Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Today, after lots of anticipation, we revealed our Best Car To Buy 2018. We've also got possibly good news on the electric-car tax credit, clearly bad news on EPA plans to kill the Clean Power Plan, and best green-car deals for November. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tax Credit Green Cars 2018 Tax 71

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2018

When the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car was unveiled last fall, the company said it would have a range of "140 miles or more." The EPA combined range rating for the second-generation Leaf is officially 151 miles. That had risen to "150 miles or more" by the end of last year, and now we have the final confirmed figure.

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2018 EPA Nissan Miles 107

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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EPA California China Emissions 82

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The EPA may publish window stickers for all new cars that list their fuel efficiency, but it's not clear the agency's acting administrator has read them.

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EPA San Francisco Electric Cars Cars 103

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Today, a possible plug conflict for electric cars, a redefinition from the EPA chief, a study suggesting Big Oil will wane, and our latest Twitter poll. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Meanwhile, we've still got.

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EPA Oil Plug Electric Cars 79

Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2017

on Tesla battery life, cover an EPA shocker, go over the basics of electric-car charging, and more. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The battery life of Tesla Model S electric cars is looking pretty good, so far. Today, we review data (and lots of charts!) land, water, and.

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EPA Electric Cars Coal Charging 87

Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2018

The EPA has given the OK to dirtier glider trucks. A new material could make for better electric-car batteries. And we ask how many electric miles are enough for a plug-in hybrid in our latest Twitter poll. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla inks a deal to build a new factory in Shanghai.

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EPA Electric Cars Chinese Cars 74

Green Car Reports

MAY 9, 2017

Today, a transmission dies, a smaller crossover appears, Oregon wants to give car salespeople money, and the fossil-fuel industry may soon apparently run the EPA. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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EPA Electric Cars Oregon 2017 75

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Today, we've got more electric-car sales reporting, Ford's plans for its future (light on product specifics), a deadline for telling the EPA what you think, and an unlikely coalition of energy lobbyists. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Plug-in EPA Future Ford 79

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

AUGUST 28, 2019

What's the minimum necessary range for an electric car? The longest-range 2019 Tesla, the Model S Long Range, gets an EPA range rating of 370 miles. So the idea of an electric car with 1,000.

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Aptera Miles Electric Cars North America 167

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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Escape EPA California Future 64

Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2017

Today, we run down a whole host of electric cars that Chinese buyers saw and we didn't, look at a potentially risky move by Tesla on its affordable Model 3, and explain why the EPA has eradicated all mention of climate science from its website. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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EPA Electric Cars Cars Tesla 83

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2017

Today, more Tesla Model 3 news, coal may supplant climate change at the EPA, the fate of diesels could be dire, and big rigs won't be in the self-driving fast lane—and least not yet. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We asked our.

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Coal 2018 EPA Climate Change 85

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Kandi America announced Tuesday that the lowest-priced of its two small, Chinese-made electric cars has been EPA certified and cleared for California roads, and the company is preparing to start deliveries in the state.

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Tax Credit California Electric Cars Miles 169

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Brace yourself, electric-car fans and advocates. DON''T MISS: EPA''s Coal-Plant Emissions Rules.' It may be a bumpy ride for the next few days.

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Minnesota Electric Cars Coal Green 167

Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2017

Today, uncertainty over EPA emission testing, GM's electric-car goal, concern over the fate of more capable start-stop systems, and a 5-minute battery recharge? All this and more on Green Car Reports. Romania has doubled its electric-car purchase incentives; they're now more than $10,000 for a new car.

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Recharge EPA Romania GM 76

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The British parent of Virgin Media plans to use Virgin's broadband wiring to build public electric-car charging stations. Electric-car charging info site Chargeway sets up its first installations in Portland, Oregon. And the EPA appointed a noted skeptic of climate action. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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EPA Portland Oregon Charging 77

Green Car Reports

JUNE 16, 2020

Tesla has accomplished another electric-car first with its Model S. “Starting today, all North American Model S Long Range Plus vehicles have an official EPA-rated range of 402 miles,” Tesla announced in a company post Monday afternoon.

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Range Miles Electric Cars Tesla 151

Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2017

Today, a pair of diesel approvals from the EPA, all the details on the startling and very cool Bollinger B1 all-electric utility truck, grim news about climate scientists, and a question to mull: are gasoline cars doomed to suffer the fate of the horse? All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Electric cars keep getting cleaner, despite efforts by the EPA and NHTSA to roll back pollution standards on cars and powerplants. That's the conclusion of the latest report from the Union of Concerned Scientists which annually measures the environmental impact of driving an electric car.

