Electric Vehicles
Toyota Motor North America is joining BMW, Kia, Hyundai, Jaguar, Honda, Fisker, Ford, GM, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan and Rivian in adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard on its battery electric…
The world’s first off-road solar car, Stella Terra, has completed a 1,000-kilometre test drive from northern Morocco to the Sahara using power drawn from the sun. In Morocco, the solar car traveled through dry riverbeds, forest area, along steep mountain trails and through the loose desert sand. “It was an incredible trip with a positive ending….
Electric RV startup Grounded unveiled the G2 – the world’s first 250-mile range all-electric solar-equipped RV. While the Grounded G1, released earlier this year, had a limited number of use cases due to its 100-mile range, the G2’s 250-mile range makes it the inaugural viable electric motorhome. “The G2 is radically different from any other…
Tata Punch EV At the recent launch of the updated Tata Harrier and Tata Safari, Tata Motors MD Shailesh Chandra talked about the need for government actions to improve the country’s charging stations for electric vehicles. He also shared insights about the company’s future products and plans. Shailesh Chandra during an interview with Moneycontrol stressed…
General Motors, Honda and GM’s autonomous driving subsidiary Cruise have agreed to setup a driverless ride-hailing joint venture in Japan which will begin a driverless ride in early 2026. The three companies aim to establish the JV in first half of 2024. The company will use the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle to give rides in…
You’ve probably noticed Toyota has copped a bit of stick of late from the likes of Greenpeace for being an electric-vehicle recalcitrant. There’s some justification for this. Globally, chairman Akio Toyoda has been consistent in questioning a sole focus on battery electric vehicles when it comes to lowering vehicle emissions. Locally, Toyota has yet to…
Honda confirmed Thursday that the 2024 Civic Hybrid will be much more than a niche model—with plans to make the hybrid version 40% of total U.S. Civic sales. In U.S. spec, the 2024 Honda Civic Hybrid will include a 2.0-liter inline-4 engine, running on an efficiency-focused Atkinson cycle, as part of Honda’s two-motor hybrid system…
An electric RV is grounded on GM’s Ultium platform. Nissan shows an electric coupe concept with a creative cyberpunk edge, just as the Cybertruck gets a delivery date of November 30. And why are more drivers of non-Tesla EVs returning to gasoline models? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Detroit-based startup Grounded…
Nissan on Thursday revealed the fourth in its series of four “Hyper” concept vehicles on the way for a physical debut at the upcoming Tokyo auto show next week. It says that the Hyper Punk concept is “tailored for content creators, influencers, artists, and those who embrace style and innovation.” To that end, the Hyper…
While Tesla continues to post industry-leading loyalty numbers, there are now some indications that households are less loyal to EVs from other brands, according to a new study from S&P Global Mobility. “Nearly half of those non-Tesla EV households that have acquired a new electric vehicle still purchase an internal combustion vehicle the next time…
