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Tesla is accelerating the rollout of the V4 Supercharger across the U.S. Having debuted in Europe early this year, the V4 dispensers are now increasingly available stateside. They have already popped up in Oregon, Nevada, and Alabama, and now YouTuber Kim Java spotted a new V4 Supercharger in Atlanta, Georgia. Previously, we highlighted the improved design of the V4 stalls. They are equipped with an integrated Magic Dock (or CCS-1 adapter), a digital credit card reader, and a compact display. Notably, they boast a taller and more streamlined structure and feature a lighter, extended cable, measuring 10 feet in length—3.5…

The Volkswagen Group’s problem with the all-new APP550 drive units for MEB-based electric cars might be bigger than initially thought. According to Handelsblatt (via Electrive), the production volume of the new APP550 rear-wheel drive unit (210 kW / 286 PS and 550 Nm) is significantly limited. The constraints are so big that it already affected the Zwicaku and Emden plants in Germany, causing Zwickau’s production halt of Volkswagen ID.4, Volkswagen ID.5, Audi Q4 e-tron, and Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron. Soon, the production will be limited at Skoda’s plant in Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic too, which means fewer Skoda…

Honda surprised everyone at this LA Auto Show by showing up with the thinly veiled Prelude hybrid concept for the first time in the United States. And although nothing about the car’s changed since it showed up at the Japan Mobility Show, a chat with a PR representative— coupled with social media reactions to posts of the Prelude—shows that these nostalgic names really, really resonate with the public. They resonate so much, that it’s only a matter of time before Honda officially confirms the Prelude for production. Does Honda have more old-school names in store for us as it beefs…

Ford cuts some hybrids and plug-in hybrids from the lineup. Cadillac previews its lowest-priced EV. And we see how the aero obsession has returned, nearly a century later, in EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  There won’t be a 2024 Ford Explorer Hybrid, the automaker confirmed last week, and the Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid has also been nixed from the lineup. That frees up room for the thriving police-duty Police Interceptor, based on the Explorer Hybrid—and, likely, focuses toward the fully electric seven-passenger SUV due in 2025.  GM’s Cadillac luxury brand confirmed Friday that its…

When analyzing all-electric car sales, often we focus on the volume, although there is a more important thing and that’s the share of BEVs out of the automaker’s total sales. This shows how advanced a carmaker is on its electrification journey to become 100% electric someday. In today’s post, we will compare the battery electric vehicle (BEV) share out of the total sales of 18 brands in the U.S. (Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, Genesis, GMC, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo), during the third quarter of 2023 and for the first nine months of…

Cadillac’s EV lineup will further expand with a compact SUV called the Optiq. In a brief announcement Friday, the General Motors luxury brand confirmed the Optiq as the “entry point for Cadillac’s EV lineup in North America,” sitting below the Lyriq. Further details will come next year, meaning the Optiq is likely to launch as a 2025 model. Today’s lowest-priced Cadillac is the CT4 sedan, starting at about $35,000. But the Lyriq, the only Cadillac EV currently on sale, is much pricier. The 2024 Lyriq starts at $59,990 and has an expanded lineup of trim levels and options this year,…

For orders placed from November 21, the expected delivery lead time for the two lower-priced versions of the Bao 5 is around 4-6 weeks, while the highest-priced version will be delivered from January. (Image credit: CnEVPost) BYD’s (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) personalization sub-brand, Fang Cheng Bao, will start deliveries of its first model, the Bao 5, this week, after officially launched the model earlier this month. The first batch of Bao 5 models are being prepared for the first nationwide delivery, which will begin on November 24, Fang Cheng Bao announced today. Fang Cheng Bao launched the Bao 5 off-road SUV at…

Nio will share its next-generation battery pack standard, the 800 V high-voltage, fast battery swap platform, with the entire industry, said William Li. (File photo shows William Li (left), founder, chairman and CEO of Nio, and Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of the company, during a media interview in Shanghai. Image credit: CnEVPost) Responding to an employee’s doubt about the sustainability of the battery swap business, William Li, Nio’s founder, chairman and CEO, mentioned today that the company will announce the first company that will use its battery swap network on November 21. After dozens of local media outlets picked…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! This article focuses on the 2023 findings of the annual State of Climate Action report series. View past articles here: 2022 | 2021 | 2020. Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Taken together, such stories can make it challenging to understand the broader state of climate action. Are countries deploying climate solutions effectively if…

Ford has confirmed that there will not be a 2024 Explorer Hybrid—but the model hasn’t exactly been canceled either. Ford product communications director Mike Levine, in a response to Green Car Reports, confirmed that the Explorer Hybrid isn’t happening for 2024. The decision will free up hybrid capacity for a very specialized market: police duty. “To meet continued strong demand for the Ford Police Interceptor Utility hybrid and other Ford hybrid vehicles, the 2024 model year Explorer will only be offered with the fuel efficient 2.3-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost, which offers up to an EPA-estimated 24 mpg combined fuel economy, and…