Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Porsche ups the battery size in its Cayenne plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Fisker is now publicly traded. Ford puts a price on its Autopilot rival for the Mach-E. And Polestar re-ups the recall effort overseas.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2020

And we plugged in the fastest Porsche SUV ever. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Another report emphasizes the importance of making ride-hailing all-electric. Fisker is moving ahead with development.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2019

Porsche rolls out one very fast plug-in SUV, just after it outlined a carbon-offset program. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is the quickest, fastest SUV ever presented from the performance brand. Could more moss clean city air? Perhaps it wasn’t.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2020

Kia peeks at the next wave of electric cars from the brand. And Porsche says yes to a rear-wheel drive version of its Taycan. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Porsche has reportedly confirmed—through its R&D boss—that it is planning a rear-wheel-drive version of the.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 20, 2020

The Porsche Taycan gets a series of minor updates for 2021—including easier fast-charging and the potential of over-the-air feature subscriptions. Volvo plug-in hybrids cost less for 2021 than for 2020. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo plug-in hybrid models get a big.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2017

The top 2018 Porsche Panamera that money can buy now comes with a plug. That’s according to Porsche Cars North America’s Chief Operating Officer Joe Lawrence, who said as much to Green Car Reports last week during the 2017 New York auto show.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2023

Lexus introduced a spacious plug-in hybrid SUV. And Porsche provided a glimpse of future electric sports cars from the brand. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM jumps in with Ford in embracing the Tesla charging standard. The base Jeep Wrangler 4xe costs less for 2024.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 30, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: An industry analyst ignores an important electric-car player, we drive the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel full-size pickup truck, and patent drawings hint at future Porsche plug-in car plans. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Move the cars underground!

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Lincoln’s first plug-in vehicle is rated for range. And we take the Porsche Taycan to California canyons and the cold Arctic. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. The Porsche Taycan 4S is. Fuel economy ratings are out for the Ford Escape Hybrid, and it’s a tick ahead of the RAV4 Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). He said the Group already had the broadest plug-in fleet in the automobile world. Audi e-tron quattro.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 11, 2020

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 10, 2020. An automaker bearing what familiar design-savvy name garnered renewed attention this week? Which automaker referred to the “diminishing returns” of heavy batteries to power big electric SUVs?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Porsche ups the ante on fast charging speeds. And we check out the best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars for the end of 2018. All this and more on Green Car. Hyundai decides to bin its plans for a diesel-powered version of the new Santa Fe.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 24, 2021

The Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid is on track to arrive this year. Earlier versions of the Porsche Taycan get a big software update. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A software update for the 2020 Porsche Taycan brings quicker acceleration and a long list of new. The Jaguar I-Pace launches in India.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Which big name in tech and philanthropy just got a Porsche Taycan? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 21, 2020. Why can’t some Toyota hybrids fill up their tanks? Things are changing at Tesla—in some ways, definitely for the better.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2017

Today, a rare Porsche plug-in hybrid surfaces, we've got the month's green-car deals, Tesla is battling car-dealer lobbyists (again!), and advocates take electric cars to Washington, D.C. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Ten years ago last month, the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 3, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The U.S. Department of Energy reboots its advanced automotive-technology loan program, the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder takes to the track, and Volkswagen''s plans for wireless electric-car charging. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2013

Three years on from its introduction at the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche has finally introduced its 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car (pictured). Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Porsche'

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Today, we have a couple of stories on plug-in hybrid luxury SUVs (they're all the rage), along with more on owning a new Tesla, a warning by GM about China, and a couple of self-driving Audi concepts. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as always, we ran down last week's important green-car news stories.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The Frankfurt Motor Show is already looking like a green car showcase: but now one of the world''s leading supercar makers has added its weight to the environmental theme of the motoring showcase. Porsche will use the event to debut its second plug-in hybrid production vehicle - the Porsche 918[.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 3, 2013

Sports car makers are certainly not immune to the green car revolution: as has been showcased with Porsche introducing its first plug-in hybrid car.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Engine compartment of the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid shows the transverse-mounted 3.0L Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Automakers call for a delay in the implementation of quiet-car rules, how electric-car torque figures can be deceptive, and details on the 2015 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid plug-in crossover. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Porsche’s Panamera E-Hybird has been awarded the title of China Green Car of the Year 2014. The plug-in supercar came out tops after jurors awarded it 39 points, compared to the 36 scored by Lexus ES 300h and the Ford EcoSport’s 25. The 918 Spyder made it two gongs for Porsche, which nabbed th[.].

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2020

Cue that extra New Year’s confetti: We name our annual Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2020. The Audi E-Tron is our Best Car To Buy 2020. Read why the E-Tron won, and read more about the other two finalists, the Porsche Taycan and Kia Niro EV. This and more, today at GCR.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Executives say the 2015 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid may go on sale next summer, the 2014 MINI Cooper starts at $20,745, and President Obama promoted natural-gas fueling stations in Tuesday''s State of the Union Address. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Think of.'

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Yet that is exactly what has been achieved by the Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Porsche' The vehicle has been weight o[.].

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2016

The 2017 Porsche Panamera was hardly designed to be a "green" car. While it will likely continue to be offered with an optional plug-in hybrid powertrain, the large four-door luxury sedan prioritizes performance and luxury over outright efficiency. But that doesn't mean Porsche has ignored fuel economy completely.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Today, we've got plug-in electric car sales reports from both the U.S. and Canada, greater production of electric cars by Hyundai and Kia, a look at legendary Porsche profits, and another Best Car To Buy finalist. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2018

Today, we've got a long and detailed summary of what we learned about Porsche's Mission E and future electric cars, some new lobbying partners to extend the plug-in purchase tax credit, and our latest Twitter poll. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Today, a death in the family, a future competitor for Tesla's Model 3, 10,000 plug-ins from one maker in one month, and some Dieselgate engine updates. All this and more on Green Car Reports. liter V-6 TDI diesel engines used in Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles. We asked our.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2015

Why did winter hurt the performance of one Porsche we drove? And what surprise did electric-car maker Tesla drop on us Wednesday morning? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, April 10, 2015. The Week In Reverse'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2012

You know that green car technology has made a serious breakthrough when even sports car manufacturers are making it their focus.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Which pair of European plug-in hybrids got bigger batteries and more rated range for 2018? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 1, 2017. What were the big stories from this week's surprisingly news-packed Los Angeles auto show?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Today, we have a video of Tesla Model S drag racing, news that Porsche is suspending sales of diesel models, and Volkswagen admits to emissions "irregularities" in roughly 800,000 cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We updated our October plug-in electric-car sales report with more figures.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 3, 2010

Forget a one-two punch – it’s a hat-trick of hybrids for Porsche at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Having already introduced the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid with flywheel KERS (see article) and the Cayenne S Hybrid (see article), now the company has revealed a plug-in hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder concept car.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. Even a sportscar like the Porsche Boxster is 5.1 XL1s ready to roll. Click to enlarge. inches long, 65.6

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Today, a much-loved TV scientist gets a Bolt EV, we drive a pricey luxury plug-in hybrid performance sedan, and we explain why cars don't burn wood any longer. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Plus an excuse not to exercise!

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