Green Car Reports

MAY 15, 2016

Following the departure of two top manufacturing executives, electric-car maker Tesla Motors has hired a manufacturing executive from German luxury maker Audi. The company announced the news late Friday in a release sent to news media.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It’s increasingly clear that the German prestige brands plan to launch luxury electric cars that will go head-to-head with upstart Tesla Motors and its Model S and Model X. But a sexy, fast, comfortable, luxurious electric car will not be enough to compete effectively.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2015

Over the next few years, the German luxury establishment--including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche--is expected to launch a barrage of electric car models in a belated attempt to take on startup Tesla Motors. For some time, it's been understood that one of those models will be an all-electric SUV from Audi.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

With European prestige-car makers scrambling to respond to the unexpected and disruptive arrival of electric-car company Tesla Motors, a host of luxury car brands have been showing off their electric concepts.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In response to the success of Tesla Motors, established German luxury automakers are getting serious about electric cars. Audi and Porsche are both planning new all-electric models, and BMW is expected to expand its "i" range with at least one new model as well.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2016

Looking at their future product plans, the established German luxury carmakers have now clearly started to take electric-car maker Tesla Motors seriously. Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche are all expected to launch at least one Tesla-targeting electric vehicle apiece over the next few years.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It's been clear for a couple of years now that the German luxury makers feel they need competitive responses to the startling emergence of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. One by one, the concept vehicles--and production plans--have appeared, first the Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept and most recently the Porsche Mission E.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2016

After several years of dismissing the Silicon Valley carmaker, established German luxury carmakers now seem to be taking Tesla Motors seriously. Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche are each planning long-range electric cars aimed at combating the American upstart.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Well, add one more name to the queue of luxury carmakers planning to compete head-to-head with Tesla Motors and its electric cars. According to Britain''s Autocar, Range Rover is now in the planning stages for a crossover vehicle that could target the upcoming Tesla Model X electric SUV.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, car dealers in California--home state of Tesla Motors--attack the electric-car maker for deceptive marketing and pricing practices. The new 2015 Audi A8 gets special new lightweight wheels, California regulates ridesharing apps, and the roster for Plug-In Day is up to 93 cities.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Volvo completes its wireless electric-car charging study, the 2015 Audi A3 sedan is priced from $29,900, and the new MINI Cooper is teased--again. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] hires ex-Apple VP Doug Field as its new Vice President of Vehicle Programs.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2017

The next couple of years promise to be quite interesting for electric cars. A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive province of Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The Tesla Model S has been on sale for just over four years now, and its global sales seem to be staying steady. They're strong enough, in fact, that Tesla Motors claims the electric car dominates its competitive segment.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 5, 2016

After sales of 150,000 or more electric luxury cars from Tesla Motors over four years, the first major wave of long-range electric cars from established luxury automakers is now on the way.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

By now, it's well known that the German prestige brands--Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche--will all offer at least one battery-electric luxury sedan or crossover utility vehicle sometime between 2017 and 2021. It's all in response to the startling success of Silicon Valley electric-car maker Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 Detroit Auto Show is upon us, and we''re bringing you all the details on the (few) greener vehicles from the show. The big news is a more efficient 2015 Ford F-150, plus the Audi Allroad Shooting Brake concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2015

BMW has had a battery-electric car (with an optional range extender) on the market for two years now. Audi and Porsche have announced battery-electric luxury models coming in two to four years that directly target Tesla. DON'T MISS: Confirmed: Porsche Mission E Electric Car Will Be Built.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 25, 2010

If anything was learned from this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit it was that the motoring industry is not what it used to be. NK Tesla Motors The Green Piece Toyota Volkswagen. Tags: Audi BMW Citroen Electric cars Honda Mitsubishi Nissan Peugeot Renault TH!NK

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2016

With the Tesla Model 3 set to be unveiled this Thursday, we expect the hype surrounding the new electric car to reach a fever pitch. But in the meantime, what can the Model 3's likely competitors tell us about the 200-mile, $35,000 sedan?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. The car would have been capable of making a lasting impression given the chance, outfitted, as it was, with the motor and gear box 1.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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