If you’re not familiar with the Toyota Crown, it was the first Toyota vehicle to come to the US. Toyota has been producing the Crown sedan in Japan since 1955, and it appeared on our shores in 1958. It still remains available in Japan to this day. Reports recently surfaced that Toyota is working on …
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Volkswagen is ramping up its digitalization efforts with the launch of online leasing for freely configurable electric vehicles in Germany. For now, the service is only available for customers who want to lease new Volkswagen vehicles online in Germany, but the automaker plans to gradually expand it to include cash purchase and financing options that …
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Honda confirms a Civic Hybrid. Tesla gets a “do-over” on fixing its Boombox. The Leaf and Niro lineups get refreshed. And California sets its rules for more EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California this morning officially posted its Proposed Regulation for Advanced Clean Cars II rulemaking. Distilled down, the rules aim …
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we are going to discuss Tesla CEO Elon Musk trying to take over Twitter, the price of the new Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD, Toyota launching the bZ4X, and more. Sponsored by Recurrent …
Tesla has changed its policy to now not allow anyone to buy their car after their lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing to new records. Back in 2019, Tesla announced that it wouldn’t let people who are leasing a Model 3 buy it from the company at the end of their lease, …
If you’re ready to begin the transition to self-sustaining power sources, then today’s New Green Deals is perfect for you. We’re taking a look at Home Depot’s latest sale which offers off-grid power setups from $110, with our favorite being Nature Power’s 440W solar starter kit at $514. Included are four 110W solar panels, a …
Reports out of Germany state that the country’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has proposed to gradually phase out subsidies for EV purchases through 2025 and completely eliminate any benefits to consumers purchasing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by the end of this year. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) …
Fresh off news of its first expansion outside of China into Germany, CATL is expanding further as part of a new $6 billion dollar battery chain project in Indonesia. Through its subsidiary and an agreement with Indonesia PT AnekaTambang (ANTAM) and PT Industri Baterai Indonesia (IBI), CATL will have a majority stake in five of …
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning has been in pre-production since last fall, but on April 26 the first customer examples of the full-size electric pickup truck will start rolling off the line. Pre-production vehicles are typically used for final testing as well as certification and registration purposes. They also provide plant workers with an opportunity …
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German tuner Alpina, now fully part of BMW Group, has provided a first look at its updated XB7 based on the BMW X7. The high-performance three-row SUV will reach the U.S. in early 2023 with a V-8 and mild-hybrid combo good for 630 hp. Mercedes-Benz is expected to replace its C-Class and E-Class convertibles with …