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Those looking to get their hands on GM’s highly anticipated Chevy Blazer EV may have to wait even longer. Sales of the new Chevy Blazer EV are still paused as GM looks to overcome software glitches setting the automaker back. Chevy Blazer sales still paused almost two months later GM issued a stop-sale on the new Chevy Blazer in December, four months after opening orders. The company said it was temporarily halting sales to fix a software issue. Almost two months later, Chevy Blazer EV sales are still suspended. Speaking at a conference hosted by Wolfe Research, GM’s CEO Mary…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Tesla continues to hype up the updated 2024 Tesla Model 3, which emerged out of the project code named “Highland.” It launched in China first, with Europe not far behind, and only recently found its way into Tesla’s home market here in the US. We hopped onto Tesla’s website and booked a test drive online for the following day. It was a painless process and only took a few seconds. The next morning, we headed to our local Tesla showroom, and within a few…
Toyota and Subaru products have some of the best resale values of any mass-market cars. In the luxury world, Lexus vehicles hold onto their values better than products from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and others. But while that holds for internal-combustion cars, the depreciation curve is different for the brands’ early electric efforts. The Toyota bZ4X, Subaru Solterra, and Lexus RZ all lie within that category. The Toyota and Subaru start in the mid-$40,000 range, around the same price as many competitors such as the Kia EV6, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Tesla Model Y. Despite their solid brand reputations, used examples…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! We first met Turkish automotive manufacturer Togg on a 2022 media tour outside of Istanbul in Bursa. At the time, Togg had not produced any electric vehicles, but the company had a factory under construction and an oversized ambition to change the future of transportation in Turkiye. It’s just the bold type of vision that’s crazy enough to come true, and they have been anything but idle at Togg. Istanbul, Turkiye, sits at the intersection of Europe and Asia, and because of this, it…
Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai) South Korea’s government looks to give domestic automakers Hyundai and Kia a break with its new EV policy. The new EV subsidy policy is in response to price cuts on Tesla’s Model Y and BYD’s models, which use lower-cost LFP batteries. Targeting Tesla, BYD, and cheaper EV batteries The revised EV policy is Korea’s attempt to give domestic automakers an edge as they look to level the playing field. “Tesla dropping prices last year, coupled with the rise of BYD, kicked off a price war in the global EV market,” Yang Jin-Soo, who leads Hyundai’s…
Earlier this month, Rivian announced that its highly anticipated R2 model, potentially a mid-size SUV or crossover, was set to be unveiled on March 7, 2024. Leading up to the unveiling event next month at the Laguna Beach showroom in Orange County, California, Rivian is stoking enthusiasts’ curiosity with the release of the R2’s first official teaser. There are no big surprises here. Much of the teaser showcases people expressing joy in various forms, and at the end of it, there’s a Rivian parked in a dark and shadowy garage. Then the front LED light bar of the baby Rivian…
Sony and Honda may be working together on a Civic-sized EV. Lancia rolls out the start of an EV revival. Rivian shines some light on the R2. And Lucid cuts prices. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Thursday, Lucid cut prices on the 2024 Air lineup. Affecting all but the top-performance, tri-motor Sapphire version, the very long-range, fast-charging electric sedan costs up to $8,000 less than it did yesterday. And the Lucid Air now undercuts the Tesla Model S—if you don’t require all-wheel drive. Stellantis, the parent of Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat, and more, is pushing ahead to…
The Rivian R2 lineup is due to debut March 7. The California-based electric truck maker has revealed very little about the R2 as of yet, other than that it will be smaller and lower-priced than the existing R1 lineup—and, from an early tease above, that it will keep the original R1 lineup’s distinctive front lightbar and vertical-oval headlamps, which had been a polarizing look albeit a fan favorite. While the R1T pickup and R1S SUV are full-size trucks—or within a few inches of full-size, by any American assessment—the R2 lineup is expected to cover a middle ground that would also…
Sony Honda Mobility is planning an electric SUV and affordable compact car in addition to its previously shown sedan, according to a new Nikkei Asia report. The SUV will launch in 2027, followed by the compact car in 2028, the report said. Sony and Honda announced in 2022 that the sedan will be unveiled in 2025 under the Afeela brand name, with pre-orders starting then. U.S. deliveries are scheduled to start in 2026, and Nikkei Asia now reports a targeted base price equivalent to $66,400. The SUV and compact will also reportedly be sold in the U.S., with all three…
With its second all-electric model hitting the market this year, Lucid Motors wants to ensure consumers don’t forget about its flagship sedan – the Air. Having just launched its 2024 Air models a couple of months ago, slashing prices, Lucid has lowered its MSRPs once again, incentivizing potential customers with additional charging and maintenance bonuses as well. Lucid Motors ($LCID) looks to bounce back in 2024 following a Q4 2023 report that detailed a drop in YOY deliveries. The Air sedan has fared decently, but Lucid was still left sitting with a surplus of EV inventory, provoking demand levers like…