Which firm introduced greener alternative tires for the Tesla Mannequin 3?

Which upcoming EV fashions can be delayed on account of software program points?

That is our look again on the Week In Reverse—proper right here at Inexperienced Automobile Experiences—for the week ending Could 12, 2023.

In a drive review 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 Experiences additionally drove the Vinfast VF 8 this week, a yr after a brief spin in prototype kind on the monitor. After some vital highway 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 bundle for the Ocean electrical SUV, known as Power E. The brawny model bowed the identical day that Fisker revealed some reality checks about its timeline and enterprise—together with a 2023 goal lowered from 50,000 automobiles to 32,000-36,000 automobiles, and the delay of its Pear EV to 2025. That got here along with information that the corporate has now started Ocean deliveries in Europe, six months after contract maker Magna began manufacturing in Austria, with homologation points credited for the delay. 

Fisker Ocean Power E

Volvo teased a mixture of modern and conventional design in a smaller electric SUV to be called 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 the US and China,” together with a three-row electric SUV by 2026. It additionally teased the profile of a future flagship EV.

First U.S. deliveries of the Polestar 3 and Volvo EX90 may be delayed due to a software-related situation pertaining to those fashions’ shared platform, the businesses confirmed Thursday. Underneath an adjusted timeline, each will arrive throughout 2024, as will the Polestar 4 which is unaffected by the difficulty.

2024 Polestar 3

Ought to tire and aftermarket service chains concentrate on EVs? None do proper now, and in response to outcomes from the survey large J.D. Energy, they may acquire some enterprise in doing so from EVs’ greater replacement-tire needs. 

A bolt-on “plug and play” equipment claims to create a fully electric classic Mini for less than $20,000—not counting the price of the donor automotive or set up. That solely affords an estimated 80 miles of vary, but it surely may doubtlessly flip heads greater than a brand-new Mini Cooper SE. 

Rimac, the corporate identified for electrical supercars and propulsion smarts, is making use of its know-how to an energy-storage business called Rimac Energy. It already claims to have developed a battery structure decreasing effectivity losses by 50% and reducing footprint by 40%. 

2023 Tesla Mannequin 3

Goodyear is greening its replacement tires for the Tesla Model 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 highway noise, and for now the particular formulation is simply provided within the Mannequin 3’s dimension.  

And have associates, household, otherwise you tried to search out an EV in inventory to drive and purchase? A nationwide research of the electrical automobile buying expertise from the Sierra Membership, following the format of earlier research going again to 2016, reveals that dealerships are no longer the choke point in EV adoption. It’s the automakers themselves, not offering as many EVs as dealerships need. 

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