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The BMW i5 is the all-electric version of the world-famous 5 Series sedan, and now–for the first time–there’s also a battery-powered version of the 5 Series wagon. Plus, the German company is offering a plug-in hybrid version of said wagon both in rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive guises. Bet let me get to the bad stuff first. Neither the BMW i5 Touring nor the 5 Series Touring plug-in hybrid is coming to the United States, with a previous press release shredding Americans’ dreams of ever getting their hands on the electrified wagons with the following sentence: “The unique combination of…
Performance was never the Porsche Taycan’s problem. It is a Porsche, after all, and that’s kind of what they do there. Instead, the German automaker’s first all-electric effort never blew anyone way with its range. Granted, it was always positioned as a performance car first and foremost, and even something like a 911 Turbo S won’t get amazing fuel economy. But Porsche says many of its more than 150,000 Taycan customers to date wanted to go the distance and spend less time charging, so that’s what engineers wanted to deliver with an extensive 2025 model year update. Meet the 2025…
Chinese EV leader BYD is launching its new in-house smart driving tech next month. According to local reports, the advanced ADAS feature will roll out by the end of March. BYD is launching its own smart driving tech A report from LatePost (via CnEVPost) Monday claimed the first BYD city pilot assist driving feature will be available on March 30. BYD’s Denza N7 SUV will be the first of the auto giant’s 20+ lineup to receive the upgrade. Citing sources close to the matter, the report says major cities like Shenzen (BYD’s headquarters) will be the first to see the…
No EV owner can escape battery degradation. But drivers of battery-powered cars can take steps to reduce the rate at which the high-voltage battery pack loses its energy-storage capacity so that the driving range stays as close as possible to the original figure five or 10 years down the road. The issue of battery degradation is well documented and we have several articles about what owners can do to minimize its effects, but this time we get a very nice rundown of what actually happens inside the battery when it loses capacity from none other than the man behind the…
Rivian has set March 7 as the date for its next big reveal. Kia recalls some of its EVs over an issue that’s definitely not of the over-the-air type. And does an all-night diner like Waffle House make sense for EV charging? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On March 7, Rivian will reveal its mass-market R2—even though it’s not due to arrive to customers until 2026. Will it stoke some new interest in the electric truck brand and be its “Model 3 moment?” The Biden administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program tends to favor gas stations…
A small number of 2023-2024 Kia Niro EV and 2023 Kia EV6 electric vehicles are being recalled for an issue that most definitely can’t be remedied with an over-the-air update. In affected vehicles, Kia explains, one of the driveshafts may have been improperly heat-treated, potentially allowing it to break under load. That would result in the sudden loss of drive power. Kia has narrowed down the number of potentially affected U.S. vehicles to 1,243, including certain 2023-2024 Kia Niro EV models made from June 27 through July 13, 2023, and 2023 Kia EV6 models made from January 26 through April…
The first availability of BYD’s city pilot assisted driving feature will be March 30, and the Denza N7 will be the first model to be able to use it, according to local media. (Image credit: CnEVPost) BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) is focusing on smart driving features like never before, and will start making its in-house developed ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) feature available on urban roads by the end of next month, according to a new report. The first availability of BYD’s city pilot assisted driving feature will be March 30, and the Denza-branded N7 SUV will be the first of…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In a new twist on the energy-water nexus, the US startup Avnos has just nailed down $36 million in Series A funding to jump its new carbon capture and water recovery system from the pilot stage to market. Some of the usual suspects from the oil and gas industry are lining up behind the venture, but the CleanTechnica ears pricked up when we learned that the US Office of Naval Research initially helped Avnos get its technology in shape to draw the attention of…
The first new EV charging site in Tennessee funded through the Biden administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program bucks the trend of co-locating chargers with gas pumps. Installed by Atlanta-based charging infrastructure firm EnviroSpark, the new chargers are being hosted by a Waffle House restaurant in Lakeland, Tennessee. Of the NEVI-funded sites in the state, this is the only restaurant project and one of only two not located at a gas station or convenience store, according to an EnviroSpark press release. Porsche Taycan charging Tennessee documents show this location as costing $889,144, with $702,423 of it covered by the…
Li Auto CEO said the company is learning from Huawei’s management process and benefit sharing system. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) rewarded employees with large year-end bonuses as the company reached its originally planned sales target for 2023. Li Auto employees will receive year-end bonuses of between 4 and 8 months’ salary in 2023, an amount that is significantly higher than the industry’s traditional year-end bonus of 2 months’ salary, local media outlet Jiemian reported today. Rumors circulating on a Chinese career social media platform yesterday claimed that Li Auto will pay out large 2023 year-end bonuses. Li…