Lamppost charging is coming to more U.S. cities soon. Sagging full-size pickup sales might soon impact EV plans. And is a grille looking more like that of combustion versions what Mercedes needs to spur more EQS sales? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  The big 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS hatchback is getting an extensive…

Chevrolet is taking orders for the 2024 Equinox EV, which is smaller and more affordable than the Blazer EV. The Equinox EV starts at $34,995 for the 1LT version available later this year, while the 2LT, which will start shipping soon, goes for $43,295. To sweeten the offer, the entry-level electric crossover is eligible…

Numbers alone aren’t what make a car thrilling or great. But they’re often what gets the conversation started.  When Porsche revealed its original Mission E concept, in 2015, it was in many respects a first-draft effort of what it needed to do to one-up Tesla, and it dropped some positively jaw-dropping numbers. Porsche focused on…

General Motors reported 594,233 vehicle deliveries during Q1 2024 in the United States, which is 1.5% less than a year ago. The automaker also was not able to increase its all-electric vehicle sales, because the decline of the retired Chevrolet Bolt EV/Bolt EUV far outweighs the ramp-up of the all-new Ultium-based EVs. In Q1…

Tesla on Tuesday revealed preliminary production and delivery numbers for the first quarter, and they’re down markedly—falling versus the same period the previous year for the first time since 2020 and the onslaught of the pandemic. In the first quarter of 2024, Tesla made 433,371 vehicles, while it delivered just 386,810 vehicles. Both figures are…

February brought an expected weakening of plug-in electric car sales in China. The main reason behind that is the 2024 Chinese New Year holiday (between February 10th and 17th ) and that a year ago the holidays were in January. According to EV Volumes' data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, roughly 440,000 new passenger…

Tesla sales plunged over the past three months; is Elon Musk a factor? And Rivian gains some enviable safety credentials. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Could the safest pickup be fully electric? The Rivian R1T makes a strong argument for that; it just landed atop the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ list for…

After a weak February, BYD returned to form in March and set a very strong plug-in electric car sales result—its second- best ever. BYD's passenger plug-in car sales amounted to 301,631 units last month—including almost 15,000 EVs from its sub-brands. That's 46% more than a year ago, which suggests that BYD will continue the…

The next-generation Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck may get EV and plug-in hybrid variants, the latter using Mitsubishi tech, Automotive News reports. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been corporate allies since 2016, and the current-generation Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander crossovers use a common platform. But the two brands are looking at closer collaboration on electrified…

Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee—AKA MKBHD—thinks the Tesla Cybertruck is already an iconic design. But its bulletproof exterior is overrated.  That's according to a new video he posted to YouTube on Friday detailing his takeaways after a month of living with Tesla's new truck. He dives into what parts of the Cybertruck live up to…