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Electric Jeeps, Volvo C40 Recharge up close, 50 mpg for under $30,000: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which company thinks that CVTs are a good idea for electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 16, 2021. We got an up-close look at the Volvo C40 Recharge electric vehicle and its rounded.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge: Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist

Green Car Reports

Volvo’s vehicles have for years been unified around a mantra of safety and longevity, and Scandinavian design themes that are stylish and confident but not too over-the-top. The brand’s first electric vehicle, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, is a finalist for Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021.

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Volvo C40 Recharge review, Foxconn EVs, batteries for Dodge, Jeep, Ram EVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

We drive Volvo’s first electric vehicle that has no gasoline counterpart. And the Dodge electric muscle car and Ram electric pickup look set for American batteries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge is the first model that truly lays the groundwork for a.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018: Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in minivan

Green Car Reports

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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Toyota EVs, Aptera solar sell, Canoo delivery van, XC40 Recharge: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota finally confirms some electric vehicles on the way. Volvo’s first electric car is on our annual shortlist. And Canoo is planning to show another electric van—this one for making deliveries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Aptera says you won’t have to plug in.

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GM’s all-EV plant, RAV4 EV recalled, Volvo XC40 Recharge, "self-charging" Lexus: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

GM confirms that it soon will have an assembly plant making only electric vehicles. Volvo opens up orders for its upcoming XC40 Recharge. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A survey from AAA finds that range anxiety might be moot once you drive an EV. And wait, the first RAV4 EV is being recalled?

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Audi E-Tron GT sounds, Volvo XC40 Recharge range, EV interest and the pandemic: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Volvo’s first electric vehicle has been rated for range. The upcoming Audi E-Tron GT electric car makes an entirely different sound than the Porsche Taycan. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And a global study confirms that interest in EVs has only risen during the pandemic.

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