Building robotaxis is hard. Ask Elon Musk, who promised them years ago, or General Motors' Cruise division, which just had to lay off a quarter of its personnel following a choppy rollout. Getting this tech right takes a lot of time, and a lot of money. German startup Vay is shortcutting all of that, with…

Frigid weather and electric cars: it’s known for quite some time now that they’re not the best of friends. Even though this frosty relationship isn’t breaking news, a new furor sparked this week following a FOX 32 Chicago report that showcased several Tesla drivers struggling to charge their EVs at a Tesla Supercharger in Oak…

Electric bike brand Engwe is all about making e-bikes accessible to all sorts of riders. Headquartered in the UK, Engwe has a wide selection of models most of which are designed for commuters looking to ride to school or work on the weekdays, while having enough performance to go on occasional off-road excursions on weekends.…

The Honda 0 Series Saloon concept is a look at the company's future. It's all-electric. It has a steer-by-wire system. It's bound for production in some (modified) form. But in one key way, it turns out that concept also a nod to the past. As Threads user @d2lo pointed out today, the Saloon looks…

Fewer Tesla EVs now qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, but for those that do, Tesla is now applying the credit at the time of purchase. The automaker's website now says that eligible buyers will have the full $7,500 credit applied when they purchase their vehicles. Customers are responsible for determining their eligibility…

California-based luxury electric car maker Lucid is offering discounts of up to $10,000 for the 2023 model year Air sedan, but only until the end of this month. Customers can also benefit from a $300 bonus for installing a high-capacity home charger, as well as get the company’s premium audio system and advanced driver assistance…

Toyota pushes back about the viability of affordable EVs. Ram introduces a lineup of electric vans. And Tesla buyers can now get the $7,500 EV tax credit up front—if they qualify. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Tesla has started applying the EV tax credit at the time of purchase—via its own website…

Ram’s first fully electrified model that you can actually buy is the new ProMaster van, which debuted yesterday and is expected to ship in the first half of 2024. The zero-emissions vehicle can be ordered by commercial customers in the United States, beating the upcoming Ram 1500 REV to the punch by almost a year.…

Stellantis’ Ram brand may be best known for flaunting all the attitude with its Rebel and TRX pickups. But on Tuesday it revealed a lineup that looks no-frills yet goes fully electric.  Its ProMaster Electric Van family is the first fully electric vehicle for Ram, and it leads the way—in tech, if not design statement—toward…

Mazda officially announced that it reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) for charging ports on its upcoming all-electric cars in North America from 2025 onward. The deal also includes access to more than 15,000 Tesla Superchargers across North America for Mazda electric cars (although the number…