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GM fast-charging, Hummer EV details, Lucid DreamDrive, Kandi cars: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which Chinese brand is aiming to have the most affordable EV in the U.S. What looks like a modern-but-downsized electric VW Microbus? General Motors showed a little more of its upcoming GMC Hummer EV on. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 31, 2020.

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Can General Motors bounce back? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ). The company was created from the old GM’s strongest operations and was reborn with a clear focus on building better and more environmentally friendly vehicles.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Automakers are finding it difficult to challenge those boldface numbers with internal combustion alone, especially as engines are relentlessly downsized to meet regulations. A hybrid Chevrolet Corvette is expected to deliver about 662 kW (900 hp), even as its GM parent readies a 1,014-hp GMC Hummer EV.

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