Tesla raises prices; Toyota Compact Cruiser EV; Blazer EV, Ioniq 6, Celestiq teased: The Week in Reverse
How long will Tesla be the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer?
How does a technology supplier suggest ditching the built-in chargers on electric vehicles?
Here’s our look back at Reverse Week — right here at Green car report—For the week ending June 17, 2022.
Remember when the Tesla Model Y was supposed to start at around $40,000? Tesla raises prices againthis time to $6,000, bringing the Model Y’s base price in the US to $67,190.
Tesla is not the only one. GM on Friday announced a price hike for its GMC Hummer EV 2023, citing supply chain, technology and logistics costs. Existing pre-orderers picking up the EV 3X version will be able to save $6,250 whose price skyrockets on June 18.
2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV
But you can still find deals. No need to wait for the lower-priced Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2023 EUV to reach dealers. GM is adopting a equivalent discount until 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and EUV Models.
GM CEO Mary Barra also this week released a photo of the 2024 Chevy Blazer EVand confirmed a July 18 reveal for the model, which will cost from around $40,000 and is expected to arrive in the fall of 2023.
2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS
Motivated by a recent design award, Toyota revealed more about Compact Concept Cruiser EV. While it doesn’t include any confirmation that it’s production bound, it could be a refreshing counterweight to large electric SUVs like the GMC Hummer EV.
Hyundai teases silhouette of its electric sedan Ioniq 6 this week. Call it the Electrified Streamliner – with interior space and aerodynamics starting to trend – it could become the closest rival to the Tesla Model 3.
2022 Nio ES7
China’s Nio revealed Electric SUV ES7. As the first model for the brand’s new generation of SUVs, amid European expansion, it features a new cabin look, 0.26 drag coefficient, two-way charging and stretched range numbers. 500 miles by Chinese standards. A solid-state battery pack is also being offered.
The Cadillac Celestiq electric sedan will serve as a highly exclusive, handcrafted flagship for GM’s luxury brand, which the automaker revealed will be built at the automaker’s Warren, Michigan technology center. bowl. GM hasn’t provided an updated look at the concept and the timeline remains TBA.
Ford Mustang Mach-E 2021
Ford Mustang Mach-E deliveries pause due to a potential problem with the battery contactor that could result in power loss. It issued a recall for the potential problem and will have a software fix next month — delivered by express, convenient, over-the-air.
Toyota, Ford, GM and Stellantis have sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives asking New attempt to reform the EV . tax credit. This time period makes no mention of union labor requirements, and they look for a sunset that is the same for all automakers regardless of cumulative sales.
Kia EV6 GT (UK-spec)
Two upcoming performance electric models were confirmed earlier this week for the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed debut. Heavy use of aluminum Polestar 5 battleship will bow at the UK event, although it is not expected to go on sale until 2024. And Kia EV6 GT 576 hp— The brand’s most powerful vehicle ever — will be delivered later this year and will make its dynamic debut at Goodwood, with a race car driver behind the wheel.
The Sony-Honda electric vehicle joint venture was officially launched this week. Meanwhile, as a new report suggests, vehicles could become a content platform that makes money for Sony.
Concept Sony Vision-S 02
Stellantis, in a pilot project, is testing a specially equipped device Fiat 500 electric car can run on highways without recharging—If it is on a special test track with dynamic wireless charging technology. It plans to test the technology with a Maserati EV and an Iveco electric bus.
Canada’s Hillcrest Energy Technology Is Going to drop the onboard charger from EVs with a new set of components requires the inverter to perform AC-DC conversion. Although it sounds relatively simple in theory, the concept still needs to be proven in practical use.
Hillcrest Energy Technologies Universal Bidirectional Charging Architecture
Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy claims it can generate a BMW iX 600 miles by installing its Gemini battery technology — blending chemicals, one to provide energy, the other to store energy.
Can EV charging networks and public agencies help a bit in locating charging stations? Researchers at North Carolina State University have come up with a mathematical model to help find the ideal charger location based on a number of factors.
With registration data from Experian Automotive, rounded for the first quarter of 2022, we find that nearly a third of electric car buyers in the US are buying a Tesla Model Y. That was before the construction of the Tesla factory in Texas, which was focusing on modeling early on.
2022 Tesla Series (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)
And according to a Bloomberg Intelligence report, looking at the success of global automakers in the electric vehicle market over the next few years, Tesla will be the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer for at least the next 18 months. Then VW, along with Audi and its other brands, will take the top spot.
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