VW ID.Buzz review, details on $30,000 Equinox EV, future Jeep EV, dirty diesel tuners: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker announced a major change to cylindrical cells and a battery strategy that looks like Tesla’s?
Does the Jeep EV have a boxy production limit in its “brotherhood” with the Wrangler?
Here’s our look back at Reverse Week — right here at Green car report—For the week ending September 9, 2022. And for me, it was a busy week.
Driving Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric van reviewWe found this reboot of Microbus to be charming, comfortable, and efficient — and perhaps more importantly, a great counterweight to crossovers. When it arrives in two years with a long wheelbase, three-row form factor in the United States, it will become a great family car.
2023 Lexus RX 450+ plug-in hybrid (Euro-spec)
And in a brief review of 2023 Lexus RX 450h + plug-in hybrid, we’ve seen this version of the best-selling luxury crossover drop a bit in mileage and acceleration compared to the smaller NX 450h+ and Toyota RAV4 Prime. That would be a more difficult calculation.
Chevrolet reveals more details about 2024 Chevy Equinox EV, including confirmation that this fall 2023 electric crossover is aimed at the mass market and will deliver with a base price of $30,000. That, for the 250-mile range with front-wheel drive, doesn’t include incentives like the EV tax credit, and the GM brand claims the base version will arrive within the first year.
Jeep Recon
Introducing Stellantis three limited production Jeep EVsall due out in 2025, including an Avenger small SUV for Europe, a luxury SUV Wagoneer S and a Recon that certainly shares a “brotherhood” with the Wrangler.
BMW reported the battery course changeover officially this morning, as announced the change to cylindrical cells in the future EVwith promises of 30% higher range, faster charging and cell-to-pack technology in vehicles expected to start rolling out in 2025. Solid-state, eco-friendly performer LFP cells and U.S. battery production are also in the plan, which aims to halve the cost of batteries.
Purpose of producing Bollinger B1
Mullen Automotive took a majority stake in Bollinger Motors in Michigan on Thursday, and as a press release and executive comments show, it’s a positive step for revived plans for Bollinger B1 electric SUV and B2 electric pickup truck.
Netherlands-based Lightyear announced another round of investments it thinks will boost Developing a “high volume” Lightyear 2 solar EV and help promote an international expansion plan — although the United States has no plans yet.
2021 Lucid Air
Lucid Motors may be preparing to build the most affordable version of its Air luxury sedan for delivery soon — perhaps because it’s easier to solve supply chain problems. Lucid Air Pure is taking shape to go beyond the longest range Tesla Model Swith smaller battery packs and lower prices.
Rivian and Mercedes announce plans co-production of electric vans in Europe, in the hope of sharing some of the production costs. The facility will manufacture “custom-sized electric vans” for both brands, each with their own design and distinct platform.
Pickup truck
The EPA announced that it cracking down on sellers of diesel engine tuning provides aftermarket diesel “beater” solutions to break down primary emission devices. Often sold as “tone erasers” or “erase kits,” they claim to make engines run better or more efficient but produce high levels of suffocating NOx and particulate pollution. significantly more.
Battery technology company StoreDot has started shipping EV batteries charge very fast for automakers for real-world testing, it reported this week. From here, the automakers that have invested in StoreDot could help fuel another push towards the company’s mass production intentions by 2024. It still claims a 100-mile five-minute fee.
A new startup called Harbinger is announcing remove prepaid insurance electric commercial trucks versus internal combustion trucks. With the “eAxle” modular battery pack and wire-operated brake and wire control systems, plus the ability to quickly charge 800 volts DC in just one hour, these models are headed for a technologically superior position in comparison. with costs .
Buick Wildcat EV concept car
GM’s Buick brand will start offering redemptions to about 2,000 dealers in the US, as an alternative to mandatory upgrades like chargers and training as the brand begins its transition to an all-electric lineup. Although GM saw about a third of Cadillac dealers quit before the Lyriq arrived, many Buick dealerships were associated with GMC and the Hummer EV hype.
The electric cars that many families are switching to are often hundreds of pounds heavier than the cars they replace. With US traffic deaths at a 16-year high, should we care about road safety for anyone not on them?
GMC Hummer EV at Pilot . tourist center
And a heatwave in California that continued through the end of last week prompted the state’s grid operator to ask electric vehicle drivers to to reduce their fees late afternoon and early evening. With that in mind, we looked at how useful rate of use time will soon be more accessible to everyone, thanks to a rule approved by California’s utilities commission last month.
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