US charger reliability, Toyota hybrid manufacturing, Silverado EV WT vs. F-150 Lightning Professional: At this time’s Automotive Information

Toyota is in search of to spice up U.S. manufacturing of hybrid powertrains. The upcharge shall be excessive to get a Silverado EV with a 450-mile vary. And can information reporting necessities make the federal EV charging community dependable? This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Reviews.

With extra details about the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck (WT) trickling out forward of deliveries set to begin quickly—with new information that the WT and its base battery shall be accessible to retail prospects, however not different WT variations—we took a take a look at the Silverado EV WT vs. the F-150 Lightning Professional in value and vary.

Because it oversees the rollout of a $7.5 billion nationwide community of EV chargers, the federal authorities is tackling EV charger reliability within the U.S. Which means collaborating with firms on {hardware} and software program, and opening up an information portal for reporting uptime and error codes.

Toyota introduced final week that it plans to spice up its U.S. hybrid manufacturing to fulfill what it says is powerful demand for hybrid fashions. The identical manufacturing complicated in Kentucky is scheduled to begin making fuel-cell modules this yr.

And in case you missed it this weekend: EVs aren’t staying within the fleet so long as gasoline fashions, and as we search extra EV adoption it is a potential downside. What’s accountable?

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