The 2024 model year brings a lot of changes to the Lucid Air lineup, although not everything is officially announced yet. Let's summarize what we do know. First of all, the 2024 Lucid Air family includes four main versions—entry-level Pure, Touring, Grand Touring, and top-of-the-line Sapphire. The Pure is available only in the all-new rear-wheel…

The recently launched Tesla Cybertruck has been officially approved for the $7,500 federal tax credit in 2023.  According to the U.S. Department of Energy info, based on the Internal Revenue Service data as of December 7, 2023, two Tesla Cybertruck versions qualify for the full $7,500 incentive: the all-wheel drive version and the top-of-the-line,…

Additional sales data from China reveals an interesting difference between Tesla's exports and retail sales in the world's largest electric car market for the month of November. According to the China Passenger Car Association's (CPCA) data, out of 82,432 Tesla MIC Model 3/Model Y wholesale vehicle shipments last month, the vast majority falls on…

Which mass-produced, U.S.-available EV is getting put to the test in Europe with battery swapping? Why is Rivian reportedly reengineering its battery packs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 9, 2023. Green Car Reports named its four finalists for Best Car…

Ford's commercial division—Ford Pro—and Xcel Energy announced a new collaboration to support the deployment of 30,000 electric vehicle charging ports by 2030 in Xcel Energy service territories across the U.S. The new 30x30 initiative, launched within Xcel Energy’s broader Electric Vehicle Supply Infrastructure (EVSI) program, is expected to boost the EV adoption rate among business…

Not everyone’s a fan of the Biden Administration’s new rules for the Inflation Reduction Act. The latest entity to push back on the new rules is China. The IRA’s revisions add new, stricter regulations on battery materials, making things a lot harder for EV manufacturers, and causing China to call foul play.  Basically, the…

In October, global registrations of plug-in electric cars once again amounted to nearly 1.3 million units, marginally behind the September record. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, 1,279,000 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered globally in October (37% more than a year ago), which is only about 12,000 less than…

Much has been written about the Tesla Cybertruck since it was first unveiled as a prototype in December 2019. Last week was the launch of the production version and, as expected, media coverage has skyrocketed. This truck is an evolution of the pickup in many ways. Its bold design, numerous features, interesting solutions, and positioning in the…

Tesla is the best-selling EV brand on the planet. However, that title’s been under threat lately, especially after Q3’s results. Chinese automaker BYD was a mere 3,000 cars from catching Tesla. Not content to rest on its laurels, the automaker plans on releasing more models, at more price points to capture the ever-fragmented number of…

In updates Friday, the U.S. EPA confirmed that some versions of the Tesla Cybertruck will qualify for the EV tax credit—at least for those models delivered in 2023. As revealed just over a week ago, the Tesla Cybertruck will arrive in $79,990 All-Wheel Drive (dual-motor) form, with a $99,990 Cyberbeast (tri-motor) performance model. A single-motor…