Category: eV

Do It In The Dirt — Electric Dirt Bikes Rock

A visit to Francisco Shi’s workshop is always an education. This afternoon he wanted to show me his new electric dirt bike as well as update me on his Pajero conversion project. He had just got back from a ride; the bike was dirty and being charged. He tells me it was a risky buy. […]

Canada to Mexico in a Hyundai IONIQ 5

In a recent press release, Hyundai Canada shared a customer story that should be interesting to people from all over North America. Why? Because the customer, Patrick Nadeau of Quebec, drove from there all the way to Mexico and back, proving along the way that the IONIQ 5 is more than suitable for road trips. […]

In the shift to EVs, are tailpipes a sign of the past?

ExhaustIt’s Earth Day. And in what’s become a Green Car Reports’ Earth Day tradition, it’s time to revisit a litmus test for how much the vehicle market has changed. The question: “When will buying vehicles with tailpipes be seen as morally wrong?” Or, to paraphrase and clarify: When will driving around your...

The Sodium-Ion Battery Is Coming To Production Cars This Year

Lithium is abundant, but difficult to extract and purify for use in batteries. Last year, the price of lithium carbonate peaked at over $80,000 per ton, although it has come down considerably since then. Oddly enough, people who don’t bat an eye about oil and gas wells within a few feet of homes and schools […]