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Honda and Toyota owners to Tesla, Lightyear 0 production, Aptera and Tesla: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Honda and Toyota owners are jumping to Tesla. And Aptera confirms that it’s using the Tesla charging connector. The startup Aptera has confirmed that it plans to use a Tesla charge port and connector—with corresponding charging equipment from. Lightyear puts its solar EV into production.

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Chevy electric sedan, Toyota Tacoma EV, Aptera charging, Tesla discount: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Honda announced that it will make a hydrogen fuel-cell version of its CR-V. Which company might build VW’s Scout electric trucks? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 2, 2022.

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Tesla gets its newest adoptees of NACS in Hyundai and Kia

Teslarati

They are the two most recent companies to make the change, as Honda agreed to jump to NACS in September. Hyundai and Kia are the tenth and eleventh car companies to adopt NACS since Tesla first struck deals with Aptera and Ford , which looked to secure more charging infrastructure for their customers. and Canada.

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BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port

Teslarati

Honda joined automakers adopting the hardware last month, along with several other automakers that have joined throughout the latter part of this year. Let me know at zach@teslarati.com , find me on X at @zacharyvisconti , or send your tips to us at tips@teslarati.com.

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This Solar Electric CAR can run 600+km on Full Charge

EVehicleShop

Especially in the electric vehicle market, we can see startups holding the majority of market cap among the huge automobile giants like Hero Motocorps, Honda, Bajaj, etc.

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Major OEMs are teaming up to dethrone Tesla from charging dominance

Teslarati

The report states General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai , along with its affiliate Kia, Honda, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, will all establish a new conglomeration to set up an expansive network of EV chargers. The latter three have plans to use the Combined Charging System (CCS), a different connector that rivals NACS. I’d love to hear from you!

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

The Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, both based on GM’s Ultium battery and propulsion platform and assembled by GM, will both qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit , the brands confirmed this week. With the price cut, the Blazer EV will cost $50,195, or just $42,695 to households who can take advantage of the $7,500 tax credit.

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