Genesis GV60 up close, buying a Polestar, Rolls-Royce electric future, charging-station tool: Today’s Car News
Rolls-Royce reveals plans to go all-electric. Policymakers and charging networks have a new tool for locating stations. We check out the first electric car from Genesis. And how do you buy a Polestar? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We got an…
Some wonder if Racine Co. had a chance after losing Foxconn’s electric car plant
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. — Mount Pleasant has lost out on an electric car manufacturing plant to the area’s Foxconn facility. The Racine County campus was was originally supposed to build LCD panels for TVs. But now with the electric vehicle option off the…
Lucid Air production, BrightDrop electric vans, researchers’ battery safety proposal: Today’s Car News
GM makes the first of its delivery-oriented electric vans. Researchers think they can curb battery fires with a cell-production tweak. And Lucid Air electric sedans are due to be delivered next month. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid on…
Electric cars now CHEAPER to insure than petrol or diesel
Electric cars now cost less to insure, on average, than petrol and diesel cars – and the cost to insure an EV is continuing to fall. © Provided by Motoring Electric Charging an electric Volkswagen Golf New analysis from car insurance comparison site…
The best electric cars you can buy today
The best electric cars you can buy today – and one to avoid …
Bombproof may not be futureproof
First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. Corporate reputations are like supertankers. They take a hell of a shove over a great deal of time to get moving. Changing direction takes time and a good deal of effort. Stopping one altogether…
UPDATE 2-With help from Tesla, nearly 80% of Norway’s new car sales are electric
* 77.5% of new cars sold in Sept were pure electrics Load Error * Tesla took more than 30% of Norway’s car market * Pending luxury tax may cap sale of high-end models (Adds quotes, background) By Victoria Klesty OSLO, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Demand…
Electric car dealership opens in Colorado Springs
SOUTHERN COLORADO — Phil Long of Colorado Springs is paving the way to bring more electric car options to the state. The first electric and hybrid dealership in southern Colorado celebrated their grand opening Thursday. Colorado Springs in leading the…
Rivian community, ELMS electric van, Foxconn, Fisker, and Lordstown: Today’s Car News
Rivian is selling direct, like Tesla, but aiming for community. The plant that built generations of Hummers is now making Chinese electric vans. And could the maker of the iPhone produce both Lordstown Motors’ electric pickup and a future Fisker EV in…
Rolls-Royce Finally Goes Fully Electric With a Striking New Car
Prestigious and profligate ultra-luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce just announced that it would produce its first fully electric vehicle. Named, like most of Rolls’ cars, for something haunting and ghastly (Shadow, Wraith, Phantom, etc.), it will be known as…