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…

Subaru has just announced pricing and product updates for the all-electric 2024 Subaru Solterra, which in its second model year on the market will get several new features. The 2024 Subaru Solterra will be available in three versions—Premium, Limited, and Touring. Interestingly, there are no price changes, besides a slightly higher destination charge (up…

Tesla on Wednesday affirmed that it delivered more than 1.2 million of its Model Y electric SUVs in 2023—making it the top-selling vehicle in the world, car or truck, electric or not.  As Tesla put it, “the best-selling vehicle on the planet is an EV.” The Model Y is made in the U.S., in…

Welcome back to Critical Materials, your daily roundup of all things EVs and automotive tech. Today, we are—as you may have already guessed—talking Tesla. After all, it's the morning after Tesla's quarterly earnings call and the world is aflutter with the fallout. CEO Elon Musk gave some insight into how the Chinese auto industry cascades…