Supplier manufacturing defect may lead to battery fire in rare circumstances GM will pursue reimbursement from supplier DETROIT – General Motors is voluntarily expanding the current Chevrolet Bolt EV recall to cover the remaining 2019 and all 2020-2022 model year vehicles, including the Bolt EUV. In rare circumstances, the batteries supplied to GM for these vehicles
What makes one Tesla Model S Plaid video review better than another? It really depends on what you’re looking for. However, after watching way too many, we get burned out. There’s really only so much you can say, reveal, share, and show off before one video just starts to blend in with all the rest.
By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 22, 2021 It’s quite common knowledge by now — especially amidst the popular Model 3 “boat mode” videos from China — that Teslas handle floods quite well. But while a Tesla’s battery and powertrain are sealed tight, there are levels of water that may still prove a bit too
Charging network operator EV Charging Solutions (EVCS) has been approved and funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to upgrade 44 charging stations on the Oregon portion of the West Coast Electric Highway, and to add three new stations. Eleven of the 47 stations will be “superstations,” each with three DC fast chargers and
Ahead of upcoming deliveries of the SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle, the company is sharing new details about how they’re ensuring the bike will withstand a tough life as a daily commuter bike. The SONDORS Metacycle is likely still the most anticipated electric motorcycle of the year. That’s not because its the fastest or the longest
At Tesla’s recent AI Day event, the company announced a number of new initiatives. It unveiled a new line of in-house-designed chips for its Dojo high-speed computer, which will power the next generation of Autopilot, and is now expected to be operational next year. The company also announced that new Full Self-Driving (FSD) hardware will
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The Genesis GV60—the Hyundai luxury brand’s first dedicated electric vehicle, due next year—is shaping up to offer a technology first: It will be one of the first global-market EVs with original-equipment wireless charging. The hardware, claimed to be supplied by WiTricity, will initially only be offered (or enabled) in South Korea, Genesis confirmed Friday to
New Soul EV ‘Maxx’ replaces ‘First Edition’ launch model in the UK Features new Kia logo, two new paint options, and comprehensive equipment levels £34,945 on-the-road; £32,445 with Plug-in Car Grant Kia UK has today introduced the Soul EV ‘Maxx’, replacing the existing ‘First Edition’ variant in the UK line-up that has been available since
The passenger car registrations in Europe in the second quarter of 2021 amounted to 3,405,600 (up 66% year-over-year) from the challenging Q2 2020. Our attention focuses on the plug-in segment, which, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), expands quickly and is gaining higher and higher market share. In total, some 574,565 (up 237%)
By Joey Klender Posted on August 21, 2021 Ford Motor Company’s North America Product Communications Director Mike Levine teased an all-electric Bronco on Twitter, add more fuel to the proverbial fire that one of the automaker’s most anticipated models could turn electric. After Ford stopped producing the fifth-generation Bronco in 1996, the notorious SUV made
The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) has received an order for 35 LionC school buses from the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The vehicles will join 12 LionC buses that have been serving routes in the Charlottetown area since early 2021. Lion will also provide 35 Level 2 charging stations. The purchase was partially
Two of my passions are electric bicycle projects and DIY solar powered projects. In fact I’ve written the book on both topics. So to see these two fields combined in one quirky-yet-awesome product totally made my week. I just hope you’re as excited as I am to dive into this strange electric bike/car contraption that
Electric drives consist of a fixed stator and a moving rotor. In order to achieve optimum drive performance and low wear, both components must be matched to each other with well under millimeter precision, so accurate conformity control is of immense importance. Conventional measuring systems, such as coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), generally in combination with
GM Friday afternoon announced it would expand its Bolt recall to ALL Chevy Bolts including ones manufactured in the US and including the 2022 EV and EUVs. It looks like LG is being thrown under the bus here. The announcement comes as we’ve reported 2 separate incidents of 2020 models with batteries made in the
