Review Volvo and Vinfast EV, update Fisker, Toyota EV three rows of seats: The Week in Reverse
Which company announced a more eco-friendly replacement tire for the Tesla Model 3?
Which upcoming EV models will be delayed due to software issues?
Here’s our look back at the Reversal Week—right here at the Green Car Report—for the week ending May 12, 2023.
in a drive Review of Volvo XC40 Recharge 2024 and Volvo C40 Rechargewe sampled Volvo’s return to rear-wheel drive for the first time in decades—including advantages including greater range and efficiency, as well as a better driving experience.
2023 Vinfast VF 8 City Edition
Report green car also driving Vinfast VF 8 this week, a year after a short spin in prototype form on the track. After a considerable time in the shipping-ready City Edition, the VF 8 is still unfinished and riddled with problems.
Fisker has revealed a “core” off-road package for the Ocean electric SUV, called the Force E. The muscle version debuted the same day. Fisker reveals some fact check on its timeline and business — including a 2023 target to reduce it from 50,000 vehicles to 32,000-36,000 vehicles, and a delay to the Pear EV to 2025. That was accompanied by news that the company has now completed Have start sea delivery in Europesix months after contract manufacturer Magna started production in Austria, with homologation issues blamed for the delay.
Fisker Ocean Force E
Volvo reveals a blend of cutting-edge design and traditional design in one Smaller electric SUV called EX30. It’s set to launch on June 7, and pre-orders in the US will open the same day.
As part of its annual financial review, Toyota’s new CEO revealed plans to launch ten new electric vehicles “primarily in the United States and China,” including a three-row electric SUV by 2026. It also revealed the profile of a future flagship EV.
United States first Delivery of Polestar 3 and Volvo EX90 may be delayed due to a software-related issue involving the shared platforms of these models, the companies confirmed Thursday. In an adjusted timeline, both will arrive in 2024, as well as Polestar 4 unaffected by this issue.
2024 Pole Star 3
Should tire and aftermarket chains focus on electric vehicles? No one does right now and according to results from survey giant JD Power, they can get some business doing so from Greater demand for replacement tires by EVs.
A start-up “plug and play” toolkit that claims to create a classic all-electric Mini for under $20,000—no cost of vehicle financing or installation. That only offers an estimated 80-mile range, but it’s likely to be more impressive than an all-new Mini Cooper SE.
Rimac, the company known for its electric supercars and smart propulsion, is applying its know-how to an energy storage business called Rimac Energy. It has claimed to have developed a battery architecture that reduces performance loss by 50% and cuts footprint by 40%.
2023 Tesla Model 3
Goodyear is green replacement tire for Tesla Model 3—with soot derived not from combustion but from a process using renewable electricity and methane. The high-performance ElectricDrive GT tires help reduce road noise, and for now, this special formulation is only offered in Model 3 size.
And have friends, family or you are trying to find an EV in stock to drive and buy? A nationwide study of the electric car shopping experience from the Sierra Club, in the format of previous studies from 2016, found that dealers are no longer a bottleneck in the adoption of electric vehicles. It’s the automakers themselves, which don’t offer as many electric vehicles as dealers would like.
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