Review of MX-30 EV, Tesla charging future, Rivian R1S Max Pack, greenest and most meaningful: The Week in Reverse
How many “selective” Tesla Supercharger stations are open for electric vehicles of other brands?
Which new EV maker delivered the first cars to the US market this week?
Here’s our look back at the Reversal Week—right here at the Green Car Report—for the week ending March 3, 2023.
Tesla’s Investor Day is undoubtedly the most anticipated potential news event of the week, and while it provides a glimpse into the multi-year future, aspects of the sustainable energy ecosystem can be To the company’s advantage, several short-term product advancements also stand out. Tesla teases wireless electric car charger is part of its future, so we looked at how this technology could match owner convenience, future self-driving (or self-parking) features, and two-way charging capability that Tesla also confirmed this week will be rolled out within two years—which could also align with the Unlimited Charging plan it’s exploring.
Tesla also confirmed on Wednesday that it’s open “pick up” Turbochargers for fast charging electric vehicles of other brands use the CCS standard—as long as they use the Tesla app. The company late in the day on an Investor Call confirmed the effort now includes 10 locations in the US. Meanwhile, the company is also starting to roll out an adapter and retrofit that will allow some of their vehicles to charge with CCS.
2023 Rivius R1S
Rivian this week confirmed that a R1S . 390-mile Max Pack version The electric SUV will be delivered starting this fall. Max Pack versions will only come in Dual Engine form, with the company’s latest in-house Enduro powertrain units. Furthermore, Rivian has released updated range numbers for the truck in Dual-Engine form and emphasized that the mass-market R2 lineup due out in 2026 will be much easier to build.
Additionally, surveying giant JD Power thinks Rivian is doing a great job with the ownership experience — especially in setting range expectations. Rivian R1T, Mini Cooper SE and Kia EV6 among Top Rated EVs in a study this week, with Model 3 following those studies.
2022 Mazda MX-30 EV
in one Review Mazda MX-30 EV, we found this Mazda’s first electric vehicle in the United States to be a confusing proposition. It masquerades as weird but misses out on the range, performance, and premiums electric vehicle shoppers will seek—all while not offering much practicality.
The Design of Kia EV9 The electric SUV was revealed on Thursday in a few obscured images, though they are enough to highlight that the production EV9 will be very similar to the EV9 concept.
Detailed information about Kia EV9
Ford confirmed on Thursday that it will F-150 Lightning production restart electric truck on March 13, to allow enough time to transport the new batteries and packages to the production line. It has yet to say what the battery-related issue is or confirm whether it could lead to a recall.
Vinfast has reduced the rental price of VF 8 and VF 9, and confirmed First delivery for VF 8—after resolving some issues on the first batch of vehicles.
Vinfast VF8
Nissan announced earlier in the week that it is accelerating the transition to electric and all-electric models for Europe and Japan, while stick to previous EV targets for the United States, it also recently announced plans to practice what it preaches in Southern California—using sell electric batteries from Kenworth and Nikola to transport his Ariya tram from the port to the dealership.
On the same day that it announced it was shutting down a gasoline vehicle assembly plant in Illinois, Stellantis bragged about its production plan. electric drive module in Indiana electric vehicles of the future—including the Ram 1500 REV pickup and the Dodge electric muscle car.
Dodge Charging Daytona Concept
The United States Postal Service announced that it has a plan buy electric truck Ford E-Transit—9,250 of them—effectively filling the gap for electric deliveries while the Post Office waits even longer for its custom-built delivery vehicles to be ready in EV form. The announcement also includes the rollout of 14,000 supporting charging stations.
A study by Ford and involving the European Commission found that for electric delivery vehicles, Heating EV cabin panels could help increase range and aid effectiveness. If you can do without hot air, that is.
The latest annual analysis of The greenest and most meaningful new vehicle for the environment from ACEEE helps to emphasize that, taking into account exhaust emissions, manufacturing and fuel production, lighter electric vehicles are the most environmentally friendly choice, while trucks run Heavy gasoline is the worst choice. Topping the list for 2023 are the Mini Cooper SE, Nissan Leaf and Toyota bZ4X.
2023 Toyota bZ4X XLE FWD
All in all, emissions from tires and brakes pose a serious threat to the lungs, food chain, etc., a new study indicates. This one, from Imperial College London, suggests that for road vehicles, more than half of particulate emissions comes from the tires and brakes – yes, more than from the exhaust.
And EV trip duration is increasing rapidly, according to data from billions of trips and millions of vehicles, and is now close to gas-powered cars. This could be another sign that range anxiety is over and even more shoppers are directly replacing their gas-powered models with electric ones.
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