We drive the Nissan Ariya electric crossover and preview its clever all-wheel-drive system. Electrify America looks at an upscale future for EV charging. And pricing has been revealed for the Polestar 2, and it’s well below that of the Tesla Model 3 when you consider the EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
The Polestar 2 is more than a hatchback alternative to the Tesla Model 3. In base single-motor form, it now has a U.S. price—and it undercuts the base Model 3 while offering a similar driving range.
Electrify America has released a design vision of its future charging stations, and it’s very upscale compared to today’s Walmart parking lots. Think customer lounges, valet services, and solar canopies, with more safety and lightning. It plans to preview these ideas in 2022 and 2023 in “flagship” sites in California and New York.
Yesterday we brought you a preview drive of the 2023 Nissan Ariya electric crossover and found that it essentially reboots the brand’s EVs moving forward—with a distinctive look and feel, tidy handling, and a spacious, quiet interior. This model stands out from two market positions—with a $40,000 base price and with top-tech dual-motor versions offering e-4orce all-wheel drive. Today we revisited that clever e-4orce system, which aims to do more than just boost traction and stability. Your passengers may thank you.
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Which American automaker celebrated a German factory this week? And have gas prices prompted Americans to drive less? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 25, 2022. This week we got a preview drive of the 2023 Nissan Ariya electric crossover and found that it essentially reboots the brand’s EVs moving forward, with a distinctive look, tidy handling, and roomy, quiet cabin. It’s promising to be a standout both for its $40,000 base price and top-tech dual-motor e-4orce all-wheel-drive versions. We also…
Nissan’s e-4orce all-wheel-drive system is the technology star of the Ariya lineup—but it’s not arriving until a few months later.
EA announced plans for a handful of “showcase stations” with up to 20 DC fast chargers, plus amenities like customer lounges and solar canopies.
The base single-motor Polestar 2 will start at $47,200 and offer an EPA range of up to 270 miles.
The Ariya begins a new era for Nissan EVs—concurrently a technology restart and the debut vessel for space-maximizing futurist design and a fresh interface.
DreamDrive Pro has been billed as an answer to Tesla’s Autopilot, and Lucid has hinted that it might eventually exceed the capabilities of that and other systems.
The Software 3.0 update will be made available to existing vehicles free of charge via an over-the-air (OTA) update
Tesla makes its first deliveries from Giga Berlin. EVs cost even less to “fill up” vs. gasoline vehicles as pump prices surge. And more coal is in the mix. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Yesterday Tesla delivered its first cars from its new factory in Germany, nicknamed Giga…
Coal accounted for 40% of the overall increase in global CO2 emissions in 2021, according to the IEA—a factor affecting electric vehicles’ overall impact.
Comparing the average costs of charging EVs with filling up gasoline vehicles, EVs cost less—with the difference exaggerated in some states.
CEO Elon Musk handed over 30 Model Y Performance crossovers to customers at the factory, known as Giga Germany or Giga Berlin