By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) A judge approves the settlement with the SEC involving Tesla and Elon Musk. We drive the 2019 Hyundai Nexo; Jaguar delivers its first electric I-Pace; Britain cuts incentives for electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Court approval finalizes the settlement between Musk, Tesla, and the SEC…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) A federal judge in New York gave final approval Tuesday to the $40 million settlement between Tesla, its chief executive officer Elon Musk, and the SEC over Musk’s tweets about plans to take the company private. The approval comes following Musk’s tentative settlement on Sept. 29, in which he agreed…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Jaguar confirmed its first retail delivery of the I-Pace electric crossover Monday, a few weeks ahead of the company’s early November target for retail sales. The I-Pace isn’t late, but a vehicle like it has been a long time coming. It’s the first of what we can rightfully call a rival…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Britain will end purchase incentives for plug-in hybrids and reduce them for pure electric cars after November 9. In a move that looks like replacing carrots with sticks, the announcement comes two months after the country launched its “Road to Zero” plan to ban sales of gasoline and diesel cars…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) We got a chance drove the 238-mile Hyundai Kona Electric and came away mostly impressed. Mercedes-Benz announced a truly long-range plug-in hybrid. Hot seats lead to a recall for the Kia Niro hybrid. And we explore who should replace Elon Musk as chairman of Tesla’s board in our latest Twitter…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Mercedes’s new line of more capable plug-in hybrids will start with the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE plug-in hybrid that the company says has more electric driving range than previous efforts. It will arrive late next year and will be based on a redesigned version of the mid-size GLE SUV arriving with…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) As Elon Musk prepares to step aside from Tesla’s board in an expected settlement with the SEC, speculation has erupted over who might replace him. According to the SEC settlement, the new chairman must be an independent board member—not one tied to Musk. Tesla’s board currently has two independent members,…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Drive a 2017 Kia Niro (or a 2018) and find your back seat becoming a hot seat? It might be a good idea to stop driving it and call your dealership. In 2017 and some 2018 Kia Niro models, a main relay, within what’s called the power relay assembly, may not…
By [email protected] (Sean Szymkowski) Tesla tells buyers the final date to order a car before federal tax credits expire. BMW recalls charge cords for its electric cars. Israel plans to stop the sale of cars with internal-combustion engines by 2030. And we round up the best deals on green cars this month. All of this…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) BMW issued a recall for the charge cords of virtually all the 2018 and 2019 plug-in vehicles it has built for sale in the U.S. According to the recall notice on the NHTSA’s website, capacitors in the charge cords could fail, resulting in a shock hazard or a fire. DON’T…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Tesla has given buyers a deadline of Monday to order a car if they want the full $7,500 federal tax credit. That’s 2-1/2 months before the credit officially expires, but since most Teslas are built to order, the company needs some lead time for orders. A notice on Tesla’s website…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) One of the best ways to get people to buy green cars is the same way automakers get consumers to buy any car—by making deals. Looking at October sales, among plug in cars other than Teslas, the bestsellers were those that offer the best deals from month to month. This…
By [email protected] (Sean Szymkowski) Bollinger announces its B2 electric pickup truck. Mercedes-Benz lays out plans for more capable plug-in hybrid cars. Faraday Future’s funding hits a snag—again. And Europe commits to slash carbon dioxide by another 35 percent by 2030. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Bollinger Motors has already shown off…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Faraday’s Future has hit another snag, in a dispute with the company’s latest investors. The development of the luxury electric Faraday Future FF91, has been a roller-coaster ride of winning financing, running into disputes, delaying the car, and finding new investors. DON’T MISS: Faraday Future gets a $2 billion lifeline…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Mercedes-Benz announced plans Wednesday improve the range and capability of its plug-in hybrids and to bring the flexible powertrain to more models. It also introduced a new brand name to designate its plug-in hybrid models: EQ Power. The EQ Power designation will appear alongside the company’s new EQ line of…