Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2023

And we take the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid for a winter drive. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe is the king of the plug-in hybrid. Shell snatches up Volta and its unique ad-subsidized charging model.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Subaru has given its plug-in hybrid a refresh for 2021. And we run through why some models didn’t make our Best Car To Buy shortlist. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. After announcing our finalists for Best Car To Buy 2021 earlier this week, today we looked into why.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Buy 83

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. roads--and we''re learning more about who buys them, and why. MORE: Green Car People: Who Buys.'

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2023

Which charging network did Shell announce plans to buy? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 20, 2023. The 2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe is the king of the plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2020

Cue that extra New Year’s confetti: We name our annual Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2020. The Audi E-Tron is our Best Car To Buy 2020. Rather than posting our usual roundup of past Best Car To Buy. This and more, today at GCR.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Over the past ten years, the green-car landscape has made progress in fits and starts. Since the 2011 Nissan Leaf that we named our original Best Car To Buy—rated at just 73 miles—electric cars have evolved rapidly. Lucid announced a model.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2020

California’s Karma is revealing a more modestly priced plug-in hybrid. And our Best Car To Buy shortlist is at the tech forefront. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Karma has revealed that a more affordable GS-5 plug-in.

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Karma Buy California Cars 93

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, a plug-in version of the much-lauded new minivan, won our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018 award because it brings a partially zero-emission vehicle into an entirely new market segment.

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2018 Green Cars Buy Minivan 84

Green Car Reports

APRIL 10, 2018

Honda has adopted an unusual strategy with its Clarity, creating a whole new model for its green car, separate from its mainstream midsized sedan, the Accord.

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Plug-in Honda Plug Hybrid 84

Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2018

Subaru buyers would seem to be the perfect group to be interested in buying plug-in cars: They love the outdoors and want to enjoy it unspoiled. Its only hybrid so far, the first-generation Crosstrek Hybrid, barely registered on the green-car scene. Yet the company has lagged in producing anything electric.

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Plug-in Plug Green Cars Buy 87

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Despite a long list of green-car debuts anticipated over the next couple of years, this year hasn't exactly brought a bevy of new electric models. As we wait for the market to blossom with new entries in coming years, we have three strong contenders for this year's top position—our Best Car To Buy 2019.

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Green Cars 2019 Buy Green 110

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2011

Today, there are several motivations for buying a car that plugs into the electric grid to recharge its battery pack. Once upon a time, people who bought (or built) electric vehicles were often science-minded, forward-thinking, eco-conscious drivers who sometimes had a hippie past. Times have changed.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2018

One of the best ways to get people to buy green cars is the same way automakers get consumers to buy any car—by making deals. Looking at October sales, among plug in cars other than Teslas, the bestsellers were those that offer the best deals from month to month. The list is compiled.

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Green Cars Green 2018 Cars 79

Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2018

Subaru buyers would seem to be the perfect group to be interested in buying plug-in cars: They love the outdoors and want to enjoy it unspoiled. Its only hybrid so far, the first-generation Crosstrek Hybrid, barely registered on the green-car scene. Yet the company has lagged in producing anything electric.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Green Cars 88

Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2023

We drive the first plug-in Dodge and get PowerShots. Hyundai shows a charging robot that could be used for self-driving cars or accessibility features. And Mexico is building a lot of EVs but not buying them. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Dodge Mexico Hyundai PHEV 88

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

As we’re on the eve of naming our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2019 award winner, a quick glance back at our previous winners offers several points of perspective. One of them is that the field has evolved tremendously since then, in such a relatively short time.

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Plug-in 2019 Buy Plug 126

Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2022

We drive the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid. And Tesla closes the door on buying leased vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first test of the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, we found this plug-in hybrid SUV to. Mercedes-Benz details its upcoming EQS SUV. won’t be basic.

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Jeep Kia SUV PHEV 108

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

What do you call an all-electric minicar that has elements of the Chevy Volt, can spin its drive wheels if you have a heavy foot--and still ranks as the most efficient plug-in car sold in the U.S. And it''s one of our five nominees for Green Car Reports'' Best Car To Buy 2014 award. MORE: Green.'

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Green Cars 2014 Chevrolet Buy 111

Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2017

The top 2018 Porsche Panamera that money can buy now comes with a plug. That’s according to Porsche Cars North America’s Chief Operating Officer Joe Lawrence, who said as much to Green Car Reports last week during the 2017 New York auto show.

