In a deal announced Monday, the Saudi Arabian government will purchase up to 100,000 Lucid electric cars over a 10-year period, with initial deliveries scheduled to start by the second quarter of 2023. The deal includes an initial commitment of 50,000 vehicles, with an option to purchase 50,000 more, including the Lucid Air and “other future… More…
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Will solid-state batteries be the key to make electric SUVs and pickups viable?
Earlier this month Nissan announced the establishment of a prototype production facility for all-solid-state battery cells—with plans to establish a pilot production line as soon as 2024 in Japan, and market availability in an EV in 2028. The cells are potentially “a game changer for EV democratization,” according to Nissan, with… More…
Volta commercial electric trucks made no design allowance for internal combustion
Sweden-based Volta Trucks on Tuesday unveiled the latest in a series of electric commercial trucks designed with no allowance for internal combustion engines. The new 7.5-tonne and 12-tonne Volta Zero (about 16,500-pound and 26,500-pound) models join a larger 16-tonne (35,000-pound) version that’s currently undergoing “extensive engineering… More…
Ford starts F-150 Lightning production, confirms second electric pickup model for 2024
Ford on Monday announced the start of “full production of 2022 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, part of the massive Detroit Rouge Complex that builds non-electric F-150 trucks. Ford said in a press release that it has 200,000 reservations for the Lightning. In response to greater-than-expected demand… More…
Chrysler boss: We are rethinking the minivan for the electric era
To put it bluntly, Chrysler’s current product lineup is old. That’s not about to change anytime soon, but when the first electric vehicles arrive from the storied automaker it is clear they will lean into the automaker’s strengths. In an interview at the 2022 New York auto show Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell gave Green Car Reports some insights… More…
GM confirms future electric Corvette; hybrid Corvette due as soon as 2023
An all-electric Chevrolet Corvette is in development, but a hybrid version will arrive first, the president of General Motors confirmed Monday “We will offer an electrified and a fully electric, Ultium-based Corvette in the future,” GM president Mark Reuss wrote in a LinkedIn post. “In fact, we will offer an electrified Corvette as early as next… More…
Subaru Solterra EV starts at $46,220: More expensive than Toyota BZ4X cousin
The 2023 Subaru Solterra, the automaker’s first mass-market EV, will start at $46,220 (including destination), Subaru confirmed Monday. For buyers that can claim the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit, the base price is effectively lowered to $38,720. Subaru said the Solterra will be available in all 50 states, so regional incentives may also be… More…
Preview drive: 2023 Vinfast VF 8 has a long way to go, and a short time to get there
“So, how fast can I really go?” I ask the Vinfast handler sitting next to me in the passenger seat of the VF 8 prototype. I’ve been told before my first chance around the short test loop to keep it under 80 km/h (or right around 50 mph) but as I get ready for my second run I’ve seen a few other drivers zip by at much higher… More…
Heat pumps included in GM EVs could give them a real-world range advantage
GM confirmed Monday that it plans to include heat-pump technology in all of its current and upcoming Ultium-platform electric vehicles. That includes the Hummer EV now being delivered and the soon-arriving Cadillac Lyriq, plus many more to arrive in the next several years. In them, the tech will help recover low-level waste heat in ways that can… More…
CATL launches first battery-swapping in China, aimed at those without home charging
Chinese battery maker CATL is launching a battery-swapping service in its home country. Called Evogo, the service launches with four stations in the city of Xiamen. A total of 30 stations are planned in that city by the end of the year, meaning drivers will never be more than 1.8 miles from a station, CATL said in a press release. “In the future… More…
Did big EV ad spending from GM, BMW, Kia, Nissan result in a “Super Bowl Effect” for Tesla
The Super Bowl continues to draw ad dollars from many automakers, but not Tesla. Yet in its quarterly earnings report, the automaker mentioned a “Super Bowl Effect” that saw United States orders spike the day after the game. U.S. gross orders on that day—February 13—were higher than at any point in 2022 to date, according to Tesla. The… More…
DOE partnership aims to spur US bidirectional charging integration for EVs and infrastructure
The United States Department of Energy and several stakeholders have released a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to spur integration of bidirectional charging for EVs and infrastructure. First spotted by solar-focused PV Magazine, the MOU brings together several Energy Department offices, the California Energy Commission, California Public… More…
Audi E-Tron GT and E-Tron SUV EV families carry over; Q4 due this summer
The Audi E-Tron GT and E-Tron SUV EV families will carry over to the 2023 model year essentially unchanged, and will soon be joined by the Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron electric SUVs. Introduced for the 2022 model year in standard E-Tron GT and sporty RS E-Tron GT guises, Audi’s electric sedan gets a standard body-color grille, a second charge… More…
Tesla suggests possible shift to 800V in Cybertruck and Semi, not Robotaxi or 3/Y
Tesla has reengineered its Model Y around easier manufacturability, employing a structural pack, new-format 4680 cells, and huge cast front and rear body sections. Despite all that innovation, a shift to an 800-volt architecture isn’t planned on any of Tesla’s smaller models anytime soon. But based on comments from CEO Elon Musk and… More…
VW plans faster charging, longer range, higher power for its MEB platform for mass-market EVs
Volkswagen plans to provide faster charging, longer range, and more power for EVs based on its ubiquitous MEB platform, the head of sales and marketing for VW’s ID family of EVs said during the recent UBS Paris Electric Car Day conference. During a presentation on the ID vehicles, Dr. Silke Bagschik said VW is aiming for 200-kw charging, a maximum… More…
Lexus reveals its first electric vehicle for the US—steering yoke not yet included
Lexus on Wednesday unveiled the 2023 RZ, the luxury brand’s first dedicated EV, and the first Lexus electric model to be sold in the United States. Scheduled to arrive at dealerships later this year, this small crossover will launch in RZ 450e guise with a 71.4-kwh battery pack affording 225 miles of range, and dual-motor all-wheel drive. The… More…
Up close with the Lincoln Star concept: Smoother styling, new platform for brand’s future EVs
Lincoln is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week—not of the company’s founding in 1917 but its acquisition by Ford five years later. As a part of those festivities, Lincoln is also unveiling a new electric vehicle prototype, the Star concept, although the company’s future electrification plans remain a bit murky. Lincoln… More…
VW CEO says electric pickup would be “the chance of a lifetime”
An electric pickup truck would be “the chance of a lifetime,” Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh said in a recent interview with Business Insider. Pickup buyers are known for brand loyalty and very specific preferences, but Keogh said he sees electrification as a “reset moment” that could allow new alternatives from different brands to… More…
Audi Urban Sphere envisions a lounge-sized EV for the city
Audi on Tuesday unveiled the Urban Sphere concept, a large electric van and the latest of the automaker’s Sphere series of EV concepts. The Urban Sphere was designed with dense Chinese cities in mind, and Audi even consulted with Chinese customers on aspects of the design, the automaker said in a press release. The result is a fairly large vehicle… More…
BMW reveals fully electric i7 flagship sedan—as a version of redesigned 7-Series lineup
The all-electric flagship sedan of the BMW lineup, the 2023 BMW i7, has been revealed. And it looks virtually interchangeable with the rest of a completely new 2023 BMW 7-Series lineup revealed Wednesday. The i7 is in fact a version of the 7-Series—a variant of this model line, not built on a dedicated electric vehicle platform that omits… More…
