sources, GM will pump a massive $6.5 billion investment into the two
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Even though BMW’s most forward-looking of recent concepts, the i Vision Circular, which is supposed to be a vehicle from 2040, still has a conventional steering wheel, it looks like the manufacturer may have other plans. Unlike Tesla, which just removed the top and bottom of a conventional steering wheel to create its yoke, BMW
Talon Nickel, a US subsidiary of Canada-based Talon Metals (TSX: TLO), has secured an agreement with Tesla to supply nickel concentrate from its Tamarack Nickel Project, a joint venture with mining giant Rio Tinto, in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Under the terms of the agreement, Tesla has committed to purchase 75,000 metric tons (165 million lbs)
Subscribe for the latest GreenCarReports.com videos: http://bit.ly/12upBka We took the smallest plug-in electric car sold in volume in the U.S. on a trip from Manhattan to New York’s City Island, in homage to Jerry Seinfeld, and discussed the car’s range, comfort, and performance. Learn more about the Mitsubishi i – http://www.greencarreports.com/news/i Watch More Videos on
2022 is only starting and already Tesla and Rivian are both canceling big promises to their Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T customers. Host of State of Charge Tom Moloughney will be here to add his two cents to this news story, plus other electric car news! Subscribe to Tom Moloughney’s channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdX0BJNon1c6GfOdeS3pyDw OUR SPONSORS:
General Motors is looking to nip the any dealership issues in the bud before its influx of EVs hit the market. In a recent letter to its dealerships, GM has warned against markups above MSRPs and reservation amounts, threatening to redirect vehicles away from offenders. General Motors ($GM) is an American automaker with hands on
WirelessCar, a provider of digital services for connected vehicles, has launched Smart EV Routing, a product designed to enable EV drivers to optimize their long-distance journeys. WirelessCar’s Smart EV Routing uses real-time dynamic vehicle data combined with intelligent routing algorithms to offer a sophisticated route planner. WirelessCar’s Smart EV Routing uses an array of input
The first pre-production 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV has rolled off the assembly line at General Motors’ Spring Hill, Tennessee, factory, GM president Mark Reuss announced Thursday on LinkedIn. GM is aiming to ship the first customer vehicles in “a few months” Reuss said. That means the automaker could meet the first-quarter 2022 deadline it
Vehicle manufacturers are ramping up electric vehicle production, so big companies like Amazon, AT&T, and IKEA are telling vehicle manufacturers what kinds of EVs they want. Here’s the “blueprint” that members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance are today presenting to makers like Volvo, GM, and Daimler explaining which EVs they want to purchase in
By Joey Klender Posted on January 20, 2022 Two “dismayed” United States Lawmakers have penned a letter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk questioning the company’s recent opening of a showroom in the Xinjiang region of China. In early January, Tesla opened a showroom in Xinjiang, a controversial region of China that is often under intense