The 2023 BMW i7 is a revelation. For the first time in 10 years, a legacy automaker has produced a large electric luxury sedan that takes the segment into the modern age—and is conclusively better than its gasoline counterpart. The feat is even more remarkable because the i7 is an adaptation of the gasoline-powered 7-Series,…

Saudi Arabia may be Lucid Group's majority owner—with 61 percent of shares through its Public Investment Fund (PIF)—but the oil-rich country has bigger ambitions when it comes to electric vehicles. The kingdom's sovereign wealth fund announced last week it is launching an electric vehicle brand together with Taiwan's Foxconn, called Ceer. It will become the…

Subaru is unlikely to follow other automakers in moving EV production to the United States to align with new tax-credit rules, according to a recent Automotive News report. And the automaker is blaming, among other things, McDonald's. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) makes U.S. assembly one of the requirements for the full $7,500…

Our friend Toni Ezero is a Tesla Full Self-Driving beta tester, and he has been for some time. What's interesting about Toni and his footage is that he lives in the Metro Detroit area and records most of his FSD beta drives in the downtown area. With each new FSD beta over-the-air software update, Toni…

The Aptera solar-assisted EV will get a carbon-fiber composite body from the same supplier used by supercar makers, to aid in its quest for 1,000 miles of real-world range. Aptera recently announced an agreement with Italy's C.P.C. Group for supply of bodywork. Bodies for the sleek three-wheeler will be made in Modena, Italy, in the…

Aptera is getting Italian carbon-fiber coachwork for its 1000-mile solar EV. Subaru hasn’t been swayed yet by incentives encouraging U.S.-built EVs. And we take the BMW i7 luxury electric sedan for a drive. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  In a first drive of the 2023 BMW i7, we found this big sedan…

Formula E debuts its Gen3 electric race car for the 2023 season. While the official template was revealed earlier this year, Porsche on Monday became the first automaker to reveal its Gen3 racer, and it provided a more in-depth look at the differences between its 99X Electric racer and the outgoing Gen2 cars. To start,…

The upcoming new Tesla electric vehicles or new versions of existing models are always hot topics and the Model Y is not an exception. According to Teslarati, Tesla is preparing a new, entry-level Model Y version for the 2023 model year - a "Standard Range" All-Wheel Drive configuration, powered by 4680-type cylindrical battery cells,…

Building a bicycle categorized as an all-purpose machine is undeniably a lot tougher than you think. For starters, the term "all-purpose" means that it should be able to do pretty much anything and everything under the sun—be it a quick workout or a commute carrying your daily essentials. Naturally, an electric bike can do a…

Extreme fast charge battery tech company StoreDot says that mass-produced solid state batteries are at least 10 years away from mass production. The Israel-based startup believes global automakers should be considering interim technologies in the medium term, such as semi-solid batteries. While solid state batteries promise cost-effective fast and safe charging batteries, as…