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Porsche Plug Plug-in New York 96

Green Car Reports

MARCH 13, 2018

Today, we visited the place where old, non-compliant VW diesels go to rest, we have some surprisingly good news on auto emissions, and the cost of plug-in delivery trucks is clearly coming down. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Plug-in Plug Diesel Emissions 67

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Plug-in electric car sales numbers for October are coming in, the Ford Focus Electric is recalled, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak buys a Tesla Model S electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 30, 2017

If ever a green family vehicle had a rocky launch, it would be the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. Only two months after deliveries of the eagerly awaited plug-in hybrid seven-seat minivan began in April, sales were halted for several when a potentially faulty diode was identified. In June, 1,368 Pacifica Hybrid minivans in the U.S.

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Chrysler Minivan Green Green Cars 108

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Not all green cars are hybrids, diesels, or plug-ins. And with new fuel economy regulations now set through 2025, all cars are going to get more efficient--gasoline cars first and foremost. That breaks down.

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Green Cars 2013 Nissan Green 149

Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2014

The green car scene has never had more variety than it does today. You could, if you wanted to, walk into a dealership today and buy regular gasoline and diesel cars, natural gas vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles and soon, hydrogen cars. So this is our run-down of the five green.'

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Green Cars Green Cars Gasoline-Electric 139

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Which cars are the final nominees for our 2017 Best Car To Buy award—and which ones didn't make the cut? What was the new Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid like on our first chance to drive it? Friday, our.

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Prius Buy Cars Green Cars 147

Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2017

Today, we have good news on electric-car buyers, a grim EPA budget, an apparently failed new battery, and production of the first plug-in hybrid minivan to hit the market. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A proposed EPA budget.

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Minivan EPA Plug-in Plug 77

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2012

It's autumn, which means that new 2013 cars are now showing up in dealerships all across the country. With gas prices high and new fuel-economy standards in effect, automakers are rolling out new green cars of every type. Here's our selective list of the important new green models you'll be able to buy over the next year.

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Green Cars 2013 Green Plug-in 97

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Last week, we announced all six nominees for the Green Car Reports 2013 Best Car To Buy award. As we revealed, our nominees for the Best Green Car To Buy 2013 award are: 2013 Chevy Spark 2013 Ford C-Max (Hybrid ; Energi plug-in.

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Green Cars 2013 Buy Los Angeles 82

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a far, far better plug-in hybrid than its predecessor. It defaults to electric-only operation, it has 25 miles of EPA-rated electric range, and in electric operation, it is by far the most energy-efficient vehicle you can buy this year in the U.S.

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Prius Buy 2017 Toyota 60

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Green cars can''t help reduce emissions or save gasoline if no one buys them. sales of plug-in hybrids and electric cars have been strong in some areas, but weak in others--and it may be because dealers are emphasizing green too much. In the U.S.,

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Green Cars Dealers Green Sale 136

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Electric cars, hybrids, plug-ins, diesels, CNG- and gasoline-powered vehicles--they can all be green cars, and all are a part of the growing movement to cleaner emissions and better fuel efficiency. Just one of them will be Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2013.

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Green Cars 2013 Buy Green 74

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Hyundai is widely viewed as one of the most aggressive car companies in the world. In global industry terms, it's relatively young, having designed and sold its first car only in 1975.

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Green Cars Hyundai 2016 Green 60

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The first of our five nominees for Green Car Reports'' 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Audi A3 TDI, the diesel version of Audi''s new compact luxury sedan. DON''T.'

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2015 Audi Buy Diesel 143

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. “I’m very encouraged that carmakers now see as allies the utilities, plug-in advocates, community and regional efforts like ProjectGetReady.”

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Researching a new car can be hard work, especially with niche market vehicles like electric cars and plug-in hybrids.

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San Francisco Plug-in Plug Buy 92

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Today, the three finalists for our annual Best Car To Buy award, a powerful plug-in hybrid coupe from Volvo's Polestar, the importance of wireless charging, and the Netherlands takes the lead. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Now, the Netherlands plans to.

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Buy Netherlands Engine 2018 89

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Today, two new investigations related to the Volkswagen diesel scandal open in Europe, the 2017 Volvo S90 is slated to get a plug-in hybrid powertrain option, and we reveal the first nominee for our 2016 Best Car To Buy award. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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