Safest electric vehicles, VW ID.4 update, Honda fuel cell PHEV, Fiat’s electric car future: The week in reverse gear
What major automaker could partner with Fisker for an electric pickup?
Should electric vehicle charging stations be allowed where there are no gas stations?
This is our review of Week In Reverse – here at Green Car Reports – for the week ending March 2, 2024.
Ford explained how electric vehicle owners can reserve a free Tesla charging adapter, which can be done through the Ford app or in-vehicle interface Providing Ford electric vehicles with Tesla Supercharger access. Route planning isn’t quite part of it yet, and it’s unclear how Tesla will deal with the additional traffic jam and whether, as Tesla boss Elon Musk has suggested in the past, charging will be slower Additional fees may apply for non-Tesla electric vehicles.
Ford electric vehicles at the Tesla Supercharger
Rivian will also be adding something Add Tesla Supercharger websites to your trip planner in March, the company confirmed Thursday. Tesla NACS adapters will begin shipping to current Rivian drivers soon after.
The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 The range receives a higher price tag – although much of the range offers significant upgrades, including stronger performance and a much-improved infotainment system.
2024 Fiat 500e
The tiny one 2025 Fiat 500e, out in March, will be a big litmus test for the U.S. electric vehicle market. Will Americans embrace a small, two-door, city-friendly electric vehicle with a range well under 200 miles – perhaps perhaps with technology like battery swapping?
Fiat also gave a glimpse of its future in the form of five stylish compact EV concepts, including pickup and motorhome. However, it was noted that production models based on these concepts will include a mix of hybrid and internal combustion engines.
2025 Renault 5 E-Tech
With this, Renault has brought back a decades-old hot hatch design Renault 5 E-Tech EV– at a lower price than any electric car currently offered in the United States. However, there are currently no plans to bring it or the brand to the US
Honda has unveiled the upcoming fuel cell version of its Honda CR-V, which will again only be available by lease in California. This time, however, it’s different: The 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV features a charging port so riders can charge the battery for 29 battery-electric miles, followed by about 241 miles on hydrogen fuel cell power that Honda expects. That is, if you find a place to refuel along the way.
Ineos Fusilier
Off-road manufacturer Ineos announced its first fully electric vehicle, the Fusilier electric SUV. However, when revealing the model based on a separate skateboard platform, the company noted that electric vehicles are only suitable for “shorter trips and urban deliveries” – underlining that the extended range version, which will be explained in more detail must be the better choice for other purposes.
Does liquid hydrogen have the potential to be produced? Fuel cell trucks for long-distance transport are more profitable compared to electric vehicles? With Linde Engineering’s technology, a Daimler truck project using supercooled liquid hydrogen promises smaller fuel station footprints, rapid delivery and the potential to pack a lot of energy into a smaller space – something closer in volume to gas or diesel , but of course battery packs are much lighter. However, there appear to be cost and energy disadvantages to hydrogen storage that have yet to be overcome.
2020 Tesla Roadster
Will the Tesla Roadster get a few more technology tricks via SpaceX? That appears to be what CEO Elon Musk has been hinting at in his recent posts – and with it comes another delay for the year long-awaited electric sports carNaturally.
Three Electric vehicles are on the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ shortlist, despite stricter requirements, with a handful of electric vehicles qualifying for the next best award, Top Safety Pick. Not only does this signal that buyers can choose fully electric vehicles with market-leading safety, but also that the agency is putting more electric vehicles through a comprehensive series of tests.
Fisker Alaska electric truck concept
Fisker confirmed this with an earnings report and update submitted on Thursday in talks with an unnamed “major automaker” for EV platforms, investments and North American manufacturing. With a massive net loss of $463 million for the quarter, a potential collapse in the Foxconn partnership, and the future of electric vehicles like the Pear on hold, the young brand’s future is definitely uncertain. According to a Reuters report, it will be major automaker Nissan later on Friday – and the deal could lead to a similar outcome Nissan electric truck.
of Great Britain Aston Martin has delayed its first electric vehicle due to what the company described as a lack of demand. The company is now aiming for a slightly greater emphasis on plug-in hybrids and is targeting the launch of the Aston EV in 2025, which will rely on Lucid for some powertrain components.
GMC Hummer EV
The The 2024 GMC Hummer EV is in the company of gas guzzlers on the latest list of the “meanest” vehicles for the environment. Although the Hummer EV uses less energy than the other large gasoline trucks and SUVs on the list, its emissions from manufacturing and disposal—including from the massive battery—leave a very large footprint.
And Kentucky lawmakers have made a confusing proposal: to “protect” discrimination at gas stations. by not allowing zoning for electric vehicle charging anywhere where there are no gas stations. Is this proposal, which could ban electric vehicles from hotels, restaurants and venues, due to increasingly partisan rhetoric about electric cars, or does it make any logical sense?
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