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Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) headlight systems are one of the coolest features found on modern cars. And, no, I’m not talking about simply flicking the high beams on and off when your vehicle detects an oncoming car. These adaptive headlights can change the trajectory of your headlight’s beam to avoid blinding oncoming drivers—well, if you’re not in the U.S., that is. Polestar in particular has a very cool way of doing this. Polestar’s Pixel LED headlights are found in models like the Polestar 2, and while its hardware and vehicle software capabilities remain fairly modular around the world, its U.S.…
When Ford announced last spring that EV customers would soon have access to Tesla Superchargers, it kicked off what would become 2023’s hottest EV trend. Just about everyone opted into the Supercharger network, with promises of adapters ahead of full-scale integration. A full picture of how it’ll work, though, hasn’t come into focus. We know Ford EV owners will start getting adapters this spring, and now we know that they won’t need to install any new apps. Get Fully Charged Using Tesla Superchargers won’t require the use of the Tesla app for Ford EV owners. Ford says owners can use their…
Elon Musk is introducing his new right-wing fans to the idea of implementing a carbon tax, and it goes about as well as you would expect. Over the last few years, Musk has become a sort of hero of the right. Regardless of where you stand politically, it is a fascinating situation. I remember not too long ago when the right consistently attacked him for taking advantage of government subsidies at his companies. A few years later, he buys Twitter, reinstates some previously banned conservative accounts, makes fun of Joe Biden and other democrats, starts to talk about “wokeness” and…
Nearly 25% of Tesla Cybertruck buyers are opting for the range-extending battery pack that takes up bed space, reduces payload, and costs an estimated $16,000. That’s according to crowd-sourced data found over at the Cybertruck Owner’s Club. We need to note that although this data has been found to be quite accurate, it only includes those who submit to the site. So, in terms of total numbers, expect the data to be lower than the actual figures, but the percentages should be close to accurate. Get Fully Charged The Cybertruck range-extending battery pack appears to be popular among buyers. The…
Roughly two and half years after California-based electric vehicle start-up Rivian launched its first models—the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV—the brand now appears to be poised to unveil its next big EV on March 7, 2024. It’s been a long time coming. We already know that the upcoming model will wear some sort of R2 badging, but the exact model names remain undisclosed. What we do know is that the first R2 model will be some sort of a mid-size SUV or crossover, likely a Tesla Model Y competitor. Get Fully Charged Rivian’s more affordable car has an…
Aptera says it has enough money to push ahead with production. Mercedes’ eSprinter previews passenger vans and more. Tesla tops the sales charts in California by a long shot. And is 90 minutes enough to school dealerships on EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter electric van, we saw how businesses and fleet managers are going to run out of excuses, as diesel’s living on borrowed time. And this quiet, super-efficient van leads the way to passenger vans, RVs, and the electric vanlife arriving in just a few more…
Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. The company on Friday announced the completion of its Accelerator Program, which allowed those investors contributing $10,000 or more to secure one of the first 2,000 build slots for the vehicle. The yearlong program, which ended January 31, raised $33 million—enough to “fund the initial phases of production,” Aptera claimed in a press release. Aptera is no stranger to crowdfunding. In the same release, the company claimed to have raised…
As I was threading the 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter along the LA region’s ever-congested Interstate 405, among its dozen or more lanes in our direction, passing lots of commercial vans with tailpipes, the thought occurred to me: These could nearly all be electric. And they soon will be. Large vans have always been a sort of open canvas for businesses—allowing them to effectively become anything companies need, from delivery wagons to shuttles or mobile workshops. But up until now, that canvas as it applies to electric vans has seemed overly constrained, either by limitations on the battery size affecting how widely…
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has launched a certification program it claims can turn car salespeople into EV experts in just 90 minutes. Called ElectrifIQ, the program aims to prepare dealers to address common consumer questions, relating to things like charging times and costs, total cost of ownership, and available incentives, according to an NADA press release. All that knowledge comes at a price of $199 per person or $495 per dealership. 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 The program was developed with input from the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), which has already administered statewide EV incentive programs and worked…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! January saw plugin EVs at 93.9% share in Norway, a new record high. All non-BEV powertrains faced higher taxes from January 1st, and saw a hangover in sales, following December’s pull forward. Overall auto volume was subdued, at 5,122 units, well below seasonal norms. January’s best seller was the Tesla Model Y. January saw combined EVs at 93.9% share in Norway, comprising a record 92.1% full electrics (BEVs), and just 1.8% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). These compare with YoY figures of 76.3%, with 66.5% BEV,…