Porsche has just launched the second-generation Macan in an all-electric avatar and promptly updated its U.S. website with an online configurator, which allows personalization with just a few clicks, facilitated by 3D visuals and a gazillion trim and spec options to choose from. The Macan nameplate might refer to the entry-level Porsche, but when you…

The 2024 Subaru Solterra gets handful of changes for its second model year, the highlights being battery improvements and a new driver-assistance system. The Solterra can now DC fast-charge from 10% to 80% in 35 minutes, according to Subaru, compared to about an hour previously. The automaker also claims an improved battery conditioning system that…

China has been the Volkswagen Group’s biggest market for a good number of years, but things are changing for the German auto giant.  The group as a whole, which includes brands like Volkswagen, Audi, and China-only Jetta, saw its sales increase in this part of the world last year. But this wasn’t enough to…

California-based charging startup FreeWire Technologies has partnered with GM Energy to offer its ready-made battery-powered DC fast chargers to the automaker’s energy business unit’s commercial customers. In other words, fleet operators who use General Motors’ energy management solutions will be able to more easily buy, install, and maintain FreeWire’s fast chargers which are touted…

Honda just announced the pricing of the 2024 Honda Prologue—its first all-electric SUV in the U.S. market—where the model will arrive at the dealerships in March. As we described in December, there are five main configurations of the Honda Prologue (three trim levels: EX, Touring, and Elite) and two powertrains (front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive).…

Lucid Group on Wednesday announced the opening of its second manufacturing stage at its assembly plant in Casa Grande, Arizona—setting the stage for ramping up production of the Gravity electric SUV later this year.  While the second manufacturing stage will help allow higher production levels of its Gravity, as well as the Air electric sedan,…

The Tesla Energy business expanded in 2023 to over $6 billion, mostly thanks to the battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment, as the solar arm is struggling. According to the company, in Q4, Tesla Energy generation and storage revenues increased by 10% year-over-year to $1.438 billion (5.7% of the total revenues), while the cost…

Tesla has the top-selling vehicle on the planet, it claims. Lucid teases a Model Y rival. Porsche puts a price on its electric SUV. And many VW ID.4 EV buyers will be able to claim the full EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen has confirmed that “most” 2023-2024 ID.4…

In just the first few weeks of 2024, the realities of charging infrastructure in some parts of the U.S. struck like a bolt of lightning; first with the winter nightmare in the midwest that left several Tesla owners stranded last week, and again in New York City where we found an overburdened charging infrastructure from…

Honda’s first electric SUV, the Prologue, arrives at dealerships starting in March, the automaker confirmed Thursday, along with first official pricing for the model.  As promised, the Prologue starts under $50,000. But for those who want all-wheel drive and a loaded version, it ranges nearly up to the $60,000 mark. In Single Motor front-wheel-drive…