Humanity may not exactly be winning its battle to avert climate change, but the electrification of cars has begun to look like a success story. Ten percent of new passenger vehicles sold around the world last year were electric, powered by batteries instead of gasoline—the extraction of which costs the world not only in noxious…

The Rivian R1S is a fully electric SUV with three rows of seats as standard. It's not only highly accommodating, but also an off-road beast and a potential winner of many races. Does it have what it takes to outmatch a $250,000 super-luxury performance SUV and/or a 775-horsepower supercharged pickup truck? Rivian calls its EVs…

Electrify America plans to raise EV charging prices in March, with frequent users seeing the biggest price hike. Members of the company's Pass+ frequent charging program will see rates increase to $0.36 per kwh, while non-members will pay $0.48 per kwh. Both rates increase by $0.05 kwh, but Pass+ members also pay a $4.00 a…

Recently, Jalopnik published an article boasting that “Driving 100 Miles in an EV Is Now More Expensive Than in an ICE.” That would be a very interesting update if it were generally true. I heard a similar argument from a Boston EV group recently, so this has really piqued my interest. Let’s consult the…

Volvo is planning to expand its EV lineup at the behest of parent company Geely, Reuters reported Thursday. The automaker plans to launch six new EVs through 2026, according to the report, which cites two anonymous sources with knowledge of Volvo's product plans. Volvo was already no slouch in the transition. It was one…

US investors looking to build an EV portfolio are not exactly spoilt for choice. Aside from Tesla, many companies haven’t produced cars, or if they have, they’re in such small numbers it’s difficult to know their true potential. Interestingly, however, if you want to narrow your selection to companies that produce more than 100,000…

The all-electric Mazda MX-30 once again appeared in Mazda's sales stats in January, although the numbers remain pretty low. The Japanese company reports nine Mazda MX-30 sales, which is 73 percent less than a year ago (33), and just a small fraction out of the 22,967 Mazda cars sold in the United States during…

Volkswagen has approved an EV slotting below the ID.4 for the North American market, and it's considering a battery plant in Ontario, according to German business daily Handelsblatt. The report notes five recent entries in the Canadian province's Registry of Lobbyists for VW, including one that mentions CEO Oliver Blume, who last year said that…

Porsche has taken its GT4 e-Performance race car to Sweden, where it's undergoing a series of tests to prove its credentials in rough weather conditions. Earlier this week the GT4 e-Performance participated in the Race of Champions event, which takes place just 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle.   The below video shows the GT4 e-Performance completing…

Which automaker promised “radically simplified” future EVs with smaller batteries? And which one doesn’t see 300-mile EVs as the future? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 3, 2023. One of the biggest news nuggets of the week in the efficiency corner…