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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! When the Porsche Taycan arrived 5 years ago, it was one of the first electric cars that could be called “compelling.” Now the second generation of the Taycan will go on sale this spring. The new car is the same but different in important ways. It’s still a four door sport sedan, except now it has smoother styling, bigger batteries, more range, and faster charging even in cold weather. Porsche has learned a lot about building electric cars in the past 5 years and…
As automakers race to make electric vehicles more affordable—both for them to build and for customers to buy—Ford made a splash on Tuesday when its CEO, Jim Farley, revealed during an earnings call that a secretive “skunkworks” team had been working on a low-cost EV platform for the past two years. The opportunity there is clear. Building EVs cheaply and profitably has been a hard nut to crack for most of the auto world (outside of China, at least). The typically high upfront cost of today’s EVs is keeping eager buyers from pulling the trigger. Ford needs to cut costs…
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The Fisker Ocean is the first mass-produced electric car made by California-based startup Fisker Inc. And if we know anything about startups, it’s that they sometimes offer exciting products that can exhibit some not-yet-finished vibes. The Ocean EV is no different. It has an impressive EPA range of 360 miles on a full charge and a cool feature called California Mode that opens all the windows at the press of a button, including the tiny quarter glass and the rear window. Get Fully Charged OTA update gives the Fisker Ocean new features A new software update will bring several new…
Choice Hotels, which is one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors, inked a deal with Tesla to install an undisclosed number of Universal Wall Connectors at its franchises across the United States. Participating hotels, including Radisson, Cambria, Comfort, and Country Inn & Suites, can add four or more charging stations for guests. Properties that have charging stations installed can be found on the Choice Hotels mobile app and the company’s website. Get Fully Charged More EV chargers for hotel guests After Marriott, Hilton, and others, Choice Hotels is ramping up the number of EV chargers at its franchises. Participating Radisson,…
The Porsche Taycan boasts better numbers all around. Toyota adds to its Kentucky EV plans. And before its Gen 2 EVs have launched, Ford starts touting its Gen 3 EV project that could face Tesla and China on cost. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford CEO Jim Farley, during the company’s Q4 2023 earnings call Tuesday afternoon, noted that the company was shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs and toward smaller, lower-cost EVs to rival a $25,000 Tesla and products from China. With the Gen 3 platform he referred to—what’s being developed under Model…
In the same quarterly investor call where Ford emphasized a pivot toward more affordable EVs, Ford on Tuesday also suggested that hybrids will remain an important and growing part of its vehicle lineup for many years. Referring to a “new market reality” with respect to EVs, Ford emphasized that it anticipates aggressive growth on hybrids this year. Ford claims to be third in U.S. hybrid sales, after Toyota and Honda, and it thinks that 25% of nationwide sales of the bestselling F-150 can be of the hybrid, which Ford badges PowerBoost. “Hybrids will play an increasingly important role in our industry’s transition,…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! There are many reasons the use of fossil fuels cannot be continued. One is climate change caused by excessive greenhouse gas emissions. Another is the harm to human health caused by fossil fuel’s toxic pollutants. Tragically, there are disastrous oil spills such as Deepwater Horizon, Exxon Valdez, and many others. The damage caused by fossil fuels does not end there. Some nations that have become wealthy by extracting and exporting fossil fuels have also developed their militaries and weapon inventories and become overly aggressive.…
At a time when the cost of fossil fuels is skyrocketing and sustainability is becoming increasingly important, Latin American consumers are eager for greener vehicles, Geely Auto said. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Geely Auto, Zeekr — both part of the Geely Holding Group — signed the agreement to help fast-track Zeekr vehicles into the Mexican market. Hong Kong-listed Geely Auto said in an exchange statement today that it signed an agreement with Zeekr on February 7 to purchase vehicles and aftermarket parts and accessories from the latter for resale in Mexico. Geely Auto plans to cap its purchases from Zeekr at…
Toyota on Tuesday announced an additional $1.3 billion investment in its Georgetown, Kentucky, assembly plant to prepare for production of a 3-row electric SUV. This additional money, which brings the plant’s total investment to nearly $10 billion, “supports the previously announced future BEV assembly at Toyota Kentucky,” according to a company press release. It also adds a battery pack assembly line to the facility, with batteries to be supplied from a Toyota facility currently under construction in North Carolina. Toyota Land Cruiser Se concept Toyota announced last May that it plans to assemble the 3-row SUV at the Kentucky plant,…