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Maverick Hybrid markup, Rolls-Royce EV tech, Rivian production: The Week in Reverse
Which EV fast-charging network doesn’t have terrible reliability?
Which company that’s “all-in” on EVs pushed back against regulators’ targets?
This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending…
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2024 Ford Maverick no longer starts with 37-mpg hybrid version
The 37-mpg hybrid version of the 2024 Ford Maverick is no longer the cheapest version in the lineup. The turbo-4 non-hybrid is now the base engine.
According to Ford, the 2024 Maverick XL starts at $24,995, including the $1,595 destination…
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Ford Maverick Hybrid surcharge, Tesla unintended acceleration, GM vs. EPA EV targets: Today’s Car…
The federal government investigates Tesla unintended acceleration claims—again. GM is concerned about hitting 50% EVs by 2030, through a regulatory lens. And the Ford Maverick is now more expensive as a high-mpg hybrid in its actual sticker…
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ID.Buzz electric van is the face of VW’s US autonomous test fleet
Some of the first sightings of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric van in the U.S. will be right around Tesla’s base of Austin, Texas.
Starting this month VW will be sending out 10 ID.Buzz electric vans there as part of a test program for…
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VW ID.Buzz test, Fiat EVs, Stellantis’ EV platform for Europe: Today’s Car News
VW plans to test ID.Buzz vans near Tesla HQ. Fiat shows two new EVs unlikely for the U.S. And its parent company shows off its mainstream EV platform for Europe. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Volkswagen is moving its…
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French postal vans will test Michelin airless tires
Michelin will test airless tires on French postal vans, providing more real-world experience with tire designs that could be beneficial to EVs.
La Poste, the French postal service, plans to fit Michelin Uptis airless tires to 40 delivery…
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Rolls-Royce EV review, airless tire test, GM battery smarts, Rivian production: Today’s Car News
GM is keeping a closer eye on EV battery issues, Michelin airless tires get tested in vans. Rivian makes progress in its production ramp. And we drive Rolls-Royce’s first electric car and dig into its tech backstory. This and more, here at…
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Federal study lays out US charging needs by 2030
Stricter emissions standards, automaker EV goals, and increasing consumer demand for EVs will create more need for public charging infrastructure, which a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) aims to quantify.
The…
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Bespoke, electric: How the first Rolls-Royce EV took form
The prestige luxury brand Rolls-Royce announced in 2021 that it would be going fully electric by 2030.
That seemed a particularly bold assertion for a brand that up until then hadn’t ever offered an EV. But now the first of the fully…
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Supplier claims a third more winter EV range with thermal tech
Automotive supplier ZF recently unveiled a Porsche Taycan prototype with a number of new components that the company claims can boost cold-weather range by up to a third.
It serves to underscore that EVs still have much to gain in terms of…
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