French outdoor and sports retailer Decathlon has been making quite a name for itself in the cycling scene. The brand has a wide selection of readily available bikes both in-store and online, and has raised the bar when it comes to so-called “department store bicycles.” In recent years, Decathlon, through its sub-brands Rockrider and…

Rivian is reportedly simplifying its battery packs. Lucid is revamping its range-topping Grand Touring trim. And is Toyota still seeing the U.S. as a key market for a compact electric SUV? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has revealed a compact EV, called the Urban SUV Concept, for the European market. Could…

A lot has been said and written about the polarizing design of the Tesla Cybertruck and frankly, there's not much to add to that. Tesla's first electric pickup has the sort of look that you either love or hate—there's no room for middle ground. With that in mind, the fact that two-thirds of people…

Rivian is developing a simplified battery-pack structure for its R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup truck, CFO Claire McDonough said in a recent interview. Around the 14-minute mark in the roughly 40-minute interview, conducted during Barclays' 2023 Global Automotive & Mobility Tech Conference (and first spotted by Electrek), McDonough discusses the new pack, mentioning a…

This fall has been dominated by downbeat news about flagging U.S. demand for electric cars. Ford and General Motors, two of the automakers once most bullish about an all-electric future, cited weak consumer appetite when they announced big cuts to their EV spending. The resulting swirl of media coverage questioned whether Americans even want electric…

Rivian Chief Financial Officer Claire McDonough has announced a new battery pack is coming on the R1S and R1T next year. In an interview with Barclays' Dan Levy (via Electrek), the executive said Rivian is planning to launch a new battery on R1 vehicles in 2024—in addition to the Standard battery pack that's also…

The 2024 500e will start at $34,095, including a mandatory $1,595 destination fee, Fiat revealed Tuesday. It will arrive to U.S. dealerships—and focused on urban areas—starting in the first quarter of 2024. In U.S. spec, the 500e delivers 118 hp and 162 lb-ft of torque from its single permanent-magnet motor, and it has a 42-kwh…

Elon Musk has delivered on his promise to get the Tesla Cybertruck into production. The wedge-shaped, Syd Mead meets Giorgetto Giugiaro design is out in the world, albeit with some design concessions from the concept version to make the whole package work. It might not go as far as originally promised, it’s more expensive than…

General Motors and Pilot Travel Centers announced Tuesday that the first 17 locations of their national EV charging network are up and running.  The initial locations span 13 states and include multiple stalls at each site with chargers that can deliver up to 350 kw. As the companies note, many of the locations include canopies,…

It's hard to believe that there's a Tesla Model S out there with nearly 1.2 million miles on its odometer, but indeed there is. And here it is. The car, a 2014 Model S P85, has racked up 1.18 million miles so far, which works out to approximately 131,000 miles per year. Could you…