Which petroleum giant partnered for battery swapping? Which automakers turned the focus to hydrogen internal combustion? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 3, 2021. By f…
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Rising battery costs, Nissan EV “ambition,” future Toyota EVs and Prime PHEVs: The Week in Reverse
Which petroleum giant partnered for battery swapping? Which automakers turned the focus to hydrogen internal combustion? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 3, 2021. By f…
Nissan EV performance concept, Polestar 3 and Lexus RZ electric SUVs: Today’s Car News
Lexus looks ahead to its first EV due next year. Nissan ponders EV performance with a race-influenced concept. And Polestar counts its future in 3, 4, 5. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar on Thursday provided a first look—albeit …
Polestar shows US-made electric SUV, teases two other upcoming EVs
Polestar has provided a first, camouflaged look at its Polestar 3 SUV that will arrive in 2022 and be made in the U.S. The Polestar 3 is described as a “premium electric performance SUV,” and the brand has previously detailed that it will, …
Future Prime PHEVs, EV cost concerns, Mad Max Maybach: Today’s Car News
Battery costs have been falling for years, but the rising cost of raw materials is pushing them upward now. At least one CEO doesn’t see how EVs’ cost premium can be passed along to consumers. A big, 2-door Maybach electric concept goes rug…
Future Toyota Prime plug-in hybrids: How much range and performance?
There will be future Prime plug-in hybrids from Toyota. Just don’t necessarily expect them to raise the bar for the genre quite like the RAV4 Prime. That’s among the takeaways from a recent check-in on Toyota’s electrification strateg…
Battery material plant will feed GM’s North American EV supply chain
In order to produce affordable electric vehicles at scale, automakers need to both drive down battery costs and secure a stable supply of critical materials. For General Motors and its Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery plants with LG Energy Soluti…
2023 Kia Niro: EV, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid versions return in redesigned model
Kia has provided a first look at a redesigned, second-generation Niro, plus a nod that this sustainability-focused crossover will again be offered in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric versions starting next year. The company hasn’t provi…
Toyota is poised to make affordability, not range, at the center of its EV play
Toyota’s onslaught of battery electric vehicles is likely to arrive later than those from other automakers. But when these models appear, don’t expect Tesla range numbers—or Tesla prices. Toyota instead plans to go light with batterie…
Used EV tax credit, Hummer EV range, hybrid theft, Ioniq design: The Week in Reverse
How soon will the Rivian R1S and Cadillac Lyriq electric SUVs arrive? Which foreign automaker plans two U.S.-bound models and 60 U.S. showrooms starting next year? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports&mdash…
