Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2021

California’s Canoo reveals an electric pickup truck that’s nearly as head-turning as the Tesla Cybertruck, but with some very different priorities. Rivian gives us a glimpse of how well its R1S electric SUV would work for car camping. And will the USPS get more electric mail-delivery trucks after all?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

California begins fighting back against the EPA's fuel economy freeze. Austria proposes letting electric cars drive faster. And BMW builds a new battery assembly line for its upcoming electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Hyundai recalls Ioniqs.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Volvo is pulling depleted batteries out of electric buses to use as energy storage for solar in a large apartment complex in Sweden. Argonne National Lab has developed a smaller, lighter, more efficient electric motor. All this and more on Green Car Reports. As California's high-speed.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Lyft is renting electric cars to its drivers in Colorado. California bans GM and others who want to limit its clean-air authority. All this, today at Green Car. Hyundai has confidence in truck platooning. Hybrid versions of Ford’s biggest SUVs are on the way.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2015

After more than four years of modern electric-car sales, it''s clear that some areas are more favorable for plug-ins than others. Whether it''s local incentives, available charging infrastructure, or just a cultural climate more attuned to green-car ownership, some parts of the U.S. RELATED: Half Of All.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Today, Tesla loses a fight to sell electric cars directly to customers in Michigan, California removes the limit on "green stickers" that allow plug-in hybrids solo access to carpool lanes, and Chevrolet's Bolt EV and Volt names create confusion for Koreans. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2019

And yes, the trucks picking up the trash can go electric, too. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tensions boiled over this week after EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler sent a note to Congress, accusing California Air Resources. It's a war of words in Washington over emissions and fuel economy standards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The Detroit News reported that GM will announce on Wednesday it will introduce a full battery-electric city car in the US. Green Car Reports fleshed that basic item out with additional details: The vehicle is the Chevrolet Spark EV, unveiled as the Chevrolet Beat EV, in India. Earlier post.). (In Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Lots of electric-car news today. Elon Musk hints at a possible second collaboration between Tesla Motors and Toyota, California now has more than 100,000 plug-in cars on its roads, and the Saleen Foursixteen shows exactly what it can do in a new video. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

EV sales in California are booming. We get to tell you what it’s like to ride in the Porsche Taycan electric car. All this and more at Green Car Reports. And Porsche pushes out specs and info, and pulls the final wraps off the Taycan, triggering a mother lode of stories from our editors.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 19, 2017

Today, we've got news on this year's electric Bolt EV (an ad!), the Senate's former electric cars (more than a century ago), a stand-down by EPA head and climate-denier Scott Pruitt, and California partnering with China on zero-emission vehicles. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Nissan and Cummins unveil a Frontier diesel pickup concept at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, an August electric-car gathering in California promises to be the world''s largest, and a new study says carsharing is eating into new-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The BlueIndy electric-car sharing service debuts in Indianapolis, a new highway spending bill could permanently lock hybrids out of carpool lanes, and Tesla Motors is the largest automotive employer in California. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2018

An Estonian electric car may come to life thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. California has approved record incentives for charging infrastructure. And Washington state has lost its electric-vehicle credits. All of this and more on Green Car.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 8, 2015

Today, we have findings from Tesla Motors' quarterly earnings call, an indication that the 2016 Chevrolet Volt will get solo California carpool-lane access, and General Motors' admission that it won't meet its goal of selling 500,000 hybrid and electric cars by 2017. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Tesla Model 3 is the fifth best-selling car in the United States. California overrules the EPA's emissions freeze. Mazda announces its electric lineup with a familiar engine acting as a range extender. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Honda recalls the 2019 Insight. The Tesla.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 6, 2017

Today, France will mandate zero-emission cars, Rolls-Royce will skip hybrids, California wants to put more tax money toward electric cars, and Tesla fights with the IIHS over Model S safety. All this and more on Green Car Reports. That's what happened.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Which California EV startup is partnering with Hyundai? And which California EV startup is aiming for a Tesla-topping 400-mile range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 14, 2020.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

California considers upping its electric-car rebate. And electric cars may not be so innocent when it comes to parking in designated charging spots. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. We spend three days with the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace for a real-world review.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2018

Tesla reveals its Model Y launch window, EPA and California may still agree on emissions, a fast-charge network is coming for Bolt Maven drivers, and German electric luxury sedans aim higher than the Model S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Reports put production of the Tesla Model Y starting in fall 2019.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, a look at how much it would cost to make Tesla Supercharger stations as common as gas stations, California emissions rules and the states that follow them, and a report that China may cut back its ambitious electric-car goals. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Today, we've got a couple of Volkswagen electric-car stories, California's plans to eliminate fossil fuels, a very long-range electric bus, and a look at the whys and whethers of China's recent bombshell announcement. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV fight for plug-in hybrid and electric car sales dominance in Canada. California plans to go carbon-free for electricity by 2045. And we ask what the most exciting electric car coming in 2019 may be. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2017

Today, we've got Tesla Model 3 poll results and a new poll too, news on Ford's electric-car plans, California's encouraging sales results, and some stunning images of yesterday's dream cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 4, 2018

Today, we've got an apt pupil (China) learning from the master (California), a diesel crossover that's MIA, our context to keep perspective on the EPA's announced plans to let cars emit more, and some new info on the 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2018

Today, we've got electric-car news from VW Group, war brewing between the EPA and California, the reason Germany electric-car sales are rising rapidly, and some thoughts on why Ford might bring back the Escape Hybrid in future. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Within two or three months, there will be more than 200,000 plug-in electric cars on U.S. California''s Center for Sustainable Energy released a new report this month that depicts the owners of different models having different reasons for their purchases. MORE: Green Car People: Who Buys.'

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2020

California’s getting tough on its emissions rules. Mercedes is stepping its EQS electric flagship forward. And Elon Musk picks all the numbers for winks and nods in a pricing move potentially aimed to undercut rival Lucid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Arrival sets up for U.S. production.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 12, 2017

Today, we're heartened by a cheesy ad, we've got details on the Volkswagen diesel deception, California hopes to improve its electric-car incentives, and some owners say their BMWs are spontaneously combusting. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Electric cars are slowly moving into the mainstream.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ He has a Ph.D.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2015

Today, we have a prediction that BMW will make virtually its entire lineup electric, Fisker's plan to build cars in California, and a blisteringly quick Ford Mustang electric drag racer. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Tesla hit six million cumulative EV sales, and we roundup all the achievements. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. More energy-dense batteries coming in the near future aren’t just destined for fully electric vehicles. GM is reportedly seeking a deal with CATL.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2019

And a California startup company wants to turn CO2 into gasoline. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Audi's new version of the electric E-tron. Tesla is introducing a larger stationary battery pack for businesses. The Kia Optima Hybrid merges back in for 2020 with minor changes.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 5, 2020

GM’s plan for an all-electric future just took a step closer to reality. The Fiat 500e is coming back, but maybe not to California. Lucid is aiming to sell and service its cars in some of the same ways as Tesla. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Wednesday GM detailed its Ultium.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 24, 2017

Today, we've updated our glossary of green-car terms, profiled the oldest Toyota Prius hybrid in the world, read through a 24-page report on VW's Electrify America plans for electric-car charging, and covered a future diesel Jeep. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Today, we drive the 107-mile 2016 Nissan Leaf electric car, the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid U.S. launch is delayed, and California runs out of carpool-lane "green stickers" for plug-in hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Environmental groups respond.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Today, Bentley considers an electric car, General Motors admits the Cadillac ELR has no future, and California continues to lead the nation in electric-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on last week's news with our Week in Reverse feature and video.

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