Which firm introduced greener substitute tires for the Tesla Mannequin 3?
Which upcoming EV fashions might be delayed as a result of software program points?
That is our look again on the Week In Reverse—proper right here at Inexperienced Automobile Reviews—for the week ending Could 12, 2023.
In a drive overview of the 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge and Volvo C40 Recharge, we sampled Volvo’s shift again to rear-wheel drive for the primary time in a long time—together with benefits that embody extra vary and effectivity, in addition to a greater driving expertise.
2023 Vinfast VF 8 Metropolis Version
Inexperienced Automobile Reviews additionally drove the Vinfast VF 8 this week, a 12 months after a brief spin in prototype type on the observe. After some vital street time in a delivery-ready Metropolis Version model, the VF 8 stays half-baked and riddled with points.
Fisker revealed a “onerous core” off-road package deal for the Ocean electrical SUV, referred to as Drive E. The brawny model bowed the identical day that Fisker revealed some actuality checks about its timeline and enterprise—together with a 2023 goal lowered from 50,000 autos to 32,000-36,000 autos, and the delay of its Pear EV to 2025. That got here along with information that the corporate has now began Ocean deliveries in Europe, six months after contract maker Magna began manufacturing in Austria, with homologation points credited for the delay.
Fisker Ocean Drive E
Volvo teased a mixture of modern and conventional design in a smaller electrical SUV to be referred to as EX30. It’s set for a reveal June 7, and U.S. reservations will open the identical day.
As a part of an annual monetary roundup, Toyota’s new CEO revealed plans to launch ten new EVs “primarily in america and China,” together with a three-row electrical SUV by 2026. It additionally teased the profile of a future flagship EV.
First U.S. deliveries of the Polestar 3 and Volvo EX90 could also be delayed due to a software-related concern pertaining to those fashions’ shared platform, the businesses confirmed Thursday. Below an adjusted timeline, each will arrive throughout 2024, as will the Polestar 4 which is unaffected by the problem.
2024 Polestar 3
Ought to tire and aftermarket service chains deal with EVs? None do proper now, and in accordance with outcomes from the survey large J.D. Energy, they might acquire some enterprise in doing so from EVs’ higher replacement-tire wants.
A bolt-on “plug and play” equipment claims to create a totally electrical traditional Mini for lower than $20,000—not counting the price of the donor automobile or set up. That solely affords an estimated 80 miles of vary, however it may doubtlessly flip heads greater than a brand-new Mini Cooper SE.
Rimac, the corporate recognized for electrical supercars and propulsion smarts, is making use of its know-how to an energy-storage enterprise referred to as Rimac Vitality. It already claims to have developed a battery structure lowering effectivity losses by 50% and slicing footprint by 40%.
2023 Tesla Mannequin 3
Goodyear is greening its substitute tires for the Tesla Mannequin 3—with carbon black sourced not by combustion however by a course of utilizing renewable electrical energy and methane. The high-performance ElectricDrive GT tires assist hush street noise, and for now the particular formulation is simply supplied within the Mannequin 3’s measurement.
And have buddies, household, otherwise you tried to search out an EV in inventory to drive and purchase? A nationwide examine of the electrical car purchasing expertise from the Sierra Membership, following the format of earlier research going again to 2016, exhibits that dealerships are not the choke level in EV adoption. It’s the automakers themselves, not offering as many EVs as dealerships need.
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