Driving preview Vinfast, Subaru Solterra price, Nissan solid-state technology, electric car Chevy Corvette: The Week in Reverse
Which company is rethinking the minivan as an electric vehicle?
Which electric pickup is expected to enter production this week?
Here’s our look back at Reverse Week — right here at Green Car Reports — for the week ending April 29, 2022.
In one preview driving Vinfast VF 8 2023The first electric crossover of the Vietnamese brand is expected to be available in the US market before the end of 2022, we realize that there is still a lot of work to do to meet the harsh deadline.
Prototype Vinfast VF8
GM has announced that it is planning to put a heat pump in each of its Ultium EVs — starting with the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq, of course, and including future mass-market models like Chevrolet Trailblazer EV and Chevy Blazer EV. The company says the technology will provide a meaningful enhancement in the real world to the extentFaster charging and faster acceleration.
GM also confirmed a long-rumored project: a Chevrolet Corvette sports car fully electric. Corvette EV will have its predecessor Corvette hybrid launched next year.
Nissan Surf-Out concept
Nissan has jointly developed the battery cell for the pioneering Leaf electric vehicle; it is now following a similar philosophy for all-solid-state cells that it says are for EVs produced by 2028. They are capable of “A game changer for democratizing EV”, According to Nissan, the ability to double power density by weight, charge in a third of the time, and cost $75/kwh — all of that changes the calculus for pickup trucks and SUVs that run larger electricity.
Ford this week confirmed Start production of electric pickup truck F-150 Lightning in 2022—Although in an odd twist, orders are currently not being taken for the truck. Ford says it will expand Lightning production to 150,000 units annually by 2023, and CEO Jim Farley separately confirmed that the Tennessee-made mass-market electric truck will be built from Ford. 2024 will not be a successor to Lightning but will be added to it.
Prototype Subaru Solterra
The Subaru Solterra EV starts at a higher price than its Toyota BZ4X brother, Subaru confirmed with full details announced earlier in the week. Compared to the BZ4X, the Solterra will only be offered with all-wheel drive; but it will be offered in all 50 states, and buyers will be able to claim the full $7,500 EV tax credit without worrying about a pending period.
The 2023 Polestar lineup 2 can get more driving range — including more realistic range from an improved heat pump — plus upgraded cabin filters, removable sunshades, and a new set of wheel colors and designs. new car. And buyers will receive an even lower carbon footprint vehicle than before, the company boasts.
2023 Polestar 2
The Government of Saudi Arabia confirms that it will purchase up to 100,000 flexible EVs over a 10-year periodwith deliveries starting in the second quarter of 2023. The vehicles will initially come from Lucid’s Arizona plant but will then potentially be supplied directly from the automaker’s upcoming facility in Saudi Arabia.
In China, battery giant CATL has launched its own battery swapping service, called Evogo. Focused on people living in apartments without home charging, the service uses a proprietary modular system and aims to offer speeds compared to (or rivals) DC fast charging.
What can the electric era bring to Chrysler? Well, for starters, it sure revisiting the Chrysler pickup truck as an EV—Perhaps with a new interpretation of the flexible Stow ‘N Go seat.
Volta Zero 7.5 ton electric truck
New series of electric commercial truck revealed by Volta Trucks of Sweden ranges in size from about 16,500 to 35,000 pounds and is not designed for internal combustion at all. Perhaps most notably, the design creates an entirely different vantage point that puts the driver at street level.
New EV incentives could make a bigger difference if they’re targeted get gasoline-powered “superusers” to run on electricity—Especially low-income people? That’s what California is looking at.
On Thursday, a coalition of states and environmental groups File a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service, alleging that proper cost and environmental analyzes were not actually performed prior to contracting for a new generation of delivery vehicles — and that only 10% of them were fully electric. Furthermore, the gasoline-powered replacement trucks are expected to be less fuel-efficient than their 1990s predecessors when new.
VW CEO Herbert Diess and BP CEO Bernard Looney with the Flexpole charger
A project between Volkswagen and oil giant BP will bring up to 8,000 new charging points across Europe by 2024—Focus on urban charging and includes a “Flexpole” design that requires no high-voltage hardware to provide DC fast charging.
First generation Kia Niro EV is continuing– As a special zero-emission taxi in its home market of South Korea, Kia confirmed this week. According to Kia, this is the first model in a series of electric vehicles “built for purpose”. And to help fit its intended use, the much-loved EV has been reduced to seat and door trim, among other packaging changes.
Chevy Silverado EV – Sopranos Super Bowl ad, 2022
And Big Game ad spend from GM, BMW, Kia and others this year leading to Super Bowl orders skyrocketing? It seems so, and Tesla has bragged about the boost it gets.
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