California-based Karma Automotive set pricing Friday for the GSe-6, its upcoming battery electric version of its Revero, until recently slated to be called the Revero GTE. The GSe-6 will cost $79,900, but that’s before a yet-unannounced destinati…
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Fire concern prompts stop-sale, US recall for 2019-2020 Hyundai Kona Electric
Hyundai has issued a U.S. recall affecting more than 11,000 Kona Electric vehicles from the 2019 and 2020 model years, due to an issue that could cause the battery to short-circuit and potentially start a fire. With the issuance of the recall notice, s…
Honda Accord Hybrid, Hummer EV factory, Lucid Air and Tesla Model S pricing: The Week in Reverse
What company will build Fisker’s upcoming electric vehicle? Which Presidential candidate us pro-ethanol and pro EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 16, 2020. Th…
Fisker and Magna, Renault’s electric Euro-hatch, GM and VW electric factories: Today’s Car News
Magna will build the Fisker Ocean in Europe, and VW won’t be on board. Renault looks at the future of the heart of the Euro-hatchback market. Volkswagen boasts about robotics and automation in making EVs, and GM renames its first dedicated EV pla…
GMC Hummer EV plant set up for electric vehicles exclusively, renamed Factory Zero
Ahead of next week’s official debut for the GMC Hummer EV, General Motors Friday announced that its Detroit-Hamtramck factory where the electric trucks will be built is being renamed Factory Zero. The plans, GM said, will be a launchpad for the c…
No VW thing: Fisker Ocean electric SUV to be built by Magna
California-based Fisker Inc. is pushing ahead with plans to deliver its upcoming Ocean electric crossover by the end of 2022. And it has a partner to help realize that: Magna International. Although Fisker’s path to production is by no means a su…
No VW thing: Fisker Ocean electric SUV to be built by Magna
California-based Fisker Inc. is pushing ahead with plans to deliver its upcoming Ocean electric crossover by the end of 2022. And it has a partner to help realize that: Magna International. Although Fisker’s path to production is by no means a su…
Mercedes EQS, CARB warning, Tesla vs. Lucid pricing: Today’s Car News
California’s getting tough on its emissions rules. Mercedes is stepping its EQS electric flagship forward. Arrival sets up for U.S. production. And Elon Musk picks all the numbers for winks and nods in a pricing move potentially aimed to undercut…
California gives automakers until end of year to come clean on emissions cheats
California promises to sniff out automakers cheating on emissions. In a letter to manufacturers sent Wednesday—first reported by Reuters—California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) urged them to fess up about non-compliance and other emis…
Musk responds to Lucid Air, Model S price cut $5,570
Tesla hasn’t made any memorable moves to adjust pricing to meet or beat rival vehicles from mainstream brands. But it seems that crosstown rival Lucid Motors is different. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday that the “gauntlet has been …