Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Electric vehicles, and their potential to greatly cut our carbon footprint over their useful life, can make the most difference if they’re adopted in mass-market numbers. And among all of this year’s Best Car To Buy finalists, it’s the Volkswagen ID.4 4 that has the greatest potential to truly go big.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The EQS SUV is related to the EQS hatchback that arrived late last year, and while it’s built on a version of the same EVA2 skateboard architecture as that flagship electric car, in many respects it’s a completely different vehicle—and more of a trendsetter in the U.S. vehicle market.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Despite a long list of green-car debuts anticipated over the next couple of years, this year hasn't exactly brought a bevy of new electric models. As we wait for the market to blossom with new entries in coming years, we have three strong contenders for this year's top position—our Best Car To Buy 2019.

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Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

EV sales are up but market share is down. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The same morning the Biden administration hiked tariffs vs. Chinese EVs in an effort to keep them out of the market, China’s BYD Shark plug-in hybrid pickup made its debut in Mexico. The Kia EV6 shows off a facelift and more range.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

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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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A series of pandemic-related delays means that we close 2020 without as many new fully electric models on the market as we anticipated at the beginning of the year.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

On Monday, Green Car Reports will name its 2017 Best Car To Buy. It will be the seventh time we've given the award, and it's worth looking back to see how far green cars have progressed in those seven years.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It''s time once more for our annual Best Car To Buy award. It''s the fifth time we''ve chosen the one car or lineup, newly introduced for this model year, that represents the best new green car to enter the market. To qualify, a car must be all-new or substantially updated from the previous model year.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Five years ago today, Green Car Reports began a daily publishing schedule. At first one a day, and then more, we wrote articles on fuel efficiency, hybrids, diesel vehicles, and the plug-in electric cars that were then still two years away from the market.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 28, 2018

Often the growth of green cars comes in fits and starts, and new ideas are rushed to market regularly before they're ready. Visionaries with dreams of changing the world may have little real-world experience and find themselves in over their heads after they jump in too quickly.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Russell Wager, Kia America's vice president of marketing, told Green Car Reports at the Chicago auto show. Looking ahead to the next year, it will solidify some new decisions about its range of hybrids and plug-in hybrids for the brand, in addition to additional EVs on the way.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2023

EVs still make up a tiny portion of the non-luxury market, yet a plunge in the raw materials needed for EV batteries could make them more affordable. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This morning, Green Car Reports. Fewer EVs with connections to China may soon be tax-credit-eligible.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2019

That’s a lesson that burbles up from the depths of the mainstream vehicle market when we look at the types of green cars we expected by the end of the decade, and what we actually got. Change comes, but not always in the ways you expect it.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing BMW.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Green cars can''t help reduce emissions or save gasoline if no one buys them. sales of plug-in hybrids and electric cars have been strong in some areas, but weak in others--and it may be because dealers are emphasizing green too much. In the U.S.,

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

market share in light trucks and SUVs, hybrids are at least holding their own, and of course sales of plug-in electric cars are rising steadily. Wait.are we missing a green-car technology? Diesels seem likely to gain U.S.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2023

as a key market for a compact electric SUV? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has revealed a compact EV, called the Urban SUV Concept, for the European market. Lucid is revamping its range-topping Grand Touring trim. And is Toyota still seeing the U.S. Could it be a further.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In what often seemed a year of bad news for green cars, at least from the standpoint of U.S. Most notably, there was the mass-market introduction of the Tesla Model 3. If this Thanksgiving season proved anything, it is that our Twitter followers are a grateful group.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM this week announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Which automaker CEO sees EV acceleration as a safety feature? Which very exclusive luxury EV was recalled this week?

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda still has no affordable, mass-market EV—an equivalent to the Civic, you might say. The Ioniq 6 is cheaper than the Model 3. Rivian aims to halve its EVs carbon footprint. And yes, EVs will drive electricity cost down. Based on.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2024

Which CEO of a global automaker suggested that EVs may never top 30% of the global vehicle market? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 26, 2024. Which EV from a U.S. automaker became the top-selling vehicle on the planet, electric or not?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Have you waited out the market roller-coasters of the past couple years? Vinfast shifts to dealership sales. Mercedes-Benz tweaks its EV lineups for more range—real-world especially. And want an exciting EV under $40,000?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Which new Toyota plug-in hybrid is claimed to go 55 electric miles in its home-market version? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 22, 2023. Which EV models are losing their tax-credit eligibility in 2024?

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM has announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Ford is offering some sweet Mustang Mach-E deals to fleets. And yes, GM is planning to bring plug-in hybrids back. It’s a shocker that may have many longtime.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, a plug-in version of the much-lauded new minivan, won our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018 award because it brings a partially zero-emission vehicle into an entirely new market segment.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2023

And Tesla’s share of the EV market is shrinking. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia EV9 is one of the most efficient EVs with three rows of seating. Toyota pushes along on solid-state battery tech. Should it cut prices again?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ford product communications director Mike Levine, in a response to Green Car Reports, confirmed that the Explorer Hybrid isn’t happening for 2024. The decision will free up hybrid capacity for a very specialized market.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2022

Instead, the much-loved first-gen Niro EV, which would likely have been Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy had it been more widely available from the start, is seeing a (new). As a redesigned, second-generation 2023 Niro lineup ramps up for a fall arrival at U.S.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On March 7, Rivian will reveal its mass-market R2—even though. Kia recalls some of its EVs over an issue that’s definitely not of the over-the-air type. And does an all-night diner like Waffle House make sense for EV charging?

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV arrives later this year, and Green Car Reports recently got up close with it. And Volkswagen has confirmed that it’s working on a $22,000 VW EV created in Europe and intended primarily for the European market—at a price of only about $22,000.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2020

Global electric vehicle sales won’t fall as much this year as the whole vehicle market. Tesla reportedly adds bidirectional charging hardware to its cars. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And how much will you need to pay to get that Sonata Hybrid with the solar roof?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Several EVs are among the safest new vehicles on the market. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has detailed how its EVs can charge on the Tesla network. And Aston Martin has hit snooze on EVs in favor of plug-in hybrids.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is the first mass-market SUV built on GM’s Ultium EV toolkit. We drive the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV. Ford is scaling back EV production. And can public charging be fixed with better error codes?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2023

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 15, 2023. The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is the first mass-market SUV built on GM’s. Where is the federal government’s charging network already up and running?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 29, 2023. Have you waited out the market roller-coasters of the past. Why might the top-selling EV in Japan make a lot of sense in U.S. big cities too?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In 2025, Subaru will start adopting the Tesla NACS charge port for its American-market electric vehicles. Polestar suggests it can be greener with an SUV. And don’t listen to the doom talk; EV sales continue to rise. Further, Subaru EVs will get Supercharger.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia EV5 was officially revealed in China, but it appears to be a sweet spot in the vehicle market that would. The Kia EV5 bows from China but looks ready to tackle ID.4. And why do EV owners see more quality issues?

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