Author: news@greencarreports.com (Stephen Edelstein)

The 2025 Volvo EX90 electric SUV is now undergoing its first recall, but it surely’s one that will not require a dealership visit. Volvo is recalling a comparatively small variety of 2025 EX90 SUVs–just 2,061—because a software issue could impair headlight operation, reducing visibility and increasing the danger of a crash. 2025 Volvo EX90 The EX90 has shutters that open to disclose the headlights. The lighting elements seen when the headlights are usually not in use are literally daytime running lights. Incorrect software could send a signal to the headlights to perform a “reference run” while driving, causing the shutters…

Chevy Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype debuts at Daytona 500 2025 Blazer EV SS serves as first electric pace automotive for signature NASCAR event NASCAR stays tied to gas-guzzling V-8s No major racing series revels in inefficient internal combustion quite as much as NASCAR, but this 12 months its biggest race will kick off with the silence of an all-electric powertrain—and the debut of one other glimpse of its fully electric future. The 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS won’t be racing, but it should serve because the official pace automotive, leading the sphere of gas-guzzling V-8 race cars to green flag…

Electric vehicles improved within the 2025 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study but plug-in hybrids got worse. Released Thursday, the annual study focuses on the speed of problems with recent vehicles, as reported by owners, with scores assigned based on problems per 100 vehicles. The brand new results are based on problems experienced by the unique owners of vehicles going back to the 2022 model 12 months. The sample included 34,175 responses from owners gathered from August through November of 2024. EVs improved by 33 problems per 100 vehicles in comparison with the previous 12 months’s study, while plug-in hybrids saw…

Last week’s U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announcement placing a freeze on the federal government’s EV charging infrastructure program has already prompted responses from a variety of industry interests—including not less than one which counts automakers amongst its membership. In a press release first reported by Reuters, the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) asked the Trump administration to revive the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which the organization called “an efficient and vital element of a very strategic energy policy that promotes U.S. innovation, domestic investment, and energy security.” The EDTA counts six automakers amongst its members. Ford, General…

DOT to review $7.5B federal EV charging program, funded with 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Keeps funding projects in progress but rescinds guidance for continued buildout Means latest state proposals for rules not yet released, months of delay for states’ funding Tesla has captured greater than $41 million in government money for the buildout The Trump Administration is stalling on dispersing more funds to U.S. states for the Biden Administration’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure program—one which Tesla has profited from handily. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program calls for 500,000 charging stations nationwide, and was funded with $7.5 billion…

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has ordered NHTSA to reconsider fuel economy standards DOT says higher fuel economy standards will result in higher prices and due to this fact an older, less-safe fleet Previous Trump agencies said higher mpg brought cost reductions and safety improvements The Trump administration is wasting no time in attempting to roll back federal emissions standards, nevertheless it appears to be working against a few of its own previous decisions in the method—even those made by the previous Trump administration. On Tuesday night, shortly after his confirmation, latest Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy sent a letter…

Cold-weather range loss stays a seasonal type of range anxiety for a lot of electric vehicle shoppers, but a brand new Genesis concept automotive goals to prove that EVs can thrive within the cold. Introduced on the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Genesis GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle concept turns the automaker’s GV60 electric crossover into an off-road rescue vehicle. To make the GV60 higher suited to this role, Genesis swapped the wheels for tracks, adding carbon-fiber fender flares to guard them—and presumably to maintain bystanders from being pelted by snow thrown up by them. Genesis GV60 Mountain…

Nissan reassesses plans to construct a fifth EV model within the U.S., but 4 remain set Shift of Mississippi plant to EVs has in recent months been pushed out to 2028 Plans to construct a small electric crossover there have reportedly been canceled Nissan has abandoned plans to provide a selected small crossover electric vehicle within the U.S., Automotive News reported Wednesday. In response to the report, Nissan made plans to construct the EV—codenamed PZ1L—at its Canton, Mississippi, plant for U.S. sale. But amid evolving product plans, it’s reportedly now consolidating production of that vehicle to its Sunderland, U.K., plant.…

Southern California shoppers might rise up to 70% off hydrogen fuel-cell Mirai Bay Area customers can get discounts too Sales have slowed, and the worth of hydrogen has soared In case you live in Southern California, you’ll be able to buy a brand new Toyota for about the price of the most cost effective subcompact automotive—with $15,000 of free fuel. That automotive is the 2024 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan. CarsDirect reports that Toyota is offering discounts of as much as 70% off the bottom XLE grade, which is generally priced at $51,285 (including destination). That brings the worth right…

Stellantis has reportedly cancelled a bigger-battery version of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck that the automaker previously said would offer 500 miles of range. In response to a Wednesday Mopar Insiders report, the truck brand is now telling suppliers that the long-range model has been cancelled, and to stop work and spending on any parts related to it. A Stellantis spokesperson would only say Ram’s decision to launch the Ramcharger first and shift focus is driven by consumer interest. 2025 Ram 1500 REV The report back to drop the larger battery leaves the 168-kwh pack—also double-layer—which Ram previously…