Some U.S. states are doing a lot better than others in supporting the growing fleet of EVs, and California doesn’t top the list. Lotus rolls out an EV that appears to face off with the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S. And is BYD’s Blade battery headed into some Mercedes models? This and more, here at Green Automotive Reports.
Lotus has rolled out one other EV that’s anything however the small and light-weight the brand has signaled prior to now. The 2025 Lotus Emeya is a giant hatchback, the scale of a Porsche Taycan or Tesla Model S, with performance and handling expected to maintain up with each of those. Actual range figures land closer to those of the Taycan though, from first indications.
Mercedes is reportedly seeking to use BYD’s Blade LFP batteries in Chinese-market versions of its upcoming EVs—maybe even the next-generation, efficiency-focused EVs heralded by its Model 3–sized Concept CLA-Class. Might the identical apply within the U.S. or Europe?
And which U.S. states are falling short in supporting the growing EV fleet, and that are maintaining? The situation-data company HERE, with SBD Automotive, investigated, taking a look at a number of aspects beyond the sheer variety of chargers. It found a few of the same top and bottom state performers as last week’s J.D. Power study suggesting U.S. EV adoption is becoming polarized based partly on policy.
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