Another relatively new electric-vehicle company has scored a major deal to electrify some of the world’s delivery fleets. The shipping and logistics company UPS announced last week that it’s investing in the UK commercial electric-vehicle m…
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Super Bowl ads, Ioniq Electric lease, direct injection tradeoffs: Today’s Car News
You picked your favorite electric-car Super Bowl ads. Lucid gives those who put money down far more than a teaser. Hyundai is already discounting Ioniq Electric leases for a new model year. And new modeling results call foul on direct-injection tech. T…
Gasoline direct injection tech might not be worth it, study suggests
While significant sooty black deposits—and even, occasionally, visible puffs coming from the tailpipe—used to be a sign your gasoline car needed a tune-up, they’re a normal fact of life with many newer cars that are supposedly cleaner…
2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric: Lease deals already offset higher price tag
Hyundai isn’t wasting any time throwing out incentives for its revamped 2020 Ioniq Electric hatchback. Just last week, Hyundai put out its official pricing information for the 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric, which is now arriving at dealerships. But…
Lucid Air electric sedan will be previewed to reservation-holders before official bow
Just over ten years since the first special-invitation preview events for the Tesla Model S, the closest thing to a true rival (or successor) for the Model S is finally coming to market: the Lucid Air. It’s true in more ways than one. If you don&…
Super Bowl 2020 electric-car ad showdown: Which one gets you charged up?
Automakers and ad agencies might finally be starting to find the right way to position electric cars in TV commercials. The Super Bowl never was the right venue for commercials that need to run people through rational selling points. These brief and mo…
Tesla Model Y arriving early, GMC electric Hummer teased, “self-charging” debated: The Week In Reverse
Which other automaker is co-developing Lincoln’s first EV? Will the next Toyota Prius look like anything like the new Mirai? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 31, …
Mirai and Prius, Audi Super Bowl ad, BYD electric buses: Today’s Car News
Audi sings farewell to gasoline in a Super Bowl ad. BYD reaches some goalposts in electric-truck deliveries. And we confirm that the Toyota Mirai and Prius are headed off in their own directions. This and more, right here at Green Car Reports. No, that…
BYD has made more electric buses in the US than anyone else—and it hasn’t given up on cars
As a number of larger truck and bus players have been cautiously treading into the electric sector, an electric-vehicle heavyweight that’s relatively unknown in the U.S. has made a big difference in the number of electric trucks and buses here. C…
Audi Super Bowl ad: “Frozen” song, electric vehicles, and climate change
Audi is making a pitch for its fully electric E-Tron SUV and E-Tron Sportback this Super Bowl with a very “Frozen” song. The spot features Maisie Williams, of Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, and various films, singing the song as if in a music…
