Kia EV6 and Ford E-Transit review, F-150 Lightning ride, Tesla rolling stop: The week in reverse
Which charging network topped Tesla Supercharging in a recent study?
Which electric vehicle has been tested from coast to coast with just 2.5 hours of charging?
Here’s our look back at Reverse Week — right here at Green car report—For the week ending February 4, 2022.
We’ve brought you our first two drives this week, from huge disparities of the electric vehicle spectrum. We found 2022 Kia EV6 becomes a small electric hatchback as awe-inspiring in the driver’s seat as it is from the outside; and we drove quickly in 2022 Ford E-Transit electric trucks, which offer a driving experience that is one step better than gas-powered cargo trucks — if that’s a little wonder.
2022 Kia EV6
As part of a recent event highlighting Ford’s holistic approach to electrifying work vehicles — and leveraging software services for small business owners to transform their fleet them — we also had our first trip in 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup. In Pro guise, the car we rode was a quiet, no-frills horse that left us with some great first impressions. Ford also revealed a bit more information about how Lightning will be possible join with backup power at home, and act as an energy broker for home solar and work around peak loads. It will be the first electric truck to have the technology enabled, with key hardware – and optional solar power – installed in homes through a partnership with SunRun.
Introduction of Chevrolet Equinox EV 2024
GM is now on track to deliver 400,000 EVs in North America through 2022 and 2023, according to CEO Mary Barra. It is also said that it will have a production capacity in North America for 1 million EVs per year by 2025.
Tesla cars with a fully self-driving Beta version have been “recalled” by the federal government because potential to pass stop signs in a mode Tesla calls Decisive. Tesla is rolling out an update to fix the problem, but it begs the question: Should such changes to its developing, software-based driver-assistance systems be called “collective”? Safe recovery or not?
Rivian R1S
Beginning February 24, California is MSRP reduction and income limit for Clean Car Discount Project (CVRP), which allows up to $2,000 for electric vehicles and $1,500 for plug-in hybrids. Meanwhile, Georgia lawmakers may soon act to allow Rivian, who has been planning to build his electric truck in Georgia, sell them in the statein a situation roughly comparable to what Tesla faced in Texas.
Annual review of User experience of US EV fast charging network ranked Electrify America in the top spot — though the study didn’t include charging performance, reliability, or network uptime.
Lightyear, a solar-focused EV startup based in the Netherlands, has hinted that its One electric car could hit the mark. 250 mile range at a very fast 81 mph yacht. With a battery pack of just 60 kilowatts, this is a testament to its focus on efficiency and aerodynamics.
Lightyear One Authentic Prototype
Lotus Cars last week said it was co-developing “a new battery pack” with Britishvolt that would be used to provide power future electric Lotus sports car. The project is separate from the electric SUV, which is expected to launch later this year and share its platform with other Geely brands.
Rivian outlines the key differences between eight driving modes of the R1T . electric pickup. There are four terrain tools and four terrain tools — a different tool for each environment, respectively.
Jaguar will get its own “Completely Separate” Dedicated EV Platform Called Panthera According to the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, in the latest iteration of Jaguar Land Rover’s Reimagine electrification plan. Those will be different platforms than those laid for the upcoming J-Pace or current I-Pace crossovers.
Continental and Volterio
One automatic “charging robot” was developed between automotive supplier Continental and startup Volterio to provide some of the benefits of a wireless charging dock but with a physical charging connector. Can it bring a premium home charging experience to luxury electric car brands?
The EPA and the White House asked the U.S. Postal Service reconsider plans to buy most gas-powered vehicles for its next-generation fleet of mail trucks. The 10-year contract, potentially worth $6 billion for 165,000 vehicles, assumes only 10% will be all-electric.
Porsche Taycan coast-to-coast record for the least charging time
Last weekend, we reported on a coast-to-coast EV trip done with just 2.5 hours of charging. The car that can do that is the Porsche Taycan, with 800V DC fast charging and using the Electrify America network. Do you think any other EV could do better?
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