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…

The jump in online car sales came in part from consumers doing more of everything online during the pandemic. Automakers responded to the moment by accelerating their existing plans for digital sales. General Motors had launched a website years ago allowing customers to find, customize, and order a vehicle, but it saw a 50 percent spike…

The use of hydrogen in powering electric vehicles is nothing new. Some of the world's biggest automakers have already experimented with hydrogen power, and though it seems very promising, there are still quite a few hurdles to overcome to truly make it a substitute for gasoline and battery-powered EVs. Perhaps, there's more potential in the…

We try to understand the Mazda MX-30 EV. Ford looks at heating panels, not air, for EV efficiency. And Nissan held the line on EV projections for the U.S., but it’s delivering some of its new Ariya EVs with electric semis. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Nissan announced Monday that it’s accelerating…

On February 21, the first all-electric Genesis Electrified GV70 SUV rolled off the production line at Hyundai's plant in Montgomery, Alabama. It's the first Genesis model that entered production in the United States and the first-ever Genesis produced outside of South Korea. At the same time, the Genesis Electrified GV70, joins the Genesis…

The MX-30 EV is a confusing one. It embodies a unique package not shared with any gasoline model and its design details transcend its sub-$40,000 price tag. Yet it sends out some of the disappointing signals of the so-called compliance cars from a decade earlier.  For the most part, these were electric conversions of small…