Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2020

What’s the best green car among those new in 2020 for the 2021 model year? Each year we start with a shortlist, and the qualifications for that have evolved as electric vehicles have become not only feasible for the mass market, but cleaner.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

That plus leadership in all aspects of charging make it Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. The 2024 Kia EV9 comes in Light, Wind, Land, and GT-Line trim levels, and so far Green Car Reports has only driven the top-spec GT-Line, offering up 379 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque in its all-wheel-drive layout.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2023

as a key market for a compact electric SUV? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has revealed a compact EV, called the Urban SUV Concept, for the European market. Lucid is revamping its range-topping Grand Touring trim. And is Toyota still seeing the U.S. Could it be a further.

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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 Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2023

EVs still make up a tiny portion of the non-luxury market, yet a plunge in the raw materials needed for EV batteries could make them more affordable. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This morning, Green Car Reports. Fewer EVs with connections to China may soon be tax-credit-eligible.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda still has no affordable, mass-market EV—an equivalent to the Civic, you might say. The Ioniq 6 is cheaper than the Model 3. Rivian aims to halve its EVs carbon footprint. And yes, EVs will drive electricity cost down. Based on.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Have you waited out the market roller-coasters of the past couple years? Vinfast shifts to dealership sales. Mercedes-Benz tweaks its EV lineups for more range—real-world especially. And want an exciting EV under $40,000?

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM has announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Ford is offering some sweet Mustang Mach-E deals to fleets. And yes, GM is planning to bring plug-in hybrids back. It’s a shocker that may have many longtime.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A series of pandemic-related delays means that we close 2020 without as many new fully electric models on the market as we anticipated at the beginning of the year.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2023

And Tesla’s share of the EV market is shrinking. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia EV9 is one of the most efficient EVs with three rows of seating. Toyota pushes along on solid-state battery tech. Should it cut prices again?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2014

Only hybrids performed very well on both the green rating and the smog index. China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) recently released its 2014 Green Car China Annual Report , an evaluation of mainstream vehicles on sale in China by their lifecycle impacts and their health impacts. Green rating.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On March 7, Rivian will reveal its mass-market R2—even though. Kia recalls some of its EVs over an issue that’s definitely not of the over-the-air type. And does an all-night diner like Waffle House make sense for EV charging?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is the first mass-market SUV built on GM’s Ultium EV toolkit. We drive the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV. Ford is scaling back EV production. And can public charging be fixed with better error codes?

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV arrives later this year, and Green Car Reports recently got up close with it. And Volkswagen has confirmed that it’s working on a $22,000 VW EV created in Europe and intended primarily for the European market—at a price of only about $22,000.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia EV5 was officially revealed in China, but it appears to be a sweet spot in the vehicle market that would. The Kia EV5 bows from China but looks ready to tackle ID.4. And why do EV owners see more quality issues?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In 2025, Subaru will start adopting the Tesla NACS charge port for its American-market electric vehicles. Polestar suggests it can be greener with an SUV. And don’t listen to the doom talk; EV sales continue to rise. Further, Subaru EVs will get Supercharger.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Several EVs are among the safest new vehicles on the market. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has detailed how its EVs can charge on the Tesla network. And Aston Martin has hit snooze on EVs in favor of plug-in hybrids.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2020

Global electric vehicle sales won’t fall as much this year as the whole vehicle market. Tesla reportedly adds bidirectional charging hardware to its cars. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And how much will you need to pay to get that Sonata Hybrid with the solar roof?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

On Monday, Green Car Reports will name its 2017 Best Car To Buy. It will be the seventh time we've given the award, and it's worth looking back to see how far green cars have progressed in those seven years.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. 4 gets more pep and a better interface for much of the lineup, at somewhat higher prices. The little Fiat 500e is a big test for the U.S. And how much rocket tech will the Tesla Roadster get? The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 4 lineup gets a higher price—although much of the lineup offers.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2022

More EVs on the market last year meant the median EPA range dropped somewhat. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Subaru shows some racy-looking EVs. And is profitability possible for EV fast-charging by the middle of the decade?

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2022

A Senator's "expensive" electric car turns out to be the cheapest one on the market, and helps make a point. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Fisker gives a look inside its upcoming affordable urban EV. A study sounds the alarm about fast-charging reliability. And higher coal prices are helping clean the grid.

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A quarterly report out this week underscored some of the complexities of the current EV market. So overall, EV sales are up in California versus the previous quarter, but with growth of the market as a whole they’ve skewed downward in market share. Privacy Policy.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Toyota’s bulking out its hybrid lineup with two more high-mpg hybrid-only models—and one of them is a market bestseller. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Genesis is planning a super-size electric SUV. And what goes into Tesla range estimates for trip planning?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Faraday Future hasn’t made a delivery yet, but it sees a “high volume production” model in 2024. EV sales on a global basis are growing fast. And Volvo is sounding a bit like Tesla with “mega casting” for EVs.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 6, 2021

The electric car sales charts aren’t just pointing to a Tesla market anymore. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A curbside charging project in Kansas City shows what could be done in many U.S. And could the most affordable Tesla for China be powered by cells from another EV maker?

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It''s time once more for our annual Best Car To Buy award. It''s the fifth time we''ve chosen the one car or lineup, newly introduced for this model year, that represents the best new green car to enter the market. To qualify, a car must be all-new or substantially updated from the previous model year.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 18, 2023

A CEO suggests the market shift to SUVs may be over. This and much more, here at Green Car Reports. California is clamping down on diesel polluters. And Volvo is switching some of its EVs to rear-wheel drive. Volvo on Tuesday revealed the return of rear-wheel drive, in more efficient single-motor EVs.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2022

We take a look at the technology and market potential of wireless charging for EVs. This and more, here at Green Car. Automakers are lining up second uses for EV batteries. Range anxiety still exists—without the anxiety—find researchers.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Vietnam’s Vinfast has big plans for EVs in the U.S. California’s infrastructure push focuses in on EV charging—and hydrogen delivery. GM readies its Cadillac Lyriq for spring production. And those thirsty Hellcats are finally on a retirement track. General Motors on Monday.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota is the latest automaker to dismiss the viability of an affordable EV —in this case, specific to the European market. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota pushes back about the viability of affordable EVs. Ram introduces a lineup of electric vans.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The first mass-market, in-house-developed EV from Honda will arrive in 2025 for North America, executives confirmed Wednesday as part of. Teslas aren’t losing much driving range over the long haul. Costco isn’t interested in EV charging yet.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

market EVs to customers tomorrow. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Vinfast says that it’s delivering its first U.S.-market A study suggests that brake and tire pollution may exceed that from tailpipes. And the Rivian R1T is making owners very happy. New results out this morning from survey giant J.D.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2022

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. market EV costs less than $1,000 to. Polestar battery tech is going into some fast, efficient watercraft. Toyota and CARB are cooperating. And EVs cost far less to “fuel” than gasoline vehicles. According to recent estimates from the Department of Energy, every U.S.-market

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

market future around hybrid trucks, electric ones, or both? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Is Nissan planning its U.S. And we get drive time in the very affordable and quick Volvo EX30, just as Volvo plans out its future around bidirectional charging in some of its other models.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And where can you buy a new electric car for about $10,000? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Indian automaker Tata has launched a $10,000 electric car for its home market. Lordstown is (slowly) making production Endurance electric trucks. With scheduled deliveries.

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