article thumbnail

Tesla Autopilot statistics, renewable energy growth, 2017 Nissan Versa Note: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

All this and more on Green Car Reports. A look at Tesla's own statistics shows that Autopilot has a higher crash rate than human. Today, we take a close look at Tesla Autopilot crash data, the Department of Energy indicates U.S.

2017 108
article thumbnail

Electric-car sales, 2018 Nissan Leaf reality, high-mile Teslas, Frankfurt debuts: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

sales statistics to set the stage, as well as our August plug-in sales report, a pair of high-mileage Teslas, and a host of news from the upcoming Frankfurt auto show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, we ran down last week's top green-car. We've got some U.S.

2018 77
article thumbnail

Tesla Autopilot safety, 2017 Honda CR-V, Formula E relevance: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we take a closer look at the statistics used by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to defend the carmaker's Autopilot system, survey the upgraded 2017 Honda CR-V crossover, and look at how Formula E electric-car racing could make road cars better. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

2017 60
article thumbnail

News in brief: China petrol and diesel exports surge

Green Cars News

Earlier this week we looked at China’s increasing impact in the green car sector in our Green Piece Column – however, its role in a number of transport related sectors should not be overlooked.

Petrol 39
article thumbnail

Opel to debut new engine with sub-100g/km CO2 emissions

Green Cars News

The Opel/Vauxhall Adam (pictured) is set to benefit from a new 1.0litre engine that will bring its statistics to emissions below 100g/km and fuel economy to 59mpg. Latest News Green cars Vauxhall General Motors' The 1.0litre SIDI turbo engine was unveiled as part of the Aachen Colloqium in Germany.

article thumbnail

Volkswagen focuses on fuel economy with new Golf R

Green Cars News

The new Volkswagen Golf R (pictured) is grabbing headlines as one of the fastest and most powerful Golf models to date. However, a closer look at its statistics reveals that this is a vehicle that places a strong emphasis on going green too. With a new 296hp TSI engine, the vehicle is rightly garne[.].

article thumbnail

Nissan LEAF officially tops sales chart

Green Cars News

The Nissan LEAF is outperforming its electric car rivals: as the latest sales figures emphasise its place as the official market leader. According to statistics from AID, the model sold 1,286 models across Europe during October: and has sold 8,895 cars during the first 10months of the year. This ma[.].

Nissan 44