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Chevy Bolt EV drivers could get a discount on the Equinox EV. The Silverado EV gets an arrival date and a price cut. And the Taycan holds true to the original mission of the Mission E. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Numbers alone aren’t what make a car thrilling or great. But they’re often what gets the conversation started.
SEVILLE, Spain – When the Porsche Taycan debuted in 2020, it was a revelation. At the time, its closest all-electric rival was the Tesla Model S – the Taycan was also ridiculously quick, but represented a more complete package with sharp handling, trustworthy brakes and more repeatable performance. In the time since, the related Audi E-Tron GT and more luxurious alternatives such as the Mercedes EQS, EQE, and Lucid Air have mounted challenges, but none have touched the Taycan in terms of holistic performance. Doing so would likely mean adding an extra digit to the price tag by opting for niche EVs from Rimac or Pininfarina.
Volvo has quickly reacted to the entry of Asian manufacturers into the electric SUV space rounding off their XC40 Recharge range with this single-motor variant that now positions the electric XC40 alluringly close to the alternatives. As part of the barter then, the customer gets one less motor (as the name suggests)and a smaller 69kWh battery pack. The good thing is, that since the powertrain now draws less on power, the range has effectively stayed the same. The E60 gets a WLTP-rated range of 475km, which should translate to at least 400km in the real world. An even more attractive proposition is when you realise that Volvo has kept most of the components from the range-topping E80, meaning that you still get the 150kW DC fast-charging capability, and a 22kW home wall box should charge fully in 4 hours.
Customisation is in vogue at the moment, but too much choice can be confusing. In our configurator challenge, Drive team members scroll through a manufacturer’s website to create their ideal combination for a certain model.
Part of the answer lies in disproportionate relevance. Despite relatively low – though fast-growing – sales figures, electric cars are the one segment set to have the biggest impact on every Aussie motorist over the next decade.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The cooling electric-car market is sending ripples across the industry, especially in the United States where a law banning the sale of new vehicles powered by an internal-combustion engine hasn't been passed — no one's making you buy an EV, at least not yet. Carmakers are shifting their future plans to take slowing EV sales into account, and hybrid technology is beginning to look more like an ideal middle ground, rather than a stepping stone at best and a flawed compromise at worst. Polestar, which only sells EVs and plans to roll out more in the coming years, isn't worried about this trend.
Of all electric cars it strikes me that the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the first to have been developed from the outset as a pure driver’s car.