Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has issued an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit (with a driver) to VinFast (a division of Vingroup). VF31 is a medium-sized SUV (segment C), VF32 is a midsize SUV (D segment), VF33 is a large SUV (segment E).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2022

The Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV ( earlier post ) is arriving on the US market this summer, with the the 2022 EQB 300 4MATIC starting from $54,500 and the EQB 350 4MATIC from $58,050. The all-electric compact SUV offerings include the EQB 300 4MATIC with 225 hp and the EQB 350 4MATIC with 288 hp.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Volkswagen Group will launch an all-electric pick-up and rugged SUV (“R-SUV”) in the United States. The vehicles will be designed, engineered, and manufactured in the US for American customers. The decision of the Board of Management was confirmed by the Supervisory Board of the Volkswagen Group earlier this week.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have conducted a cradle-to-grave life cycle GHG assessment of model year 2020 ICEV, HEV, and BEV sedans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and pickup trucks in the United States. —first author and Center for Sustainable Systems Research Specialist Max Woody.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

Kia Corporation released full images of the exterior and interior design of the Kia EV9, its first three-row electric flagship SUV, prior to the vehicle’s full digital global premiere in late March.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Toyota has launched the all-electric Toyota bZ4X SUV ( earlier post ). bZ4X is the first Toyota vehicle to be launched under the global bZ—“Beyond Zero”—series, with more bZ vehicles on the horizon intending to elevate the BEV segment for years to come.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Whitefoot (2023) “Technology advancement is driving electric vehicle adoption” PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.2219396120

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

This drives not only a rise in fuel and electric energy consumption, but also creates a wider footprint in vehicle and battery production. Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2021

In April, Audi launched the Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron ( earlier post )—the first compact electric SUVs from the brand. This explicitly includes the production of the vehicles’ high-voltage battery. Furthermore, Audi works with its suppliers to systematically promote responsible practices in all of its vehicle projects.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

As part of its more than $30-billion investment in electrification through 2025, Ford is exploring all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement vehicles. Ford will use the pilot program testing as a benchmark while it continues to explore purpose-built electric police vehicles in the future.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

Kia released more details of the Kia EV9, its first three-row seat electric flagship SUV, which is comparable in external dimensions to the Telluride. inches long) the EV9 is slightly longer than the Telluride SUV and comparable in height (up to 70.1 earlier post ). inches in length in the GT-Line (all other trims are 197.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In Tokyo, Subaru Corporation today unveiled its new battery electric vehicle (BEV) SOLTERRA; SOLTERRA will make its US debut at the LA Auto Show later this month. The vehicle was jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru; Toyota’s version is the bZ4X, which the company unveiled last month in Japan ( Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2021

Kia has presented the fifth-generation Kia Sportage SUV. The new Sportage debuts numerous technologies, including Kia’s E-Handling system that enhances the dynamic performance of the vehicle and improves agility and stability. For convenience and added safety, all Drive Modes are displayed within the high-resolution digital cluster.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Lucid makes some truly compelling electric vehicles, but affordability and variety have never been its strong suit. At least one of those issues will be resolved with the upcoming Gravity SUV, which will expand Lucid’s product offerings to two vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2021

The BMW iX electric SUV ( earlier post ) has its world premiere at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. Developed around the BMW Group’s new, modular scalable toolkit as a modern Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV), the new model will be offered in two model variants when it goes on sale in late 2021.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2022

Acura announced that its first all-new full-electric SUV coming to market in 2024 will be named the Acura ZDX. The ZDX name pays homage to a previous Acura model of the same name, which was the first vehicle styled from the ground up in the Acura Design Studio which opened in Los Angeles in 2007. Earlier post.). 2011 Acura ZDX.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

4 electric SUV. Electrify America is the nation’s largest open DC fast charging network with more than 650 charging stations and more than 2,700 DC fast chargers, including two cross-country routes that can allow electric vehicle (EV) drivers to travel from Washington DgC to Los Angeles and Jacksonville to San Diego. The 2021 ID.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

XPENG’s flagship G9 SUV ( earlier post ) and P7 sports sedan ( earlier post ) are now available for order in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands. The EVs are engineered to meet the European New Car Assessment Program’s five-star safety standards, along with the European Union’s stringent whole vehicle type approval certification.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2022

Argonne National Laboratory has published a new cradle-to-grave (C2G) lifecycle analysis (LCA) of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials. Product details and timing related to GM’s future full-size SUVs are not being released at this time.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2023

