Last year, non-unionized auto industry workers watched in awe watched in awe as a newly militant United Auto Workers scored massive gains with Detroit's Big Three, including a strike. That was a great marketing tool for the UAW as it seeks to reverse years of losses to its membership, and now, Volkswagen's U.S. factory may be next to…

Trump threatens some very high tariffs against Chinese cars made in Mexico. Mercedes-Benz considers a solar roof on EVs. We drive the revamped VW ID.4. And is there a generational gap in EV interest? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  A first drive of the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4, with a vastly better infotainment…

For some Apple fans, a car seemed inevitable. Tesla had proven the legacy automakers wrong. Its success told everyone that Silicon Valley could outwit Detroit and the rest to make a hot product, even without longstanding expertise in carmaking. If a relatively young upstart like Tesla could do it, surely a tech goliath like Apple…

Fisker has paused production of its Ocean electric SUV for six weeks as it seeks to draw down inventory and secure additional financing. To the funding point, Fisker confirmed Monday that it has secured "a financing commitment from an existing investor" of up to $150 million. The company has about 4,700 vehicles in inventory…

Right now in America, two things are true. One is that drivers do not have enough places to charge electric vehicles; the other is that the number of chargers is growing very quickly to address that problem. But how much does the U.S. really need, and by when?  According to estimates from the National…

Rivian will begin shipping free North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters to customers in April, giving them access to over 15,000 Tesla Supercharger fast-charging stations across North America, the automaker announced Monday. Compatible Supercharger sites will be added to roughly 16,000 pubic chargers customers already have access to, according to Rivian. Like those chargers, Superchargers…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized new rules to estimate the mileage of electric vehicles. The ruling better represents the real-world efficiency of EVs and is expected to help the industry pivot toward an electrified future by facilitating carmakers to sell more EVs. The proposal required gas-equivalent EV mileage ratings to be slashed by…

Rivian sets its drivers up for using Tesla Superchargers. Fisker sends out a mix of optimism and warning signs. And Audi’s next electric SUV shows the next level of EVs from the brand. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  In a first drive of the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron, we saw the promise…

The current generation Mazda 6 has been around since 2012, but as sedan sales slow and Mazda looks to focus on crossovers instead, the Japanese automaker will end production at its domestic factory this April. But maybe it has a second life with some form of electric power, a recent trademark and logo application suggests.…

I step on the brake with my left foot, press the accelerator to the mat with my right—then, slip off on the left. Motors whirl to life as they whorl out warp-speed forward thrust. Traffic cones fly by in the side windows like mailboxes on a country road until I let off the pedal and…