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Cleaner Electric Cars 2018 EPA 148

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2013

Ask the average person how far an electric car will go on a charge, and they'll probably say "around 100 miles". In reality, most electric cars have an EPA range lower than that--the Tesla Model S an honorable exception--but driving conditions can have a large effect on just how far they'll go.

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EPA Electric Cars Range Cars 128

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a list of top "fuel sippers," compiled from its fuel-economy ratings. That's because they're all electric cars. What Is Efficiency For Electric Cars? Published on the EPA's Fueleconomy.gov website, the list includes. But none of them actually use any fuel at all.

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EPA Fuel Electric Cars Fuel Economy 60

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The EPA quit speaking to California in their dispute over emissions rules. Half of Consumer Reports top picks for 2019 include hybrids or plug-in cars. And Audi makes good on advertising the performance benefits of an electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Fuel Economy EPA Audi Economy 69

Green Car Reports

JULY 19, 2019

The EPA is delaying its proposal to freeze fuel-economy standards. BMW's new choice in CEO could relate to electric-car plans. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla opened its first fully V3 Supercharging station in Las Vegas. And Toyota inked new battery deals with two new suppliers.

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Las Vegas EPA BMW Toyota 70

Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2019

More states sign on to oppose the EPA's planned fuel-economy freeze. And readers weigh in on whether Arnold Schwarzenegger can sell more electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The European New Car Assessment. New safety scores are in for the Tesla Model 3—from Europe.

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EPA Fuel Economy Design Tesla 78

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 10, 2018

EPA proposes new looser standards for coal plants. A VW executive says electric cars could spell the end of front-wheel drive. All this and more on Green Car Reports. As world leaders gather at a climate conference in Poland, the U.S.

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EPA Poland Coal DC 71

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 6, 2020

Mercedes-Benz will source batteries from Chinese firm CATL for its upcoming EQS electric car. Scheduled to launch in certain markets next year, the electric luxury sedan is targeting a range of 435 miles, as measured on the European WLTP testing cycle. EPA testing cycles.

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Mercedes Miles Electric Cars Range 103

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Today, we preview the green production and concept cars of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan continues testing wireless inductive charging for electric cars, and the EPA says it all add on-road emissions testing for new diesel cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Los Angeles 2015 EPA Auto 60

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2021

However with an EPA estimated range of just 100 miles, many of the MX-30’s California owners might end up spending a lot of that drive time more concerned about where they’re going to charge next.

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Mazda Miles Re-Charge Electric Cars 152

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 81

Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2018

EPA staff levels are below legal levels. And an energy industry poll says Americans aren't fond of the electric-car tax credit. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla's recent layoffs have hit Solar City installers. Chevrolet issues a recall for the 2013 Volt. New reports.

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Chevrolet Volt EPA Solar 73

Green Car Reports

JULY 9, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla sees another eruption of copyright challenges in China, the natural-gas vehicle industry talks about diesel fuel, and we get the range and efficiency ratings from the EPA for the first Mercedes-Benz electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Mercedes Fuel Economy China Electric Cars 128

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Today, Tesla opens a gallery in Michigan, one of the states that bars it from actually selling cars to customers, automaker lobbyists fail to overturn EPA emissions rules, and BMW sets the goal of selling 100,000 plug-in cars next year. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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EPA BMW Emissions Michigan 60

Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2017

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to reopen the comment period for emissions rules, Volvo plans to launch a long-range electric car by 2019, and the Nio Eve concept previews an electric SUV from a Chinese startup. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Volvo Concept Emissions Electric Cars 82

Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2018

Today, the Jaguar I-Pace shows how electric cars can lead to new designs, Daimler said Smart will be all-electric by 2020, owners of 2018 Nissan Leafs spot fast-charging problems, and the EPA refutes 1,217 pages of its own scientific analysis with 38 pages of completely different conclusions. With its new.

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2018 EPA All-Electric Nissan 75

Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Detecting Tesla Model S electric-car changes, a video road test of the 2015 Subaru Legacy sedan, and new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) coal-plant rules that could spark a political battle. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Could future.'

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Coal 2015 EPA Green Cars 117