Audi Q8 E-Tron review, Rivian range increase, Tesla price cut, ID.4 price hike: Reversed week
How is the metal foil for the latest Chevy Bolt EV recall related to fire?
How can Porsche Taycan owners halve the time it takes to charge their batteries at home?
Here’s our look back at the Reversal Week—right here at the Green Car Report—for the week ending December 23, 2022.
The Audi E-Tron SUV and Sportback have been fitted with larger batteries, better efficiency and faster charging as part of an overhaul that includes a name change. in one Review Audi Q8 E-Tron 2024 product line, we see it repositioned right in the middle of a landscape that includes the BMW iX, Cadillac Lyriq, Mercedes EQS SUV and Rivian R1S, among others.
2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line (RWD)
When we pass five finalists for Green Car Reports Best Car to Buy in 2023 — with winners to be announced on January 4, we’ve looked at how Genesis GV60 creating a new path for luxury EVs. Then we checked how the KIA EV6 push the bar a little higher, with a lot of fanfare. And Mercedes-Benz EQS . SUV It’s not perfect, but with three rows of seats, authentic off-road mode, and a range of more than 300 miles in some versions, it’s a standout.
The Hyundai Kona 2024 The lineup debuted earlier this week, with Hyundai this time insisting it’s an “EV-led design,” with a new Kona Electric and a Kona hybrid among the upcoming models. eye. Look for it to be bigger all around, with lighting themes borrowed from the “parametric pixel” look and feel of the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 models.
Hyundai Kona 2024
The Chevrolet Bolt 2017-2023 was recalled due to fire concerns — yes, again. But this time it is not battery related or related in any way to electric propulsion. According to GM, the hot gas the seat belt tensioner can generate during a crash is enough to ignite the carpet. And the fix is foil.
Tesla has increased Discounts on Model 3 and Model Y up to $7,500—plus 10,000 free Supercharge miles. But before you dive into the deal, be aware that even $7,500 can’t bring the Model Y price back to where it was before all the price hikes over the past year.
In New Year, price of Volkswagen ID.4 2023 is being raised $1,500, VW confirmed on Thursday. The mass price increase applies to models manufactured from January 4 onwards and is due to the increased cost of battery materials.
2023VolkswagenID.4
An upgrade offered on Porsche Taycan models from the 2020 model year is likely cut their home charging time in half. Upgrading the 19.2 kw built-in charger isn’t cheap and it will require high-powered home hardware capable of delivering that, but with it, a full 240-volt charge can happen in less than a minute. full five hours.
Rivian has improved cold weather survival with a Snow mode and its prerequisites for R1T and R1S electric truck. And through a series of over-the-air updates, it has improved its model range enough to warrant a retest—increasing the R1T and R1S to 328 and 321 miles respectively. That makes the R1T, by a few miles, the new longest-range electric pickup.
Rivian introduces Snow mode on R1T and R1S
That hasn’t been the only good news for Rivian this past week. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that Rivian R1T has won the highest Top Safety Pick+ distinguish. Applies to R1T 2022 and 2023—but not R1S—the results of the highest crash test scores plus the highest ratings for safety-related features such as headlights and collision prevention technology touch.
With a $2.9 billion plan announced last week, California has a plan double the number of public EV chargers over the next few years, as well as expanding charging infrastructure for electric buses and commercial trucks.
There’s been a lot of surprises coming out of Washington, DC, over the past week. EPA announced perfecting emission regulations for heavy trucks, buses and trucks. While they’re the toughest federal rules ever on soot and smoke emissions from diesel engine exhaust, they’re not as strict as the California rules awaiting a waiver by California. EPA. And the U.S. Postal Service has taken a different turn from its plan to buy most of its internal combustion delivery vans for its next-generation fleet. Now it has a plan only buy electric cars from 2026 onwardswith 75% of its planned 60,000 vehicles being all-electric.
USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle – Oshkosh Defense
The U.S. Department of Energy study led to a recent paper summarizing the findings of Cybersecurity EV charging infrastructureand it found a wide range of vulnerabilities—perhaps serving as more of a call to action for hardware and network manufacturers, since most such security reports to date have come from developers. The company offers sponsorship sales.
Chevrolet Equinox EV 2024
And automakers, dealers and shoppers continue to be confused about how much of the EV tax credit shoppers can qualify for starting January 1 and for which model. This week, the US Treasury Department delay in issuing guidance on electric vehicle tax credit eligibility through March 2023. While the 200,000-vehicle cap that has prevented GM and Tesla buyers from claiming the credit will increase on January 1, it’s unclear whether that will retain $3,750 of the $7,500 total. potential credit to the battery’s critical mineral content element is not defined.
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