A new American hero is preparing to emerge, and it sounds like it hails from Italy. On Friday, General Motors released the a teaser video for the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and said the car will debut on October 26. [embedded content] The teaser video reveals the soundtrack of the new Z06’s powertrain as the
Tesla announced Thursday that it plans to build a humanoid robot in prototype form next year. The so-called Tesla Bot, or Optimus Prime, was revealed as part of the company’s AI Day, intended to stoke enthusiasm in the company’s different, cameras-only AI-based approach toward future self-driving capability. And CEO Elon Musk appears to see it
This hydrogen technology was banned by the US government for years but now thanks to Sandy Munro’s mention of it in one of our conversations this hydrogen electric car tech could actually propel hydrogen cars passed battery powered electric cars, and today I’m talking with the man behind the technology and the founder of Plasma
Robert with another Fully Charged News update… 00:00 Patreon thanks 00:31 More EV misinformation: “Dirty” electric vehicles & The kettle scare story: https://goo.gl/Dr5akq 03:10 Smart flexible grid: https://goo.gl/kV4zJB 06:25 Cornish Lithium: https://goo.gl/WcFqTt 08:02 EV’s earning money doing nothing: https://goo.gl/t1Jjit 09:53 “Death of the Internal Combustion Engine”: https://goo.gl/z3sNix 11:54 South Australian solar thermal power plant: https://goo.gl/YqPsq4
Global debut for Movano-e and Combo-e electric vans at the Commercial Vehicle Show UK debut for Vivaro-e Hydrogen Debut for Vivaro-e Platform Cab Vauxhall now able to offer a fully electric version of every van in its line-up Vauxhall is UK’s best-selling e-LCV manufacturer The Commercial Vehicle Show runs at the NEC from 31st August to
Plug-in electric car sales in China almost set another monthly record in July as the market is booming with multiple brands and models reaching high volume. In total, some 231,000 passenger plug-in cars were registered (just 4,000 behind June), which is roughly 143% more than a year ago. The plug-in market share expanded to 15%,
By Eric Ralph Posted on August 20, 2021 Days after Jeff Bezos space startup Blue Origin sued NASA over its decision to solely award SpaceX a contract to turn Starship into a Moon lander, it’s become clear that the space agency will again have to freeze work on the program. Earlier this week, it was
Fleet EVSE manufacturer Heliox is diving into the rapidly growing field of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging through a partnership with V2X service provider Fermata Energy. Through the new partnership, Heliox has developed a 20 kW bidirectional V2X-capable charger, which will be available later this year in the US. Heliox’s parent company Waterland Private Equity has made
A lot of the seated electric scooters we’ve seen lately are fairly similar looking. But not the VoroMotors RoadRunner! It goes its own way with a design and spec sheet that I never thought I’d see pushed together. At first glance, the mini-format VoroMotors RoadRunner looks like a typical small-wheeled seated electric scooter we’d see
KORE Power, a developer of battery cell technology for the energy storage and EV industries, plans to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Maricopa County, Arizona. The company claims this will be the first battery plant to be wholly owned by a US company. It will certainly be the first announced in recent years
You can watch Tesla AI Day right here starting at 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) if Tesla is on time, which is a big ‘if’. We are also going to link to all the headline-worthy news coming out of the event. Over the last few years, Tesla started holding events, not really to unveil
Genesis shows an electric crossover that’s related to the Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. The Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid is rated at 32 electric miles. And is the Ioniq 6 electric sedan delayed? This and more in this very Hyundai roundup, here at Green Car Reports. The Genesis luxury brand, from Hyundai, has revealed its
The New 500 has been awarded a 5-star Green NCAP rating First fully electric car from Fiat achieved top marks in all tests: Clean Air Index, Energy Efficiency Index and Greenhouse Gases Index The first and only electric car to achieve 10/10 in the Energy Efficiency Index Green NCAP assessment rates new cars on how
Smashing Through the Barriers To Hybrid Cars Story by Elizabeth B. Hines. Photos from Clean Fleet Report archives. Hybrid vehicles are becoming more and more common. They have many advantages, such as consuming less fuel, being more environmentally friendly, silent and smooth to drive. The prototypical hybrid–the Toyota Prius Unfortunately, hybrid cars still have a
In July, new passenger car registrations in Germany decreased by 25% year-over-year to 236,393, but the plug-in segment continues to expand. The total number of new passenger plug-in electric cars amounted to 55,618, which is 55% more than a year ago and enough to maintain a high market share of over 23% for the third