Fisker, the company founded by Henrik Fisker, is on track to offer its smaller and more affordable all-electric Pear crossover at a starting price of $29,900, the company’s chief said during an investor presentation that included new sketches of the model, as well as new details, including as the expected range of the small high-riding…

VW’s Scout electric SUV brand comes out and teases its first model, due in 2026. SUVs are fueling global oil demand, and electric SUVs aren’t solving it. Mercedes readies its eSprinter for more range and a wide range of uses. And Tesla cuts prices again. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Tesla has…

Manufacturing the batteries to power the move to EVs would require huge quantities of lithium. India imports most of its lithium and lithium-ion from China, despite a tense relationship between the two countries. If the discovery in Salal is as large as the government projections say it is, it could provide enough lithium to electrify…

Volvo Cars USA reports that its car sales in the United States increased in February by almost 38 percent year-over-year to 8,560. After the first two months, the company sold 16,253 cars (up 22 percent). It seems that the company has finally solved supply issues and can now focus on sales and electrification, which…

Volkswagen's new Scout Motors EV division on Friday confirmed that its first model will be a $40,000 electric SUV to be built at a new $2 billion factory near Columbia, South Carolina. Scout, which plans to build rugged EVs inspired by the classic International Harvester Scout SUV produced from 1960 to 1980, said in a…

Nearly four hours into Tesla’s marathon Investor Day, someone in the audience tried again to bring Elon Musk, the Tesla (and Twitter and SpaceX) CEO back to the present day. From a stage at the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, Musk had announced an ambitious “Master Plan 3” to save the world. For $10 trillion…

The recently announced Tesla Giga Mexico factory is expected to be one of the largest projects in automotive history. So far, Tesla revealed only an image of the planned site, confirming its intention to produce in Mexico its next-generation all-electric cars. A bit more details were revealed by Mexico's government, which said that…

Ford has said it will restart F-150 Lightning production. The Kia EV9 will make its debut this month. EV owners are driving farther per day. And will wireless bidirectional charging help make Tesla vehicles more useful at home and to the grid? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Tesla suggested in its Investor…

Rivian reported its Q4 2022 and full-year earnings this week, and it failed to meet earnings expectations based on the consensus from Wall Street. While the company has struggled with much adversity over the years, it's looking forward to 2023 and beyond with grand plans. Rivian's revenue came in a $663 million compared to…

Vinfast says that it’s delivering its first U.S.-market EVs to customers tomorrow. A study suggests that brake and tire pollution may exceed that from tailpipes. And the Rivian R1T is making owners very happy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  New results out this morning from survey giant J.D. Power suggest Rivian is…