General Motors is now rolling out its PowerBank energy-storage battery packs, providing the first real competition to the Tesla Powerwall home energy-storage system directly from an automaker. While other automakers have discussed energy-storage produc…
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VW reportedly plans 8 cheaper electric models by 2027
Volkswagen plans to launch eight affordable electric vehicles by 2027, brand boss Thomas Schaefer said in a recent interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport (via Reuters). “We have to produce our vehicles profitably and put them on the roa…
2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid costs $33,295, gets 40 mpg
The 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid costs $33,295 and sees no changes from the 2024 model The RAV4 Hybrid still has 219 hp and is now rated at 40 mpg combined The RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid carries a premium with a base price of $45,260 The 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid ca…
Honda created a manual transmission for EVs
Most electric vehicles don’t have multi-speed transmissions—and don’t need them. Multi gears may even hurt efficiency, in fact. But that hasn’t stopped Honda from experimenting with a manual transmission for electric cars. The automaker is curren…
Nissan Leaf recalled for possible battery fire while fast charging
Nissan is recalling certain Leaf electric vehicles due to a risk of batteries overheating and catching fire while fast charging, the NHTSA disclosed this week. Owners are advised not to fast charge their vehicles until recall work is completed. The rec…
Nissan Leaf recalled because battery could catch fire while fast charging
Nissan is recalling certain Leaf electric vehicles due to a risk of batteries overheating and catching fire while fast charging. Owners are advised not to fast charge their vehicles until recall work is completed. The recall includes 23,887 Leaf hatchb…
GM adopting LFP batteries, could cut $6,000 from EVs
General Motors on Tuesday filled in some details on plans to use cost-cutting lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in future EVs. Now it has a number for the level of cost-cutting that’s potentially gone into the next Bolt EV. As reported by Insi…
Uber adds EV-only preference for riders, AI chat for drivers
Uber is looking to increase utilization of EVs for its ride-sharing service, in part by updating its app to help get riders matched with EV drivers more easily. That starts with making the Uber Green option all-electric—in some cities, at least. …
Tesla Cybertruck reports for police duty in California
The Tesla Cybertruck’s been turned into a police car The Irvine Police Department took delivery of its police-spec Cybertruck The conversion to police spec was handled by UP.FIT The world hasn’t gotten quite bad enough for the emergence of RoboCop, but…
Nissan joins BMW, Ford, Honda alliance vehicle-to-grid tech
Nissan’s taking a 25% stake in ChargeScape ChargeScape is a vehicle-to-grid joint venture formed by BMW, Ford, Honda, and now Nissan Nissan has a vision for the “fuel station of the future” where EVs would double as energy-storage units Nissan on Monda…
