Ioniq 6 efficiency, Honda CR-V hybrid, Canoo lifeline, Tesla Powerwalls backing up the grid: The Week in Reverse

This is our glimpse back again at the Week In Reverse—right listed here at Environmentally friendly Car or truck Stories—for the 7 days ending July 15, 2022.

Hyundai confirmed the U.S. arrival of its Ioniq 6 electrical sedan for the to start with quarter of 2023, and it disclosed a small additional facts about this stunner this week. We appeared at how, regardless of the prevalent platform and quite a few frequent elements, the Ioniq 6 can make a pretty different structure statement than the Ioniq 5. And we outlined how the Ioniq 6 could go drastically better in performance and driving selection, because of to a collection of engineering enhancements. It will be the to start with Hyundai with whole around-the-air updates, way too. 

2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid Sport Touring

We however observe the shift to hybrids since it will allow each domestic, no matter if they have charging access or not, to lower their oil dependence, and two crucial hybrid designs ended up disclosed this week. A new generation of the Honda CR-V is set to pack a new technology of Honda’s two-motor hybrid program with extra motor torque, the 2023 CR-V will emphasize the hybrid aspect extra, aiming for fifty percent of the product line’s income. And the Toyota Crown was also discovered as a “reimagined” sedan that raises the trip peak and roofline a bit vs . the Avalon it replaces, and provides some SUV cues. It’s the 1st motor vehicle to include Toyota’s Hybrid Max performance-hybrid program, which drives the wheels immediately with motor torque in entrance and in back—perhaps with reduced highway efficiency than the V-6 it replaces, although. 

2023 Toyota Crown

GM and Pilot this week shipped some huge charging news. They introduced what could possibly be the best open up-network obstacle to Electrify The usa: a coastline-to-coast EV rapid-charging community facilitated with EVgo and consisting completely of 350-kw CCS hardware, at Pilot Flying J journey centers. It aims to put in chargers each individual 50 miles—yes, with some income from the federal EV charging infrastructure buildout—and 500 stations in an original phase mounted from 2023 to 2025. 

GMC Hummer EV at Pilot journey center

The EV startup Canoo, which recently questioned its possess financial viability, was offered a new jolt of lifetime this week with an settlement from Walmart to acquire 4,500 of its electric vans for very last-mile shipping and delivery. 

GM exposed additional teaser pics for the Cadillac Celestiq electric powered flagship sedan, and it verified that the design will debut in exhibit-auto sort July 22. New photos verified throne-like seating for four, a fastback rear roofline, and monitor authentic estate that addresses the total sprint. 

Cadillac Celestiq teaser

Panasonic picked the Kansas Town, Kansas place for what it statements will be the premier battery plant in the entire world (confirmed by investment amount of money, and maybe by GWh and spot)—a “mega-factory” that will offer Tesla and other automakers with cylindrical cells. The battery maker also discovered it anticipates a 20% electricity density enhance for its EV batteries by 2030—perhaps supporting downsize batteries, lengthen range, or each. 

Some Tesla Powerwall proprietors, in a pilot system with California’s PG&E, will lender electrical power in their battery packs with each other as a “virtual electric power plant” to back up the grid. Specified a money incentive constructed into the program, it could be a win-gain for all involved and, hopefully, a proof stage for V2G. 

Tesla Powerwall 2.

The German provider Mahle promises that it has a “wear-free” motor that can produce 90% of its max output continually, assembly larger benchmarks of toughness that might be great for towing or efficiency cars—thanks to a new variety of cooling procedure. 

Redwood Resources is now the official recycler for all Volkswagen and Audi EV batteries in North The us, the organizations introduced before this week. VW and Audi join Ford and Toyota, among the businesses aiming to get better a significant amount of raw elements. 

2021 Volkswagen ID.4

Will more rapidly-charging battery cells make it possible for smaller battery packs and, so, lighter EVs with a decreased dependence on cherished metals? That’s the premise behind a variety of battery startups, and it may possibly be the crucial to unlocking some decrease-priced EVs for Us residents. 

A charging robot called Ziggy may possibly deliver a good deal of ease for venues and parking buildings that cannot simply dedicate a sure variety of parking places to EV charging. It provides a charger cable and connector on wheels, furthermore a screen that can exhibit advertising and marketing. 

Ziggy EV charging robot kiosk

Hyundai is issuing a safety remember of 2017-2018 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid types over an problem that could lead to a backseat fireplace. The recall by itself, to change a power relay, is truly a do-in excess of of a single issued in 2018. 

Automakers proposed the idea of presenting versatile, person-selectable pedestrian warn seems to satisfy EV “quiet car” rules, and this week the federal federal government claimed no. 

A selection of U.S. states are racing to submit electrical automobile charging-infrastructure programs in advance of a September 30 deadline to acquire federal resources that are component of $5 billion established apart for a nationwide network of stations. Concurrently, states are drawing out the Option Fuel Corridors desired for charging stations to qualify.  

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV

And though we’ve acknowledged that potential buyers want place-of-sale EV rebates to EV tax credits, a the latest study requires that a phase additional: Buyers like them so a lot that they’d choose a lesser amount of “cash on the hood”—thus preserving the federal government and taxpayers. It is a lot more equitable, much too, assert the authors of the examine with these results. 

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