The Chevrolet Bolt is having its best sales year ever—right in time for it to get canceled. But General Motors is responding to the immense popularity of the pair of compact electric vehicles by releasing a heavily updated Bolt with more advanced hardware in 2025. And when it does, only the larger Bolt EUV will…
The real-world range of EVs can vary a lot at highway speeds, Consumer Reports found in a recent test.
The publication tested 22 EVs from multiple automakers at a constant speed of 70 mph to simulate highway driving conditions. While some cars exceeded their EPA-rated ranges, one by more than 70 miles, nearly half fell…
Volkswagen has debuted bidirectional charging technology on the first ID electric vehicles—but only in Europe for now. The technology is available with the vehicle-to-home (V2H) function on all new Volkswagen ID models equipped with the 77-kilowatt-hour (usable) battery pack and running ID Software 3.5 or higher. Models that fit the bill include the facelifted…
Public charging can be an EV dealbreaker, especially for those who don't have home charging.
But the global automaker Stellantis is working on quelling that reason for EV rejection with tech that can give you a full charge in less than five minutes.
Starting next year, a fleet of 100 Fiat 500e electric minicars…
The profitability of electric vehicles is a big talking point nowadays, and for good reason. Automakers that haven't managed to turn a profit on their EV models yet are struggling at the moment, with many announcing a slowdown in the implementation of their electrification plans in recent months. Basically, pretty much everyone outside Tesla…
Some EVs do exceed EPA range figures at 70 mph. Britain’s Morgan splits the difference between a vintage sports car and an Aptera with its latest prototype. And Ample’s battery swapping tech is getting put to the test on a car-sharing fleet of Fiat EVs in Spain. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. …
Automotive giant Stellantis–which owns no fewer than 14 car brands, including Fiat, Dodge, Jeep, and Opel–has partnered with California-based startup Ample to launch a fleet of city cars that can have their high-voltage batteries swapped in about five minutes. The partnership will see 100 Fiat 500e EVs that operate within Stellantis’ Free2move car-sharing service…
British automaker Morgan on Wednesday unveiled a new prototype for an electric version of its classic 3-wheeler.
In addition to charmingly anachronistic sports cars, Morgan is known for three-wheelers, which the company originally started producing to exploit a tax loophole in its home market. Morgan has teased both three-wheeled and four-wheeled EVs before, but this…
Tesla owners are in for some cool and long-awaited upgrades to their vehicles' navigation systems, with the main attraction being Waze-like speed camera and red light cam awareness. Currently being tested internally by Tesla employees, the update was discovered by Tesla hacker Green—aka @greentheonly on X—while searching through code in the new software update…
You'd better act fast if you want a good deal on a new EV. The up-to-$7,500 tax credit that incentivizes plug-in car purchases is changing again in 2024, and some of your favorite models may be on the chopping block—including Ford's electric pony car. Ford spokesperson Marty Günsberg told InsideEVs on Wednesday that it "seems…