Li-Cycle, the developer of a novel battery recycling system, has announced an agreement with Ultium Cells, a joint venture of GM and LG Energy Solution, to recycle up to 100% of the scrap generated by battery cell manufacturing at Ultium’s Lordstown, Ohio mega-factory. Using its patented Spoke & Hub Technologies at facilities in the US,
It turns out living in the South is a great way to find a pretty sweet deal on an expensive electric Harley-Davidson motorcycle, especially when H-D spins off LiveWire as its own EV brand. I’ve read and watched Micah’s excellent and thorough LiveWire review countless times since learning to ride, and I’m positive it and
EVSE manufacturer JuiceBar has formed a new strategic partnership with UFODRIVE, an all-electric car rental company. The two firms aim to bring UFODRIVE’s software technology, including internet-of-things apps, to the US fleet industry, and is also working on pilot programs across Europe using JuiceBar’s hardware to provide charging to UFODRIVE’s rental and mobility software-as-a-service (SaaS)
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At an event at Tesla’s first Superchargers in London over the weekend, CEO Elon Musk handed over the keys to the first five owners of the right hand drive Model S. Tesla is just beginning a rapid rollout of Superchargers in the country, but by the end of next year Model S owners will be
If smaller is better, then you can’t really do much better than the Smart ForTwo. The Fortwo is the city car originally designed in partnership with Swatch, back in the 1990s. This year it’s been redesigned with American drivers in mind. That doesn’t mean bigger—just better. Subscribe for the latest GreenCarReports.com videos: http://bit.ly/12upBka Watch More
I talk Tesla, Elon Musk and electric cars with Ryan McCaffrey, the host of the Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast called “Ride the Lightning Podcast” Ryan’s Podcast: https://player.fm/series/88845 Ryan’s Twitter: Tweets by DMC_Ryan This video and the channel is sponsored by EVANNEX! Use our exclusive discount code “EFORELECTRIC” and get $10 off any order over $100
A little rumination on the 1st 1,000 miles in my Tesla Model S, other electric cars and why are there so many big bloated gas guzzling equivalent price fossil cars driven by old blokes like me? And a bit of amatuer car washing.
NREL and DOE Experts Offer Fresh Perspective on Technical and Economic Challenges, Call for Collaborative Solutions to Decarbonization With recently announced federal emissions-reduction targets, a push for national power-sector decarbonization, and plummeting wind and solar costs, the United States is poised to deploy major amounts of renewables, and fast. At smaller scales, hundreds of U.S.
The unveiling of the Ford F-150 Lightning is already behind us, but despite tons of content, it leaves us without a very important number – battery capacity! Ford announced only that there will be two battery/range versions: Standard-Range Battery with expected EPA range of 230 miles (370 km) Extended-Range Battery with expected EPA range of
By Maria Merano Posted on May 20, 2021 The Boring Company has opened registrations for volunteers who want to test ride the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop. The Boring Company will be conducting a Vegas Loop Capacity Test with the volunteers. The tunneling company probably wants to do some final tests before it officially
The 2012 Lexus LFA was a high-water mark for Toyota’s luxury brand. The car never got a direct successor, but a practically untouched example with less than 500 miles is scheduled to cross the block at RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island auction on May 22. Finished in Steel Gray, this car isn’t as distinctive as the
The F-150 Lightning electric truck has been revealed at a very affordable starting price. Ford and SK Innovation announced a joint venture to make EV batteries in America. And we check in about why the Lightning won’t have in-wheel motors. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup
NOHMs Technologies, a provider of electrolyte products for Li-ion batteries, has announced its relaunch as Sionic Energy, transforming its business to deliver complete battery cell designs that incorporate its technologies into a drop-in, rapidly commercialized, low-cost, high-performance Li-ion technology. Sionic’s silicon battery cell designs can be integrated into cylindrical, pouch or prismatic cell formats in
Elon Musk stopped by England earlier this week, and it spurred the rumor of a potential Tesla factory in the country due to the timing of land search. Last year, we reported on local reports in the UK that Tesla was working with the government to look for a site to build an “electric vehicle (EV) research,
