The comparatively high purchase price of electric vehicles is still one of the main pain points of getting into one, but if you live in Washington State you’re in for some very good news. Starting this August, the Washington State Department of Commerce will offer up to $9,000 in instant rebates toward the lease…

On Tesla’s latest earnings call, Elon Musk made it abundantly clear that self-driving cars and other forays into artificial intelligence will be the automaker’s main focus going forward. Sure, he talked a bit about the mysterious new models Tesla plans to release next year, but he declined to elaborate on those plans when pressed. It…

The Rivian R1T has been on the road for a few years now, with the first customer deliveries arriving in late 2021. Despite the model's short time on the market, it has already made a huge impact on the plans of other automakers. Since Rivian announced the R1T would go into production, the Ford F-150…

YouTube channel Donut has gotten ahold of a Tesla Cybertruck modified by Unplugged Performance for improved off-road capabilities. To test out this custom rig, they were given a guided tour of Death Valley and Cerro Gordo by the Dissent Off-Road crew, who made the excursion in their own modified Toyota Land Cruisers. Their trip began…

The whole plan, it must be said, had the best of intentions. American rental car giant Hertz saw the way the car market was going and decided to invest in building the largest electric vehicle rental fleet in North America back in 2021. That meant hundreds of thousands of EVs from Tesla, General Motors,…

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, better known as CATL, one-upped its battery-making competitors with the reveal of the Shenxing Plus lithium iron phosphate (LFP) unit. Showcased during this year’s Beijing Auto Show, CATL’s new LFP battery system is capable of providing up to 370 miles of driving range after a 10-minute top-up, while…

Here we discuss some of the pros of the Volvo EX30, which is the brand's newest compact crossover electric car.  Every car has its upsides and downsides and the EX30 is no exception to this rule. But what's to like about the EX30? Well, for starters, this reviewer (Kris Rifa) says that the Thor…

Which automaker priced its hardware set allowing its EVs to back up the home? Which EV brand has the lowest ownership costs of any automotive brand? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 26, 2024. The Tesla Model Y undercuts the Model…

Environmental groups and industry experts have hurled vitriol at Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker by sales volumes, for loitering around with its EV plans. The bitter criticism was largely justified. Toyota offers just two EVs here in the U.S. and its unyielding resistance and lobbying against the EPA’s proposed emissions goals has grabbed headlines for…

The Hyundai Kona is the omnipresent specter haunting high school parking lots and traversing college campus roads. There's no wonder why it's a choice car for young drivers: it's a compact crossover with an affordable price tag and a solid warranty. The internal combustion Kona is quite popular, but many likely don't realize that the electric…