Plug-in electric car sales in China continued to grow in May, taking more than a third of the entire car market. According to EV Volumes' data, shared by Jose Pontes, some 614,361 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China in May, which is 54 percent more than a year ago. Rechargeable…

Which company revealed plans for a lightweight electric sports car? And which one decided to mimic some of the cues of combustion engines for its top-performance EV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 14, 2023. Hyundai gave its 2024 Ioniq 5…

Meet the AIM EV Sport 01, an all-electric sports car concept that will take its first public drive at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month. You'll be forgiven for not being familiar with AIM because the EV Sport 01 is actually its first-ever concept vehicle. Founded in 1998, the Japanese engineering company…

The prestige luxury brand Rolls-Royce announced in 2021 that it would be going fully electric by 2030.  That seemed a particularly bold assertion for a brand that up until then hadn’t ever offered an EV. But now the first of the fully electric Rolls-Royce, the Spectre coupe, is headed for first deliveries late this year,…

Speaking of speed, the EX30 can recharge at a decent pace as well. The extended-range twin motor has a charging capacity of up to 153 kW, while the entry-level car has a capacity of 134 kW. This means going from 10 to 80 percent in a little over 25 minutes. These pimped models will cost…

NEW YORK, June 28, 2023 – GMF Capital (GMF), the family office for Gary Fegel and a leading private investment firm, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Motorsport Network Media LLC (MSNM), a global digital media platform in motorsport and automotive, for an undisclosed sum. Terms of the acquisition include GMF Media, an affiliate…

Tesla calls its charging connector the North American Charging Standard (NACS), but as more automakers move to adopt it, a major industry group aims to make NACS a standard in more than just name. SAE International on Tuesday announced plans to standardize the Tesla connector. This will help ensure that any manufacturer or supplier outside…

The internal dynamics and NVH—noise, vibration and harshness—report leaked to Handelsblatt contains test results measuring the performance of the alpha version of the Cybertruck against projections made using computer-aided design (CAD) simulations, and against internal benchmarks. In summary, it presents a picture of a prototype vehicle that’s leaky, noisy, and has poor handling and braking. “It’s…

SAE International announced today that it will standardize the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging connector. This important decision follows the switch from the SAE J1772 Combo (aka Combined Charging System - CCS1) charging standard in North America to NACS, announced by Ford, General Motors, Rivian and most recently Volvo, as well as…

Volvo is the first foreign automaker to announce the adoption of Tesla’s NACS EV charging standard.  With a Tuesday confirmation, Volvo said that future Volvo models, starting in 2025, will get the NACS connector for North America.  Volvo appeared to indicate that the upcoming $35,000 EX30 EV and U.S.-made EX90, which are both due…