[embedded content] F-150 Lightning Live Reveal | F-150 | Ford (Tonight) And in the meantime, some prep information courtesy of CleanTechnica, By Zach Shahan The Ford F-150 Lightning Is One Of Tesla’s Biggest Achievements, & A Top Tesla Ally We’re going to get more details on the fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning later this evening,
The dual-motor all-wheel-drive Volkswagen ID.4 GTX, unveiled three weeks ago as the first model of the new performance-oriented GTX subbrand is now available to order in the first European countries. In Germany, it starts from €50,415 ($61,380) before incentives, but customers being able to apply for a (net) subsidy of 7,500 euros, so effectively it’s
By Maria Merano Posted on May 19, 2021 Recently, Ford unveiled the Ford F-150 Lightning, the legacy automaker’s all-electric pickup truck. Before the unveiling, many reports touted the Ford F-150 Lightning as a vehicle that would change the tide for President Biden’s EV push in the United States. Release Date & Price The Ford F-150
The most popular vehicle line in the U.S. now includes a battery-electric pickup truck. Is this the turning point for EVs? Wednesday evening, Ford unveiled its long-awaited battery-electric pickup truck, dubbed the F-150 Lightning. The name harkens back to “the fastest truck in the world,” the Lightning F-150 SVT, which launched in 2002 with a
How do you make the shift to electric vehicles feel real to vast swaths of America? Make a fully electric pickup truck. Make that the best-selling truck in history, the F-150. And then price it at what can amount to less than the gasoline version. That’s exactly what Ford has done. With the arrival of
US President Joe Biden wasn’t the only person to experience the Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck firsthand this week. On Friday we got our first in-person look at the Ford F-150 Lightning full-sized electric truck, and it was something pretty special. This is the US’s best-selling vehicle of any kind, but electrified and better in
For Stephen Pascalon, buying electric is in the family. He’s a second generation electric owner. And he’s using his passion for EVs and sustainability to educate not only his own children, but also future generations, about the reliance on fossil fuels and electric alternatives, like innovative school buses.
Which of two new Scion small cars did we find more appealing after we drove them? And, why are Nissan Leaf owners already griping about the expanded 107-mile range of the new 2016 Leaf? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse–right here at Green Car Reports–for the Labor Day week ending
I review the new 2018 Nissan Leaf during my test drive. It’s not a secret that I hated the previous generation of the Nissan Leaf but the new version is really impressing me every time I do a story on it. This may just be one of the best choices for your next electric car
A 500+ mile test drive in the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) A really pleasant car to drive, enormous inside, smooth, quiet and very comfortable and it costs the same as the diesel model.
The lithium-ion battery has proven to be an excellent fuel tank for EVs, but there remains much room for improvement. We’re still far from what’s theoretically achievable in terms of Li-ion capacity, safety, cost and charge times. As battery manufacturers continue their quest for improved chemistry and material combinations, they rely on applied researchers like
The BMW Definition CE 04 is the latest major update to the company’s electric motorcycle plans, and all signs point to the scooter entering production soon. But while we still don’t have a firm date or details regarding the futuristic-looking electric scooter’s production plans, we’re now getting our first look at what appears to be
[embedded content] Wabtec’s Battery-Electric Locomotive, YouTube FLXdrive is the world’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul freight locomotive On a mission to net-zero emissions, the FLXdrive battery locomotive uses 18,000 batteries to cut the world’s carbon footprint [embedded content] Wabtec’s New Battery Electric Locomotive GECX #3000– Testing throughout 2020 in Erie, Pa PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2021 – Wabtec
In one of their many journeys seeking out notable Tesla and EV news, The Kilowatts visited Laguna Seca Raceway. We provided an earlier report that showed The Kilowatts at the track, with glimpses of several Tesla vehicles. However, they said they arrived too late to see what had happened. The best guess was Model S
By Joey Klender Posted on May 18, 2021 Tesla’s next-generation Model Y from Giga Berlin in Germany may redefine “German engineering.” A Tweet from CEO Elon Musk shows the company aims to improve build quality down to the micron, a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one-thousandth of a millimeter. “German engineering” is a