Mercedes-Benz is updating the EQB electric SUV for the 2024 model year. All previous functions such as media, phone, vehicle, etc. Smartphones can now connect wirelessly to the vehicle via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto Wireless. Earlier post.) are still available.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

A new survey of automakers and Tier 1 suppliers conducted by Ducker Carlisle concludes that as electric vehicles continue to enter the mass market, aluminum demand will grow through the end of the decade. Trend toward larger vehicles that have more aluminum content per vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2021

Now, a study by a team from MIT’s Materials Systems Laboratory, with support from Ford, provides insight into how electrification is changing vehicle composition and how that change is driving supply risk vulnerability. Karan Bhuwalka, Frank R. Field, Robert D. De Kleine, Hyung Chul Kim, Timothy J. Wallington, and Randolph E. 1c00970.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

Polestar introduced Polestar 4, an electric performance SUV coupé and the second SUV in the brand’s line-up. With Polestar 4 we have taken a fundamental new approach to SUV coupé design. With Polestar 4 we have taken a fundamental new approach to SUV coupé design. seconds; maximum power output is 400 kW (544 hp).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2021

During the conference, the company announced its new environmental and safety initiatives and also held the world premiere of two planned production models and three concept models of Honda-brand electric vehicles. All new models Honda will introduce in China after 2030 will be electrified—hybrids (HEVs) and EVs. e:N series.

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Charged EVs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The house has been a design icon since it opened, and its use underscored the upscale market targeted by the electric three-row SUV from one of the world’s most ambitious carmakers. It’s a square but design-forward three-row utility vehicle with high-design interiors and the brand’s mix of user-friendly interfaces and advanced tech.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2023

of all new vehicle sales for the period. Overall, SUVs accounted for 90% of all Volkswagen of America sales in Q1 2023. Overall, SUVs accounted for 90% of all Volkswagen of America sales in Q1 2023. drop, while all SUV models saw a combined 24% increase. Sales of the ID.4 4 in Q1 2023 jumped 254.2% of new sales.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

NIO held a product launch event that premiered the ES7, a smart electric mid-large SUV, and the 2022 ES8, ES6, and EC6. ES7 is one of the first certified passenger vehicles in China to be able to tow a caravan or a trailer. NIO ES7 inherits the second generation high-efficiency e-drive platform with the SiC power module.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2020

an emerging EV manufacturer, has executed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Unlimited Electrical Contractors Corp (UEC) to enter definitive agreements for the purchase of up to 10,000 MX-05 electric vehicles. The five passenger MX-05 electric SUV features a range of 325 miles with a 0 to 60 mph time of 3.2 Mullen Technologies Inc.,

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2025

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 25, 2025

Depreciation is a fact of life for vehicle owners, but as weve long known, some brands lose value much faster than others. iSeeCars recently released a list of the models that hold their values the best and found that while EVs depreciate quickly, the same isnt true for other electrified vehicles. percent and the Cayman losing 21.8

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Canada-based AK Motor International Corporation, an automotive intellectual property management company, is launching a new electric vehicle brand: Maple Majestic. According to AK Motor, many electric vehicles still remain woefully ill-prepared for harsh climates.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 4, 2025

Volkswagen has a plan to deal with increased tariff costs, and it includes charging more for the vehicles it imports. The automaker recently told its dealers that it would tack an import fee to vehicles entering the country starting later this month. but it is still importing vehicles by ship. The Atlas SUV and ID.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2023

Honda revealed its second fully electric vehicle, the e:Ny1, at its European Media Event in Offenbach, Germany. It is the brand’s second pure EV to arrive in the region, following on from the Honda e city car, and is designed to meet the growing customer demand for all-electric B-segment SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In countries such as Germany and France, the Jeep brand offers only electrified SUVs and by the end of the year almost all of the major markets in Continental Europe will offer only electrified SUVs. As a result, all the Jeep vehicles on sale in the region will be 100% electric by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2023

The production increase is a key part of the Ford+ Plan, underscoring the company’s commitment to increase the value of its EVs for customers, continuing to position Mustang Mach-E as a compelling option for those looking for an electric SUV, and growing market share. The Mustang Mach-E was the No.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2023

China-based EV maker NIO delivered 15,815 vehicles in December 2022, a new record-high monthly delivery, representing an increase of 50.8% The deliveries consisted of 6,842 electric SUVs including 4,154 ES7s, and 8,973 electric sedans including 1,379 ET7s and 7,594 ET5s. year-over-year. year-over-year.

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