Ford looks to AR to educate its F-150 Lightning reservation-holders. Volvo’s CO2-footprint deep dive on its latest EV shows some takeaways for anyone going electric. And Kia shows a boxy electric SUV in its future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia has teased the Concept EV9, an electric SUV that’s due for
By Maria Merano Posted on November 9, 2021 Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $78 per share, valuing the company at $77 billion on a fully-diluted basis. These results were well above the company’s raised expectations. Filings from Rivian suggested that the company was aiming for a valuation above $65
Doug DeMuro has reviewed the Mustang Mach-E about a year ago, and now he’s back with a video of the top-dog Mach-E GT. He calls the performance model “an electric muscle car” in the review’s title and that is high praise coming from someone who regularly drives ICE sports cars, including Mustangs. Before delving into DeMuro’s
Austin’s Capital Metro Transportation Authority has ordered 26 of New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG forty-foot electric transit buses, and four Xcelsior CHARGE NG sixty-foot buses. The five-year contract includes options to purchase up to 126 forty-foot and up to 15 sixty-foot battery-electric buses, and up to 427 chargers (197 depot plug-in chargers, 197 depot overhead
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever. Tuesday, November 9 Among other things, it’s also Gender Day at COP26. Why? [embedded content] Because climate change disproportionately affects women and girls. According to
NI, formerly National Instruments, has announced two new projects for EV traction inverter validation: a new Inverter Test System (ITS) and a collaboration agreement with D&V Electronics for power-level inverter testing. Both projects are designed to accelerate innovation for EVs by integrating tests earlier in the product development lifecycle. By simulating EV powertrains to perform
Volcon appears to be shipping its first electric motorcycle model as fast as it can produce them in its Texas factory. But soon the company will have a dealership network that should make it even easier for prospective riders to test out and ride off with their own Grunt electric motorcycle. The company’s new nationwide
The infrastructure bill brings some significant spending on charging infrastructure. GM is building Bolt EV and EUV models again, amid battery replacements. Nissan Leaf battery packs help stabilize the grid in California. Tesla has fixed another braking problem over the air. And Hyundai Motor’s first U.S.-made EV might be a Genesis. This and more, here
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Calligraphy Trim Adds an Upscale Feel The midsize Santa Fe has been one of Hyundai’s best-selling SUVs, so when it was time for some updates they weren’t going to just make it prettier, but also better to keep ahead of the pack. With the addition of the top-of-the-line Calligraphy trim model, Hyundai also gave the
By Joey Klender Posted on November 8, 2021 General Motors’ Cadillac brand is set to eliminate around 40% of its U.S. dealerships and roll out a new electric SUV, hoping to ease into a more-committed adoption of electric vehicles. GM is one of the largest automotive brands globally and has been involved in the development
Ford was present at the 2021 SEMA with a variety of EV stuff, starting with the upcoming Ford F-150 Lightning, a concept Ford Mustang Mach-E Shelby and Ford F-100 Eluminator concept. This last vehicle promotes the Ford Performance Parts’ Eluminator crate motor (first announced in August 2021), envisioned for car enthusiasts that would like to
Norwegian Model S owner Nils-Ole Refvik created this video during the European Supercharger Rally. Meet the Tesla family from different countries along the way.
LIKE if you think the Honda E is the cutest EV out there & SHARE if you think EVs should be more affordable than this.. It’s retro alright, but it’s also built for the modern world. We have featured the Honda E before, but this is the first time we’ve been able to try it
Sensata Technologies has released new high-voltage junction boxes designed to provide safe and reliable power distribution for high-power charging of commercial EVs. The new DC charging boxes support megawatt charging of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks at up to 850 volts and 1,300 amps. Combining Sensata’s current production contactor, fuse, and controller components into a
The Québec government has revealed that it is in talks with Tesla about the automaker investing in battery production in the province. Québec is rich in metals used to produce batteries. With the rise of electric vehicles, the province is trying to capitalize on that and is investing heavily in the extraction of key minerals,
Commercial vehicle OEM Proterra is collaborating with construction and mining equipment specialist Komatsu to electrify next-generation underground mining machines using Proterra’s battery technology. Proterra will supply its H Series battery system technology to Komatsu for the development of battery-electric Load Haul Dump (LHD) vehicles, drills and bolters for underground hard rock mining. Komatsu plans to
After an entire day (and indeed months) of deliberation and negotiations, Congress approved a long debated infrastructure bill totaling $1.2 trillion. The 228-206 vote held by the US House of Representatives early Saturday morning will put a core piece of President Biden’s domestic legislature into action. While 6 Democrats didn’t vote for the bill, 12
After their moment in the spotlight is over, concept cars are often forgotten. But Volkswagen recently took a look back at eight of its concepts from the past 30 years, including some fairly unusual ones the world has forgotten about. One of the earliest concepts in VW’s retrospective is also one of the weirdest. Unveiled
On Friday night, with the expected bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that designates $65 billion for upgrades of the nation’s electric grid and $7.5 billion for the nationwide deployment of EV charging stations. Such a buildout potentially represents more than triple the number of charging stations in
Wouldn’t mind the money, but it seems like everyone wants to have a piece of you. Elon is just fresh off answering twitter questions about solving world hunger. In summary (not a direct quote): “Yes, I will give you $6.4 billion to end world hunger, but you’ll have to show me the plan and provide
Aim to Acclimate Customers to Electrification Part of the testing will be around plugging in The transition to commercial electric vehicles is even more problematic than what is going on in the light-duty sector. Rather than a personal choice that might be backed up with a non-EV alternative, a commercial EV is a business decision
By Eric Ralph Posted on November 7, 2021 In just a few days, SpaceX’s next Starlink mission has gone from a complete mystery to a firm launch date. Set to be SpaceX’s first Starlink launch in almost two months and first East Coast Starlink mission in almost half a year, the launch effectively came out
For those hungry for more Tesla Model S Plaid drag races, here we have a new video with Tesla’s flagship put against the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Nissan GTR. As it turns out, Throttle House has found a way to beat the Plaid, but it’s not what you think. In the first two races
FREYR Battery has formed a joint venture with Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP) to develop an initial 50 GWh of battery cell manufacturing capacity in the US based on 24M Technologies’ SemiSolid platform technology. KSP and FREYR have invested $70 million in convertible notes with 24M. 24M’s SemiSolid technology reduces the number of steps required to
Tesla has been spotted producing a bunch of cars in wild new colors out of Gigafactory Shanghai. Could these be the new factory wraps that the company teased? For a premium automaker, Tesla has very limited color options. It used to offer much more paint color options, but in an attempt at streamlining production, Tesla
Allison Transmission is accelerating the development of electrification technology for the US Army’s ground combat vehicle fleet, including tracked infantry fighting vehicles and the main battle tank. Military benefits of electrified vehicles include silent mobility to reduce enemy detection and increase survivability, exportable power provisions for on-board and off-board systems, and flexible operational modes capable
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Which brand announced the development of its urban electric van concept? Which proprietary charging network made some of its chargers available to more EV drivers this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 5, 2021. In one of our most popular pieces