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Japanese automaker Toyota is benchmarking the all-electric Tesla Cybertruck, GMC Hummer EV, and Ford F-150 Lightning, possibly as part of a development program that could result in a Toyota-branded EV pickup, according to Motrolix, which quotes sources within the automaker’s development team. The three American-made electric trucks are being put through their paces at two Toyota campuses in the United States, Motrolix writes, with various departments taking turns evaluating the battery-powered pickups. Get Fully Charged Toyota is testing the electric pickup waters Toyota, which has been under fire for its feet-dragging approach to embracing an all-electric lineup, is reportedly benchmarking…
As Chevrolet revealed last fall, the 2024 Equinox EV will eventually arrive with a $34,995 starting price, including the $1,395 destination fee—in a form that achieves an EPA-rated 319 miles. GM confirmed again Monday that all versions will qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit—meaning that the effective base price for eligible buyers might be just $27,485. But that entry model won’t arrive first. Before it, the Equinox EV will launch as a “well-contented” 2RS model, in front-wheel-drive form. While the 2RS was set to be priced at $48,995 as of October, it’s now been cut to $44,795. 2024 Chevrolet…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s been interesting to watch the small electric vehicle space lately as companies come up with their own versions of small and lightweight appropriately-sized EVs that are made specifically for city living, where distances are shorter, speeds are lower, and parking is a hassle. An e-bike might not be feasible or desirable for getting around for many people, and yet a full-size EV might be overkill in both size and expense, but a small electric city car might fit the bill. One that had…
It’s official. The Tesla Model Y refresh, which is also known in the enthusiast community as “Project Juniper,” won’t make an appearance in the United States in 2024. The news comes via Teslascope, which got a hold of an official message sent from Tesla to its delivery advisors, reading: “It is important that we communicate transparently that there is no refresh for Model Y launching this year.” Get Fully Charged The Model Y charges away unchanged in the U.S. until next year Tesla’s most popular car, the Model Y, will go through 2024 without major changes, according to a message…
EVs and plug-in hybrids average more problems than hybrids and gasoline cars, J.D. Power found in its 2024 Vehicle Dependability Study. The study, which is based on owner-reported issues with vehicles within the first three years of ownership, showed an average 256 problems per 100 vehicles for EVs and 216 for plug-in hybrids. That’s higher than the industry average, which increased by four problems per 100 vehicles over 2023, to 190. 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge Hybrids appeared less trouble-prone, with 191 problems per 100 vehicles. That’s just one problem above the industry average, and four above gasoline cars’ average of…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In the context of a recovering overall market (+6% YoY), BEVs surged +57% year over year (YoY) in January, to 7,865 registrations. That means BEVs started the year with 23% market share — their best January ever. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) were also up by 12%, to 4,320 registrations or 13% market share. January is usually one of the best months for PHEVs, so it is not a worrying sign that plugin hybrid sales represented 35% of all plugin sales. After all, BEVs are consistently…
There’s gonna be a Tesla ad full of lies that will play the Superbowl today, but it isn’t coming from Tesla. After years of resisting, Tesla has started to advertise over the last year. Recently, the automaker has ramped up its advertising effort with more ads on X and even video ads on Youtube. It doesn’t look like Tesla is quite ready to jump into the holy grail of advertising, Super Bowl ads, but it doesn’t mean that it won’t be featured in one. “The Dawn Project” released that it is going to play not one but two ads about…
Yesterday evening, an autonomous Waymo car was set on a fire in San Francisco. The moment was captured and recorded on social media by several bystanders. According to one eyewitness account from Michael Vandi provided to The Autopian, people were setting off fireworks (Lunar New Year was Saturday) on Jackson Street in San Francisco. An electric Jaguar I-Pace operated by Waymo was waiting for that crowd to disperse when somebody “jumped on the hood of the car” and broke the windshield. Others joined in: “People with skateboards breaking the glass, and others graffitiing the car.” The situation then escalated: Then…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! When Captain Marvel becomes quantum-entangled with two other superheroes, only science can save them, so experts from Argonne and Fermilab set out to untangle the real quantum physics and cosmology concepts behind the movie The Marvels. Jessica McChesney of Argonne, Fanny Rodolakis of Argonne, Ana Botti of Fermilab and Rebecca Thompson of Fermilab participated in a science panel after “The Marvels.” (Image by Gillian King-Cargile/Argonne National Laboratory.) Disney’s “The Marvels” are some of the latest comic book heroes blasting across movie screens and streaming…
Tesla applied a special pricing update to the Model Y in the United States. It appears to be a new approach to price adjustments. Instead of simply changing the price like in the past, the manufacturer announced that the price change would only be temporary. The new Tesla Model Y RWD and Long Range AWD are now $1,000 less expensive, while the Performance version of the car maintained its previous price. However, the change is time-limited and concerns only vehicles that will be delivered by the end of the month (February 29). Get Fully Charged Tesla Model Y is the…