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Mazda MX-30 electric car: Gas version shown before EV reaches target market
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Electrify America is on an expansion streak. EVs are part of the solution to remedy unhealthy air. Tesla has dropped the base Model Y for a 320-mile version that only costs $2,000 more. And will the Tesla connector fix charging? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has canceled its cheapest Model Y, while adding a rear-wheel-drive Model Y Long Range version with a range of 320 miles for just $2,000 more. Additionally, CEO Elon Musk suggests that recently delivered base Model Y versions can tap into all or nearly all that range as an upgrade, pending regulatory approvals. Will the...
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EV charger reliability gains will take more than a Tesla connector
The vast majority of fast-charging issues with CCS are related to interoperability—including payment across networks—and changing the plug type doesn't change that, as a seasoned charging executive recently underscored.
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Report: 4 of 10 Americans live with unhealthy air, and EVs can help
Transportation-related spikes in deadly air pollution this past year were the most severe recorded in the 25-year history of the annual American Lung Association report.
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Electrify America EV charging network set to grow by 25% in 2024
The same week Tesla cut its Supercharger team, VW's Electrify America confirmed it's on an expansion streak.
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Tesla cancels cheapest Model Y, adds Long Range version
Base Model Y versions built and delivered in recent months may also have up to the same 320 miles, to be software-unlocked for $1,500 to $2,000 pending “regulatory approvals."
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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker is adding hybrid production at its U.S. dedicated EV plant? Which Lexus model has gone hybrid-only for 2025? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 3, 2024. A brief Lucid Gravity prototype test drive was...
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A plug-in hybrid Gladiator will join the Jeep lineup next year. Cadillac gets cold feet about its 2030 end date for gasoline. And Biden agencies ease one area of the EV tax credit that could mean more qualifying EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Biden administration provided updated EV tax credit rules for manufacturers and suppliers on Friday, and they amount to an easing of critical-mineral origin requirements over the next two years that could result in more vehicles eligible for the top $7,500 credit. But foreign entity of concern requirements that will keep Chinese...
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EV tax credit supply chain rules ease, but China restrictions remain
Under revisions from Biden agencies revealed Friday, more EVs are likely to qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit amount in 2025 and 2026, but it will be no easier for Chinese companies to get in.
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Jeep confirms Gladiator 4xe PHEV pickup, mulls Recon hybrid
The Gladiator plug-in hybrid will come to market "later next year," according to Jeep's top U.S. executive.
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Report: GM's Cadillac might not go all-EV by 2030 after all
The shift away from internal-combustion powertrains may reportedly be slower than expected, although EV plans haven't changed.
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Review: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S keeps first EV mostly on-brand
The ZDX is an opening act for Acura EVs, although it’s built by General Motors and rides on that company’s Ultium EV platform.
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Report: Feds to formalize foreign entity rules for EV tax credit
The move could determine how and when more Chinese EVs come to the U.S.
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