.Hyundai is opening its electric-car "Metaplant" in Georgia this year, with on-site battery production and capacity to build up to 300,000 vehicles. Now we know that the first vehicle produced there will be the Hyundai Ioniq 5. "It absolutely is the bestseller," Hyundai U.S. CEO Jose Muñoz told Automotive News. "So I think it…

When the Chevrolet Bolt EV returns next year it will be the most affordable EV in the U.S., Marissa West, president of General Motors North America, said in a recently published interview with Automotive News. GM discontinued the Bolt EV at the end of 2023 but has since then emphasized it's coming back. The next-generation…

Extended-range electric vehicles, or EREVs, are making a comeback, it seems. After Stellantis announced the rather beefy Ram 1500 Ramcharger for North America, Renault wants dibs on the tech on European soil. The French company’s new powertrain spinoff, Horse, might actually have a winner on its hands, seeing how there’s currently no other viable…

We drive the Chevy Equinox EV. Jeep rolls out its first American EV. Tesla is leaving room for rivals in charging. GM is looking to cool charge ports in a new way. And SUVs have a heavier footprint in CO2. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The first U.S.-bound fully electric vehicle from…

General Motors wants to sell as many new electric vehicles as possible–that’s how businesses work, you know. As part of its renewed Ultium push, the American automaker is offering more and more financing and leasing options, and this latest one is aimed at people who are looking to get a new EV but maybe can’t…

Faster DC charging has required a new generation of cable cooling, but General Motors is also looking at cooling of the charge port, a patent filing indicates. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) April 25, 2024, and originally filed by GM October 18, 2022, the patent application in question deals with…

When it comes to electric vehicles, the first thing anyone wants to know about is range. Fortunately, EVs are getting better and better on that front, and the number of options with 300 or more miles of range went up considerably just last year.  According to new data from the U.S. Department of Energy's Vehicle…

Global SUV sales continue to grow and, EV or not, so do their emissions, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). SUVs accounted for a record 48% of global car sales in 2023, but surpassed 50% of the market for the first time in "advanced economies" with around 20 million sales, according to the IEA.…

The Rivian R1S–and we presume the R1T, too–will soon get a mid-cycle refresh and now we have photos of the undisguised EV before its official debut, courtesy of the Rivian Forums. Dozens of updated R1S electric SUVs were spotted in the parking lot of the company’s assembly plant in Normal, Illinois, showcasing the rather…

The sub-$10,000 BYD Seagull is a tour de force representing China’s strong lead in the global EV market. Some of the cheapest EVs in the U.S.—like the Nissan Leaf—cost three times as much before tax credits. Now, a member of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (Arpa-E), a technology incubator under the U.S. Department of Energy, said that…