With a refreshed 2022 model on the way, lease deals for the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV are now as low as $107 per month, but only for Costco members in certain parts of the country. Chevy has launched a new lease deal with the retail chain, according to ou…
Author: Stephen Edelstein
Polestar EV brand plans 15 more US showrooms—including Detroit
Volvo spinoff brand Polestar is adding more showrooms—and not just in the coastal cities considered most friendly to electric cars. Polestar on Monday announced plans for 15 new showrooms, with the first set to open this spring in Austin, Boston,…
Study: EVs use less raw material than gasoline vehicles
Electric cars use much less raw material than internal-combustion vehicles, according to a new study from European advocacy group Transport & Environment, providing yet more evidence that their overall carbon footprint is lower. The study looked at…
Study: EVs use less raw materials than gasoline vehicles
Electric cars use much less raw material than internal-combustion vehicles, according to a new study from European advocacy group Transport & Environment, providing yet more evidence that their overall carbon footprint is lower. The study looked at…
Nissan claims 50% thermal efficiency, from engine for e-Power hybrid system
Nissan claims to have made a major efficiency breakthrough in efficiency for an internal-combustion in its e-Power hybrid system. The automaker announced Friday that it had reached 50% thermal efficiency, which is the percentage of energy converted to …
VW considers electric convertible: Why are there so few drop-top EVs?
The Volkswagen MEB platform will underpin electric cars with a wide range of body styles, but could a convertible be among them? VW teased one on Monday, releasing renderings of an electric convertible while remaining vague on production prospects. The…
Lucid delays production start of Air electric sedan to Q2 2021
Lucid Motors has delayed production of its Air electric luxury sedan by a few months, to the second half of this year. The company originally planned to begin deliveries this spring, but is now pushing the timeline back due to coronavirus-related delay…
Ford CEO wants more US battery production for stability, but it’s also good for CO2
Ford CEO Jim Farley is calling for more battery production in the United States to ensure stability of battery supplies, but that might also be good for carbon emissions, according to a recent report. “We need to bring large-scale battery production to…
EVs will be 10% of the US market by 2025—but San Francisco is already past that
Electric cars will surge to 10% of the United States new-car market by 2025, a new IHS Markit study predicts, but sales data shows that at least one part of the country is already there. EVs reached 1.8% of U.S. new-vehicle registrations in 2020—…
Tesla confirms it’s developing affordable global EV in China
Development of an affordable Tesla electric car will take place in China, the head of the company’s Chinese operations confirmed in an interview with state media. An entry-level Tesla will be designed at a new R&D center currently under constructio…
