Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Which electric truck detailed this week got a lower price and more range than originally announced?

Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales?

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 6, 2024.

In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan, we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more.

2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

Drivers of the Chevy Bolt EV may qualify for a $3,000 discount on the Chevy Equinox EV. It’s part of a limited-time offer good only through the end of April and arrives at a time when first Equinox EVs are reportedly in transit to dealerships. And the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST electric truck got a lower price than anticipated, as well as more miles of EPA range than it was originally supposed to get. But with first deliveries not expected until mid-year, it’s nearly a year late—so GM has sweetened the deal for reservation-holders who’ve stuck it out with a complementary bidirectional-compatible charger.

More energy-dense batteries coming in the near future aren’t just destined for fully electric vehicles. As several executives suggested this past week at the New York Auto Show, they’re also a key to enable the next generation of 70-mile plug-in hybrids, as incentivized by California, without compromise.

Nissan Surf-Out concept

Within last week’s 2030 plan presented by Nissan, emphasizing more affordable EVs, the automaker said that it will pair with Mitsubishi for the joint development of a Nissan Frontier pickup replacement in EV and PHEV forms. Between the lines, Nissan reportedly plans to use Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid system in its own PHEVs, while Mitsubishi will use Nissan’s EV tech—and the upcoming pickup could potentially use both. And with a recent interview with Nissan’s chief planning officer for North America, Green Car Reports got a clearer overarching vision of how Nissan might electrify trucks and SUVs for the U.S.

2024 Rivian R1T

Could the safest pickup be fully electric? The Rivian R1T makes a strong argument for that; it just landed atop the IIHS Top Safety Pick+