Why are Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid homeowners being suggested to not plug in?
Which SUV prices much less to lease as a plug-in hybrid than in normal gasoline kind?
That is our look again on the Week In Reverse—proper right here at Inexperienced Automotive Reviews—for the week ending July 21, 2023.
Among the best-received items of reports of the week got here Monday, when an almost $10,000 value lower on the Ford F-150 Lightning introduced the bottom Professional again all the way down to $51,990. However to place all of it in touch, meaning the bottom Lightning Professional now prices solely 25% greater than it did final 12 months.
2023 Ford F-150 Lightning
There are numerous nice offers on the market—for those who’re keen to broaden your buying to leasing. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid at present prices much less to lease than the non-hybrid Wrangler, thanks partially to the Industrial Electrical Car Tax Credit score that’s serving to subsidize a variety of EV leases.
Tesla introduced final weekend that it made the primary Cybertruck in Austin—though it included no particulars on the eagerly anticipated electrical truck and even whether or not this means mass manufacturing will ramp up any earlier. However on Wednesday, throughout its quarterly monetary replace, it revealed a number of extra tech tidbits about its Cybertruck—most notably, that Cybertruck battery cells will get a ten% increase in vitality density versus these used within the Mannequin Y. It hasn’t stated, although, whether or not this implies extra vary than the 250 to 500 miles initially claimed. The corporate has reportedly been readying a high-nickel model, so there could also be room to develop past this within the close to future.
2022 BMW i4 M50
In keeping with outcomes from the newest J.D. Energy APEAL research, trying on the first 90 days of possession, proprietor satisfaction is down for Tesla, whereas it’s up for different EVs. Standouts for top satisfaction this 12 months have been the BMW i4 and Genesis GV60.
The checklist of automakers confirming the swap to Tesla’s NACS cost connector continues to develop. Nissan on Wednesday turned the first Japanese automaker planning to undertake NACS in new U.S.-bound EVs in 2025, with an adapter arriving in 2024.
Tesla Supercharger
As a part of a roundup of doubtless weight-saving, range-boosting improvement and analysis work being finished by the Volkswagen Group within the U.S., VW confirmed it’s engaged on high-power wi-fi charging—with potential cost charges which might be properly into DC fast-charging territory. There was nonetheless no affirmation of the Tesla NACS cost port, though it’s into account.
Hyundai revealed the look of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe lineup, probably set to proceed together with Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid variations. To sum, it will get loads boxier and extra angular, with a glance and added performance that Hyundai says makes it optimized for the outside. It might even be a greater match alongside the upcoming Ioniq 7 electrical SUV.
2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron
All of the Audi electrical SUVs get the High Security Choose+ nod from the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS), the group underscored this week. That features the 2024 Q8 E-Tron household—previously often known as E-Tron SUV and Sportback—in addition to the This fall E-Tron household. Though it doesn’t embrace the unique E-Tron GT sedan.
Chilly-weather charging of the Toyota RAV4 Prime and Lexus NX 450h+ is being suggested towards as a part of a recall of those plug-in hybrids for a defective element that may result in a hearth. That is the primary propulsion-related recall of this much-loved PHEV that’s not a software program repair.
BrightDrop EV410
This was a giant week for EV-production-related information—together with future EVs, recalibrated expectations, and new markets. GM, as an illustration, has paused manufacturing of BrightDrop electrical vans at its Canadian meeting plant attributable to a reported battery scarcity—all whereas the automaker claims to be accelerating momentum. Within the second quarter GM offered lower than 2,000 of its EVs that aren’t the soon-to-be-discontinued Chevy Bolt EV or EUV.
Mazda is planning two EVs for North America set to be launched within the 2025-2027 timeframe, and it’s trying to localize American EV manufacturing quickly after that. However as a report lately underscored, Mexican-made Mazda EVs are trying more and more probably.
In keeping with a report, Tesla and BYD are in search of to make reasonably priced EVs in India—not collectively, however independently. Tesla would possibly probably use India as an export base, reportedly, whereas BYD may be pursuing a partnership with an area firm that would embrace batteries and a full line of EVs.
Jeep Avenger
And the Jeep model seems to have backtracked on its EV plans for Europe. Jeep revealed the Avenger final 12 months with the intent to promote a gasoline model on a really restricted foundation on the Continent—however it’s reportedly since expanded availability of the tank-and-tailpipe mannequin as a part of what the pinnacle of Jeep in Europe calls a “pragmatic” choice that received’t have an effect on the model’s intention to go all EV there by 2030.
Lastly, the EU has added new necessities for extra carefully spaced DC fast-charging stations in Europe. It features a charging community supporting heavy-duty vehicles and a requirement for hydrogen fueling stations by 2031—though if the formation of U.S. and European hydrogen networks up till now are any indication, the plan might have some fine-tuning alongside the way in which.
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