As I was threading the 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter along the LA region’s ever-congested Interstate 405, among its dozen or more lanes in our direction, passing lots of commercial vans with tailpipes, the thought occurred to me:  These could nearly all be electric. And they soon will be. Large vans have always been a sort of…

When Ford announced last spring that EV customers would soon have access to Tesla Superchargers, it kicked off what would become 2023's hottest EV trend. Just about everyone opted into the Supercharger network, with promises of adapters ahead of full-scale integration. A full picture of how it'll work, though, hasn't come into focus. We know…

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. The company on Friday announced the completion of its Accelerator Program, which allowed those investors contributing $10,000 or more to secure one of the first…

Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) headlight systems are one of the coolest features found on modern cars. And, no, I'm not talking about simply flicking the high beams on and off when your vehicle detects an oncoming car. These adaptive headlights can change the trajectory of your headlight's beam to avoid blinding oncoming drivers—well, if you're…

Aptera says it has enough money to push ahead with production. Mercedes’ eSprinter previews passenger vans and more. Tesla tops the sales charts in California by a long shot. And is 90 minutes enough to school dealerships on EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  In a first drive of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz…

Plug-in electric car sales growth in China reached another monthly record in December (the fifth one in a row), pushing the annual result to a spectacular level. According to EV Volumes' data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, 980,737 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China in December, 46% more than a year…

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has launched a certification program it claims can turn car salespeople into EV experts in just 90 minutes. Called ElectrifIQ, the program aims to prepare dealers to address common consumer questions, relating to things like charging times and costs, total cost of ownership, and available incentives, according to an…

The upcoming Cadillac Escalade IQ, an all-electric full-size SUV based on the General Motors' Ultium platform, will enter production in the summer of 2024 at GM’s Factory ZERO Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center in Michigan. It will be the third electric Cadillac model (after the Cadillac Lyriq and the unique Cadillac Celestiq) and targets the high-end,…

EV sales are still booming in California—and they continued to capture an even larger piece of the market in 2023.  Although there was a slight downturn in the market share of EVs toward the end of 2023, EVs finished the year up 5% in market share in the Golden State versus 2022.  And looking…

Hyundai Motor America reports a difficult January in the U.S., mentioning "economic challenges and interest rates making it a tough retail environment." The company's vehicle sales amounted to 47,543 (down 8.6% year-over-year). However, at the same time, Hyundai sees bright spots in the EV segment with substantial year-over-year growth in plug-in electric car sales.…