As a fan of Mazda, I can't help but be rather disappointed by how it's meeting the current moment. While other automakers are building battery plants, announcing huge new electric vehicle lineups and even issuing end dates for internal combustion, the "Zoom-Zoom" brand offers exactly one plug-in hybrid in its U.S. lineup, and it starts…

Toyota and Lexus are joining the Tesla NACS bandwagon. Honda plans to sell a lot of Civic Hybrids. Ford tries again to fix the Mustang Mach-E. And Stellantis plans several U.S. trucks with electric propulsion, arriving soon. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Stellantis announced Thursday that it has four electrified pickup trucks…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk adopted a rather pessimistic tone on Wednesday's third-quarter earnings call, and it was not just about the Cybertruck – the Giga Mexico plant was also mentioned in the same bleak context. While he said he wanted to "temper expectations" about the Cybertruck, blaming the product's unique complexities for the slow…

Nissan on Thursday revealed the fourth in its series of four “Hyper” concept vehicles on the way for a physical debut at the upcoming Tokyo auto show next week.  It says that the Hyper Punk concept is “tailored for content creators, influencers, artists, and those who embrace style and innovation.” To that end, the…

During the third quarter of 2023, Tesla slightly accelerated the rate of expansion of its Supercharging network around the world. The number of new stations (globally) amounted to 330 (up six percent year-over-year), which is the highest result so far this year. The number of new individual connectors increased by 11 percent year-over-year…

An electric RV is grounded on GM’s Ultium platform. Nissan shows an electric coupe concept with a creative cyberpunk edge, just as the Cybertruck gets a delivery date of November 30. And why are more drivers of non-Tesla EVs returning to gasoline models? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  The Detroit-based startup Grounded…

Today, Lucid Motors announced the unveiling date of its second all-electric car model - the Lucid Gravity SUV. The Lucid Gravity will debut at the upcoming LA Auto Show on November 16, 2023, joining the Lucid Air sedan, which has been on the market since late 2021. Lucid's naming strategy is to use the…

Honda confirmed Thursday that the 2024 Civic Hybrid will be much more than a niche model—with plans to make the hybrid version 40% of total U.S. Civic sales.  In U.S. spec, the 2024 Honda Civic Hybrid will include a 2.0-liter inline-4 engine, running on an efficiency-focused Atkinson cycle, as part of Honda’s two-motor hybrid system…

For about 10 minutes last week, I felt like I was Judge Dredd, riding the burly Lawmaster motorcycle from the 1995 film. People on the cobbled streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn, stared at me as I rode by on a futuristic-looking vehicle, and I fought the urge to yell, “I am the law!” I…

Tesla’s so-called Full Self-Driving (FSD) driving assistant system has been at the center of several legal battles and it’s frequently cited by enthusiasts as a feature that sets the maker of the Model Y and its siblings apart from all the other EV manufacturers out there. With this being said, the very costly option…