If you’ve lived around an electric vehicle, you know that flexibility is key. While daily charging at home or at road-trip stops covers most needs, what if friends or family with EVs could lend a few miles to you in a pinch? That’s where something in the ability set of several upcoming EVs might come in very handy: their potential to… More…

Mercedes-Benz has a well-earned reputation for making some of the best luxury vehicles in the world. And with the EQS, it shows the start of a new branch of the family while entirely on-brand, by building the most luxurious electric vehicle yet. Forget about the EQC electric SUV, which never arrived, and the powered-by-Tesla B-Class Electric Drive… More…

Polestar isn’t messing around. The company didn’t exist in its current form a few years ago, and plans to go from zero sales in 2018 to 290,000 annual sales by 2025, with a break-even point by 2023 and profitability by 2025. Here’s how. Gregor Hembrough, head of Polestar Americas, told Green Car Reports earlier this month at a Polestar 1 drive… More…

The first electric vehicles based on General Motors’ Ultium architecture are headed to customers. GM on Friday confirmed that the first customer 2022 GMC Hummer EV had been completed, as well as delivery of the first BrightDrop EV600 vans to customer FedEx. In both cases, GM met its previously announced timelines to launch these vehicles by the… More…

Electric cars may be nearing a tipping point for mass adoption in the United States, according to a new Ipsos study. Interest in EVs has tripled since 2018, with over a third of U.S. consumers now willing to consider an EV, according to the study. That increased interest is happening at the perfect time, as rising gas prices could fuel (no pun… More…

The 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E is getting a range boost, per information from Ford’s online configurator. The configurator now lists a maximum range of 314 miles for the Mach-E California Route 1 model with rear-wheel drive, versus the current EPA-official 305 miles. For 2022, the California Route 1 is also available with all-wheel drive, with an… More…

Rivian on Thursday confirmed plans for a second factory in Georgia. Constructions is scheduled to begin in summer 2022, with the goal of starting production in 2024, Rivian said in a press release. The $5 billion factory will be located east of Atlanta on a 2,000-acre site spanning Morgan and Walton Counties. Rivian said it will employ more than… More…

The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks different than all the rest, and from first sight it can tangle you up in a spot where nostalgia meets the future. I’ll get back to that feeling. But thankfully, after several hours spent driving, charging, and crawling around the Ioniq 5 near San Diego last week, I can report that it’s one of the… More…

The Build Back Better bill recently passed by the House of Representatives could stall in the Senate for months, NBC reported Wednesday, potentially delaying an expanded EV tax credit. Senate Democrats are preparing to kick the Build Back Better bill to 2022 because leadership doe not believe it has enough votes to pass it, the report said, citing… More…

All electric cars experience some range loss in cold weather, but many factors can affect how much, according to a new report from battery analysis firm Recurrent. Range loss is an inevitable result of cold temperatures for two reasons, Recurrent noted. Cold temperatures slow down the chemical reactions in battery cells, and because they don’t… More…

General Motors’ GMC truck brand has provided a first look at the all-electric version of its Sierra full-size pickup, with a full reveal of the design to come in 2022 and an expected market arrival in 2023. Although the electric GMC Sierra will share its Hummer EV–derived “structural sandwich” underpinnings with the… More…

Toyota has provided a first look at the first Lexus electric vehicle to be sold in the U.S.—a crossover called the RZ, leading a new brand of “Lexus electrified” vehicles to be designated by the letter Z. The RZ’s debut, albeit in a camo suit to help disguise up-close details, was part of a larger overview of EV strategy… More…

Among the dozen EV concepts Toyota unveiled Tuesday were two that emphasized ruggedness and off-road capability. The Compact Cruiser EV and Toyota Pickup EV preview two possibilities for the 30 electric models Toyota plans to launch by 2030. Among 15 concepts shown Tuesday—most of them production-bound, according to Toyota—these two… More…

Toyota on Tuesday announced plans to launch 30 electric vehicles across its main Toyota brand and Lexus luxury brand by 2030, unveiling a dozen concepts previewing some of those models. The lineup covers a wide variety of vehicle types, including a sports car (the Toyota Sports EV), an SUV that seems to be inspired by the defunct Toyota FJ Cruiser… More…

Electric vehicles, and their potential to greatly cut our carbon footprint over their useful life, can make the most difference if they’re adopted in mass-market numbers. And among all of this year’s Best Car To Buy finalists, it’s the Volkswagen ID.4 that has the greatest potential to truly go big. Just over five years ago, as… More…

Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan CEO who oversaw the launch of the Leaf and was later arrested for alleged financial misconduct, has resurfaced with some harsh criticism of automakers’ current EV plans. In a nearly two-hour interview first noted by Automotive News, Ghosn lays into plans from Nissan and established automakers, calling their plans to… More…

The White House on Monday released its EV Charging Action Plan, outlining steps toward a previously announced goal of a national network of 500,000 charging stations. The plan calls for establishment of a Joint Office of Energy of Transportation to coordinate work by the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) on charging… More…

Hyundai has released starting prices for its Ioniq 5 electric SUV, due for first deliveries later this month. The base Ioniq 5 SE with the 58-kwh battery pack and rear-wheel drive will start at $40,925, including destination, while a base SE model with the larger 77.4-kwh pack and rear-wheel drive will start at $44,875. Those represent the… More…

Volkswagen last week confirmed a camper version of its upcoming ID.Buzz electric van. Dubbed ID.California, the electric camper van was mentioned in a VW business update as a new “model derivative” to be manufactured at its Hanover, Germany, commercial-vehicle factory. That language, along with VW’s previous confirmation that ID.Buzz models will… More…

Amid a push to become the largest producer of EVs by later in the decade, Ford plans to triple production of the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV by 2023. The automaker is now targeting annual production of over 200,000 units by that year, in response to customer demand, Ford spokesperson Mike Levine tweeted on Friday, adding that Ford plans to start… More…