BYD announced a plan to build its first electric car factory in Europe, which will be located in Szeged, Hungary. The news comes several weeks after we heard a rumor about the potential investment. The selection of Hungary is not a surprise, as BYD already was building electric buses in Hungary and the country…

EV battery recycling is already booming in China. EV shoppers will soon need to ask the dealership some tough questions about the tax credit. And a drive in a very small EV reminds us what America is missing about them. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  In scaling up EV sales, is smaller…

Scout Motors, the electric off-road brand cultivated for the U.S. market by Volkswagen, is slated to launch some of its EV trucks in the very near future. That means doing all of the legal legwork to prepare for the market, like filing trademarks. It turns out that 2023 was a busy year for Scout…

Look anywhere around the world, and the biggest cities have some of the same issues, no matter what the country: space is tight, and access to high-power fast-charging is limited at best.  Applying that logic, the very tiny, four-passenger Nissan Sakura EV seems like the perfect formula to apply to an everyday driver for Seoul,…

The Cadillac Lyriq and Chevrolet Blazer EV are among the first General Motors' Ultium-based electric cars that share a lot of parts and solutions. Aside from the recent challenges with the first batch of cars and the Chevrolet Blazer EV stop-sale order, one issue that keeps coming up is how similarly priced it is to the…

China is leading the U.S. and Europe on EV battery recycling, according to a new Bloomberg report, and it may add to China's EV advantages in the future. The battery-recycling business in China is booming, according to the report, which cites data from consultancy Circular Energy Storage showing that "the nation dominates when it comes…

Many U.S. car dealerships have not registered to begin offering the federal EV tax credit at the point of sale when that option becomes available Jan. 1. More than 7,000 dealerships have registered with the IRS to offer tax credits of up to $7,500 as point-of-sale rebates, the U.S. Treasury Department said Friday. But there…

If you’re at all abreast with the electric bicycle industry, chances are you’re familiar with VanMoof. The Dutch e-bike brand was once a thriving company with lots of potential thanks to its interesting bikes with premium, proprietary technology. Not long ago, however, the brand made headlines, and not in a good way. It seemed…

The holidays are officially over, which means it's time to go pre-condition your EV's cabin and sulk back to the gym to grind out the New Year's resolution early and get that winter weight off. Or at least that's what I plan on doing. But first, we've got a lot to talk about for today's…

When Utah-based Michael Holbrook took delivery of his spanking new Rivian R1T Launch Edition in June 2022, he felt ecstatic. He was among the early reservation holders and had shelled out roughly $85,000 for the truck, draped in the El Cap Granite metallic paint. Despite the three-year wait, it seemed all worthwhile. Between June 2022…