Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Ford’s changing share of the hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, battery-electric vehicle segments and total ED market in the US in 2012 and YTD 2013. share of the conventional hybrid market in the US (434,645 total units sold, according to EDTA, with Ford accounting for 32,660). of the industry’s 389,725 units sold.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The first model of Hyundai’s new car brand—tentatively named “AE”—will be first introduced as a hybrid electric vehicle, followed by PHEV and full-EV editions, according to the report. liter Kappa gasoline direct injection engine, an electric motor and transmission tailored for the hybrid models. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In the auto industry, it''s generally assumed that as gas prices drop, so do sales of green cars. Most consumers consider switching to more fuel-efficient, hybrid, or plug-in electric cars because of their anticipated lower fuel costs--but if gas is already inexpensive, the math doesn''t look as good.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2017

Who posted a video of an important future electric car with more than 200 miles of range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 24, 2017. What alarming bill is quietly advancing in the U.S. House of Representatives?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. Hybrids Prevail in the Short Term.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Today, Fiat-Chrysler's outspoken CEO casts doubt on electric cars, while Oxford in the U.K. All this and more on Green Car Reports. General Motors' CEO had her own things to say about electric cars. and Los Angeles are betting big on going gas- and diesel-free. Talk about contradictory.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2018

Which new hybrid started production this week in the United States? What electric car is back-ordered for a year? What systems of the Tesla Model 3 did the insurance industry test and rate this week? Friday, we.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2010

Green cars are definitely the in-thing in the auto industry and now consumer website kbb.com (part of the Kelley Blue Book) has named its Top 10 Green Cars for 2010. Now before you wonder where the likes of the Nissan LEAF and the Chevrolet Volt are on the list – they are not yet available and [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 1, 2012

Congratulations are due to Nissan – which has scooped an important industry award. The Contribution Prize of the Ichimura Prizes in Industry was awarded to the Japanese carmaker by the New Technology Development Foundation for its one-motor, two-clutch parallel full-hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

—Greg Brannon, AAA’s director of Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations. To help “green” car shoppers make an informed choice, AAA conducts independent, rigorous test-track evaluations of plug-in hybrids, hybrid and fuel-efficient, gas-powered vehicles and releases the results every spring in its annual Green Car Guide.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2010

While the auto industry in general offers an average incentive of more than $1,000 off the sticker price of any new vehicle, many buyers somehow assume this doesn't apply to hybrids. You can get money off pretty much any hybrid out there at the moment, since gasoline prices are far from the heights they reached in 2008.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2015

What did electric-car and plug-in hybrid drivers tell Ford, in no uncertain terms? And, which hybrid car is newly named an IIHS Top Safety Pick? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, August 14, 2015.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Japan has extended its tax breaks for ‘green cars’ until 2015, in a effort to support its struggling domestic car industry.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 28, 2017

Today, we've got some auto-industry analysis on BMW's electric cars, two updates on recent stories, a look at Tesla's latest Autopilot, and a takedown of a bizarre Swedish study of the environmental impact of electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

Here in the UK we’re so downtrodden by extortionate petrol prices that the prospect of driving fuel efficient green cars carries obvious appeal. However, what about our US neighbours where ‘gas’ prices are distinctly lower and so-called muscle cars are seen as almost iconic and part of the culture?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2012

The end-of-life for battery packs in the first generation of electric and hybrids represents an opportunity for industry, according to US automotive website Edmunds.com.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2015

Today, we have reports on growth in clean energy for electricity generation, and encouraging signs of electric-car adoption. Also, see why Toyota may have to build the electric cars it hates for China. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2018

Spy photographers caught the Honda Pilot plug-in hybrid testing. Italy plans to deploy 1 million electric cars on its roads. And EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recruited oil industry lobbyists. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. A new spy photo outed.

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2013

When Ford and Toyota announced in August 2011 that they would form a partnership to develop a rear-wheel drive hybrid system for both SUVs and light trucks, it appeared that two of the biggest names in the motoring industry could be poised to dominate the hybrid marketplace by combining their forces[.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2012

The French government has announced it is to increase subsidies for electric and hybrid vehicles, as the country works to kick-start its weakening car industry. The [.].

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Data released by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport and reported by Business Korea indicates that registrations of multiple types of “green cars” have jumped in 2022. YoY, while hydrogen vehicle registrations increased by 54.3%, and hybrid vehicle registrations increased by 29.6%.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 6, 2013

Subaru, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has been a relatively quiet player in the green car sector – at least until now. At this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the Japanese carmaker put itself right in the mix as it unveiled the VIZIV hybrid crossover concept with some innovative technology.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Another automobile spectacular is under way as the Los Angeles Auto Show will run until November 28 and seems set to leave a lasting impression on the industry. Once more the spotlight of another major motoring event has fallen on green cars with a host of new and updated models unveiled with a distinctly environmental [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: An electric Mercedes-Benz S-Class may follow the plug-in hybrid model, the latest data on E85 fueling stations, and a proposal to buy out and shut down the U.S. coal industry. All this and more on Green Car Reports. There''s a proposal.'

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Why might all the electric-car concepts at last week's Frankfurt auto show be a sign of desperation? What news out of China could scramble the future of the global auto industry? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 15, 2017.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2014

Why were reporters sneaking around a Nevada industrial park? And which plug-in electric car didn''t do so well on a recent IIHS crash test? This is the Week In Reverse for Friday, August 1, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. July sales figures for.'

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

Green car incentives are in place in Korea - but do they go far enough? If a person buys a hybrid car in Korea starting next month, the buyer will benefit from up to 3.1million won ($2,472) in acquisition and registration tax breaks as the government bids to make Korea a leading green country.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Michelin Uptis airless tire on French postal van There, executives confirmed to Green Car Reports that the company is pushing ahead on airless tire technology that may be smarter for robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2010

Japanese manufacturer Subaru seems to have been left behind in the green car race by its compatriots such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan – but now the subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries is bouncing back.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Japanese carmaker Toyota has been at the forefront of hybrid car design since the launch of its Prius model nearly 15 years ago. According a report in business daily The Nikkei, the new compact hybrid, known as the Toyota Aqua Hybrid, [.]. Now however, it is ready to break a mileage record with its latest model.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

The automotive industry may be in crisis but that hasn’t stopped green car orders rising steeply compared to the previous year for Nissan. Japan lowered taxes on green cars last month in a move that was expected to add around 310,000 vehicles in sales in the financial year to March 2010.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

Times are changing in the automotive industry as customers search for better fuel consumption and more environmentally friendly vehicles with lower emissions. However, as green cars become more mainstream could it mark the end for exclusive green car brands?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Keep your eye on Magna Electronics, which is rapidly emerging as one of the key players in the green car sector. It is used predominantly in wind and solar applications as well as traction applications, industrial drives and elevator systems.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2013

The Green Piece Column. The 83rd Geneva Motor Show opens today for two days of press previews (March 5 and 6, 2013) before opening to the rest of the auto industry and the general public for two weeks (March 7-17, 2013). Tuesday, 5 March 2013. As the doors open for the first big European motor [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

With few of us having the cash or credit to buy an expensive new addition, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the automotive industry which has been plunged into crisis. It seems a spark is needed to get us back to the showrooms – so are the leading manufacturers right to put their faith in green cars? Averting a slump.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

It seems like a great idea in theory - the US Government is backing up its calls for the public to move to green cars by buying some of its own. For example, 2,933 vehicles have been ordered from Chrysler despite the fact that the manufacturer does not include any hybrids in its line-up with the exception of the Durango/Aspen line.

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