Erik Buell is a big name in the motorcycle industry, and not long ago, he once again made headlines when he launched Fuell, an electric motorbike company with an eye to the future. Not long after, Fuell began making electric bicycles, some of which we’ve talked about in great detail in the past. The Fuell…

The Lexus UX hybrid crossover gets a boost in power and fuel economy for the 2025 model year, along with a change in badging from UX 250h to UX 300h. It's still fundamentally the same design that was introduced for the 2019 model year and refreshed for 2022, but now with some changes to the…

Reports about Tesla’s questionable build quality have popped up occasionally over the years, but a new Reuters investigation reveals that the American automaker actively sought to hide the proverbial thrash under the rug. It blamed customers for vehicle abuse and prior damage to suspension components and denied responsibility for parts failures even though it…

GM plans to offer bidirectional charging capability for every one of its Ultium EVs, the company underscored earlier this year.  That will soon include a toolkit of useful features for interfacing with the home, like backing up the power during a blackout or natural disaster. As GM recently verified, there’s no need to wait to…

If you're sitting around with family members you'd rather not have long conversations with this holiday season, I highly recommend firing up Netflix's new film Leave The World Behind. Starring Julia Robers, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali, it's a Hitchcock-esque thriller about two families coming to terms with a mysterious cyberattack that completely cripples the United…

The Blazer EV is ready for home backup, but the software and home hardware aren’t here yet. Lexus gives its UX hybrid crossover a boost. And will a Toyota Crown plug-in hybrid go 55 miles all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is ready for bidirectional charging, GM…

The all-new, all-electric luxury Rolls-Royce Spectre will have noticeably more EPA range than initially anticipated. According to the officially released ratings, the 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre has an EPA Combined range of up to 291 miles in the base version with 22-inch wheels. That's roughly 30 miles more than the 260+ miles expected initially, although…

The Toyota Crown is getting an all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid variant in Japan. Known as the Toyota Crown Sport PHEV, the new model was unveiled Monday. It's based on the Japanese-market Crown Sport crossover SUV unveiled in October. It's one of multiple Crown body styles, including the high-riding Toyota Crown hybrid sedan that's available now…

When the Great Recession forced the American auto industry to downsize, Buick was saved from General Motors' kill list largely because of its surprisingly strong following in China. That's not so much the case anymore as Chinese buyers start to go for Chinese brands instead. So where does that leave Buick's future now? For starters, with…

The auto industry is undergoing a "transition" to zero-emission vehicles. That's the term we use, too, but it's kind of a weird one, when you think about it; it's a transition with no agreed-upon end date and a constantly moving set of targets. Canada is the latest country to a unveil strict mandate in that…