Since the introduction of its e-Power series-hybrid system seven years ago, Nissan has refined the tech and leaned on it as the path toward a fully electric future for the brand. But there isn’t a single U.S.-market model yet with this tech. What’s the holdup? Partly, it’s that Nissan has focused its hybrids toward…

A new video surfaced online showing the under-bed storage bin of the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck, and there are some details that reservation holders might love and hate. But before we get into that, I have to mention that the original source of the video is a bit of a mystery. The short clip was…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently had an opportunity to visit the Tesla Giga Berlin-Brandenburg plant in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany. Besides making some pronouncements about interior decor, Musk reportedly let on that the plant is expected to be engaged in making Tesla's next-generation, affordable electric car model. According to the Gigafactory Berlin News channel…

After months of seeing various Tesla Cybertruck images and videos in the original stainless steel color or wrapped in some fancy camouflage or design theme – even disguised as a Ford F-150 for fun – it's time for something really interesting. Or at least, timeless and classic, like all-black.  Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla's Chief…

Tesla is not to blame for a fatal crash that involved a Model Y crossover, a Chinese court ruled earlier this week, according to local outlet Shanghai Securities News, quoted by Bloomberg. The crash that happened in November of last year resulted in two deaths and three injuries after a white Model Y abruptly…

Volvo Cars USA reports that its car sales in the United States increased in October by 19 percent year-over-year to 11,296. During the first ten months of the year, sales amounted to 103,421 (up 27% year-over-year). Volvo's plug-in electric car sales outpaced this growth, but only slightly. Last month, rechargeable car sales amounted to…

EVgo follows Tesla's footsteps by introducing a prefabricated charging infrastructure to streamline deployment. The company has announced that the new prefabricated DC fast chargers are expected to cut average station installation time in half and save an average of 15 percent in station construction costs. The new design is scalable, with a starting point…

Which automaker accelerated EV battery plans this week, and which one slowed them? Which global company backed off on plans to add U.S. EVs due to collision repair costs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 3, 2023. GM recently announced a…

In recent times, we’ve seen new electric bikes double down on range by fitting dual-battery setups. Naturally, adding an extra battery goes a long way in increasing range, and allowing the rider to use just one battery allows the bike to stay lightweight on shorter trips. That being said, e-bike manufacturers are continuously pushing the…

Israeli startup StoreDot says its battery prototype didn’t degrade after multiple fast charging sessions, compared with slow charging scenarios. The firm conducted 1,000 consecutive extreme fast charging (XFC) tests, including sessions where the state of charge was upped from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 10 minutes, as well as recharging cells from…