Industry Updates

Toyota has garnered some criticism for its stance on full-electric vehicles, preferring to offer customers a range of technologies including hybrid and gasoline options. But it has four new battery technologies in development that promise huge leaps in performance and range.

Tesla and Lucid have both dropped the starting MSRPs for their flagship large sedans. The new Tesla Model S Standard Range and Lucid Air Pure offer all-wheel drive, impressive range, and the latest tech at lower prices than before, though neither is eligible for the $7,500 federal rebate.

Electric car sales are up 62 percent in the first half of 2023, with Tesla once again dominating the sales charts. What are the top-selling electric cars and EV brands? Read on to find out.

For the first time in history, the best-selling vehicle in the world is electric. Tesla's Model Y just beat out the Toyota Corolla on the global sales charts. The Tesla Model 3 also ranked in the top 10.

Current U.S. fuel economy regulations stipulate an average of 49 mpg by 2026. The Department of Transportation has just proposed new legislation to improve that figure to 58 mpg by 2032. If passed, the new legislation will save drivers over $50 billion in fuel costs.

The EV charging network in North America isn't growing as rapidly as EV sales - and public charging isn't as reliable as it should be. Seven automakers have announced that, together, they plan on fixing this, committing to doubling the size of the EV fast charging network with 30,000 new chargers.

In the latest of a series of bold EV announcements, Ford is investing over $1.8 billion in upgrading its Canadian manufacturing complex, which will be transformed between 2024 and 2025 into a new EV-making facility. Ford will build vehicles as well as their batteries on-site.

Chrysler has been talking about an entire new line of all-electric vehicles to come. But will the long-awaited Airflow model be the first EV crossover for Chrysler, or will it be something else entirely?

Toyota has revised its electrification strategy, with governments and competitors applying increasing pressure to reach zero emissions. Toyota now plans to introduce 10 new EVs in the next three years, including a three-row EV SUV. Plus, its next-generation platform promises double the range.

With all the clever prowess and elegance of its big brother EQS, the new Mercedes-Benz EQE luxury sedan arrives to outshine Tesla and BMW in the electrified battle for a better EV and silent supremacy.

Vietnamese electric-car maker VinFast has put the first 999 VF8 EV SUVs on a boat destined for the U.S. The first VF8 models, which claim a 292-mile range according to the manufacturer, will be delivered by the end of 2022. It's the first of many models to come from the new brand.

Production of the 2023 Honda CR-V has begun in Canada. In addition to regular gasoline drivetrain options, a new hybrid version offers more power and torque, a higher top speed, and greater towing capacity. The company expects the latest CR-V hybrid to account for half of the model's sales.

General Motors' new GM Energy could set up your home as a solar-powered energy station to power your house and EV. You might even get money back from your electric company.

A report recently released by European lobby group Transport & Environment suggests that, even at the oil industry’s most optimistic production estimates, synthetic carbon-neutral fuels may only be able to fill up 2% of the internal combustion cars on European roads.

In order to meet the demand for new electric cars, Ford has announced it will ramp up production to 600,000 electric vehicles annually by 2023. The electric car manufacturer will do so with new lithium iron phosphate batteries. Learn more about Ford's all-electric future right here on GreenCars.